This research aims to analyze the factors influencing lack of english speaking confidence among EFL students. It also aims to explore the strategies that might be used to overcome English learners' lack of confidence in speaking English. This type of research is qualitative. This research was conducted in at the Ar-Raniry State Islamic University. This research focused on obtaining data from the students of the sixth semester of English Education Department as research subjects. In collecting data, researchers used interviews to obtain data. The data analysis technique uses three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The research results show that the factors that cause students to lack self-confidence are negative thoughts, insecurity, lack of focus and concentration, uninteresting topic, lack of vocabulary, and lack of optimism. Meanwhile, possible strategies to overcome students' lack of confidence in speaking English are self-talk, making outline, and joining the conversation class or webinar with native speaker.