How to Speak With Eloquence
Do you want to speak with more eloquence when communicating with colleagues or friends? For most people, making a speech can be nerve-wracking. Speaking in public can put you on the spot, even if it's only in front of a small audience, such as at a work meeting, and make even the most elegant speaker choke. This is why speaking with eloquence, even in front of an auditorium full of high-school students--notoriously the worst--is such an important endeavor.
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Improve your vocabulary. Read books, browse the dictionary, or review vocabulary exercises designed for standardized testing such as the SATs and GRES and LSATS to gain better fluency with the English language. Even if you think you have a strong vocabulary, most people can benefit from some improvement. It is more important to use a word in its proper context than to use long, impressive words in the wrong context. A misuse of "verisimilitude" will not impress anyone.
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Use notes and prepare what you are going to say in advance. Write out key points or prepare an outline of your speech. Follow with practice. Solicit feedback and then practice some more.
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Relax. The biggest setback in speaking with eloquence is nervousness. Nervousness can increase your heart rate and lead to stuttering and the slurring of words. Calm yourself beforehand and stay away from coffee if you are prone to nervous energy.
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Make eye contact during your speech. Acknowledge your audience and don't get nervous if you notice someone looking at you attentively--it just means you're doing a good job.
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Speak appropriately for your audience. Avoid using words that are so big, impressive, and hard to pronounce that your audience has no clue what you're saying. Eloquent speaking is not about using big words; it's about using the perfect word to get your meaning across.
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Listen. Answer any questions people ask you during or after the speech.
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a very useful article....
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what i believe is most importat, when it comes to eloquence in speech is that you should be an influential individual. meaning that you should have a psychological grasp upon your audience psyche. this includes first, the tone of your voice. for instance imagine hearing an opera session and how unconscious its influence on you is. that influence is particularly what your voice should performing in front of your audience. however, i do not intend, by any manner, that you should sing in front of your audience, or try to do so, but you should rather stir their emotions stealthily and without them being aware of it. second, facial expressions, this simply means that your face should look really pretty, cute and attractive while you move it. indeed, this does not work for those of you whom are naturally ugly. third, language. you have to come to a certain point in life that after reading too much of eloquent authors you start thinking like them. and this can only be done by reading all their inspirational works altogether time and time again. these techniques, however egregious are the only scientifically established in the field. therefore, only by applying them can you reach a considerable amount of the so enticed speech eloquence in your miserable life ever. i am just kidding, in real life, nothing is as well established as the social hierarchy.
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what i believe is most importat, when it comes to eloquence in speech is being an influencial individual. meaning that you should have psychological grasp upon your audience. this includes first, the tone of your voice. for instance, imagine hearing opera music and how unconsiously its influence on you is. this is exactly what your vioce should perform infront of your audience. i do not intend, by any manner, that you should sing in front of your audience, but you should rather stir their emotions. second, facial expressions, this simply means that your face should look really pretty and dute, while you are moving it. indeed, this does not works for those of you whom are naturally ugly. third, language. you have to come to a certain point in life that after reading too much of eloquent authors you start thinking like them. and this can only be done by reading all their inspirational works time and time again. these are by the way, the only scientifically proved steps. by taking them you can reach a considerabe amount of eloquence in your ever miserable life. i am just kidding.
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I like it.
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I really appreciate advice.
