# Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me

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Podcast: [Learning English Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906)
Published: 2026-02-16T12:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand? In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation. With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton. WATCH – Find Georgie’s video with tips to improve your speaking here https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/being_understood-video TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/being_understood-podcast NEWSLETTER – Sign up to our email newsletter to hear about our latest lessons and programmes https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

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