What confidence means

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Hello and welcome to Real Easy English,

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the podcast where we have real conversations in easy English

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to help you learn.

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I'm Beth.

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And I'm Neil.

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You can watch this podcast and test yourself with a worksheet,

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which you can get free on our website at bbclearningenglish.com.

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So, Neil, how are you today?

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I'm very well actually.

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How are you feeling about our recording today?

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Feeling confident?

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I'm feeling confident.

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Are you feeling nervous?

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Not at all, no. I'm feeling confident.

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Well, today we're talking all about confidence.

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So, listeners might be familiar with the adjective 'confident',

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which means being certain about something –

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feeling good about yourself.

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But 'confidence' is the noun, and it's that feeling of being certain,

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maybe about your own abilities or about a situation.

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OK. That's a good description, Beth.

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Would you say you are a confident person?