Dear All,
Could you please advise me on how I can improve my communication skills? I am currently working in a Travel Management company and facing a lot of problems because of English. Please provide some guidance.
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Ruchin Gupta
From India, New Delhi
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Could you please advise me on how I can improve my communication skills? I am currently working in a Travel Management company and facing a lot of problems because of English. Please provide some guidance.
Regards,
Ruchin Gupta
From India, New Delhi
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Read English newspapers. Read them aloud to friends, sisters, and brothers. Ask them to correct. Read novels to understand. Take a video and see for yourself. Correct spelling, pronunciation, presentation, delivery, clarity, and voice modulation. Note new words you come across, write them down, find meanings, try to use them, and remember them. Practice, practice, and practice.
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From India, Coimbatore
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From India, Coimbatore
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Hi Rachin,
Below are the steps you can follow:
1) Read the newspaper every day out loud. This will help you gain knowledge of new words and improve your pronunciation.
2) Practice tongue twisters. This will help reduce any influence from your mother tongue.
3) Stand in front of a mirror and talk in English on any topic. This will help you overcome stage fear and improve your fluency.
4) MOST IMPORTANT - TALK ONLY IN ENGLISH WITH EVERYONE. Let others speak in whatever language they prefer, but you speak only in English.
I am sure these steps will help you a lot. All the best.
From India, Hyderabad
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Below are the steps you can follow:
1) Read the newspaper every day out loud. This will help you gain knowledge of new words and improve your pronunciation.
2) Practice tongue twisters. This will help reduce any influence from your mother tongue.
3) Stand in front of a mirror and talk in English on any topic. This will help you overcome stage fear and improve your fluency.
4) MOST IMPORTANT - TALK ONLY IN ENGLISH WITH EVERYONE. Let others speak in whatever language they prefer, but you speak only in English.
I am sure these steps will help you a lot. All the best.
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Rachin,
This is Dr. Muralikrishna, a retired Professor of Linguistics. You need to learn the usage of English words. Learn the usages from a book namely "PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE" by MICHAEL SWAN published by OXFORD PRESS. Further, you can contact 09952923392.
With regards,
Dr. Muralikrishna
From India, Mumbai
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This is Dr. Muralikrishna, a retired Professor of Linguistics. You need to learn the usage of English words. Learn the usages from a book namely "PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE" by MICHAEL SWAN published by OXFORD PRESS. Further, you can contact 09952923392.
With regards,
Dr. Muralikrishna
From India, Mumbai
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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 learning English, what you 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, or 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. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in it and also be inspired by it. You can click on the links below for instant access.
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Daily Blog
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Weekly Blog
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 learning English, what you 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, or 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. Finally, if you can, do visit my blogs listed below regularly and try to learn the new words in it and also be inspired by it. You can click on the links below for instant access.
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Daily Blog
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Weekly Blog
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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Dear friend,
Just overcome the inferiority complex that you are not good at spoken or written English. Read Chandamama, Amar Chitra Katha, Karadi Tales, Panchatantra series, etc., for a few months. They have the simplest English to speak and learn. Read all seven volumes of Harry Potter. If you have any grammar books in your box, BURN them for a year while you are learning. Make lots and lots of mistakes boldly, courageously, and without fear, BUT SPEAK ENGLISH.
Blessings,
Dr. Ram
Professor
From India, Indore
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Just overcome the inferiority complex that you are not good at spoken or written English. Read Chandamama, Amar Chitra Katha, Karadi Tales, Panchatantra series, etc., for a few months. They have the simplest English to speak and learn. Read all seven volumes of Harry Potter. If you have any grammar books in your box, BURN them for a year while you are learning. Make lots and lots of mistakes boldly, courageously, and without fear, BUT SPEAK ENGLISH.
Blessings,
Dr. Ram
Professor
From India, Indore
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listen to english songs and try to get in thru the lyrics Read english news paper and communicate in english as much as u can
From India, Ahmadabad
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From India, Ahmadabad
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Dear friend,
Most of my other friends have given you the best advice; I would like to add just one more thing. We face the problem of not being able to talk fluently in English due to one basic reason - when we think in our mother tongue but try to speak in English. You need to practice and think in English to see good results.
Best of luck for all your efforts.
Regards,
Vandana
From India, Delhi
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Most of my other friends have given you the best advice; I would like to add just one more thing. We face the problem of not being able to talk fluently in English due to one basic reason - when we think in our mother tongue but try to speak in English. You need to practice and think in English to see good results.
Best of luck for all your efforts.
Regards,
Vandana
From India, Delhi
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Hi dear,
One of my tricks, if you are finding difficulty speaking with others in English, is to practice the same on your mobile offline. Nobody will check whether there is anyone on the other side. However, be careful to set your ringtone to mute or vibration mode.
I would appreciate your feedback on this trick.
From India, Bangalore
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One of my tricks, if you are finding difficulty speaking with others in English, is to practice the same on your mobile offline. Nobody will check whether there is anyone on the other side. However, be careful to set your ringtone to mute or vibration mode.
I would appreciate your feedback on this trick.
From India, Bangalore
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Improve Your English Speaking and English Pronunciation Skills
The first rule of speaking English is to speak clearly, concisely, and use simple vocabulary. KISS - keep it short and simple. The value in what you have to say is what you say, not how clever you look or sound when you say it.
English speaking tips:
Get over any fear you might have of making mistakes. You will make mistakes. Be patient with yourself. Learning any language can be frustrating, but frustration won't help you, so let it go. Grasp every opportunity you have to speak with people in English. Talk to friends who are also learning English. Read short stories out loud and try to see. Try singing along to English songs. Use the internet to improve English.
Pronunciation skills:
Don't get too hung up on trying to sound like a native speaker. Learn the phonetic alphabet. List words that have the same sound and add to the lists as you learn more words. Work on one problem sound at a time. Read slowly, concentrating on the pronunciation of particular words. Pay particular attention to speed and diction. Above all, you can use the beautiful book "Word Power" by Norman Lewis, which improves your vocabulary to a great extent.
Radhakrishna S Training Manager
From India, Bangalore
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The first rule of speaking English is to speak clearly, concisely, and use simple vocabulary. KISS - keep it short and simple. The value in what you have to say is what you say, not how clever you look or sound when you say it.
English speaking tips:
Get over any fear you might have of making mistakes. You will make mistakes. Be patient with yourself. Learning any language can be frustrating, but frustration won't help you, so let it go. Grasp every opportunity you have to speak with people in English. Talk to friends who are also learning English. Read short stories out loud and try to see. Try singing along to English songs. Use the internet to improve English.
Pronunciation skills:
Don't get too hung up on trying to sound like a native speaker. Learn the phonetic alphabet. List words that have the same sound and add to the lists as you learn more words. Work on one problem sound at a time. Read slowly, concentrating on the pronunciation of particular words. Pay particular attention to speed and diction. Above all, you can use the beautiful book "Word Power" by Norman Lewis, which improves your vocabulary to a great extent.
Radhakrishna S Training Manager
From India, Bangalore
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