Notes on speaking

Short pieces on why speaking a language feels harder than knowing it, and what actually helps. Written plainly, sourced honestly.

Why your English disappears when the room turns to youWhat stress does to working memory, and why the words you know go missing exactly when you need them.
The anxiety has a nameForeign language anxiety has been studied since the 1980s. What the research says, and what it changes about how you should practice.
Why boring is the goalHabits do not panic. The case for rehearsing a format until it stops feeling like an event.

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