be more articulate

i’ve been reading a lot more recently so i hope this will increase my volcabury but i have to say i think this really is just something that comes with patice ^annoyingly

I study journalism in England and English is my second language.
I would like to be more articulate and therefore sound more intelligent. it seems to me that the other srudents in my class are so much more articulate than I am.

For as far as it is possible, I have been readin more and have decided that in my summer holiday I will be reading a book a week, which is possible if I only stay away from my computer for longer than an hour a day..

1. if he were bitter or confrontational, she would’ve immediately clammed up
2. good and valid question
3. i’d hyped her up in my head to be so much more than what she really was
4. trying to run backward in my mind for a memory of us
5. ventured into his room
6. the mess was actually contained
7. instinctively checking under the bed
8. before her mind could consciously register what she’d stumbled across
9. saw the silhouette of Michael
10. poster was blown up to an obscene size
11. it was implicitly assumed
12. the emotion he’d been concealing began to leak out
13. I was a basket case
14. the voice seemed stupified
15. swallowing convulsively
16. commotion in the dining room
17. wasnt even marginally okay
18. he got brownie points for good behavior
19. “spring cleaning” of their lives
20. poor self-control is not conducive to living an optimal life.
21. gain momentum
22. get the wheels rollin
23. She wasnt a great actress, her character was one-dimensional.
24. you just eulogized him before his funeral

1. trying to sound flippant
2. flipped the chopsticks w/ his fingers with dexterity
3. concrete answers came easily to her; nonchalance didnt
4. their company, which is awful under the best of circumstances
5. Needless to say
6. my community group is my virtual family
7. He arrived in a matter of minutes
8. he had hypothetically wondered
9. could say anything w/o fear of repercussions
10. stunned at the audacity of the statement
11. they stepped forward simultaneously
12. “im very sorry” the doctor began, the only words that Melanie could not rework into anything but what they signified
13. wondered what protocol was in this part of the country
14. w/ her credentials, it wasnt difficult to secure a position as a librarian
15. devoured these novels
16. too bookish for a social life
17. instead of her exuberance overshadowing melanie’s reserve, they complemented each other
18. we’re in the same boat
19. it was more unnerving
20. she sat stone-faced through the discussion
21. I can vouch for Chris; he didnt kill her
22. exhibiting any outward symptoms of depression
23. a plan that got botched
24. it’s a blight on the family name
25. she came awake sporadically
26. bland food
27. exhausted and brain-fried
28. gives the hand in my face
29. a touchy subject
30. somethings fishy, youre too cooperative

1. im back after having fallen off the face of the earth
2. It was nice living under a rock
3. school gives me immense masochistic satisfaction
4. i always have the last say
5. i overlooked something

that the thoughts in my mind can never be translated into spoken words. I just can never explain things, anything. At best a load of words come out with lots of gaps inbetween words and generally just never meaks much sense. But i got no idea as to how i can tackle this problem.

I have always been very shy in school, and for times I seem even to have lost my voice. A closed mouth is my default. I am also very depressed and have very little confidence. When called on in class, I freeze up, my voice is shaky, and my breathing is irregular as I squeak out my words. I hate this, but I could never control it.

I’m in college at a small school, and I would like to take advantage of my school being small and the prof’s being reachable. But I miss the opportunity because I’m afraid my words will come out all jumbled.

It gets a little better if I am around people that I am more comfortable with. But if my words are jumbled to start with, the struggle gets even worse when I realize my mistake and get embarrassed. I want people to see that I am intelligent and I have important things to say, but its hard for me to accomplish this eloquently. I want to have confidence in my words.

I don’t know how to approach this. I often rehearse what I mean to say several times in my head before asking or answering a question, but then when I deliver it, its not the same way. Or it gets to be more of a struggle as I continue to talk. Im shy and embarrassed.

Another problem of mine. Ever since I can remember I have had trouble expressing exactly what I mean to say to someone when I’m talking to them. Although it makes for some very interesting (and awkward) conversations, I’m sick of being misunderstood by everyone just because I can’t pick out the right stuff to say! It is so frustrating!!

My strategy lately has just been to cut down everything I want to say into a VERY short sentence. That way there’s less chance of being misunderstood. It also makes me kind of boring sometimes.

I’m thinking that if I had a larger vocabulary I would be able to express what I want to say better. So I’m going to work on this and spend more time thinking about how I want to phrase stuff before I open my mouth.

I need to slow down when I speak. It’s not so much about choosing suitable words as regulating my voice and persuing elequence.

From Merriam-Webster:

Articulate

1. divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged : a. intelligible b. able to speak c. expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively; also : expressed in this manner
2 a. consisting of segments united by joints : jointed b. distinctly marked off
— ar·tic·u·late·ly adverb
— ar·tic·u·late·ness noun

I’m not a teenager anymore. I don’t need to get anyone to like me by speaking the way they do. It isn’t “condescending,” to choose your words carefully and express yourself in a mature way. Not anymore. Words/phrases to eliminate: “like,” “you know,” “you know what I’m saying?”, “totally,” (unless in jest). Find alternatives to: “awesome,” and “amazing.” Limit use of, “oh my god,” and swear words- except where entirely appropriate. Also, there is no need to squirm, make cute faces, use a girlishly high voice to seem less threatening, or make fun of myself when attempting to express my feelings. Use more varied vocabulary, try to find alternatives to adjectives, don’t be afraid to thrown in the ten cent words if they are appropriate.

Self posession: I want to has it.