3. Pausing in the right places

Speaking English fluently does not mean speaking fast but speaking in a smooth way. To do so, you must learn to think and speak not in individual words but in complete phrases (a phrase = a group of words).

When writing your script, think of the pauses you can make. Of course, you can use punctuation marks:

. = a long pause

, = a short pause

Even when there is no punctuation, you can make pauses and group words.



Hi, / I'm Alex // and over the next two minutes, /I'm going to share my passion / and explain why I'd love to be a part / of the Global solutions programme. //

So what excites me to get out of bed in the morning? //

well, the short answer is / empowering others //

be it a young person in school / or an entrepreneur living in poverty. //