What are the ingredients of confident communication? Is it the knowledge of the topic discussed? Well, I personally know brilliant PhDs and scientists who know their subject really well, but when it comes to talking about it they often sound boring and feel shy. The number one reason why people take our elocution lessons is their lack of confidence when communicating.
During our elocution lessons, we recommend that students pay attention to their physical presence, maintain a good straight posture and have a confident way of moving their body.
Together we work on:
Clarity of speech and articulation with the apps Get Rid of your Accent UK1, American Accent App, Business English Speech
Voice projection
Stressing the key messages
Using pauses effectively
Developing measured pace
Speech structure, you can read our popular blog about it.
Many students who take our elocution lessons tend to rush their speech and it takes time to slow down. They speak fast and try to say all they know in a short period of time. In order to sound clear and confident, it would be better to speak less and pay attention to how you speak.Another common problem is boring, monotonous speech. To sound interesting, we work on:
Inflexions. There are some useful exercises in the apps Fluent English Speech, Fluent American Speech
Voice modulation. You can find great material on that in the app Power, Pitch, Pace, Pause
We highly recommend our life-changing elocution apps, books and classes which will bring you confidence and success!
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