<p>Speaking is only one side of the conversation. You also have to listen to and understand the other person.</p><p>In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about how you can improve your listening in real life conversations.</p><p>With Erhan Aslan, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading.</p><p>WATCH – Find Georgie’s videos with tips to improve your speaking here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/not_understanding-video</p><p>TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/not_understanding-podcast</p><p>NEWSLETTER – Sign up to our email newsletter to hear about our latest lessons and programmes https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599</p>