How to Start Conversations Talking Points for English Learners
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even after studying a language for a
while a lot of people still find
starting conversations with native
speakers scary
we promise it’s not as scary as you
think we’ll give you some tips for how
you can talk to native speakers with
confidence
in this video we’ll talk about how to
start conversations like a native
speaker
first how do you start conversations
conversations can be hard to start even
in your native language
what do you say to a stranger maybe you
need to ask someone for directions or
call someone and make an appointment
you can’t let your fears about
conversations stop you a solution
talking points the idea is simple
talking points are about topics you
think you’ll need in conversations
you prepare these ahead of time these
are for things you like talking about or
topics that are commonly discussed for
example
the weather is a very common talking
point for simple introductory
conversations
if you say nice day today isn’t it to a
stranger
you’ve just started a conversation it’s
a good idea to learn these expressions
for example if you want to prepare a
weather talking point
you should learn all the relevant words
and possible lines in your target
language
it’s nice today it’s rainy out how’s the
weather
the more words and phrases you know
about a topic the more you can talk
about it
and the more talking points you have the
more you can speak
leave a comment and tell us what are you
interested in and what do you like
talking about
these are your talking points next
come up with examples of your talking
points
here are some basic topic ideas for
talking points that you can prepare
in advance simple ideas for talking with
new friends are the weather
hobbies sports or popular tv shows
if you’re meeting someone new it’s
always nice to start with a compliment
learn how to say i like your sweater or
what did you order that looks delicious
and there are the everyday conversations
that are easy to forget about
like how to order your favorite kind of
coffee or how to check out at a grocery
store
these are important you may not even
think about these when considering the
kinds of conversations you’ll have
even if they’re short ones they are
essential so
in this video we went over some key
points about learning to start
conversations in your target language
you learned how to start conversations
and speak more with talking points
keep in mind some of the talking points
we suggested you can also brainstorm a
list of points that you can use
personally
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