Precise expression

Chapter 2 Fluent expression, touching people's hearts as soon as you speak
The voice is the music of the body, and the tone of voice is the music of the soul.If you want to express your views and thoughts clearly and accurately in conversation, you must pay attention to your own voice and make your words sound like music. When it should be fast, it should be fast, when it should be high, it should be high, and when it should be slow, it should be slow. Be low when you should be low.Proper accent, crisp and melodious, with ups and downs, is the primary secret to impress the audience.

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For our speech expression to be acceptable to people, we must first achieve clear pronunciation and clear words.

The conversation between you and the other party has already begun, so in the verbal expression and the exchange of ideas, it is best to allocate part of your energy and pay attention to your voice. "Is my voice too low?" The purpose of speaking is to make people understand everything. If the voice is too low, others can't hear clearly, and if they don't understand, it is a waste of words.

Ask again: "Is my voice too loud?" Just imagine talking under the tree in the quiet evening, or sitting around the warm fire, talking about the old days, how loud talking is spoiling the scenery!In the living room, too loud a voice will disgust the host; in public places, it will embarrass your companions.When you speak, remember that the person is not deaf.

In life, we all like to listen to those full, mellow, pleasant voices, while dry and hoarse voices are often annoying.Therefore, developing a good voice and a melodious voice is a necessary condition for a high level of expression.

The first step in practicing voice is practicing Qi.

As the saying goes, when you practice your voice, you must first train your breath. The breath is the driving force of the human body's vocalization, just like the engine on a car, it is the basis of vocalization.The size of the breath has a direct relationship with the vocalization.Insufficient Qi will make the voice weak; excessive force will damage the vocal cords.So when we practice our voice, we must first learn to use Qi.

Inhale: Inhale deeply, contract the lower abdomen, stretch the entire chest, and try to inhale as much air as possible.You can experience the inhalation method when you smell a fragrance.Be careful not to lift your shoulders when you inhale.

Exhale: Exhale slowly.Let the breath out slowly.Because we sometimes need a longer breath when we are speaking, reciting, or arguing, then we can only achieve this purpose by exhaling slowly and long.When exhaling, the two teeth can be basically closed.Leave a small slit to allow the breath to pass through slowly.

After learning the basic methods of inhalation and exhalation, you can go outside or go to the park to do this kind of exercise every day, and take deep breaths, and it will definitely be effective for a long time.

The second step in vocal practice is vocalization.

The sound source of human language is on the vocal cords, and our voice is produced by vibrating the vocal cords through the airflow.

Preparation: relax the vocal cords first, vibrate it with some gentle airflow, prepare the vocal cords a bit, and make some slow voices. Never open your mouth and yell, it will only damage the vocal cords.This is like we have to do some preparatory actions before doing intense exercise, otherwise it is easy to cause muscle strain.

The vocal cords are active, and we have to do some preparatory activities on the mouth.We know that the oral cavity is an important resonator of the human body. The loudness and roundness of the voice are directly related to the oral cavity, so don't underestimate the role of the oral cavity.

Oral activities can be performed in the following ways:
Do the practice of opening and closing the mouth to activate the masseter muscles, that is, the dough.In this way, it will be easy for the masseter muscles to move freely when practicing voice.

Very soft palate.This method can be experienced by imitating the duck's "quack" sound.

There is another important resonator in the human body, which is the nasal cavity.When some people pronounce, they only exert force on the throat, and do not use the two resonators of the chest cavity and the nasal cavity at all, so the voice is thin and the timbre is poor.The way to practice the resonance of the nasal cavity is to learn how to call a cow.But when speaking on weekdays, if you only use nasal resonance, it may also cause the result of too much volume.

We should also pay attention to, when practicing voice, don't go to practice outside when you just wake up in the morning, otherwise it will damage the vocal cords.Especially when the temperature difference between outdoor and indoor is large, don't open your mouth to shout as soon as you go out, so that the cold air will stimulate the vocal cords after entering the mouth.

The third step of voice training: enunciation

Articulation seems to be far away from vocalization, but in fact the two are closely related.Only when the pronunciation is accurate, clear and mellow, can the enunciation be "correct and round".

We learned pinyin in elementary school, and we know that each word is composed of one syllable, and a syllable can be divided into three parts: the beginning, the belly, and the end. These three parts are divided from the phonetic structure. The initials are what we call initials, the belly is what we call finals, and the end is what we call rhymes.

Be sure to bite the beginning of the word when pronouncing the word.There is a saying that "biting a word weighs a lot, and the listener will automatically accept it." This is what it means.Therefore, when we are pronouncing, we must bite the beginning of the word tightly. At this time, the lips must be strong, put the power of pronunciation on the beginning of the word, and use the beginning of the word to ring the belly and the end of the word.

The pronunciation of the belly must be full and full, and the mouth shape must be correct.The sound should be "standing", not "horizontal"; it should be "round", not "flat".However, if it is not handled properly, it is easy to make the sound flat, collapsed, and not round.

The suffix is ​​mainly the attribution.Guiyin must be home and complete, that is, don't pronounce the word "half-cut", but pronounce the sound completely.Of course, the end of the word must also be able to be contained, and the sound cannot be dragged too long.

If you can follow the above exercise requirements, then your enunciation must be round and full, and your voice will become pleasant to the ear.

express in cadence

In speaking, as long as we pay attention to and use the intonation changes, even the abstract and boring content can be expressed eloquently and firmly attract the audience; if we are not good at using the intonation changes, even the lively and interesting content will It can also be expressed in a monotonous and flat manner, making the audience drowsy.This requires us to master the skills of controlling intonation so that we can express our thoughts and feelings vividly and enhance the effect of speaking.

1. Pausing and connecting

Pauses and connections in speech serve to express the meaning and level of sentences, thoughts and emotions, and are not completely restricted by punctuation marks.Where there is no punctuation, sometimes a pause is required; where there is punctuation, sometimes a connection is required.This should be borne in mind, but not mechanically applied.

Pauses and connections play an important role in expressing expressions in speech. The main significance lies in the following six points:
(1) Make sure the meaning is clear and clear, so that the listener will not be misunderstood;
(2) Emphasize the key points and deepen the impression;

(3) Parallel division and combination to make the content complete;
(4) Cause a turning point and echo;

(5) reflect thinking and judgment, and provide basis and time for the audience to comprehend;
(6) Create an artistic conception that is evocative and imaginative.

2. Stress
Stress can be divided into grammatical stress and emphatic stress.Grammatical stress shows the grammatical structure of a sentence, and its position is relatively fixed and has certain rules.Emphatic stress can be divided into logical stress and emotional stress.Emotional stress emphasizes a special emotion, such as the stress used to express emotions, likes and dislikes.Logical stress is a keyword sentence that can highlight the purpose of the sentence, reflect the logical relationship, and tinge the emotional color. Its specific manifestations are more complicated and should be distinguished and grasped according to the content.Stress needs to exist in a non-stress environment and be highlighted in an appropriate way. The two must be organically connected and transitioned to achieve harmony and unity.

When expressing, the accent is generally accented, but you can also choose the corresponding voice changes to highlight the accent according to different speech environments, such as suppressing breath, expressing in a soft or low voice, expressing in a short and powerful voice, and expressing in a protracted voice etc., can display stress and achieve speech purposes.

In verbal confrontation, sometimes you can use the stress technique to get rid of the trap designed by the opponent, gain a favorable position, and at the same time put the opponent in an embarrassing situation.For example:
One day, Lincoln was cleaning his boots with his head down. A foreign diplomat saw him and said mockingly, "Hey, Mr. President, do you often clean your boots?"

"Yes," replied Lincoln, "whose boots are you polishing?"

Lincoln shifted the accent of the other party's speech with one sentence, and saved himself from being ridiculed, but trapped the other party in embarrassment.

3. Speed
Fast and slow refers to the speed of speaking expression changes.Here, fast and slow are relative terms.

The speed of speaking and expressing is related to the purpose of communication, the content of expression, the atmosphere of the environment, and the state of mind.Generally speaking, when explaining and narrating, the speaking speed is slightly faster; when expressing emotions, the speaking speed is slightly slower.When tense and enthusiastic, the speaking speed is slightly faster; in a quiet, solemn or dreary atmosphere, the speaking speed is slightly slower.When you are excited, you speak faster; when you are calm or sad, you speak slower.

Speech speed change is an important means of expression expression.Fast speed will make people feel rushed and tense; slow speed will make people feel at ease and calm.Appropriate use of changes in speech speed combined with other speech expression skills can render the scene, heighten the atmosphere, enhance the rhythm and momentum of speech expression, and produce great artistic appeal.

Express in a soothing tone

As far as the expressive effect of a person's speech is concerned, the tone of voice is as important as the content of the speech.Some people’s tone of voice is like an electric drill or a trumpet, which does not allow others to interrupt and refute; Feeling uncomfortable.Many times, the content of our speech is very good, but because of the intonation, the expression effect is far from the effect we expected.

Research by American scientists has proved that whether a speech is accepted by the public, the content only accounts for 30% of the importance, the speaker's body posture accounts for 20%, clothing accounts for 10%, and the tone of speech accounts for 40%!

Walk into a high-end fashion store, even if you forget your wallet, if you can calmly, even arrogantly, say to the clerk, "Bring me that dress for me to try on." She will definitely run around If you timidly make the same request, even if you have enough money in your pocket to pay the bill, the clerk will first observe you coldly, then slowly go to get the clothes, and keep staring at you coldly, I'm afraid you'll wrinkle your clothes.This is the difference between different intonations.

The choice of tone is sometimes more important than the choice of vocabulary.

For a long time, the voice of a woman who has been recognized has been like this: shrill, soft, a little bit chattery and chattering, this is the ideal way of speaking that a delicate woman should have, because it can always awaken men's feelings for them. Conservation awareness.On stage and in movies, there are only two kinds of deep female voices: one is a peasant woman with a rough and husky voice; the other is a beautiful snake with a sweet and husky voice. In the 20s and 40s, Marlene Dietrich and Lauren Bacall's low, hoarse, decisive and tactful tones made men love and hate, and became insane, and became the objects of ladies' imitation.

We don't have to be Pavarotti, each of us can have a beautiful voice if we know how to control our intonation.A doctor's flat, unemotional tone can calm a patient's anxiety; a professor's commanding, clear tone can control the mood of a classroom; and hotline moderators almost invariably speak in one tone: slow, soft, whispering. Speaking, their concerned tone can seep into the hearts of the listeners.

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Only when speaking has a sense of rhythm can it have a very strong, profound and rich expressive force.

Rhythm is a manifestation of nature and the form of human social movement.Sunrise and sunset, tides rise and fall, flowers bloom and wither, winter goes to spring; people's daily life, the rise and fall of society, all reflect the change of the movement form of things, a regular and orderly change.The regular and orderly changes that occur during the movement of things are rhythms.

The ancient Chinese classic "Book of Rites" said: "Rhythm means either doing or stopping. If you make it, you will play it, and if you stop it, you will control it." The emperor is upright and beautiful."

The famous poem "Pipa Xing" by Bai Juyi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, has a wonderful portrayal of the rhythm played by the pipa.

The big strings are like a rain, and the small strings are cut like a whisper.

Cut the wrong bullets, and the big beads are falling into the jade plate.

Between Guan Yingyu, the bottom of the flower is slippery, and it is difficult to swim under the ice.

Bingquan's cold string is condensed, and the condensing is silent for a while.

Don't have the sadness and hatred, silence is better than sound.

The silver bottle burst into water, and the iron cavalry protruded and shot.

At the end of the song, take care to draw, the sound of the four strings is like cracking silk.

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The "Rainstorm", "Whispering", "Yingyu" and "Big Beads and Small Beads" here vividly show the rhythm of the pipa's music, ups and downs and pauses.

The ancients have long recognized the nature of rhythm and the expressive power of spoken rhythm.Modern people also often say, "speak quickly", "speak harshly", "speak earnestly and earnestly", "obedient and listen to the sound, listen to the sound of gongs and drums" and so on.These also illustrate the emotional color, image connotation and moving power of spoken rhythm from different angles.

A conversation, a discussion, a debate, a speech, and a lecture should not be high-pitched from the beginning to the end, or soft-spoken from the beginning to the end; Alarmism is not good either.To enable the audience to receive the information energetically and effectively from beginning to end, and to achieve the desired effect in speeches, seminars, teaching and speeches, the following two points must be achieved.

(1) In terms of sound form, the pronunciation should be high or low, the intonation should be restrained or raised, the speed of speech should be fast or slow, and the pauses in articulation should be long or short.

(2) In terms of content, style and expression techniques, the information should be strong or weak, the main theme should be sticky or separated, the literary talent should be strong or light, the style should be vulgar and elegant, the emotion and reason should be intertwined, and the discussion and examples should be intertwined. Should be expanded by a variety of logical formats.

Rhythmic expressive speech has the following expressive effects:
One effect is that the high-pitched and sonorous tone inspires people, the rapid speech speed makes people excited and tense, and the deep voice makes people think and feel sad.Or to put it further, fast speaking speed, heavy voice, high intonation, short sentence patterns, small pauses, concise information content, vigorous word style will show excitement, refreshing, high spirited, excited and eager emotional color , so that the audience is unconsciously affected by the corresponding emotional impact and influence, and produces corresponding excitement, tension or urgency.

Another effect is slow speech rate, light voice, suppressed intonation, long sentence patterns, large pauses, and loose information content.The soft style of words shows tranquility, calmness, calmness, elegance, seriousness, and heavy emotional color, and will make the object involuntarily be infected and affected by the corresponding emotions, and produce corresponding idleness, slowness, comfort, solemnity, deepness and harmony. Sad psychology.

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Speaking is an important means for people to exchange information and express their feelings.The meaning it expresses is manifested through people's conscious control and use of their vocal organs.An important object of this control and use is the voice and tone of speech.Appropriate use of voice and tone can not only fully express the intention and emotion of the speech, but also make the speech full of vitality and artistic appeal.

For example, some people always speak in a soft voice.This kind of sound and harmony is like soft moonlight and trickling spring water flowing from the bottom of the heart. It is relaxed and natural, amiable, unhurried, and can give the listener a feeling of comfort, ease, delicateness, intimacy, friendliness, and warmth.People often use this tone and tone when asking, asking, comforting, and stating opinions.It can promote the elegance of men and the beauty of femininity of women.Especially when expressing emotions, the use of this kind of voice and atmosphere has a charming charm.

Others speak loudly.It is a tone and breath that people use to summon, encourage, reason, emphasize and express their excitement.It can express the speaker's passion and rough temperament.Although both it and roar are high-pitched and high-pitched, it is usually used to express extreme joy or impassionedness.There are many other kinds of tone, such as vicious, strange, low-pitched, sighing, voiceless and so on.

Different sounds and breaths express different meanings.Therefore, when we speak, we should not only pay attention to the choice of words, but also choose the appropriate tone and tone.This is very important.Otherwise, no matter how beautiful the words are, they will lose their luster, and are likely to arouse suspicion, jealousy, dissatisfaction, rebuttal, hostility, spurn and ridicule from the listeners.

The choice of tone to use depends on various factors such as the occasion you are in, the person you are talking to, the content and purpose of your conversation, etc. It requires specific analysis of specific issues.But realizing the role of tone of speech in advance is of great benefit to the achievement of the purpose of your conversation.

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The advertising manager of a major newspaper called the doctor and said, "Can you help a lady keep her job?"

He went on to explain: "This lady is in her 60s and has been my secretary for 15 years. I admire her, but she talks so fast I can't keep up. A few years ago I didn't care much, However, as the burden of work and pressure increased, her voice became more and more irritating to me. I really don't want to fire her, but if she still can't slow down, I have to let her leave me so that my The mind can stay awake."

Later, when the secretary came to meet with the doctor, the doctor really felt the embarrassment of the advertising manager.But this lady also had her difficulties.She is always busy all day long. Various paperwork, visits and negotiations from people from all walks of life, and handling of urgent affairs have filled her work schedule. Gradually, her speaking speed is synchronized with the rhythm of the day's work. .

Before starting to guide her in learning the technique of "slowing down", the doctor first prescribed this prescription: make a few notes and let her stick them in places that can attract her attention, such as telephones.The paper said: "Slow, don't jump."

Like most fast talkers, she jumped a lot when she spoke.Therefore, the doctor also put special emphasis on asking her to speak clearly and coherently every word.

Three weeks passed, and she kept an eye on the speed of her speech.Gradually, a welcome tranquility descended on her office.One day, the advertising manager called the doctor again, and he said cheerfully: "Her voice used to sound like a hailstorm falling on the roof, but now, her voice is as light and cheerful as a babbling brook."

Contrary to people who talk too fast, there are also people who talk in "slow gear" forever.

A salesman found that it was always difficult for him to finish what he wanted to say within the stipulated time.Sometimes, he drove 10 minutes to a customer's home, but worried that he only had 15 minutes to talk about the product.

His main problem is that he doesn't know how to organize his speech. He should learn to arrange what he wants to say.In this way, when necessary, the language can be shortened without affecting the effect of the conversation.More importantly, he must learn how to speak at a pace appropriate to the situation without losing clarity and persuasiveness.

Before he started learning to adjust his pace, it took him 10 minutes to cover a topic that an average person could easily cover in 15 minutes.Now, in 10 minutes, he can use effective words to talk about issues that take others 20 minutes to talk about.He can also speak faster or slower as he wishes.

It can be seen that adjusting the speaking speed has two meanings. Whether you speak too fast or too slow, you can correct it.

The speed of your speech does not have to be as fast as a bullet, nor as slow as a hippopotamus, neither too fast nor too slow, the important thing is to let the language flow freely.

Talk like playing the piano, express like flowing water

Speaking expression can not only show a person's inner image, but also reflect a person's inner cultivation.

Those who stutter and speak without any sense of rhythm seldom impress others. Such people can hardly say anything worthy of our attention.Only those who know the rhythm of speaking and have clear thinking can have active thinking.

The highest state of mastering the rhythm is to express naturally and fluently.

So, how do you improve your fluency in speaking?
First, you should be familiar with the subject of your speech.

When there is no hesitation in our thinking, what we want to say automatically comes to our lips.Good preparation can increase fluency, because preparation can increase your self-confidence, so you can be more convinced of what you have to say.In addition, familiarity with the subject will make the speaker more passionate, and this passion will make the speaker's whole body and mind into the realm of his speech, and fluency will not be a problem.

Second, the pronunciation should be accurate.

Slurred pronunciation is a sign of hesitation in speaking.If the speaker hesitates several times in a row, it will make people feel that he does not really know what he is talking about, but is trying to find out what is wrong in his head, and the result is more fluent.

Again, be enthusiastic.

We noticed that when people were excited, their voices became higher and faster, and the speech seemed to be more fluent at this time.So, when speaking, contagiously contagious with your enthusiasm and speak loudly.If you're emotionally disturbed and trembling in front of an audience, speak up.

Finally, speaking quickly can also improve fluency.

Your mind functions faster when you speak quickly, just like reading, if you can concentrate on reading quickly, you can read two books in the time you spend reading one. book and gain a better understanding.

Grasp the rhythm of speaking so that the speech is as tense as the strings and flows slowly like flowing water.In this regard, we should actively learn.

Confidence is the "vitamin" of expression

Someone once conducted a survey to find out the reasons and inner desires of people for eloquence training, and the results of the survey were surprisingly consistent.Most people have basically the same desire and reason: When people ask me to stand up and speak, I feel uncomfortable and scared, which prevents me from thinking clearly, concentrating, and not knowing what I am going to say .So my biggest wish is to be able to express my views confidently and calmly in front of the public, with clear logic, rich connotations, and convincing people.

People with strong self-confidence are generally eloquent people; people who are eloquent are generally people with strong self-confidence.

Self-confidence can promote the improvement of speaking ability; the improvement of speaking ability can further enhance self-confidence, and the two interact.Confidence is the driving force for improving the ability of speaking and expressing, and is the most important force for career success; speaking and expressing is the external manifestation of self-confidence, and it is one of the most effective ways to improve self-confidence.

Lincoln said: "No matter how people hate me, as long as they are willing to give me a chance to say a few words, I can persuade them." How confident is this!
It takes great courage and courage to speak and express yourself in front of a large audience. This is an important way to cultivate and exercise self-confidence.Around us, there are many people with sharp ideas and high talents, but they cannot use their strengths to participate in the discussion. It is not that they do not want to participate, but because they lack confidence.

In public, the taciturn person thinks: "My opinion may be worthless. If I say it, others may think it is stupid. I'd better not say anything. Besides, other people may know more than me. I don’t want them to know I’m so ignorant.” These people often make vague promises to themselves: “I won’t speak until next time.” But they know they won’t be able to keep that promise.Every time they are taciturn, they are exposed to the "poison" of lack of confidence again, and they will lose more and more confidence.

On a positive note, if you speak up as much as possible, you will increase your confidence.No matter what kind of meeting you attend, you must take the initiative to speak every time.There are many people who were originally dull or stuttering, but they became eloquent through practicing to enhance their speaking confidence, such as George Bernard Shaw and Kakuei Tanaka.Confidence is the "vitamin" for public speaking and communication.

Remove the language barrier of expression
Today in the 21st century, people take it for granted that an actor must have a moving conversation, but this was not the case in the film industry in the past. At the end of the 20s, the appearance of sound films was like a scythe that swept across everything, almost eliminating all contemporary stars. At that time, Hollywood seemed to have a plague.

In the age of silent films, stars never had to pay attention to their conversations, because the audience could not hear them, so the presence of voices made everyone panic.A promising star took an overdose of sleeping pills after listening to a tape of himself for the first time.The lover in the minds of many movie fans-Karene Griffith bid farewell to the film industry after "Time" magazine made a merciless review of her film, and is gone forever.The review read: "Beautiful Karene Griffith turns out to use her nose to talk."

Before the combination of sound and film, John Gilbert, successor to screen lover Rudolph Valentino, signed a four-year contract with an annual salary of $4 million.But in his first sound film, his shrill voice caused laughter from audiences who, a year earlier, had been swooning over Gilbert's enthusiasm!

Talking films took over the screens, and the golden age of silent films was over.

However, this past incident reminds us all the time that if we want to be successful, the skills of conversation and expression are very important.It is almost certain that a successful office person must also be a person who speaks confidently, accurately, and persuasively, and can even be called an "office eloquent".Because, in the "office war", everyone who is eager to succeed must use eloquence and control speech to sell himself and persuade others without exception. During the long journey, his intelligence, sagacity, ability, and plans were almost all expressed through language.If you also want to be such a successful person, then, from now on, pay attention to your conversation and expression!

Marshall McLuhan's famous saying - "Appearance equals information" may not apply to all human communication methods, but it certainly applies to language communication.

A language barrier or a lack of expressive ability will at least make people underestimate you, which will lead to the ruthless spread of rumors against you, and of course this will distort your image.

Speech disorders come in all forms, some are like a handicap that requires plastic surgery to correct; ; and some are like repairing a car, need to adjust parts or add some oil to lubricate... Just like fingers existed before forks and chopsticks, meaningless gurgling, screaming, roaring, and laughing before language has been widely used by humans.

Correct the pronunciation defect of the expression

In the process of speaking and expressing, some incorrect pronunciation will become an obstacle to our expression, making it difficult for us to express our thoughts and opinions accurately and clearly.

The following pronunciation defects need to be corrected in your usual speaking and expression.

1. Nasal
Pinch your nose with your thumb and forefinger, and say "uh...huh...uh..." Your fingers will feel the vibration of the nose caused by the pronunciation, which is nasal sound.

Speaking in a nasal voice is easy to put on airs and make people feel awkward. This is a shortcoming that greatly damages the personal image of speaking.

In order to avoid vocalization through the nasal cavity, the mouth should be opened when speaking, and the distance between the upper and lower teeth should be kept half a centimeter, unlike the two rows of corn kernels on the corn shaft that are tightly packed together.Resonate with your chest.

2. Accent
The common voice we raise to call a child is a high-pitched voice, a high-pitched voice, a thick neck, blood vessels and tendons protruding like ropes, and tense muscles near the jaw. This voice sounds as sharp as the cry of a seagull.The sharp sound is worse than the nasal sound. To treat the sharp sound, you must first try to reduce the physiological tension and relax your jaw, tongue, mouth, and vocal cords.

3. Whisper
It has been said that whispers are ghosts of voices, voices that have lost most of their intonation and resonance.We can place our fingers on our throats and say a word or two at a normal volume, with no vibration at all, no buzzing, we are talking in a whisper.Talking to oneself when there is no one, and praying before the Buddha are all whispers.But speaking in a whisper often omits entire syllables in a sentence, which sounds drowsy.

4. Hoarse
If it is not because of colds, smoking and other diseases, hoarseness is caused by improper breathing. When speaking, the airflow acts on the vocal cords too much, which makes the vocal cords very tired and the voice will be hoarse.Some hoarse voices can also produce pleasant effects due to special circumstances, but it is not a long-term solution and must be adjusted.

5. Vague
When some people speak, they seem to be ambiguous with something in their mouths. The words they speak seem to be stuck together. Sometimes the whole words are omitted. When this kind of people speak, their lips seem not to move very much. We often put This kind of slurred, low-voiced, and ambiguous speakers are called babblers.

6. Monotonous
The speaking voice is monotonous, and it sounds like a robot speaking without pitch changes and without color.A normal voice contains scales of 12 to 20 notes, and a monotonous voice probably contains no more than 5 notes.

7. Speed ​​of speech.

Talking too fast or too slowly can make people sound uncomfortable, the former makes people feel breathless and nervous, and the latter makes people sleepy.The normal speech speed has different standards in different situations. The speed of the news broadcaster of the Central People’s Broadcasting Station is about 350 words per minute. The teacher’s classroom lectures should be 200-250 words per minute. The usual speaking speed should not be fixed , if the effects of pauses and emotional changes are not included, it is generally slower than reading aloud, about 160 words per minute.

Accurate expression: enunciate words clearly and pronounce accurately
Here are some simple, easy and effective ways to improve eloquence and verbal expression training.The purpose of the training method is to enable people to be articulate, accurate in pronunciation and clear in articulation.

Method: Find a speech or a well-written essay.First take a dictionary or a dictionary to look up the words and words that you don't know or understand in the article, figure it out, figure it out, and then start reading aloud.Generally speaking, the reading speed is slow at the beginning, and the speed is increased gradually, and the reading speed is faster each time, and finally reaches the fastest speed you can achieve.

Requirements: There should be no pauses in the reading process, the pronunciation should be accurate, the enunciation should be clear, and the pronunciation should be as complete as possible.Because if you don't pronounce every character sound completely, then when the speed is increased, people will not be able to hear what you are saying, and the meaning of "fast" will be lost.Our "fast" must be based on clear enunciation and clean pronunciation.We have all heard the commentary of Song Shixiong, an expert commentator on sports programs, and his commentary is very "fast".The "kuai" explained by Song Shixiong is fast but not chaotic. Every word and every sound is pronounced very clearly and accurately without ambiguity.The "fast" we hope to achieve is his kind of "fast", with clear articulation and accurate pronunciation, not "fast" for the sake of "fast".

The advantage of this kind of training is that it is not restricted by time and place, no matter when and where, as long as there is an article at hand, you can practice.And it is not limited by personnel, and it can be completed by one person without the cooperation of others.Of course, you can also find a classmate to listen to your speed reading practice and ask him to help pick out the problems in your speed reading.For example, which word is not pronounced accurately enough, where the pronunciation is not clear, etc., this will be more conducive to your purposeful correction and learning.You can also use a tape recorder to record your speed reading, and then listen to it yourself to find out the shortcomings and make improvements.It would be better if there is a teacher to guide.

But it should be noted that the speed reading method is not just for training the speed of speaking, the speed of speaking should not be too fast, nor too slow.Talking too fast makes it difficult for the listeners to cope with, and they are also prone to fatigue. Some people think that speaking fast can save time, but the purpose of speaking is to make the other party understand what you mean.In addition, whether it is a speaker or an obedient person, he must use his thoughts, otherwise, he cannot accurately grasp the content of the speech.Of course, speaking too slowly is also wrong. On the one hand, it wastes time, and on the other hand, it will make the listener feel impatient.

Here are some more exercises like this:

Take a deep breath.Count and see how many you can count.

Run about 20 meters, and then read a passage of text, try to avoid panting.

Read the following idioms according to the requirements of the characters:
Heroes and heroes, strong soldiers and strong horses, scrambling to be the first, open and aboveboard, and far-sighted;

Fruitful, colorful, clear-eyed, mirage, indecisive;

It has a long history and beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Read tongue twister:

The pacesetters rushed to the north slope on all sides, and the artillerymen lined up on the north slope; the artillerymen were afraid of touching the pacesetters, and the pacesetters were afraid of touching the artillery cannons.

Go across the wide ditch with a melon basket, hurry across the ditch to see the strange dog; just see the strange dog buckle the melon basket, and see the dog when the melon basket is empty.

Hong Xiaobo and Bai Xiaoguo were collecting radishes in baskets.Hong Xiaobo took a basket of white radishes, and Bai Xiaoguo took a basket of carrots. I don't know whether Hong Xiaobo took more white radishes or Bai Xiaoguo took more carrots.

(End of this chapter)