So I subscribe to Luca Lamparellielo, the Italian polyglot's method. He speaks 12 languages fluently. He says that at an intermediate level, you are to to breakdown article's into paragraphs and use a translation method... analyze it for a few days... then translate L2 language into L1. Then the next day, translate it from L1 to L2. I have been doing this and it is working great, but will this also help me for speaking? Or should I do anything else too? By the way, the only Spanish speakers I have access to is on Skype. My conversational level is good enough to be understood, but not enough to express myself exactly how I would like to.