| If you have chosen Spanish as a second language | | | | fast, I will never be able to understand them", |
| to learn, whether it's for work requirements, | | | | then you are programming yourself to never be |
| interest, your partner is Spanish or you want to | | | | fluent. In order to speak Spanish fluently, you |
| be able to converse to Spanish people when you | | | | MUST believe you can do it. This can be done by |
| travel in Spanish countries, then speaking Spanish | | | | using affirmations or simply eliminating any |
| fluently is probably your greatest desire in your | | | | thought that enters your brain regarding "I can't". |
| Spanish quest. However fluency in Spanish is one | | | | 2) You MUST absorb yourself in the language and |
| of those things that eludes many people and they | | | | constantly test yourself in new situations. Taking |
| are not really sure why. | | | | a class once a week just won't cut it, you have |
| Everyone's goal, when they start learning Spanish, | | | | to be using Spanish daily and if you are learning |
| is to be able to speak it fluently. No one says, "I | | | | Spanish in an English speaking country, then this is |
| only want to learn a little bit of Spanish to get by, | | | | vital. Obviously if you are living in a Spanish |
| nothing more". | | | | country you are forced to speak it, however if |
| I am an Australian and I have been studying and | | | | not then you must be thinking about it several |
| speaking Spanish for the past 6 years. Over this | | | | times a day and speaking it at least daily. |
| time I have observed many other people who | | | | 3) You MUST use repetition. The more you |
| have tried learning Spanish but get to a point | | | | repeat different conjugations, phrases, ideas, the |
| where they can't progress, or give up because | | | | more your brain will start to take these on board |
| they think fluency impossible. I'm going to share | | | | and you will begin to start thinking in Spanish. It is |
| with you what is necessary for you to be able to | | | | simply no good learning something new once and |
| speak Spanish fluently and if you approach | | | | thinking you have got it. Every time you learn |
| Spanish the right way, fluency can be obtained | | | | something new, it must be repeated over the |
| very easily. | | | | following 7 days at least to allow it to sink into |
| These are my three key things you must do to | | | | your brain effectively. |
| be able to speak Spanish fluently: | | | | I urge you to continue with your goal for Spanish |
| 1) You MUST develop a mindset that allows you | | | | fluency, because it seriously opens up your world |
| to. If you constantly say to yourself, "I will never | | | | like you would not believe. Following these simple |
| get there, it's too difficult", or "They speak so | | | | things will dramatically increase your Spanish. |