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When Students Never Become Fluent

When Students Never Become Fluent

When learners never feel “fluent”

Often the issue is pace control, not vocabulary. Try this timing drill:

  1. Prepare a short script (ideally written by the learner).
  2. Time a first delivery at normal speed.
  3. Repeat more slowly, aiming to add a few seconds — building the habit of pausing and finishing ideas.
  4. Repeat faster than the baseline — building responsiveness.

Seeing the numbers change makes learners aware of tempo. Over time, speed becomes a choice, not a problem.

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