I would like to talk about a specific thing that I’ve faced and exhibited here. The difficult thing I did was improving my English speaking skills. Actually, for a long time I understood English but whenever I tried to speak, I became nervous and shy. My pronunciation was not good, was weak and I couldn’t make a sentence properly and it really affected my confidence during my class presentations and interviews and I knew if I couldn’t fix it, it would hold me in many areas of life to overcome this difficulty. I made a proper plan. I practiced speaking English regularly if it was just for 10 minutes. I also started to record my own voice to check mistakes and repeated sentences to improve the fluency. I also pushed myself to speak in small situations like talking to friends or answering questions in English class. At first it felt uncomfortable but it really gave me a lot of confidence. I got help from very very important few important people. Like my English teacher encouraged me and gave me some extra speaking exercises. One of my close friends practiced with me regularly. Even I made mistake. I also joined a speaking group where people from different countries practiced English together. moreover after few months of consistency I finally saw a big improvement in me in short. I was speaking without freezing and how I felt after succeeding was unforgettable to be honest and I felt proud, relieved and grateful as well. And it gave me a lot of confidence and I think it felt…
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I would like to talk about a specific thing that I've faced and succeeded in. The difficult thing I did was improving my English speaking skills. For a long time, I understood English, but whenever I tried to speak, I became nervous and shy. My pronunciation was weak, and I couldn't form sentences properly, which really affected my confidence during class presentations and interviews. I knew if I couldn't fix it, it would hold me back in many areas of life. To overcome this difficulty, I made a proper plan. I practiced speaking English regularly, even if it was just for 10 minutes. I also started to record my own voice to check for mistakes and repeated sentences to improve my fluency. I pushed myself to speak in small situations, like talking to friends or answering questions in English class. At first, it felt uncomfortable, but it really gave me a lot of confidence. I got help from a few important people. My English teacher encouraged me and provided extra speaking exercises. One of my close friends practiced with me regularly. I also joined a speaking group where people from different countries practiced English together. After a few months of consistency, I finally saw a big improvement. I was speaking without freezing. How I felt after succeeding was unforgettable. I felt proud, relieved, and grateful. It gave me a lot of confidence, and I think it felt amazing.
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