Hello everyone! Great website. I discovered it a few days ago and have spent hours reading it.
Quick question: is anyone here a member of Toastmasters International? I joined my local club about six months ago. It really opened my mind and made me so much more aware of how I speak. So far I've done 11 speeches, but will slow it down to about one per month now.
It's my goal to sound like a radio announcer or a professional speaker. Although I've made great progess, that goal is still quite far away from attained. Speaking in front of an audience wasn't a big concern for me, but I'm much more aware of proper annunciation and avoiding filler words/phrases.
Some people think that to sound fluent in English or any language, it's important to use slang, filler words or relaxed pronounciation or merging of words (like "gonna" for "going to"). Ironically, this is excactly what I'm trying to avoid saying and doing!
Quick question: is anyone here a member of Toastmasters International? I joined my local club about six months ago. It really opened my mind and made me so much more aware of how I speak. So far I've done 11 speeches, but will slow it down to about one per month now.
It's my goal to sound like a radio announcer or a professional speaker. Although I've made great progess, that goal is still quite far away from attained. Speaking in front of an audience wasn't a big concern for me, but I'm much more aware of proper annunciation and avoiding filler words/phrases.
Some people think that to sound fluent in English or any language, it's important to use slang, filler words or relaxed pronounciation or merging of words (like "gonna" for "going to"). Ironically, this is excactly what I'm trying to avoid saying and doing!