日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 6

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I suppose this question isnt limited to Japanese but since it is the language I am learning this is as good a place as anywhere else. Been studying for about 2 years, about 8 months of constant immersion however, and can understand　標準語 fairly well. However, since starting speaking 8 months ago it doesnt seem as if my output has got any better. Conversation which leaves familiar territory is a huge struggle and I find it impossible to create compound sentences on the fly. With AJATT and antimoon and others purporting a few years of input and you can reach fluency, I am beginning to question whether their idea of fluency is the same as mine. What is one to do to achieve more natural output abilities? Some places say input is the only thing that matters. Some say output is the way to go. 流暢に話せる方法は？