Two speakers discuss why beginner English learners shouldn't fear speaking. Non-native speakers who use simpler vocabulary and speak slowly are actually easier to understand, and their tendency to prepare remarks in advance means fewer filler words, which helps listeners follow along.
I think one benefit of being a non-native speaker is that you use easier words and you speak slowly, so other people understand you better, I think.
That's a great perspective. I never thought of it like that, but that's very true.
Yeah, and you also prepare a lot because you're not perfect. You write down, you memorize it, and speak it, so you don't use a lot of filler words, so that's easier for people who are listening. I think there's some benefit of that.
That's true, because sometimes even I have a hard time understanding other people if they speak really fast. I'm like, "Wait, what?"
