Tip 1: Do not say your English is bad.
Say you are a starter or beginner (in case you are). If you are not, remember many people look up to you and consider you a good speaker and telling them your English is bad or broken will not motivate them to keep it up.
Tip 2: Pay attention to the topic of live broadcasts.
According to science, we can acquire language by speaking about any topic, from haircuts to complex grammar topics. Thing is some topics are not fit for begginers, if it is too complex, participate as a spectator. If you have a better idea for a topic or find not language related topics irrelevant, try to go live yourself instead of criticizing who is actually doing something. Respect the dynamics and proposal of the host or hostess and have in mind you are just a guest, be it in the comments or on video.
Tip 3: Use the right strategies to correct mistakes.
When we are reflecting about language in terms of grammar, rules and pronunciation, our brain is engaged with a total different cognitive activity than speaking freely about something, most of time, direct error correction is not helpful. In addition to that, being corrected at every single mistake made can discourage people to go live and try to communicate. Instead of direct error correction, try to ask easier questions and rephrase things so speakers will be able to tag along. You can correct others without interrupting the flux of communication by providing correct models. For instance: Imagine someone asks “You live alone?”, instead of saying “You should ask: Do you live alone?”, simply answer “I do, and you do you live alone?”, this will give the person the chance to correct him or herself but will keep the conversation going.
Tip 4: There are occasions we do need to intervene. (And do not trust others 100%)
Errors that can get others in trouble or embarrassed should be immediately corrected! Imagine how complicated it can be saying “nipples” instead of “nephew”, “bitch” instead of “beach” or saying you “pretend” instead of “intend” to do something. And sorry to break it to you but teachers and native speakers do make mistakes, we are humans! If you notice some more experienced speaker had made a mistake which has been imitated by others you should correct it. But just if it has been copied by others, all in all humans are capable of learning from their mistakes without much help and the learning process has a unique pace for each learner.
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