Name: How to stop REPEATING yourself, ORGANIZE your thoughts, and speak TO THE POINT
Uploaded: 2023-07-05T17:35:35.000Z
Duration: 11 min 41 s
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Do you find it hard to stay concise and organized when speaking?

Do you feel like your thoughts are all over the place?

Do you feel like you keep repeating yourself when speaking?

I'm asking this because recently I've been getting a lot of questions

from my students telling me that it's hard for them to speak clearly.

And it's not about the language as it is about how they organize their

And then I asked this question on Instagram as well:

So, recently I've I've gotten a lot of questions from students saying

that it's hard for them to stay concise and say what they want."

And by the way, if you're not following me there, then you should definitely

And I shared this experience of my students, and so many

They felt like it's hard for them to stay on track, that they

And they asked for help, and they even said that it's hard

So this is why I decided to record this episode and share with you some tips

and strategies on how to stay concise, focused, and on point when communicating.

But first, I want to tell you that no one is born a great communicator.

No one is born and is ready to give a TED talk, right?

The speakers that you admire and that you see out there are very well

rehearsed and they have a lot of experience speaking about the things

that they're passionate about, or the things that they're not passionate about.

They just have a lot of experience speaking to other

And when you listen to podcasts or watch YouTube videos like this YouTube

A lot of times we, content creators, we talk a lot and then we edit it down.

And to you it sounds very concise and fluent and on point.

Where in fact, when we record it, it could be all over the

So, also remember that when you're comparing yourself to

creators online, sometimes you're not seeing the full picture.

However, speaking can be a challenge, especially when you're

You can't expect a human being to always be a great communicator.

So cut yourself some slack, and also listen to the tips that I have to share

with you and see what you can do to practice and improve your speaking skills.

So the first thing, as always, is mindset.

I want you to ask yourself, Are there thoughts that are limiting your

Thoughts like, "I am never concise", or "I lose track really quickly when I

speak", or "No one understands what I'm saying", or "I'm a terrible communicator".

So, thoughts like that, to you, they seem like you're just observing reality.

At the end of the day, they're preventing you from actually

Because if you have a belief that you are a terrible communicator or that you

are never clear, so your brain is always going to follow up with this belief.

You know, if you say to yourself, "I'm always scattered" or "I'm always

repetitive", you're going to end up being scattered and repetitive.

So first of all, I invite you to start observing the thoughts that you have

about yourself as a communicator or as a speaker of English as a second language,

and see if there is something there that is already setting you up for failure.

Now, as far as practical tips, here's what I recommend for

When you get asked the question or when you have the idea of speaking, take a

breath, and first, organize your thoughts.

Don't immediately start responding with a first thing that comes to mind.

Think about your overall answer, and it should take only 2-3 seconds.

And the more you do it, the better you get at it.

But think about the beginning - what you want to say: maybe your main

argument or the point, the main point of what you're trying to say.

And then maybe a way to conclude or to support your main point.

So, it's almost like you're writing invisible bullet points in your

So it's just about organizing all the thoughts that you have

Now, at the end of the video, I'm going to share with you some tips on how to

practice it on your own, but for now, just remember this: before you start speaking,

take a breath, organize your thoughts, the order of what you want to say – beginning,

Now, you don't have to have the whole script in your head, just ideas, just

bullet points, and that would give you confidence to stay on track, right,

Another piece of advice is that after you organize your thoughts, when you

start speaking, try to get to the main point – that one thing that you want them

Don't tell stories before that, don't try to give examples

But the most important thing is to get to the main point.

Now, I want you to know that being elaborate or telling

stories is a great thing, and you don't always have to be concise.

So, it's really important to remember that you should use these tips if you

really struggle with staying on point and you feel like you're always getting

'To go off on a tangent' is to start talking about something

that is only remotely or slightly connected to your main idea.

So if you get to the main point really quickly, you're less likely

Another thing that could help you with being more concise and on point when

A lot of times, especially for speakers of English as a second language, what happens

is that you're already thinking about the next thing and the next sentence.