Leichter Deutsch sprechen _ Lektion 1

Can you please say that again Oh no now she's definitely going to realize how bad my German is You might have had such thoughts My German is bad I can't speak fluently I have to repeat what I said all the time Everyone hears my accent My German doesn't sound good In this video I show you how you can change these thoughts positively so that you become more confident more secure and also happier when speaking German and that you speak German with more joy Even if it's not yet 100% perfect We are working today with the so-called ABC method She helps you become more aware of your thoughts and in turn this helps you change them Speaking German in daily life and work That naturally requires a bit of practice Exactly for this reason we practice Let's go through it using a concrete example You can certainly take a piece of paper and a pen and take notes and follow along with this video Write down your own example and then very gladly post it in the comments if you would like to share it with us That also motivates other German learners Lean back get comfortable and listen and go through the example internally with me By the way I have my 5 best pronunciation tips for speaking good German available as an e-book and video training completely free for you You can find the link under this video And now let's change your thoughts positively together The more bad thoughts we have the worse our feelings become Depending on how we think we feel and behave We are not helplessly at the mercy of our thoughts and feelings We can actively do something to feel better In order to positively change your thoughts in the long term develop positive feelings and act positively Does the ABC model exist ABC stands for a Activating Experiences This is the trigger b Beliefs This is the evaluation c Consequences For our emotional feeling and our behavior Because of our life experience We develop certain attitudes and beliefs These beliefs and attitudes emerge when a specific event occurs This means when there is a specific trigger also a gibt Imagine this Maria and Alexandra are neighbors They meet in the garden and have a conversation Alexandra doesn't fully understand Maria and says I didn't understand Could you please repeat that Maria can evaluate this trigger namely the fact that Alexandra is asking Positive neutral or negative Let's look at the negative review She probably thinks that I speak very bad German Recently someone didn't understand me either I speak German so badly I knew it I will never learn to speak German properly And the people will never truly understand me How does Maria feel as a result Naturally not well She is frustrated She is afraid to keep talking She may withdraw Not only from Alexandra but also from all the other neighbors or from all the Germans Everything revolves around negative self-talk She is only fixated on it and constantly tells herself how bad she actually speaks She becomes even more afraid of speaking Therefore she speaks German less and her German gets worse This is therefore a vicious cycle What could Maria do to feel better She could evaluate the trigger as follows That means the following thoughts have Oh she doesn't seem to have understood me Ah I know that my pronunciation isn't so clear and that my sentence structure was also not correct I will just repeat my sentence once again and pay more attention to clear pronunciation and correct sentence structure How will she feel with these thoughts Naturally better because she tries to say it again More clearly and with better grammar This makes her more confident because Alexandra is probably responding to her and says I understand now Because of this Maria is also more willing to speak with other neighbors with other Germans Because she can help herself Describe under A the trigger the respective situation as accurately and neutrally as possible This helps you with the questions who what when and where Next you fill column C with the consequences What were your emotions and behavior How strong were your feelings On a scale from 1 to 10 For example you were angry and the anger was at an 8 Now you are focusing on category B the evaluation What thoughts went through your mind in this situation Probably they were negative thoughts Next you can try to evaluate the situation from that time positively That means having positive thoughts What thoughts could you have You can also simply turn negative thoughts into their opposite And next you can naturally consider what feelings and behaviors are triggered by these thoughts This knowledge about the ABC model you can now use for yourself personally To positively change your thoughts and feelings I really hope this ABC method helps you Speaking German more kindly to yourself finding more beautiful words for yourself and thereby gaining more self-confidence o gain more confidence when speaking If you want to further improve your pronunciation I have something under this video My 5 best pronunciation tips for you as an e-book and video training for 0 euros Thank you for being here today Thank you for taking the time to learn German Remember always that you are valuable and the world needs you Until next time Your Samantha