When you put into practice these three basic techniques you will often see a difference in your listeners responses in short order. The simple act of fully facing your audience can provide information that can enhance your communication. Well in a similar way, listeners listen with their eyes to supplement what they hear with their ears. They say that people eat with their eyes before they pick up a fork. Keep your head up and establish eye contact. With your attention on your word’s endings you become more focused on each individual word and must slow your speech down as a result. This technique is often called “Complete Word Production” and is a truly effective practice to hone in on the rate of your speech as well as enunciation. Focus on the sounds at the beginnings and endings of words. A study conducted indicated that as your vocabulary builds so does your earning potential.
You will benefit from moving your mouth through the sounds of the word to prepare the movement to be more natural, and thereby be heard more clearly. Practice saying difficult words out loud before you need to say them in a formal meeting or presentation. So, what are some key factors in saying the magic words? I have found that three foundational practices can drastically change your speech and can make your listeners attend to your message better.ġ. I can tell you what to do and can show you the equipment and show you an example of the action, but the only real way to know how it will work is to do it yourself. I often liken myself to a personal trainer when I work with clients. In my 13 years of business, I have brought to my clients the ability to use their words with more precision and efficiency to get their messages across to their listeners. However, deep down inside, many of us still hold to the hope that maybe there is a kernel of truth to the stories and we too can say something that would be revolutionary, even if only on a small scale. Many of us have grown out of the mythological belief that one word could change our circumstances. What is your magic word? Abracadabra, hocus pocus, Rumpelstiltskin? These words bring to mind a childhood that was filled with possibilities, and the magic that with only one word said at the right time to the right person we could have anything we wanted.