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Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me

Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me

The English We Speak

February 16, 202610m 8s

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Show Notes

Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand?

In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation.

With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton.

WATCH – Find Georgie’s video with tips to improve your speaking here https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/being_understood-video

TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/being_understood-podcast

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