11 Ways to Become a Better Speaker
How to Speak so People Listen
Success Tips and Speech Patterns to Avoid
I Learned from a Great TED TalK
11 Tips for Successful Communication
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Be Honest
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Be Authentic
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Be Accountable
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Be Kind
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Be Mindful
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Avoid Gossip
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Avoid Judging
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Avoid Negativity
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Avoid Complaining
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Avoid Excuses
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Avoid Lying
More Ideas I Learned from this Ted Talk
Remember to HAIL others when communicating
By becoming more mindful and conscious of the way we speak, our communication is received better and we get more of what we want
6 patterns to avoid that cause people not to listen
By perfecting these speaking tools, people respond even better to your delivery
Register, speaking from deep inside vs. nasally
Timbre, the way your voice feels, warm vs. cold
Prosody, singsong, monotone or questioning
Pace, speaking quickly or slowly
Pitch, high or low tone
Volume, really excited loud or soft attentive or broadcasting
Ninja Move: Warm Up Your Voice!
Wow, I had never thought of doing this before discussing something important. I think it out in my mind and get relaxed, though what an interesting concept of “warming up my instrument!”
Stand Up and Do Each Exercise 3x
- Arm Ups, Big Breath In and Sigh Out Deeply
- Lips “Baa Baa Baa”
- Motorboat sound, lip-vibrating “Brrr”
- Laa Laa Laa Laa
- Roll an R
- Siren “Weeeeeeoooooohhhhhhhhh”
It was fun to get warmed up and learn great tools!
Now go and speak dreams into reality 🙂
Here is the original Ted Talk by Julian Treasure that inspired this post
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