Need Help with English Speaking

Asked by Aayushi on 2026-08-01 in CAT Prep

Hi guys,
Can anyone suggest how I can improve my English? I can't speak English fluently, and I get scared whenever I have to speak in front of people. I'm worried about how I'll crack my interview if I can't speak English confidently.
Do you recommend any apps or anything else that can help? I have read a little of *Word Power Made Easy*, but now I have only 118 days left. How can I improve my English speaking skills in this time?

3 Answers

Devaki Nanaware · 2026-08-01 · 4 helpful

Hii Ayushi, When I joined my undergrad degree even I was really underconfident with my English but here are a few things which helped me reach a comfortable fluency stage. The sole thing which helped me was talking, talking and talking. I started speaking English every chance I got to my friends, my family or to myself. I used to talk out loud a lot to myself before sleeping about random things. Initially, my sentence formation or usage of words or fluency was not great but slowly I got comfortable with that language. During this phase it may happen that your friends will pass a joke on you while you are trying or you might interpret from their expressions that they are making fun of you but don't worry. You are trying you improve yourself and that matters to you and you alone. You know the value of that aspect in your life so shake off that feeling and laugh at your own mistakes. I assure you, you will see a different person in the next 2 months if you continue. You can read to enlarge your vocab but your fluency will only improve when you talk, express and feel in English. All the Best! I know you can do it!!

Sujay Panda · 2026-08-01 · 1 helpful

To improve your speaking skills- you have to constantly feed yourself English content. First important thing is watch and consume a lot of English shows, podcasts, songs....and practice speaking to yourself in English always. Also talk to your friends in English. Watching English shows and then regularly speaking English will build your vocab, accent and confidence. Reading books is a good way to increase your vocabulary which is a very good thing and you should do it. But when it comes to speaking then you'll have to watch a lot of English shows and practice speaking yourself. Hope it helps!

Praneeth Kumar · 2026-08-01 · 1 helpful

Try to make conversations in English, this is the easy way, u can even talk to yourself about your day or ur plans etc

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