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• Method 1 of 3: Talk more slowly
• Method 2 of 3: Improve your speech mechanisms
• Method 3 of 3: Practice your speech
• Tips
• Warnings

If you speak clearly and efficiently, you can often make it clear what you mean. Therefore, try to get used to speaking more slowly, to pronounce all syllables carefully and to articulate better. To learn to speak more clearly, you need to take the time to practice a lot and improve yourself if you make another mistake.

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Method 1 of 3: Talk more slowly

1. Take a deep breath. Before you start talking, try to relax so that your lungs don't run out of air. Choose your thoughts carefully and don't waste them. If you start talking at random without giving yourself time to organize your thoughts, chances are you will start talking faster and in a more incoherent way. Take a moment to focus on what you are going to say and only then start speaking in a conscious way.
2. Stop mumbling, speak clearly and enunciate your words. Pronounce all syllables one by one. Clearly. In the beginning, take your time for it, until you can hear each sound clearly and separately from the other sounds. Slowly speak a little faster and say the words more quickly one after the other, until you are speaking at normal speed.
   • Make sure you really stop to breathe before pronouncing consonants such as the "t" and the "b". Make sure the difference between the vowels is clearly audible.
   • Don't expect to speak completely clearly all at once. You may need to practice this for several hours a day, and to learn how to pronounce difficult words properly, you may need to practice even more.
   • Practice when you're alone - in the car, walking down the street, washing the dishes, knitting, or in front of the mirror. You may be able to pronounce the syllables a little more slowly during a real conversation, but you will likely improve more quickly if you put some serious time into improving your speech.
3. Speak slower. It can help a lot to take an extra second or two before you finally let the words you want to say come out of your mouth. Taking a break also works well because it gives your conversation partner time to absorb everything you said before.

Method 2 of 3: Improve your speech mechanisms

1. Practice your grammar. If your grammar is low, your thoughts and ideas may not come across as clearly as you would like. Speak as if you were writing an essay or letter: with patience, style, and precision.
   • Try not to make your sentences too long. If you rattle continuously, chances are your listeners will not understand what you are talking about. Try to break your thoughts down into understandable pieces.
2. Increase your vocabulary. Often you can make clear what you mean much better with one suitable word than a whole flock of unnecessary words. Try to find exactly the word you need and then use it as efficiently as possible. Be careful not to use words incorrectly or out of context. If you do, what you are trying to say will be much less clear and chances are that the people you are talking to will not take you seriously.
   • A word of caution: you have to make sure that the people you're talking to know the words you use too. Consider your audience. If possible, use less difficult words.
   • Reading is an excellent way to expand your vocabulary. Read books, magazines, newspaper articles; read things that fascinate you, but also read things you wouldn't normally read. And whenever you come across a word you don't know, you look it up.
   • Try to keep a list of useful words that reinforce what you say. The more you use them in a sentence context, the more natural it will feel to use those words - and the better you will become at choosing the right words.
3. Think carefully before you speak. If you think about what you are going to say in advance, you are less likely to get caught up in your words. Even if you don't plan exactly word for word what you are going to say, it is always a good idea to take a moment to think through your ideas and sort them out more clearly for yourself.
   • First say the words to yourself in silence before saying them out loud. This can help you make sure you pronounce the words correctly.
4. Speak with the correct intonation. When asking a question, you are supposed to raise your voice a little at the end of the sentence, while with a non-interrogative sentence, the pitch should drop towards the end, so that the sentence is clear and decisive. way ends. Pay close attention to which words to emphasize. Try to exaggerate your intonation, just as you would while reading a story to a child.

Method 3 of 3: Practice your speech

1. Practice giving up tongue twisters. Practicing with sentences that are difficult to pronounce can help you learn to speak more clearly during a daily conversation. Start slowly and then gradually increase the amount of time you speak until you are speaking at normal speed. Try to spot the tricky syllables: If you find yourself having trouble pronouncing words with a "B" in them, try saying tongue twisters that include a lot of words that start with a "B".
   • For words with a "B", try the following tongue twister: Brammetje, the good brother of the brewing Brechtje, walked on a wide bridge, in bronze brown pants, glasses, a letter and a piece of brown bread to Breukelen.
   • For words with a "D" you can try these: The stage coachman polishes the stagecoach with stagecoach cleaner and stagecoach cleaning cloth.
   • Try this tongue twister to practice the sound of the "F": French says to French in French, Is French in French French? "" No, "French says to French in French," French is Français in French.
   • And before practicing the sound of the letter "K", try: Boy the handsome hairdresser cuts and cuts very handsome. But Knaap the handsome barber's servant cuts and cuts much better than Knaap the handsome hairdresser cuts and cuts himself.
   EXPERT TIP

   Repeat the sentences over and over. Start very slowly and clearly, pronouncing each syllable carefully: `` The stagecoach ornamental polishes the stagecoach with stagecoach cleaning and stagecoach cleaning cloth. '' Then try to speak faster and faster, but for a while. clearly. If you stumble over certain words, stop and start over. With consistent practice, you can learn to master tricky syllables as well.

2. Be confident while you talk. Don't be afraid to speak loud and clear. Reciting text written by others - poems, books, or tongue twisters - is an excellent way to exercise your confidence. Speak clearly and confidently from start to finish - finish just as strong as you started! Be sure of what you want to say, and the meaning will come out more clearly in your words.
   • If you tend to talk under your breath or say your words too quickly, it can be difficult to break that pattern and speak clearly. While saying words, try to forget that you are talking. Just focus on the words, their meaning and their beauty. Don't think about it too long.

Tips

• Keep it simple. Sometimes a simple explanation is all you need to speak clearly.
• Try recording your own voice so you can listen to yourself. This can help you figure out what to work on.
• While you are speaking, open your mouth wider and exaggerate the word. It's like singing: you have to open your mouth. You may not have noticed it yet, but opening your mouth makes your voice more pronounced.
• Practice with friends or family as an audience. See if they understand you better now that you've been practicing.
• During a conversation, take the time to ask your conversation partner if he or she can follow what you are trying to say. If they can't follow you, try expressing what you just said in a different way.
• Singers learn to hold their tongue against the back of their lower teeth and rest it there, except when using words with letters that require tongue movement (such as the 'L,' the 'T', and sounds with a ' M 'or an' N. 'That way, you allow the air to move freely through your mouth without your tongue getting in the way. because of this, will pay too much attention to the shape of your mouth instead of the words you intended to say.
• Make sure you speak loud enough, but not too loud.
• Always try to appear confident while speaking.

Warnings

• Don't overthink what you want to say when talking to others. Chances are, you will only make the situation worse that way. Try to come across as natural as possible; try to think only about what you are saying at the time, not what you are going to say next. Try to let the words flow out of your mouth in a natural stream.