| Intro | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Want to speak your target language with confidence? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and actually impress native speakers? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Learning to do this is actually quite simple. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Welcome to this episode of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be your host. My co-host today is the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com, Peter Galante! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: In this Sunday News, you’ll learn the 7 ways to improve your speaking skills... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...so you can speak with confidence | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...so you can respond quickly... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and how you can use our lessons to achieve all of this. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Body | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Listeners, we’ll get to this in just a second. But first, listen up! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: If you want to master the language fast with our language learning program... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Here’s your last chance to get up 35% OFF... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...with the Summer Sale. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You get instant access to fast, easy lessons by real teachers... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...that get you speaking from your very first lesson. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You go from learning your very first words...to mastering conversations. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: You get Study Tools that help you master lessons faster... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...mobile apps so you can learn on the go... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...and you can even get your very own teacher. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Get up to 35% OFF - that’s as low as $3/month to learn the language. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Click the link in the comments section to take advantage right now... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and start speaking from your very first lesson! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Get up to 35% OFF all plans by August 26th, 2019. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Alright, Chigusa, you’re a native Japanese speaker, so here’s a question for you. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Yes, go ahead. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Imagine you’re speaking in Japanese with a learner... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Alright. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: How can you tell if they’re good or... if they’re still a beginner? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Hmmm. Based on HOW they talk and respond if I ask them something. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: What do you mean by that? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Well, if they start pausing, searching for words. If there’s a delay... I know they’re a beginner. So I go easy on them. But if they respond quickly, then that means they understood what I said.. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...which means their Japanese is at a pretty high level, right? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Yes, most of the time, that’s the case. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: And what about the accent? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Not so important. As long as you’re understood, you’re good to go. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: So, listeners, there are a few reasons why you should learn to speak faster and ...with confidence. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: First, you generally sound better... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Two, if you can respond quickly, it means you understand what you hear... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...and that means your language skills are quite good. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: And three - this is the best one - native speakers will treat you differently.... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...because they can see you put in the work to speak the language. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: So, here’s how you do it, listeners. One: Read out loud. This is a basic rule but it’s a must. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Yes, because if you’re reading out loud, you’re essentially practicing | 
                                                                
                                                                            | speaking. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: So, when you’re taking our lessons, read the dialogue out loud -  as you hear it. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: And you can read along with the dialog tool, the lesson notes, or the transcript. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Two: Read like a child reads their first book. So, picture a child learning to read. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Right! First they go slow... and sound everything out. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: On the second or third try, they’re now at a normal pace. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: And on the fourth or fifth try, they can read it all quickly. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: So, this example applies to language learning. If you’ve ever come across a complex sentence... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...read it slowly, then speed up, and then you’ll be able to say it easily. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: And again, you can do this with our lessons. Just read along - out loud - as you listen or watch a lesson. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Three: Use the Dialogue Breakdown Tool. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Listeners, this tool breaks down the lesson conversations... into individual lines. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: You can listen to the audio for each line, you get the meanings... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: And you can re-read and review as much as you want. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Four: Use the voice recorder to record and compare yourself with native speakers. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Just click on the microphone icon next to each line in the Dialogue section. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: You can also use this to perfect your pronunciation if you want... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...but the goal here is just to speak at a confident, native-level speed. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: You’ll find this tool in the Dialogue section for all of our lessons. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Five: Repeat and review old lesson conversations as much as possible. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Reaching native level speed takes a few tries... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...so if you download the lesson dialog tracks, you can re-listen to the conversations again and again. Or you can re-read the dialog lines... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...until you’ve mastered them all. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Six: Shadow the conversations. Repeat what you’ve heard out loud. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Listeners, this tactic is important... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...But it is tricky when you’re doing a brand new lesson.... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...Because you’re not used to the conversation. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: But when you’re reviewing dialogs from lessons you’ve done... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ....Then, it gets super easy to do. So, just listen to the dialog and repeat what you hear. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Seven: Send recordings to your Premium PLUS teacher for feedback. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: If you want to speak with confidence.... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...then there’s no better confidence boost than feedback from a native speaker. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: And you get just that with a Premium PLUS teacher. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You can record yourself reciting a lesson dialog, or any dialog of your own... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...and your teacher will give you specific tips on how to improve. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: So, listeners, take these tips, choose at least 1...and practice, practice, practice. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Yeah, being able to respond quickly, speaking with confidence... it’s not something you get on your first try... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: But, it’s something you can EASILY get with a few tries. And remember... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: If you want to master the language fast with our language learning program... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Here’s your last chance to get up 35% OFF... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...with the Summer Sale. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You get instant access to fast, easy lessons by real teachers... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...that get you speaking from your very first lesson. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You go from learning your very first words...to mastering conversations. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: You get Study Tools that help you master lessons faster... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...mobile apps so you can learn on the go... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: ...and you can even get your very own teacher. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Get up to 35% OFF - that’s as low as $3/month to learn the language. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Click the link in the comments section to take advantage right now... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and start speaking from your very first lesson! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Get up to 35% OFF all plans by August 26th, 2019. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Outro | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Bye everyone!* | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Chigusa: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you all next time.* | 
                                                        
                     
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