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Many of us want to generate unusual ideas, work more productively and remember more - but often our own brain gets in the way of a bright life, which needs only pictures with cats in social networks. We offer you 7 books that will help cheer up your head and put your gray matter in order.
We can all be three times better than now, but how to achieve this? Professional coach Roger Sipe believes that we need to use our brains more effectively and suggests that we develop them. Of course, this is not without common truths - to become a model of productivity, you will have to get rid of useless activities (which include extra hours of sleep), stop worrying about trifles, and constantly push yourself out of your comfort zone. And then the author moves on to specific practices - shows how to better remember information, speed up reading by doing exercises for the eyes, and help the brain cope with tasks faster by setting priorities.
Biologist John Medina believes that you don't need special exercises to increase your productivity - you just need to understand how our brain works. And here the author deduced 12 rules. For example, the brain can hold attention for only ten minutes, after which it should rest by switching to another object. Women better remember the details of what happened, and men get to the heart of the problem faster. Just 26 minutes of sleep will increase your performance by a third. The book will help you understand your own head and find a common language with it.
The author of "Remember Everything" really remembers everything - for example, the number Pi up to 22528 decimal places. Such a person can clearly be trusted in the development of memory. First, the author understands how it works - for example, personal experience, enthusiasm and the desire to share information with other people help to remember even the smallest details, and excessive emotionality or lack of interest, on the contrary, reduces our effectiveness. Then you will learn specific practices - you will begin to remember words better by studying foreign languages, keep in mind to-do lists and lectures, do not forget the names of new acquaintances and important dates. So, in order to memorize the meaning of complex words, it is enough to select the correct associations for them: a collision is a collision, there were battles in the Colosseum, that is, a collision, a collision - the Colosseum, done! The main thing is to know the right technique.
Why do some people gush with unusual ideas, while others resigned themselves to dullness? Dmitry Chernyshev sees the root of the problem in the fact that we put life into automatic mode, without giving ourselves a reason to think. To get out of this trance, we need to consciously set ourselves tasks and turn on the brain - for example, solve riddles. Do not assume that the author exaggerates the problem - modern world really leaves us no room for thought: films fascinate with vivid special effects, video games - with incredible graphics. "How People Think" is a visual journey through the mind of a modern person, where each chapter tries to unbalance the reader and teach him to think.
5. Mark Williams and Danny Penman Mindfulness
We load our brains with a bunch of information that causes stress and, in turn, loads us even more. According to psychologist Mark Williams and biochemist Danny Penman, meditation will help get out of the vicious circle - but not Buddhist, but modern, developed by a scientific team and approved by the British Ministry of Health. And if the other books in our selection teach you to think in a new way, then Mindfulness will first ask you to ... turn off your head, calm down and cope with the flow of random ideas. Mindfulness exercises help to structure the mind and keep the brain out of control. Starting with a simple meditation in which you will simply follow your breath, the authors will gradually move on to more complex exercises, bringing life out of an automatic state. This book is a great addition to "How People Think" by Dmitry Chernyshev.
Life is pain and there's nothing you can do about it. But if some are broken by the slightest problems, then others can withstand serious blows of fate and become only stronger. "Invincible Mind" shows how to get into their number. This book is not about achieving happiness, but about how not to go astray on the way to it. Practitioner Alex Lickerman suggests restructuring your mind - not running away from problems, but perceiving them as a source of strength, not waiting for the best, but knowing that there will be obstacles in your path. This is an extremely harsh, but at the same time extremely honest book.
Flexibility helps you get rid of one of the most dangerous thinking errors - the idea that your abilities are determined at birth. Wishing to praise their children, parents from a young age convince them that they are incredibly talented, and thus stop them personal growth. Subsequently, they intervene school teachers, highlighting the excellent students and favorites. Carol Dweck believes that people need to give up fixed mindsets from a very early age, because our mind works differently - being flexible, it allows us to grow and become better, constantly realizing that any weakness can be turned into your strength.
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Many people read books to pass the time, many to get some information or to “plunge” into another world, and there are those who read books to increase their vocabulary and improve their own. This is the kind of literature we are talking about.
To develop your mind, flexibility of thinking, increase vocabulary, you should not waste time reading mediocre novels, stupid fantasy, etc., it is better to choose a complex one, but useful literature. So, let's look at several categories of books that help to replenish vocabulary and develop intelligence.
Scientific literature
Do not be afraid of such a name, these books do not have to be an encyclopedia filled with incomprehensible terms. Stop your attention on literature about art and culture, about society and man, about nature, books that explain the unusual phenomena that are happening around us will be very interesting and useful. By reading such literature, you will gain new knowledge that will certainly be useful to you in life. Here is a short list of books to get you started:
- A. Migdal "From conjecture to truth";
- E. Kandel "In search of memory";
- F. Stephen "The Book of General Errors".
Serious fiction
Good ones works of art are based on philosophy, history, psychology, therefore, when reading such literature, a person not only plunges into a new world, but also develops speech, improves thinking and memory. In addition, fiction books instill good taste, here are some of them:
- L. N. Tolstoy "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina";
- M. A. Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita";
- I. S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons";
- E. Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea".
Philosophical literature
Philosophy is one of the main sciences of human existence, although in modern times this genre is not so popular. In fact, such books will be very useful to read, because philosophical works teach us to understand the desires of people, life, help us understand ourselves. Also, these books are great for increasing vocabulary and developing thinking. By the way, in addition to the classical philosophy familiar to us, we should not forget about religious teachings. The Bible, Koran, Mahabharata, etc. will not only be useful, but also very interesting to read. Get started with philosophy with the following books:
- O. Khayyam "Rubai";
- I. Kant "Critique of Pure Reason";
- F. La Rochefoucauld "Memoirs".
Poetry
Most people do not take this genre seriously, believing that poems are needed only to conquer the weaker sex. However, this is not so, because poetry teaches eloquence, teaches figurative thinking, etc. We advise you to read:
- W. Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet";
- I. Brodsky "Collected Works";
- A. Akhmatova "I learned to live simply, wisely";
- N. Nekrasov “Who is living well in Russia”;
- M. Lermontov "Demon".
historical literature
Reading historical literature, there is an opportunity not only to have a good time for interesting book but also learn a lot of new things, discover 
for yourself facts from the past that will help you better understand the present. Someone considers history to be a very boring genre, but there are many books that describe historical facts in compelling stories. In addition to new knowledge, historical ones are perfect for developing vocabulary and correct speech. Here is a short list.
Graceful speech arouses genuine interest and arouses the admiration of listeners. Meaningful, capacious phrases testify to the culture of the storyteller or writer. The wider the vocabulary, the easier it is to convey a thought and defend a point of view. How to learn to express yourself correctly and increase your personal “repository” of speech turns?
Linguists have not decided on the general criteria for compiling dictionaries, so the number of words varies:
- BAS (Big Academic Dictionary) - 131,257;
- dictionary of V. I. Dahl - 200,000;
- Ozhegov's dictionary - 57,000.
The following is the number of speech turns in the vocabulary of an average citizen:
- first grade student - 2 thousand;
- student - 10 thousand;
- professor - 50 thousand.
It turns out that people touch a small fraction of the wealth of the lexical fund of the language in everyday life. The increase in vocabulary is moving at a rate of one vocabulary unit per week. What techniques will speed up the process of "absorption" of lexemes?
Books are a source of knowledge and an exciting hobby. Reading develops and enriches speech. However, not every book is useful for the development of intelligence. There are recognized authors who have created masterpieces that reveal the beauty of the Great Russian language to the fullest.
Domestic classics
Acquaintance with the great works that influenced the formation of native speech and moral values will definitely expand the vocabulary of everyone:
- M.V. Lomonosov - collections of poems, letters and translations of Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov, scientist, founder of the national poetic culture - a storehouse of new words. The poet introduced the following concepts into the Russian language: "pump", "mine", "drawing".
- N.M. Karamzin - the work of a literary figure had a significant impact on the development of native speech. The historian and writer created neologisms (human, love, public) and barbarisms (coachman, sidewalk). Books are recommended for acquaintance: "Poor Lisa", "History of the Russian State".
- F.M. Dostoevsky is a novelist of world significance, an innovator and a philosopher. Books: "Crime and Punishment", "Demons", "The Idiot" and "The Brothers Karamazov" are known all over the world. Dive into psychological games and the dilemmas of the heroes will make you empathize and feel. Reading Dostoevsky will fill speech with unexpected forms and shades.
- A.S. Pushkin is the foundation of Russian literature, the owner of the widest vocabulary (approximately 25,000 lexemes) among the country's literary figures. Tales and poems of the writer are sorted into quotations and catchphrases. A journey through the pages of the prose writer's works will replenish the "repository" of the words of any book lover.
Encyclopedias and glossaries
The study of anthologies and thematic textbooks - an increase in the reader's vocabulary. When the subject matter resonates with the reader's preferences, boredom is eliminated. Specialized dictionaries provide an impressive selection of topics: space discoveries, animals, technology, travel, political games.
foreign classics
The enjoyment of translations of foreign masterpieces helps to understand the motives of the behavior of various nationalities, and to consider events from an unusual angle.
- Classic England - Immerse yourself in English traditions, solve incredible puzzles, play dangerous games, unravel intrigues with the famous detective, Arthur Conan Doyle offers in the Sherlock Holmes series. The tragedy and difficulties of growing up were described by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare's verbal devices are famous all over the world, the poet's books are sure to color the speech of book lovers with new colors.
- French creations - Dreamer Jules Verne "Twenty thousand leagues under the sea" is easily perceived at any age. The books of the French master instill a love of literature.
- The American Dream - Theodore Dreiser "The Financier" will describe the realities of capitalism and add a couple of economic terms to the vocabulary.
- Mark Twain in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will infect with the spirit of adventurism and teach American slang.
How to memorize words from books
If you liked the character’s judgment from the book and wanted to include the statement in your speech for further use, then the phrase should be written down in a notebook and read aloud (auditory memory is turned on and it is easier to remember the information). The more often you apply what is written in practice, the faster the expression will enter the "comfort zone" and become a natural part of the active vocabulary. If you write down quotes regularly, then your own dictionary of favorite sayings will soon appear.
memorize words in game form, effortlessly - right. A little creativity and diligence - a warm family evening with educational entertainment is ready! Games can be mobile or desktop:
- Thematic crosswords. Compiling a crossword puzzle on the topic of a read fairy tale is fun for the family. Thinking about questions and answers improves a child's long-term memory. The one who solves the puzzle is encouraged by a prize, and games in the family, in addition to mental development, bring together and form traditions.
- Abstracts of favorite works. Demosthenes rewrote Thucydides' History 8 times. By imitating the example of a Greek speaker, one can develop literacy, memory and vocabulary.
- Keeping a diary or trying a pen - writing a story, poem or book - creative self-expression and training for the brain. The presentation of words on paper indirectly develops colloquial speech. If the creation sounds dry, and the words are often repeated, a synonym dictionary will solve the problem. Correctly chosen word forms similar in meaning will exclude tautologies.
Careful attitude to literature, the study of encyclopedias, entering unfamiliar words in notebooks are components of speech development and vocabulary expansion. Games that instill in children a love of books from childhood are a guarantee of harmonious growing up with healthy principles. The main secret of skillful explanation and broad outlook, unquenchable curiosity and inexhaustible interest in life.
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Each of us has ever read a book. Someone read in order to plunge into the fantastic world of the work and visit unknown planets with the main characters. Someone wanted to visit the past or the future. Men tried on the image of a superhero or a secret service agent. The girls dreamed of being in the place of the main characters romance novels. Someone just killed time on the train, leafing through the pages of a novel bought at the station. And someone purposefully worked with books that help develop vocabulary. Books for the development of speech are quite complex, but thanks to literature that develops speech, colloquial speech becomes more literate, and vocabulary becomes rich.
- scientific literature;
- serious fiction;
- philosophy;
- poetry;
- historical literature.
Books for the development of adult speech
Everyone needs to read non-fiction at least once in a while. In these books you can find answers to many questions that have not allowed you to sleep peacefully for many years in a row. Such books will help to understand what is happening around us, in the origin of unusual phenomena, to explain the main problems of the unity of man and nature. Reading such books will give you new knowledge that will never be superfluous. What to read, everyone chooses for himself, we offer the best and most affordable options.
Radislav Gandapas "Kama Sutra for the speaker". In the book, a famous businessman and speaker shares the secrets of speaking in public. If you are always nervous about giving a speech in front of an audience, wanting to get the support and attention of your listeners, and also learn to enjoy it, this book is for you.
Korney Chukovsky "Alive like life". This book is dedicated to the development of the Russian language and is still relevant today. From here you will learn a lot about the change of the language over time, you will understand why it is so important to speak correctly. After its publication, this book received a wide response.
Sergey Filippov "Business graters. Negotiation". In this book, the author shares his negotiation methodology, which consists of 7 levels. It also provides practical tools and visual methods which you can start using immediately after reading.
William Urey "Deal with yourself... and other worthy opponents". The question is simple: how can you negotiate with people if you cannot negotiate with yourself? The main obstacle to obtaining a result is ourselves, namely our desire to start only from our own desires and interests. The author will tell you what needs to be changed in order to begin to understand opponents and influence them.
Maxim Krongauz "The Russian language is on the verge of a nervous breakdown". The book tells about the main changes in the Russian language in the 21st century. The author considers such problems as a mixture of styles, changes in grammar, loosening of orthoepic and orthographic norms. It is worth noting that although the book was written by a linguist, the author's position is optimistic, and the first chapter is called "Notes of an enlightened layman."
Irina Levontina "Russian with a dictionary". The book will also talk about the latest trends in the language. It is interesting in that it does not just cite boring articles about individual words, but it is presented in the form of a cultural analysis, namely, the author is trying to understand what is changing in people's heads, that they begin to pronounce some words differently.
Evgenia Shestakova Speak beautifully and confidently. The voice is just an instrument. And we learn to deal with it throughout our lives. The author of the book offers a unique methodology and system of exercises, thanks to which you can get rid of the shortcomings in your speech and consolidate the result.
Sam Horn "A moment of attention. How to intrigue and captivate any audience. Did you know that fixing a person's attention on any object takes about 8 seconds? If you do not interest the audience in 8 seconds, they will absolutely stop listening to you. Therefore, in this short period of time, you need to captivate your listeners as much as possible, and in this book you will learn how.
It also contributes to the development of speech. These books were given to us at school as literature for the summer, because each such work takes more than one hundred pages. In each such book, psychology, philosophy, history and many other sciences are very beautifully intertwined. Such works not only improve vocabulary, broaden horizons, but also make you think about the problems of life for a long time. Such literature can be discussed for hours in search of main idea of the whole work, because everyone who reads such a book will have their own opinion. These works have long taken places in the libraries of all lovers of literature.
What books to read for the development of speech?
A good answer to this question would be books on philosophy. Even despite the fact that such a genre as philosophy is slowly but surely losing its popularity. It is still very useful for individual reading for a variety of reasons. The first reason is that such books are very rich in thoughts about the creation of the world, the meaning of life, and many more very complex issues of being and not only. The second reason is that such literature best develops thinking. The third reason is that the vocabulary of a person is replenished. This also includes religious literature. It may not be very interesting, but the benefits of it are undeniable.
Today, most people have stopped reading works in such a beautiful genre as poetry. Although many centuries ago, it was in this genre that the most famous works were created, which everyone knows to this day. Poems were very popular in the past. In high society times tsarist Russia it was a tradition to gather for literary poetry evenings, where the poems of the most famous poets that time. Poems will help develop the ability to choose a rhyme, greatly expand the synonymic rows, teach figurative thinking and eloquence, and no matter how trite it may sound: they will help to conquer the weaker sex. It is recommended to read such works as: W. Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet", A. Akhmatova "I learned to live simply, wisely", I. Brodsky "Collected Works", M. Lermontov "Demon".
With children, it's much more difficult. The first reason is that it is much harder to interest a small reader. The book should not be just pages with small text. It should be a bright, pleasant to the touch and rich in color illustrations book that your child will want to pick up. In addition to bright design, children's books should be interesting. They should have an interesting and rich plot. The child should want to pick up the book again and continue reading. And at the same time, the work should be simple and easy to read, because too complex word formations will drive the baby into confusion, and such a book will quickly go to the bookshelf.
For the smallest there are separate works. There is very little text in such books, very beautiful pictures. The emphasis in such works is on learning the first words of your baby. These will be the names of the animals and how these little animals talk. It can also be simple poems about the hero drawn in the picture. Or a very short story from the life of this hero. I am glad that such books can be easily found on the market or in a store, and such a masterpiece will cost very democratically. The main task of parents is to read such books together with the baby, showing everyone who is in the pictures while reading, pronounce the words clearly and clearly, and most importantly, turn the reading process into a little game.
To date, there are a lot of manuals for the development of the speech of preschoolers. The manuals are primarily written for moms and dads, as well as for kindergarten teachers. But fairy tales are best for preschoolers themselves. Older children can already draw fewer pictures. Most importantly, the text should be easy to read and understand.
We offer you to read a few children's books for the development of speech:
Olga Novikovskaya "A big album on the development of speech for the little ones". The book contains illustrated task games that are aimed at developing the correct pronunciation and vocabulary of the child.
Elena Yanushko "Help the baby speak". A unique book for parents of babies from 1 to 3 years old. It contains the most interesting exercises and games for the development of speech.
Tatyana Tkachenko "The Big Book of Tasks and Exercises for the Development of a Coherent Speech of a Baby". The book includes about 140 tasks and exercises for preschoolers and junior schoolchildren. During the classes, children will compose independent stories of a descriptive, creative and narrative nature, and this, as you know, is an effective practical technique in the development of speech.
A comprehensive guide to the development of speech, perception, attention, memory for children of middle preschool age.
Another important point is that the child must be drawn into the plot that takes place on the pages of the book. Fairy tales, in addition to vocabulary, develop imagination and fantasy in kids. Reading such books, children learn to imagine a fairy-tale world, to draw in their imagination the appearance of the main characters, their behavior. If the book is liked, then with a high probability the child will reproduce a fictional story during their games. These fairy tales should be not only interesting for the baby, but also useful. Developing fairy tales for children should carry the idea of goodness. They should teach the child to share, forgive, protect the weak, help the elders, using the example of the heroes of these fairy tales.
A preschooler can already begin to be accustomed to the culture of reading, the correct attitude to books. Now he has that period of time when the child himself should fall in love with reading, and if mom and dad kill the love for this activity in him, this will become a huge problem in the future, because it is very difficult to force him to read, especially if these are boring algebra textbooks or physics.
Delivered competent speech many consider talent to be given to the elite and needed only in certain areas of activity. In fact, everyone should think about how to develop speech. After all, good diction makes you listen to the speaker and trust his opinion more. In addition, such a skill often contributes to career growth, especially if the performance of job duties requires frequent communication with people.
Basic techniques and exercises for the development of speech
Next, we will give the most effective exercises to improve diction. A clear speech and a well-trained voice are the result of long and hard work on oneself. Therefore, it is necessary to perform these exercises regularly, and not occasionally, because only in this way will you make progress in the development of your speech.
Warm-up for the articulatory apparatus
Short warm-ups will help you set yourself up for clarity of pronunciation before doing any exercises aimed at developing diction. One of her options is to firmly clench a pencil with your teeth and say a phrase, approximately 10-15 words long. Then take out the pencil and say the same phrase again. In order not to think about the choice of text every time, you can use any poem when doing this exercise.
To help you start speaking better and strengthen the muscles of the organs involved in the speech process, exercises aimed at improving their mobility and accuracy will also help. After all, these characteristics are essential for the development of diction and high-quality pronunciation of sounds.
As you know, the most mobile organ of articulation is the tongue. Therefore, most of the gymnastics is connected with him. There are many exercises, the regular implementation of which will eliminate the need to think about the question of how to develop speech. For example, you can stick out your tongue and try to reach it first to the chin, and then to the nose. Or, as if with a brush, draw lines from the teeth to the larynx with smooth movements.
Pronunciation of phrases with artificially complicated articulation
Tongue twisters for the development of diction are considered a classic training option. With their help, you can practice in a relaxed atmosphere in the clarity of pronouncing different consonants. To achieve excellent results, it is enough to devote at least 5-10 minutes to classes every day. However, for the development of good diction there is one thing important rule: each phrase should be pronounced at a slow, medium and very fast pace.
You can start training with the simplest sentences that teach you to clearly pronounce one or two sounds. For example, these could be:
There are more complex phrases that help you understand how to learn to speak clearly and quickly words in which the pronunciation of two or more sounds in difficult combinations is practiced:
- The talker said to the talkers: “he said, don’t tell the talker that the talker has spoken,” the talker had a talker. The talker spoke, and the throat of the talker began to speak a little, and then the talker says in the end: "Stop talking, the talker spokekin."
- The commander spoke about the colonel and about the colonel, about the lieutenant colonel and about the lieutenant colonel, about the lieutenant and about the lieutenant, about the second lieutenant and about the lieutenant, about the ensign and about the ensign, about the lieutenant, but he was silent about the lieutenant.
- Firewood in the yard, firewood behind the yard, firewood under the yard, firewood above the yard, firewood along the yard, firewood across the yard, the firewood yard does not fit! We'll probably move the wood from your yard back to the wood yard.
- The cap is not sewn in the style of a cap, the bell is poured not in the style of a bell, the cap must be recapped, recapped, recapped, recapped.
- The snake has already stung. I can't get along with the snake. Already from horror it became already - the snake will eat for dinner and say: "Start over."
Pronunciation of tongue twisters
There are also special tongue twisters for developing diction and eliminating problems with the pronunciation of certain sounds. A good way to figure out what exactly needs to be corrected is to listen to your own speech from the outside. After the problems are identified, you can start working on the development of diction.
First you need to learn how to pronounce an isolated sound correctly. Then it is necessary to distinguish between similar sounds in speech, for example, “s” and “w” or “r” and “l”. A significant help in correcting your speech can be the pronunciation of special phrases, for example:
- Lara played the lyre.
- Forty mice walked, found forty pennies, and two worse mice found two pennies each.
- The Ligurian traffic controller regulated in Liguria.
- A Cossack with a saber rode to Sashka to play checkers.
- Sasha walked along the highway and sucked dry. Beavers wander into the cheeses of the forests. Beavers are brave, but kind to beavers.
- The bull is stupid, stupid bull, the bull has a white lip stupid.
- There was a white-winged ram, He turned white-winged all the rams.
- I was at Frol's, I lied to Frol about Lavr, I'll go to Lavr, Lavr on Frol Navra.
It is worth moving on to work on the next sound only after you have achieved the correct pronunciation of the first sound.
Reading aloud
In addition to speaking tongue twisters, it is also useful to read aloud for the development of diction. Recording your voice on a voice recorder can be a good incentive. Few people, having heard their speech, do not want to improve it. By reading passages from books and making an audio recording, you can practice pronunciation until it becomes almost perfect.
How to learn to speak so that it is really pleasant and interesting to listen to you? When reading aloud, do not allow monotony, and change intonations. In addition, it is worth changing the volume and speed of reading, learning to highlight the most important moments with pauses. But at the same time, control your speech so that such pauses are appropriate and not too long.
Also, do not lose sight of the fact that others are best perceived by a calm and confident voice. Whether it will be so depends largely on the mood and internal state of a person, his ability to control emotions. However, engaging in the development of diction, you can learn to speak calmly and convincingly. For example, why not pretend to be a politician and talk about the state of the economy in the country, sitting in front of a mirror?
Vocabulary replenishment
Another important aspect to consider is the need for constant intellectual development and vocabulary replenishment. A well-developed person in any situation can keep up the conversation and find the right words. To become just that, you should read more, solve crossword puzzles more often and attend various trainings on.
If you devote even a few minutes every day to work on improving diction, in a few months you will begin to speak well, and your voice will change beyond recognition. At the same time, all the efforts made will undoubtedly be rewarded over time.
Diaphragm training
In the question of how to deliver a speech, a very important aspect is the ability to control breathing. Without it, the text may be interrupted by pauses and breaths in those places where it violates its meaning or worsens emotionality. As a result, speech will become abrupt, and the meaning of what has been said is perceived worse.
Therefore, one of the first exercises to develop diction should be training to develop proper breathing:
- Spread your legs shoulder-width apart, straighten your spine, put one hand on your chest, and the other on your stomach. Inhaling through your nose, push your belly forward. Then calmly exhale air through a small hole in the lips, returning the chest and stomach to their original position.
- In order to start speaking better over time, you can complicate the exercise. To do this, try to maintain proper breathing while walking, jogging in place, imitating chopping wood or sweeping the floor.
- You can improve the development of diction with the help of the following exercise. To begin, inhale calmly, and as you exhale, pull any vowel for as long as possible. When you can hold a vowel for more than 25 seconds, try changing the tone of your voice.
The main causes of speech problems
It is impossible to achieve positive results in the development of diction if you do not understand the causes of speech disorders. Only occasionally they are associated with health problems and develop, for example, due to an abnormal structure of the jaw or a short frenulum of the tongue.
Many people have speech problems mispronunciation whistling and hissing sounds, as well as the absence of the sounds "L" or "R", or a violation of their pronunciation. A weakened articulatory apparatus may also be the cause.
Even if a person can speak well, pronouncing all sounds correctly, especially significant situations his speech may become slurred and indistinct. After all, when pronouncing words, the articulatory apparatus needs to switch very quickly from one movement to another. This is achieved only with active and intensive work of the muscles that need to be trained, for example, by regularly pronouncing tongue twisters for diction.
However main reason slurred, quiet speech is a person's shyness and lack of self-confidence. In such a situation, the development of diction is a secondary problem. First of all, you need to work on your own character and fight against complexes.