Before I started taking IELTS test, I realized that candidates like me who took and excelled in the test had some things in common. They don’t complicate things. Sometimes, the simple things in life are what make a huge difference. That, I believe, was their mantra in facing the examiner and whole skill tests. As this principle applies to other parts of the test, so does it apply to the speaking test. I often advise my own students to see the speaking test has an avenue to chit chat with their own friend or colleague at work. Yet, many want more than that tip. Truly, there are more strategies to passing the speaking test. So, let me give you all of them right now!...