Skills in Spoken English

There are several candidates who lose out on a job because of the way they speak English. Either their accent isn’t right or their throw of words is not appropriate. Sometimes the choice of words also may land them in trouble. Knowing when to speak what is really important. This is the main reason why there is a growth in the importance of skills in spoken English.

There are ways to improve your skills in spoken English. You may simply do it at home or go to a professional who can help you out with your English speaking skills. The first step to learning any accent is to inculcate certain practices in your daily lifestyle. Few of the tips to improve and inculcate skills in spoken English by Lisa Mojsin, head trainer, director and founder of the Accurate English Training Company in Los Angeles are:

You must observe the movements of the mouth of those who speak the language well and then try to imitate them. This can be done while watching an English soap on television. Repeat what they say and at the same time imitate the intonation and rhythm of their speech.

Slow down your speech until you can learn the correct intonation as well as rhythms of the English language. Speaking with the wrong intonation and rhythm too quickly will only result in the native speakers having a hard time understanding your speech. It does not matter if your listener gets impatient with your slow speech. What is important is that he or she understands everything that you say.

Listen carefully to the ‘music’ of English. This will also help you enhance skills in spoken English since each language has its own music. Make sure you do not use the ‘music’ of your native language when you speak English.

Get yourself familiarized with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. If you find a certain word hard to say then look up the correct pronunciation of the word in the dictionary.

There maybe certain words that you find hard to pronounce. Find out somebody who will correctly do it for you. Record it and keep listening to it until you can grasp it yourself. Practice saying them repeatedly.

You could buy books on tape. Now record yourself while reading a portion of the book. Compare your own sound of English to the person reading the book on tape.

You must pay special attention to the endings of the words. Like the ‘s’ and ‘ed’ endings in the words will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you can use when you speak.

It has been found from a lot of research that it takes about 3 months of daily practice in order to develop strong muscles for speaking a new language. So you must record your own voice and listen continuously for pronunciation mistakes.

Be patient with the process. You can do it but maybe not overnight. So give yourself time.

There are various versions of English language. Identify your version and work on improving the clarity of your speech.

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