EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 12 MIN
Speaking English Well Has NOTHING To Do With Your Accent
from English with Thiago · host Thiago Alencar
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947Most English learners spend years worrying about their accent. Trying to "speak English like a native". Avoiding conversations because they're afraid of how they sound. And here's the truth nobody is saying clearly enough: Your accent has nothing to do with how well you speak English.In this video, I'm going to show you why accent obsession is one of the biggest traps intermediate learners fall into — what actually matters when it comes to speaking English well — and how I got this completely wrong myself for years, including in my early teaching career.You'll learn:1) Why accent and clarity are two completely different things — and which one actually matters2) How Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Penélope Cruz prove the point better than any study could3) The real cost of accent fear: the avoidance loop that quietly kills your progress4) What I focused on as a young English teacher that I now know was the wrong thing entirely5) The standard you should actually be holding yourself to — and it has nothing to do with sounding nativeWhether you're learning English for work, travel, or personal growth — this video will change the way you think about your accent forever.
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⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947Most English learners spend years worrying about their accent. Trying to "speak English like a native". Avoiding conversations because they're afraid of how they sound. And here's the truth nobody is saying clearly enough: Your accent has nothing to do with how well you speak English.In this video, I'm going to show you why accent obsession is one of the biggest traps intermediate learners fall into — what actually matters when it comes to speaking English well — and how I got this completely wrong myself for years, including in my early teaching career.You'll learn:1) Why accent and clarity are two completely different things — and which one actually matters2) How Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Penélope Cruz prove the point better than any study could3) The real cost of accent fear: the avoidance loop that quietly kills your progress4) What I focused on as a young English teacher that I now know was the wrong thing entirely5) The standard you should actually be holding yourself to — and it has nothing to do with sounding nativeWhether you're learning English for work, travel, or personal growth — this video will change the way you think about your accent forever.
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