How to start speaking as a complete beginner

How do we know when we're ready to start speaking our language? How can we have conversations when we have only just started? Let's talk about it today!
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I'm Emily, Oxford graduate in Modern Languages and Linguistics, polyglot, and the tiny and colourful creator of The Language Confidence Project. My mission is to make language learning feel good, and to help you to work through all the doubts and frustrations that can throw you off along the way.
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[@derekofbaltimore]

I've found in my journey language is at base just a bunch of patterns that your brain gets exposed to and accustomed to. Then when you speak your native language its a super solidified set of patterns that you can't help but attempt to graft new words onto. But doing that with a new language which has new patterns is technically not what you should be doing but its hard not to

[@Aelfswythe]

Thank you for this! I never thought about commenting on videos or posts in the language I'm learning. I have several friends who are native speakers in other languages, but I don't know any beginners in English. Any suggestions on how to safely find others on the same language journey?

[@elenapolovynka]

Thank you for your videos. It's very inspiring

[@thelangconprojectpodcast]

Thank you for your comment, and I'm so glad it's inspired you! How is your study going today?

[@elenapolovynka]

@@thelangconprojectpodcast Good, thanks. Today I'm focusing on reading

[@PieDisliker]

Merci beaucoup! Je suis nervaux quand je parle en français, mais oui. Je dois parler!

[@thelangconprojectpodcast]

C'est vrai, et c'est normal. Merci d'avoir laissé ce message, je l'apprécie!

[@rygartarrow7812]

thank you teacher, gracias maestra

[@thelangconprojectpodcast]

Thank you so much for visiting! What language are you working on right now?

[@rygartarrow7812]

@@thelangconprojectpodcast I'm learning english right now, your videos are wonderful, they motívate me to continue in this journey

[@thelangconprojectpodcast]

@@rygartarrow7812 It makes me so happy to hear that!

[@patnaughtin6473]

good stuff

[@thelangconprojectpodcast]

Thank you! Hope you are having a good day!