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[csuitebitches]

On Being Well Spoken

I recently received a request about posting something regarding being well spoken.

Something you need to realise is that you’re not going to become well-spoken overnight. You need to practice on people. You need to SPEAK.

I used to stutter so badly that I could barely speak a whole sentence.

Flash forward a few years. I pitched my start up in front of a crowd, I joined Model United Nations in high school and college, I’ve been invited to speak on my entrepreneurial experience by some top universities in my country. It’s taken a lot to get here. And I’m still not where I want to be.

1. Apps to track progress and help you get better at public speaking

An app that you can use: “Speeko.”

I used to use this, it is beginner friendly and you can improve your public speaking skills as well.

2. Use topic generators

Go online and look up a topic generator. Generate a random topic, video yourself speaking on that topic. Don’t give yourself time to prepare anything - read the topic and start speaking. Set a time limit - you’ll realise that speaking for even 2 minutes can be quite difficult at times.

Not only does this make you realise that you may have limited language skills, but it will also make you realise exactly where you’re falling behind. Note down things in a journal.

- is grammar the issue?

- Lack of vocabulary?

- Too many filler sounds?

- Knowledge gap?

This is also a great idea if you’re at an intermediate level of learning a language/ polishing a language. Do this everyday and maintain a diary on your improvement.

3. Reading out loud

Select a news article or any article. Read out loud, slowly and steadily. Pronounce every syllable calmly.

A two minute read should take 5 minutes to read out loud. That’s how slow you should go. Not more than 4-5 words per breath.

Your tongue needs to get used to different syllables and sounds. Practice will help.

4. Talk in real life

Talk to anyone and everyone whenever you can.

Ask your barista how their day is going.

Ask your work or university security if they’ve had a good day and if they ate today.

Chat with your taxi driver about their life. I always start with asking them if they are from the city we’re travelling in. Even if you’re from that city, act like a tourist. Where are the best eateries? The conversation eventually goes to personal questions. How many children do they have, and what do they do? What do they like about the city?

You’ll learn the art of small talk only through practice. No book or guide can actually prepare you. You have to practice, practice and practice.

5. Diaphragm breathing

Diaphragm breathing is very important. Look up some YouTube videos for reference. You essentially breathe from your tummy (stomach goes in and out; not chest going up and down). This is a great calming exercise too.

6. Stuttering tongue/ jaw exercise videos

These are great because they really do prep your jaw and tongue well. The videos could include tongue stretches, placing your tongue on your palette correctly, etc. Search on YouTube.

7. Body posture

You really need to work on your posture too. Sit up straight. Back, STRAIGHT. Chin up, shoulders relaxed. Something as simple as posture can change your level of confidence.

8. Pranayama

A yoga exercise for breathing. You can find a guided video on YouTube for sure.

9. Vocabulary

Invest your time in expanding your vocabulary. There’s enough apps and games that can help you with that, if you aren’t fond of reading. A sign of being well spoken is having great vocabulary.

Start by looking up the synonyms of everyday words.

“I’m upset”

- how many different words can you find for upset?

“I had a crazy day today”

- one can easily use “hectic”, “chaotic” “lively” instead

10. Idioms

Idioms, phrases, sayings - look up common idioms in your language of choice. Aim to use at least 3 new idioms on 3 separate occasions in a week while you speak. You need to understand when and where you can use the idioms in your vocabulary.

11. Knowing when to switch

You can’t talk like a 50 year old heiress to a 10 year old child; you need to get down to their level.

If someone is clearly not a native speaker and is struggling to put words together, don’t use difficult words around them.

If you’re meeting with someone high profile, refrain from using slang.

The best speakers know when to switch their level of language.

You can’t use one singular type of speaking with everyone. You need to understand that there is a time and place for everything - and you’ll be able to switch like a pro only when you actually speak and start gaining experience.

#c suite #powerful woman #ceo aesthetic #personal growth #that girl #productivity #strong women #getting your life together #feminine energy #balance #speaking #public speaking #speech #speaking tips #speech tips #stammering #stammering tips #practice #debate #MUN #speak out loud #how to speak confidently #being well spoken #well spoken #talk to me #how to talk #how to talk to people #small talk #conversation #conversationalist

[vpvrtment]

personal fettuccine alfredo maker

#furry #furry art #fursona #furries #furry artwork #digital art #helena #my art #vpvrtment #Mun #musicaptain #lemunbread

[felinefractious]

Davidoff's*UA Sonya

🐱 Munchkin (Long Legged)

📸 Maria Davidova [Davidoff’s*UA]

🎨 Black Tortoiseshell Harlequin

#photo #munchkin #munchkin long legged #MUN #MNS #MUN LL #MNS LL #black tortoiseshell #harlequin white #f 02 #fave #p: davidova #b: davidoff’s

[starfruitfleet]

Gaia (2021) dir. Jaco Bouwer

#Gaia #filmedit #horroredit #films #Jaco Bouwer #Monique Rockman #Carel Nel #Alex van Dyk #Anthony Oseyemi #mun #.gifs #body horror

[ibchemist]

saturday may 6- day 5/44

today I had 5h of French and I'm dead but I gotta keep going because I have a lot of work to do! Today I'm focusing on my mun tasks so I can go out tomorrow with the boy I like!

🎧 - another day of sun (la la land)

📚 - the odyssey (homer)

THINGS I NEED TO DO FOR TODAY

letter manifesting my interest in the role of secretary general

CV

#studyspo #student #study motivation #academia #chaotic academia #study #study tips #studyblr #study aesthetic #studyinspo #study notes #university #productivity #studying #ib #international baccalaureate #exams #finals #mun #final week #paula studies

[rainbow600-art]

Cohozuna And Horrorboros 🥺💖💕

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Blame it on the splat post at the bottom hehehe. The idea of them being a couple was just too cute and I had to draw them being cute with eachother!!! 😖💗

I stayed up till 1 last night cause I really wanted to draw this out of Horrorboros wrapping their body around Cohozuna. They’re the perfect length to do that like come on!!! 😭💖 Anyways, this was fun to try drawing out, and yes I did cheat with the chains but don’t tell anyone lol.

#rainbow600-art #mun #drawing #digital art #art #sketch #doodle #splatoon #splatoon 3 #salmon run #big run #cohozuna #horrorboros #salmonid #salmonids #king salmonid #king Salmonids #cohozuna x horrorboros #king salmonid fanart #salmon run fanart

[ask-vinsmoke-sanji]

Germa 66 boys

#one piece #sanji vinsmoke #ichiji vinsmoke #germa 66 #yonji vinsmoke #niji vinsmoke #each of differing yellows #mun #i tried to make it decent #its like bananan hair waiting to happan #especially niji

[geocitiesdig]

Breaking the normal posting template to mention this page, which contains basically nothing but a picture of a truck, yet says so much. /TimesSquare/Tower/6903/

#geocities #old web #webcore #truck #TimesSquare #TimesSquare/Tower #2000s #2004 #screenshot #mun

[just-bendy]

HIATUS ANNOUNCEMENT

This blog will be taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. There is a high chance the hiatus won't be ending. If that's the case, then thank you all for being interested in Bendy and this blog! 😊💜 It's been fun but exhausting working on this blog, but I'm still glad I got to do it regardless! If I ever got the energy, I would love to come back to this blog to indulge in more Bendy interactions. 💜

Like I mentioned in a previous post, this blog isn't accepting asks during the hiatus so please don't try to send in any asks for Bendy and the others in the comments of posts or in DMs. These will not be answered.

#bendy #batim #batim bendy #batim au #flawedclonesau #mun #doodle #(( bye bye see ya later maybe ))

[facadep]

Template and credit here!

Art is NOT mine, I just filled the jars because these looked so cute. I am sorry, I neglect half of the cast, LMAO.

#twisted wonderland #twst #mun #love jar meme #facadep #vil schoenheit #pomefiore #malleus draconia #rook hunt #leona kingscholar #my beloveds

[theweepingegg]

A kind person told me there's an online version of the "That's Not My Neighbor" game and I played it.

I did another round while in the Discord voice chat with @emelinstriker at one point of the game, I struggled to dial the phone number to the twins' house apartment.

#theweepingegg #art #my art #digital #digital art #ooc #mun #self insert

[ask-thesparedau]

Hi! You're cool <:)

Thank you anon

#you guys are the cool ones #why are you so nice #I’m just a lil guy #ask #anon #Mun

[vpvrtment]

party hard

#furry #furry art #fursona #my art #furries #furry artwork #digital art #helena #vpvrtment #Mun #lemunbread #musicaptain

[felinefractious]

Davidoff’s*UA Iconic

🐱 Munchkin [Limb Deformity]

📸 Maria Davidova [Davidoff’s*UA]

🎨 Black Tabby Van

#photo #munchkin #MUN #MNS #black #van white #unspecified tabby #n 01 21 #short legs #p: davidova #b: davidoff’s

[starfruitfleet]

Don't walk away from me. I'm not done with you!

The Wheel of Time | 2.03 - What Might Be

for @amyrlinegwene 🔥

#The Wheel of Time #twotedit #wotedit #thewheeloftimeedit #madeleine madden #kate fleetwood #mun #.gifs #ok got lazy and didn't add text to gifs #or make this longer

[no1internethero]

ASK AMERICA 🤤🎉🥂🥂

aph america askblog run by hellonerf 🙂 you send a question and ame responds

general content warning from here for the usual stuff u see on my blog like gore suicide etc and caname lol im not even gonna lie theres probably gonna be caname here (all will be tagged for ur convenience)

info below

this blog is meant to be casual 👍 i'll put particular info here. the url is a nso reference. if ur used to the shit i post on hellonerf then u can get a vague idea of what ill post here if u dont know what the shit i post on hellonerf is and ur new um sorry its basically whats in the general cw

rules

i do whatever i want 🤤😴😴

dont start shit plz i die from internet arguments its rly horrible my brain straight up dies nojoke

if i dont wanna answer or post ur ask for whatever reason i will just not 🤷‍♂️ refer to rule one

NO CANAME COMPLAINTS 🤞🤤

not a rule but im braindead and so is my ame keep that in mind

by braindead ame i mean he has been insanely tinkered with in my head so hes probably ooc

yuri is encouraged here

im chill with most ships so free reign ✌️ if im not chill w it its in my head

every ask ame will be answered with a drawing this is not a rule im allowed to break it whenever i want

not a rule but mun is not american 🤤

when i am ooc talking or me talking whatever i will tag it with #mun and post will be red. when something is posted with ask i will tag #without ask. all askposts will be tagged with #ask and all posts probably #ask aph america or #ask ame 🙂

#ask hetalia #ask aph america #ask ame #mun #without ask