Dear Sir/Madam,
I have more than 5 years of experience as an admin cum Senior Assistant in a manufacturing company. Currently, I am facing challenges in qualifying for interviews due to my poor communication skills. When I speak English, my pronunciation is unclear, and I often make grammar mistakes, leading to confusion.
Please help me improve myself.
Regards,
Naresh
From India, Chandigarh
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12I have more than 5 years of experience as an admin cum Senior Assistant in a manufacturing company. Currently, I am facing challenges in qualifying for interviews due to my poor communication skills. When I speak English, my pronunciation is unclear, and I often make grammar mistakes, leading to confusion.
Please help me improve myself.
Regards,
Naresh
From India, Chandigarh
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Hi,
At the outset let me tell you that the problem you have shared is quite commonly encountered by many people. However, very few people take proactive steps, like you have done to make an effort to tackle the problem by seeking help.
It is essential also to remember that 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. What you also 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 aloud as much as possible in English ALOUD. A standard daily English Newspaper and the Readers Digest have very good reading material. If possible record your voice and listen to it to know the areas the sounds, words and alphabets that give you trouble and on which you need to work. If possible read aloud to a friend who can give you his/ her feedback based on which you can work on improving your pronunciation as well as articulation.
2. The mother tongue influence is a problem for many considering that very few of us are native English speakers. To reduce that, 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 will power but believe me you will soon improve. If someone corrects your pronunciation don’t take offense, instead be grateful that he/ she is helping you correct yourself.
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 to improve your vocabulary. Find synonyms for words that give you trouble and use the synonym.
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. Try to read the blog content aloud and you can be sure it will be worthwhile since the blogs have a good response from the readers.
www.actspot.wordpress.com – Over 1,22,500 views and 750 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com – Over 37,500 views and 200 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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At the outset let me tell you that the problem you have shared is quite commonly encountered by many people. However, very few people take proactive steps, like you have done to make an effort to tackle the problem by seeking help.
It is essential also to remember that 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. What you also 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 aloud as much as possible in English ALOUD. A standard daily English Newspaper and the Readers Digest have very good reading material. If possible record your voice and listen to it to know the areas the sounds, words and alphabets that give you trouble and on which you need to work. If possible read aloud to a friend who can give you his/ her feedback based on which you can work on improving your pronunciation as well as articulation.
2. The mother tongue influence is a problem for many considering that very few of us are native English speakers. To reduce that, 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 will power but believe me you will soon improve. If someone corrects your pronunciation don’t take offense, instead be grateful that he/ she is helping you correct yourself.
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 to improve your vocabulary. Find synonyms for words that give you trouble and use the synonym.
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. Try to read the blog content aloud and you can be sure it will be worthwhile since the blogs have a good response from the readers.
www.actspot.wordpress.com – Over 1,22,500 views and 750 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com – Over 37,500 views and 200 followers
Best Wishes
From India, Mumbai
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Hi Naresh, it was nice to talk to you about the mentioned subject. Earlier, I also had the same problem. I tried a formula that helped me improve my communication skills. Here's what I did:
1. Improved reading skills (I read one article at least 7 to 8 times).
2. Read loudly and chewed on the information in my mind.
3. Understood the various meanings of each word.
4. Checked how many words I could read in 60 seconds (Good - 250).
5. Checked my thinking speed; normally, what you have present in your mind will be said 1.5 times faster than that. This will help you to read a person internally.
Regards,
GS.
From India, Pune
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1. Improved reading skills (I read one article at least 7 to 8 times).
2. Read loudly and chewed on the information in my mind.
3. Understood the various meanings of each word.
4. Checked how many words I could read in 60 seconds (Good - 250).
5. Checked my thinking speed; normally, what you have present in your mind will be said 1.5 times faster than that. This will help you to read a person internally.
Regards,
GS.
From India, Pune
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Perhaps you must do a thorough self-analysis with the help of some friends. Then attend some mock interviews and get feedback. Sometimes, we are not clear in our communication because we are unsure of the answers or are unprepared. You must prepare for the interview and work on answers to sure-shot questions like:
- Tell me something about yourself.
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- What do you know about our company?
- Why should we hire you?
When you are prepared, you will be able to give answers confidently.
From India, Pune
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- Tell me something about yourself.
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- What do you know about our company?
- Why should we hire you?
When you are prepared, you will be able to give answers confidently.
From India, Pune
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Dear,
To clear an interview, it is not compulsory that you must know English. You can also give your interview in Hindi so that you can answer all the questions easily with a complete explanation. However, improving communication skills does not necessarily mean improving in English. Communication relates to the transfer of messages, and English is totally different from that.
To improve your English, you must read a tense book (Hindi to English).
For further inquiries, please call 9872425006.
From India, Ludhiana
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To clear an interview, it is not compulsory that you must know English. You can also give your interview in Hindi so that you can answer all the questions easily with a complete explanation. However, improving communication skills does not necessarily mean improving in English. Communication relates to the transfer of messages, and English is totally different from that.
To improve your English, you must read a tense book (Hindi to English).
For further inquiries, please call 9872425006.
From India, Ludhiana
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It is said that Abraham Lincoln initially delivered speeches to pigeons to improve his communication skill. Do you know who is he?
From India, Delhi
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From India, Delhi
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Here is the corrected text with proper spelling, grammar, and paragraph formatting:
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Here is the way:
1. Buy a tape recorder.
2. Narrate before it to record what you did today.
3. Play to listen to the quality of your narration.
4. Observe the poor qualities and amend.
5. Go on changing the topics until you become satisfied with your own communication first.
Even stutterers and stammerers can set themselves right by this method.
Best of luck.
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These corrections enhance the clarity and readability of the text.
From India, Delhi
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Here is the way:
1. Buy a tape recorder.
2. Narrate before it to record what you did today.
3. Play to listen to the quality of your narration.
4. Observe the poor qualities and amend.
5. Go on changing the topics until you become satisfied with your own communication first.
Even stutterers and stammerers can set themselves right by this method.
Best of luck.
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These corrections enhance the clarity and readability of the text.
From India, Delhi
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You need to focus on reading, speaking/listening, and writing. Spend an hour or two reading a good English newspaper. Also, listen to English news and try to focus on pronunciation. Lastly, write one paragraph of 10-12 lines every day and have it reviewed by your friend who is fluent in English.
From India, Pune
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From India, Pune
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Hi Naresh I am a corporate communication coach, I can help you the best. I am giving online communication practices from Mumbai pan India, can also help you in interview skills. Contact: 9930878027
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Communication cannot be taught in isolation. A higher awareness level is essential. Please visit my website at www.learn-thru-web.com. The PowerPoint presentation on being acceptable will provide you with guidance. Watch the video as well. You can also visit my website at www.vtrain4jobs.com or contact me at promotecareers@gmail.com.
From India, Delhi
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