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Why Do I Freeze When I Speak English?

A practical conversation about speech anxiety, useful repair phrases, and keeping a real conversation moving.

Maya + Leo Natural English conversation 16:25
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freeze up

To suddenly be unable to speak or act because you feel nervous.

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