Speaking is one of the four skills that students must master when learning English. However, students often faced problems when they learn English speaking. Therefore, the teachers need to find out the teaching strategies to overcome students’ problems in speaking. This research aims to find out students’ problems in speaking English and also investigate the strategies used by teachers to overcome the problems that occur. This research is qualitative research. The samples of this research were 3 English teachers who taught eighth-grade students at MTsN 2 Pidie Jaya and SMPN Ulumul Qur’an Pidie Jaya. The data was collected by doing interview. The result of this research concluded that the students’ problems in speaking are lack of vocabulary and lack of self-confidence. The study results also revealed that teachers employed various strategies when teaching speaking to overcome problems. These strategies included pictures describing, role-playing, drilling, and interview.