How to Clarify What You Mean, Restate Your Ideas, and Explain Your Thoughts

Oops! You didn't say the right thing. What now? Learn how to clarify what you mean, restate your ideas, and explain your thoughts. Use these expressions to clarify what you meant to say when you make a mistake when speaking, choose the wrong word, or just need a little more time to come up with the right words. You'll also find out what to say when you need to restate or rephrase ideas, explain your thoughts, or clarify a misunderstanding for your listener.

Saying the wrong thing is completely normal in conversations in English. These expressions will help you feel prepared to confidently handle the situation so you can keep explaining what you meant to say instead.

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Clarifying What You Heard and Asking for Repetition: youtu.be/CNlpdgcAE34
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Find the transcript and more practice here: englishwithkim.com/clarifying-restating-explain…

0:00 Introduction
1:24 Identify that you need to clarify
3:49 Continue with what you were saying
5:05 Clarify and restate your thoughts
6:40 Clarify a misunderstanding
7:22 Pay attention to your intonation

🤗 I’m Kim, and I’m here to help you express your meaning and your message through stress, intonation, and how you you use your voice and breath.

In other words, you’ll learn how to communicate clearly and confidently in American English so that people will definitely understand (and *listen* to) what you have to say.

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