Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

be confident,try to be speaking it regularly and master, present tense,past tense and present continuous tense well before you speak out at all...with time you'll master it very well...I've been in that situation before,but when customers call me now,they'll be wondering how an agbo seller have good command of English....just be confident enough and try to speak it regularly,and whenever you are speaking your own language either hausa,Fulani,Igbo,urhobo,esan or Yoruba mix it up with English...try this

Start from the root.Watch cartoons and listen(don't just watch pictures and laugh)
It helps

Reading books will help but you also need to work on your selfesteam (it might just be the problem)

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Don't worry even WIKE has got similar issues.
He only uses confidence and his frog voice to have his way. Nothing else.

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

so you can compose yourself in your brain..

....and yiu said you can write


I recommend Queen Premier 1

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Never give up. You can always start from the cradle (source) all the way up. Get the Queen's Primer part ii, there will be no need for My First Copy Book since you write adequately.

Read a book while standing in front of mirror

KingOfTheDamned:
Then fix it...

I know a diction coach I could recommend it depends on where you are based though

person never speak good English na phoneh you dey suggest��

Jef4u:


What is your gain in telling lies?

FYI we don't have 300L in Nigerian Polytechnics

I think the equivalent of it is HND I

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

First of all, you have to dump pidgin. It will mess up your Engilsh.

Second and most important point, you have to transcribe videos that are in English language. Google what transcription means. You will download a clear English video from YouTube (documentary, lectures, etc), type out everything you are hearing in the video accurately. Type it out in MS word document and proof read it using the video. The more you do this, the more you start speaking like them.

This is actually how I improved my oral English. Most people when they hear me talk can't tell that I'm a Nigerian.

Read only articles or journals even newspaper editorials will help.

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Watch English Porn

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

U cant be in 300 level in a polytechnic.i guess u re in HND 1

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

The problem is that you've lived among your own people for too long, conversing in your native language. And this has made it impossible for you to be transformed. It's not a matter of lexicon or grammar, it's just that you're not transformed, My co-inlaw who has BA English Education, and teaching at a Federal Poly , in fact their Senior English teacher, has that problem. The solution is that you have to move to a place ( town or city or district ) where English Language is predominantly used as a medium of communication. You would be dragged along, and in no time, you yourself will start to see the transformation.

perambulator:


you are very daft if that is the conclusion you reached. Read my post again and tell me how you came to that conclusion. Again you highlight the problem with many Nigerians, a lack of English comprehension.

If u re not foolish, you would have given Logical solution to the problem op posted, endeavor to read all the posts and compare them with ur own stupid advice.


Someone said he is loosing opportunities, dementia is saying he shouldn't worry about his problem.

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Read books, whatch decent American and English movies to learn diction and interact with good speakers. It's that easy.

Try to read books bt not silently,read it out tho..

Read novels out aloud

silibaba:


Try and get GOTv and always tune to African Magic epic.

God forbid

OCHKESTINE:
Reading alone can't help your spoken English.

I had that problem before, I joined Toastmasters International; a platform that helps you conquer the fear of public speaking and teach you leadership skills.

My spoken English got better because I was always interacting with people who speak proper English and won't laugh at me.

As your confidence rise, your spoken English will improve.

How do I join the group?

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Read books and also change your circle of friends too. Move with people that also speak good English

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Join groups where you will be required to speak frequently. It seems you are a little of an introvert, so you need to speak more. In case you find some people making fun of you among the group members, do not pay much attention to them, look forward to the bigger picture. You are only part of the group to build yourself against your weakness and don't let anyone take that from you

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Read books to improve not for fun, also watch good Hollywood movies, while you do so, subtitle them.

Make your mirror your roommate, addressee and fan , speak to it, complain to it, scold it, lambast it, speak soft words to it�

Contrary to your claim above, you re not good in writing (judging by your post above). Always be honest with yourself and you will be surprised at how fast you improve.

Cheers to a new learning spirit.

300L in a polytechnic...
It's not just your English that is bad sha

I so much love dis forum,i've learnt alot here,....

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

Read books always. Listen to radio and watch/hear TV news and commentaries (especially foreign news channels like the BBC, CNN, Aljazeera, etc.) Listen to/watch interviews. Pay special attention to the way the presenters and guests on the radio/TV programs carry on conversation. Scrutinize sentences and speeches heard and it will help you build up and develop your word skills and diction.

I got interested in your sincerity and readiness to change:

If you don't mind, I'll assist you;
I was once like that.

Get Brighter Grammar (Book 1 to 5/6), study them sincerely, I don't mean read, study.

Whatever happens after three months, tell me

It happened to me when growing up. It's normal especially if u're not born with silver spoon. First, do a lot of reading, paying extra attention to vocabularies. Also, make a habit of soliloquizing... No, u're nt mad. It helps to build u & if done consistently, d result will be magical. U can be in a room all alone & start pronouncing words, making speeches all to urself. This way u can see for urself areas u need to work on. Also, make English words transcriptions a must for urself when using d dictionary. The result will wow u.

Hailleys:
Help! I am about to finish my 300L stage in one of Nigeria state polytechnics but I am losing many opportunities due to my inability to speak fluently in English language. Although, I am good in typing/writing and I can compose my self in good English in my brain but it is very difficult whenever I open my mouth.
Any suggestion for improvement are welcome.
Thanks Nairalanders.

The only suggestion I can give you is what worked for me.

1. Get a discussion partner, preferably one of the opposite gender and a confidant. Practice daily with this person. When you can get to that point that you can speak with a chic smoothly, you have scaled through.

2. Start talking to yourself. Practice random speech presentation. I remember when I was going to attend my first interview, I practiced by talking to myself. I wanted to ensure that I could hear every word I spoke.

3. Any other thing you want to do, do. But those two up should help up. You write well so it's about speaking now. How well can one learn to speak if not to speak?

Fiscus105:



If u re not foolish, you would have given Logical solution to the problem op posted, endeavor to read all the posts and compare them with ur own stupid advice.


Someone said he is loosing opportunities, dementia is saying he shouldn't worry about his problem.

Like I said you are daft (DAFT) and you highlight the problem of many Nigerians who claim to speak English but do not understand (comprehend) English. It is an endemic problem in Nigeria. It makes you look daft!!!!!

First of all, my comment (to which you responded) was to someone who said the OP doesnt need English because Chinese Engineers do not speak English. I did not respond to the OP, I responded to someone who said he doesnt need English. If you had any brain cells, and any ability to comprehend what you read, you will actually realise that I was actually saying that as a NIgerian you need to be able to communicate effectively in English. You are an example of a failure to communicate effectively in English.

Because of your failure to comprehend in English you failed to understand what was being said, therefore making yourself look like an idiot!!!

Speaking in English is not the big problem of Nigerians, it is understanding comprehending English as this exchange highlights!! It is a big problem, if you go through my posts I have said it many times, Nigerians lack basic English comprehension. He fails (just like you) to understand what you say to him in plain English!!!


Where did I say the OP doesnt need English? What I said was he needs English because in Nigeria we speak English, A Chinese man may not need English or can get away with poor English because in China they communicate in Chinese. A Chinese man only needs English if he needs to communicate with an outsider. That is what a person who has English comprehension should have taken from my post.