Author:
Carl Weaver
Date Of Creation:
23 February 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
Diction plays the main role in the purity of pronunciation and speech. No one will understand what you are trying to say if you say all the words at the same time or mumble. Diction plays an extremely important role for actors, public speakers, singers and any other person who has to verbally convey their thoughts to people on a regular basis. Feel the words coming out of your mouth, the vibration of music to the ears of your listeners! Read on if you want your words to resonate with a response!
Steps
1 Prepare your vocal cords. It is important. As with all exercise, if you don't warm up enough, you can damage it. 
2 Train, train, train again. This is the only way to truly learn to articulate words clearly. 
3 Follow the lead."Ba Bo Bae Bi Boo Bo Ba" and repeat it with all the consonants. This helps your articulatory apparatus get used to forming distinct pairs of consonants and vowels. 
4 Learn tongue twisters and try to pronounce them correctly.
5 Open the book and read it aloud. Make sure you pronounce every sound clearly and clearly. Try reading this article aloud. It is useful to record your reading on a dictaphone. Increase the distance from the recorder and try to ensure that speech sounds clear at any distance. 
6 Speak slowly and confidently. If you are in a hurry, you are more at risk of swallowing words. 
7 Open your mouth. Don't be afraid to show your teeth (literally). Take care of your teeth so you don't hesitate to open your mouth wide. 
8 Keep your tongue pressed at the bottom. Until you use it to play certain sounds, keep it glued to the inner edge of the lower teeth. This way you give more freedom to the sound. 
9 Raise the soft palate. This is the soft part behind the top of your mouth. This way you give more freedom to the sound. 
10 Stand up straight. This helps in proper breathing. Sounds are generated by the air exhaled from your lungs, so the cleaner your breathing, the cleaner your speech. 
11 Take a pen, pencil or some kind of small stick, bite your teeth and try to pronounce different speech exercises - tongue twisters, step 3, etc. By forcing your tongue to work harder than usual and by developing the physical muscles involved in speech, you improve diction under normal conditions, when there is no obstacle in the way of reproducing sounds.
Tips
- Train your articulation constantly. At first it will seem strange, but after a while you will begin to articulate clearly and clearly, without even thinking about it.
- Work on articulation daily. As you communicate throughout the day, try to pronounce the words as clearly as possible.
Warnings
- Don't overwork your vocal cords. If pain occurs, rest your voice.
- Warm up your vocal cords.
