Pete Smissen

Keep it simple.

That way, you can get more back and forth conversation.

More turns equals more practice.

And third, don't interrupt yourself for correction.

Finish what you want to say and then ask for feedback.

That way, you're training fluency first and accuracy second.

Now, here's where you can make this even better, especially for Aussie English.

You can tell the AI something like, use casual Australian English or use natural expressions or make it sound like a real conversation.

And now you're not just practising English, you're practising how Australians actually speak.

And this works so well because you're not translating in your head anymore, you're reacting, you're responding, you're thinking in English.

And that's exactly what you need to do to build fluency.

So, instead of just reading English, you're actually using it in real time.

All right.

Now, once you're doing that, the next step is making sure you're actually improving from it.

And that's where method number two comes in.

Method two, get instant feedback.

All right.

So, once you're actually speaking, the next step is making sure you're improving.

Because speaking on its own is great, but if no one corrects you, you can end up repeating the same mistakes again and again.

And this is what we call fossilisation, where your mistakes become habits and they're really hard to fix later.