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Beating Speaking Anxiety: 2. I’m scared of forgetting my words

Learning English Conversations26 de enero de 2026503

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Have you ever been speaking English, and suddenly you freeze and forget your words?

In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about why our brain can’t always remember words we know in a new language.

With Alissa Melinger, Professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Dundee.

WATCH – Find Georgie’s videos with tips to improve your speaking here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety

TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/forgetting_words-podcast

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