Keeping conversations going

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isn't usually English

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itself, it's actually starting a

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conversation and keeping it going. Like

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knowing what to say first, how to react

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naturally, and how to avoid these

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awkward silences. And that's exactly why

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I like using iTalki. iTalki lets you

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book one-to-one lessons with real

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teachers, so you can practice real

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conversations in a much more natural

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way.

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What I personally use it for is

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conversation practice. Basically,

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simulating situations like this, where

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you have [music] to speak to someone you

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don't really know and keep the

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conversation going. But, you can also

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use it for more specific goals,

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preparing for exams such as the IELTS,

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practicing job interviews [music]

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where you need to speak more

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confidently. I recently booked a lesson

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where we focused on starting

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conversations and asking better

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follow-up questions. And then we say,

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"Please." every time you

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>> [laughter]

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>> say something. And how you How do you

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use colloquial English? So, that type of

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small talk and like phrases where it

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doesn't make sense in a sentence.

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And that's what makes the biggest

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difference. You're speaking to a real

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person. You can make mistakes, get

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feedback, and build confidence in a

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realistic way. There's also no

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subscription. You just pay per class,

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and you can