Improve my speech

학원에 좋은 책이 하나 있었다.
원장에게 빌려달라고 하니 책은 빌려주지 않는다며 거절당했다.
책을 빌려주지 않는 사람이 있다. 무리한 부탁이었을 수도 있다.
책은 많이 괜찮았다. 상황별로 적절하게 쓰일만한 내용이 있었고 두꺼웠다.
현대경영연구소에서 나온 책이었다. 인터넷서점에서 검색을 해보니 없다.
관련책을 구해서 상황에 맞는 적절한 말을 읽어 연습할 것.
신문사설도 꾸준히 읽을 것.

지난달 내려와서 이취임식하기전에 학원에 등록을 했다.
우연히 길을 가다가 스피치 학원 간판이 눈에 띄어서 전화를 걸어 문의를 했고,
화요일 학원에 들러서 문의를 했고 직접 연단에 서서 연습했다.
연습할 수 있는 기회를 가질 수 있다는 것이 마음에 들어 당일날 바로 등록을 했다. 스피치는 크게, 천천히, 또박또박 그리고 감정을 실어서 하라는 말이 인상깊었다. 다음날 수요일 스피치 연습을 했고 그 다음날일 10.29목요일 중대장 이취임식까지 했따.

그 뒤로 당직근무나 다른 일로 못 간적이 몇번 있었다. 월, 수, 금요일에 토요일까지 왠만하면 가서 연습을 했다. 한주 전부터는 신문 사설읽기를 시작했다. 소리내어서 읽기. 스피치는 내가 꼭 길러야할 능력이다.

It’s probably not terrible, but I do have a lazy annunciation issue. I also talk wayyy to quickly because I have a lot to say. But about describing something that happened, I often have a hard time finding names for objects and then I sound slower. I know that of course I stammer when I’m nervous or don’t know someone well, or am worried about sounding stupid.

I think it sometimes comes down to a ‘lack of focus’ issue — of not being “in” the conversation, so I find myself searching for even simple words. A really typical sentence from me: “So I went to go to the, uh, Bay store, to, uh, look for some, curtains.” Person I’m talking to: “What? Looking for cookies?”

The result is that I don’t sound as “quick” as I actually think and it’s annoying, especially around smart people.

I’ve found that staying conscious of this (without obsessing) already improves the situation. And, I try to stay conscious of my desires to be in the conversation or not – if I don’t want to talk to someone or I’m uncomfortable I’ll naturally start talking in my “uh, er,” way. It makes sense. Acknowledging “I don’t really want to be in this conversation” to myself makes a conversation I don’t want to be in smoother, because then I can know to put in extra effort if I have to be “there” for conversation.

I try not to think about it but I get so nervous when I talk to someone very important or I dont know, I have trouble getting my words out, specially my name. It started off with a physical problem when I was an infant and couldnt talk until I was 8, now I just cant get a lot of words out but If I am drunk or comfortable I can talk so normal. Its like its a trigger in my brain and wont turn off and will never go away, I want to branch off and try something to get rid off it for once and for all, maybe in time or maybe I just need something else, I will try this is most important goal in my life as it barriers me from other goals and the hardest thing to do

Ever since about four years ago, I started to notice that people I didn’t know very well, or didn’t really socialize with, [which is mainly everyone around me… __;;] have a hard time understanding what I am saying. I’ve spoken English my whole life, and never known any other language, yet I have a hard time being understood by people. It has really impacted my life, and may be a reason I don’t make friends all that easily. I’ve been told I talk funny, but only by people that weren’t in my family, or close friends. I’m hoping that I can find a way to identify exactly what it is that makes my speech weird, and fix it.

I recently viewed a youtube video that taught speech improvement. It focuses on speaking slowly, which allows your mind to think what to say next. In between sentences, and after a question is asked, you would pause for 3 seconds and then answer. It would allow you to eliminate the Umm, Uhh, Like, Such as, etc. Working in a call center, and always being pushed to increase productivity, I have been noticing my speech as rapid and not fluent. I will be experimenting with some of these tips, and hope to achieve this goal within a month.

I have a hard time putting my words together. I want that to end and I’m gonna do whatever I can to improve my speech.

... to the most pleasant and varying tones it is capable of, and I will.

I’m trying to improve my speech by…. drum rolls adding the G back to the words ending in ‘ing’! It’s one small step for speech, but one big step for…um…success! lol I’ll start with saying TALKING instead of TALKIN’ and the same with all ‘-ing’ words and work my way up from there ! Booyakasha =]

My thoughts go ahead of my speech. Most of the times I dont fully explain what Im thinking, I assume that others are aware of it and completely ignore to explain the story fully.