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Radio,09 Feb 2026,9 mins
Beating Speaking Anxiety: 4. I'm scared of speaking in front of people
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Do you get nervous speaking English in front of people, even a small group of friends? In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about public speaking and speaking in bigger groups. With Regina Kaplan Rakowski, Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. WATCH – Find Georgie’s videos with tips to improve your speaking here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/not_understanding-video TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary: https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/4_BSA_speaking_in_front_of_others_transcript__.pdf NEWSLETTER – Sign up to our email newsletter to hear about our latest lessons and programmes https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599
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