| Intro | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Why is speaking the number one weakness for most language learners? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Listeners, the answer is simple. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: And you’re about to find out. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Welcome to an Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Becky and I'll be hosting today's Sunday News with my co-host, the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com... Peter Galante! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: In today’s Sunday News, find out why speaking is a common weakness... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...the 5 ways you can improve your speaking skills.... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...and how you can get a 28% discount to our entire language learning system. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Body | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Listeners, some time ago, we sent a survey... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...to find out a little more about you. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: What you like, don’t like, your strengths, weaknesses... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...and one question asked you to rate your abilities in: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...Listening, speaking, reading and writing. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Over 70% answered that this skill is their biggest weakness. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Speaking. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: So, this is a common issue for language learners everywhere. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: In today’s news, you’ll find out how to improve your speaking skills. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: But first, listen up! | 
                                                                
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                                                                            | Becky: Now’s the time! Get 28% OFF Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...with the Ready, Set, Speak Sale... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky:  Unlock Hundreds of Lessons from Real Teachers, Lesson Notes... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...Cheat Sheets, Exclusive Apps to learn on the go, Premium Study Tools ... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter:...and with Premium PLUS, you get 1-on-1 access to your very own teacher | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Get 28% OFF. That’s as low as $2.88/month and up to $153 in savings, | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Use Coupon code READYSET2017, or, even easier... | 
                                                                
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                                                                            | Becky: Alright, so why’s speaking the #1 weakness for most learners? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: The answer is easy Becky. You get better at what you focus on. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: So when people first start learning a language... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: How do you think they start? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Hmm. They usually start with reading. They read online articles. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Exactly. I’d say 90% of all learners start there. Or if you take your first class... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...you probably spend most of your time reading the textbook, doing homework... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and maybe 30 minutes a week just repeating words in a class. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: So, if you spend most of your time reading instead of speaking... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You get better at reading. But, your speaking skills won’t grow... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. It’s like working out one muscle, which gets stronger... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...and ignoring other ones which stay small and weak. This is why speaking is a weakness for learners. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Alright, so listeners, if you want your speaking skills to improve... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...You need to spend more time on speaking. Here are 5 ways you can start right now. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Number one is obvious. Simply get a native speaking tutor to practice with. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Now, a common issue is... most people don’t have access to teachers or native speakers, but... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...with our Premium PLUS, you get your very own on-site teacher . | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: You can practice speaking by recording yourself and having them review it. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: One popular tactic is to talk about your day. So, you’d send 3 recordings... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one at night... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Your teacher reviews it and then gives you corrections and feedback. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Number two: Read out loud. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: So, if you’re listening to a lesson and reading along... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Read out loud. Then re-read and speed up your tempo. Why? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: First, if you’re reading out loud, you’re essentially practicing your speaking skills. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Second, by increasing your speed, you’ll also be able to talk faster and with confidence. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Do this again and again until you can speak faster. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Number three: Prepare things to say ahead of time. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Most learners, especially beginners, run out of things to say... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: But, if you prepare lines ahead of time, you won’t be at a loss for words in conversations. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Listeners, you can start speaking with prepared lines from our 3 Minute Video Series... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Our Top 25 Questions Series, Survival Phrases and much more. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Number four: Shadowing. Meaning, repeat the dialogues as you hear them. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: In every lesson, you learn a new conversation. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: So try to shadow the conversation line by line. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Premium and Premium PLUS users, use Line-By-Line tool to perfect this method.... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...and you’ll master it in no time. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Number five: Reviewing again and again. Listeners, this is the key to perfection... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...and it’s why we have to emphasize it. Most learners don’t review! If you review and repeat lines again and again... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...You’ll be speaking better, faster and with more confidence. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: And remember, if you want to unlock all of our effective lessons that focus on real conversations... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...as well as our entire language learning system. Now’s the time. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Get 28% OFF Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...with the Ready, Set, Speak Sale... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky:  Unlock Hundreds of Lessons from Real Teachers, Lesson Notes... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: ...Cheat Sheets, Exclusive Apps to learn on the go, Premium Study Tools ... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter:...and with Premium PLUS, you get 1-on-1 access to your very own teacher | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Get 28% OFF. That’s as low as $2.88/month and up to $153 in savings, | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Use Coupon code READYSET2017, or, even easier... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: ...Click the link in the lesson description to get 28% OFF right now. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Outro | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Peter: Bye everyone!* | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Becky: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you all next time.* | 
                                                        
                     
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