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This is Suneel. I have completed my MBA (HR) in 2010 in Hyderabad. Presently, I am working as an HR Trainee in a Core HR Consultancy firm in Hyderabad. I want to improve my Spoken English Skills, Voice, and Accent Skills. How can I improve my skills? Could you give me some suggestions?
"I want to become a good motivator and give seminars in front of employees to improve their performance." How can I achieve this AIM?
Regards, Suneel
From India, Hyderabad
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6This is Suneel. I have completed my MBA (HR) in 2010 in Hyderabad. Presently, I am working as an HR Trainee in a Core HR Consultancy firm in Hyderabad. I want to improve my Spoken English Skills, Voice, and Accent Skills. How can I improve my skills? Could you give me some suggestions?
"I want to become a good motivator and give seminars in front of employees to improve their performance." How can I achieve this AIM?
Regards, Suneel
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi,
For anything you do in life, a clear goal/vision, adequate motivation/enthusiasm, hard work/discipline, and the ability to take risks/challenges are critical attributes.
However, if you are seeking help in improving your communication skills in a short time, I am afraid it is not so easy. I presume when you refer to communication skills, you also mean that you want to improve upon your English language skills too. What you primarily require are the key attributes called 'discipline' and 'enthusiasm' with which you can achieve anything you want.
Your enthusiasm is the reason you wrote in at Citehr. The next test is to be disciplined and follow the suggestions given here.
1. My first suggestion is to read as much in English as possible. A standard daily English newspaper and the Reader's Digest have very good reading material.
2. Make more English-speaking friends and make a determined effort to speak only in English, even if you keep forgetting words, tend to stammer, or your friends tend to laugh at you. This will require a lot of willpower, but believe me, you will soon improve.
3. I would also suggest you try to learn at least 3-5 new words and look up the meaning in a dictionary. Then try and use these words in your daily work and in your communication.
4. If you still feel that professional help is needed, then you will have to attend English speaking classes.
5. You must also use Word to type in your written communication and try to correct the errors that show up. This is a quick and easy way to improve your written skills. For example, there are a few errors in what you have typed in Citehr regarding your problem, which could easily have been corrected before posting it. Avoid all tendency to use SMS language, short forms, slang, etc.
6. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in them and also be inspired by them. You can click on the links below for instant access:
- Daily Blog: www.actspot.wordpress.com
- Weekly Blog: www.poweract.blogspot.com
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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For anything you do in life, a clear goal/vision, adequate motivation/enthusiasm, hard work/discipline, and the ability to take risks/challenges are critical attributes.
However, if you are seeking help in improving your communication skills in a short time, I am afraid it is not so easy. I presume when you refer to communication skills, you also mean that you want to improve upon your English language skills too. What you primarily require are the key attributes called 'discipline' and 'enthusiasm' with which you can achieve anything you want.
Your enthusiasm is the reason you wrote in at Citehr. The next test is to be disciplined and follow the suggestions given here.
1. My first suggestion is to read as much in English as possible. A standard daily English newspaper and the Reader's Digest have very good reading material.
2. Make more English-speaking friends and make a determined effort to speak only in English, even if you keep forgetting words, tend to stammer, or your friends tend to laugh at you. This will require a lot of willpower, but believe me, you will soon improve.
3. I would also suggest you try to learn at least 3-5 new words and look up the meaning in a dictionary. Then try and use these words in your daily work and in your communication.
4. If you still feel that professional help is needed, then you will have to attend English speaking classes.
5. You must also use Word to type in your written communication and try to correct the errors that show up. This is a quick and easy way to improve your written skills. For example, there are a few errors in what you have typed in Citehr regarding your problem, which could easily have been corrected before posting it. Avoid all tendency to use SMS language, short forms, slang, etc.
6. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in them and also be inspired by them. You can click on the links below for instant access:
- Daily Blog: www.actspot.wordpress.com
- Weekly Blog: www.poweract.blogspot.com
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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Hi Suneel,
Since you have specifically mentioned spoken English skills, voice, and accent, I will provide you with some tips I use in my accent 'neutralization' training (although there is really no such thing as a neutral accent). I will not relate this to general communication skills or vocabulary acquisition. Follow these ten golden rules:
1. Learn the sounds of English (learn the IPA chart).
2. Learn to use a dictionary (you need to know the phonemic symbols, therefore, number 1 - and no, it is not difficult to learn the chart).
3. Train by observing, listening, and repeating (observe the mouth - lips, teeth, tongue, and jaw movement of good speakers - so, you should use your eyes and not just your ears).
4. Record your voice (you do not hear yourself as others hear you).
5. Watch newsreaders and good actors on TV and listen to good readers/speakers on the radio.
6. Articulate and internalize, don't just imitate.
7. Slow down so you can enunciate clearly, even sing the words - this will relax the vocal cords.
8. Breathe - do Pranayam like Brahmari, deep breathing, and even Aumkara (I always start my sessions with 5 minutes of breathing exercises and 5 minutes of mouth and jaw exercises. It makes a huge difference to your articulation).
9. Adopt the two P's - Patience and Practice.
10. Find a good trainer.
If you start with the phonemic sounds now and follow the ten guidelines with consistency and discipline, in a few weeks, you will start to see the results. Remember, it will not happen overnight so be patient. Good luck.
Rani Rao Innes
Partner and Lead Trainer
Link Communications
From India, Bangalore
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Since you have specifically mentioned spoken English skills, voice, and accent, I will provide you with some tips I use in my accent 'neutralization' training (although there is really no such thing as a neutral accent). I will not relate this to general communication skills or vocabulary acquisition. Follow these ten golden rules:
1. Learn the sounds of English (learn the IPA chart).
2. Learn to use a dictionary (you need to know the phonemic symbols, therefore, number 1 - and no, it is not difficult to learn the chart).
3. Train by observing, listening, and repeating (observe the mouth - lips, teeth, tongue, and jaw movement of good speakers - so, you should use your eyes and not just your ears).
4. Record your voice (you do not hear yourself as others hear you).
5. Watch newsreaders and good actors on TV and listen to good readers/speakers on the radio.
6. Articulate and internalize, don't just imitate.
7. Slow down so you can enunciate clearly, even sing the words - this will relax the vocal cords.
8. Breathe - do Pranayam like Brahmari, deep breathing, and even Aumkara (I always start my sessions with 5 minutes of breathing exercises and 5 minutes of mouth and jaw exercises. It makes a huge difference to your articulation).
9. Adopt the two P's - Patience and Practice.
10. Find a good trainer.
If you start with the phonemic sounds now and follow the ten guidelines with consistency and discipline, in a few weeks, you will start to see the results. Remember, it will not happen overnight so be patient. Good luck.
Rani Rao Innes
Partner and Lead Trainer
Link Communications
From India, Bangalore
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