(6 min) Stop Comparing Your English to Everyone Else's | Verónica Vitale on Speaking English with Confidence

Most people who have studied English for years still measure themselves against the colleague who lived in California, or against native speakers, and come away feeling they will never be good enough. Add the "fluent in six weeks" promises all over social media, and speaking English confidently starts to feel like a race you can't win.

In this short clip, I talk with English teacher Verónica Vitale, founder of Vital English, about why comparing yourself to others is never a fair comparison and how to build English confidence at your own pace. Veronica shares her perspective on the pressure created by unrealistic fluency timelines, why real learning happens long after the lesson ends, and how podcasts, films and content you already enjoy help your English click over time.

This extract is taken from a longer conversation, where we switch between Spanish and English. Click HERE to watch it on YouTube with subtitles. 

This is Speak English with Confidence, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence. More conversations, coaching options, and my new book 'More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak' at procoachenglish.com.

Find Verónica:

Instagram: @vitalenglishorg

TikTok: @veronicavitale01

YouTube: Verónica Vitale

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