Is it normal that i can't speak in english very fast?

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Hi i came from philippines,im college graduate. I have been applied for call center and i was interview. But the interviewer said to me that you are not prepared for this job and you should practice english more. Im sad because i didn't take the job. My dad expected that im gonna be hired,huhu. I want to be a call center agent here but im not good in speaking in English very fast! I read a lot of english grammar books,novel books(especially twilight),Dictionary to enhance my vocabulary. I understand what you are saying guys but my problem is i can't speak in English fast. Sometimes practice isn't enough to make you perfect.

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  • disthing
    9 years ago

    Reading is good for improving your writing ability and vocabulary.

    But if you want to speak English well you need to have verbal conversations with English speakers.

    Not here, not text-based or by email. Vocally, over the phone or face to face with people who speak English fluently.

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  • shuggy-chan
    9 years ago

    Your do your best and goodluck finding a job. what was your degree in, can you try to find work in that?

    and please read better books then Twilight LOL

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    • RegGuy
      9 years ago

      Yeah, if you are looking to boost your vocabulary, Twilight isn't exactly what I would be reading (not that I would read it anyway).

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  • Incomplet
    9 years ago

    Practice can definitely polish you up. But be deliberate about your practice. Don't just rerun the same words over and over. Target the words that are slowing you down.

    I was raised speaking Wu and had to learn Mandarin and English. I speak faster than most natives for either language.

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    Reading and studying English or any language for that matter is one thing, but speaking, practicing and learning by doing something is entirely different. What you need is real life experience with speaking the language.

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    • Fatu
      9 years ago

      waoh rose you make me believe that i can,,,because even me i experienced the same problem on how can i speak some time i feel shy and thinking that they can lough on me.But i like to be good in speaking also.

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  • 53739
    8 years ago

    I used to be like this then I watched a lot of American movies and TV shows to help me improve in English language speaking.

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  • omar123
    9 years ago

    I think I was like you in the past,i wasn't very fast at speaking in English, one of my friend suggested a very useful way to make me speak faster, he suggested that I should listen to rap, and memorize the song lyrcis and sing the song and trying to keep up with the singer, this way you will get use to speak very fast.

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  • Melody_Amber
    9 years ago

    Yeah

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    9 years ago

    mebbe yall can find one that has a 'for tagalog press 5' option and go to work for them

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