Verbal French and written French, ARE, and can safely be considered as two separate languages for the purpose of learning. Yet, we always get caught up between the two. Only because as we grew up we lost the rhythm of study and forgot the techniques that once helped us succeed. What we learn, what we speak differs considerably from the actual French spoken in day-to-day life by the natives.
To help you improve your verbal French, I am listing here some points for those who wish to learn French to speak and communicate, not just to pass exams!!