How to engage speaking with FF method in early stages

Hi! I bought the book and have just finished reading it through and grasping the method. I've also checked out the new italki method/approach which Gabriel recommends and also the new flashcard approach with using only New word and root form approach. So far so good, I think I have a grasp of how to fill my deck etc (just one deck for everything, sentences, just words, right?). But while reading the book and reading on the blog I've either missed him writing about how to use the language in the beginning stages. From what I comprehend the progression goes something like this (after finishing pronounciation which I already have a good grasp of): 1. Either filling up your deck with new words for the 625 words or get ahold of a tutor and start making sentences where you make new cards with ___ for the words you don't know. 2. Practice them everyday with anki. 3. Make new cards. 4. Practice more. 5. Reach a new intermediate/advanced stage in which you'll be able to make your own sentences or delve into more complex grammar. What I'm missing from this is the general attitude I should have toward speaking. If I have a tutor, should I try to speak to her/him in a separate lessons about the things I've learned the last week to practice it, or should I only do that by myself and just keep practicing until it comes naturally somehow? How have you experienced the first beginner stage using either just the 625 words or the italki approach with sentence creating/mining while learning the 625 words? I don't really know what to expect in terms of speaking or listening ability. Thanks for any response.

* Originally posted by Leaf.