Although she is beautiful and delicate, she is only a humble flower girl. However, she never imagined that her vulgar accent when selling flowers would attract an old man in his 40s and extremely narcissistic old man and change her life.
Because her family was poor, she had to go to the streets every day to sell flowers, whether it was windy or rainy. Because the money spent from selling can subsidize her and her father's life.
And every time she sells flowers, her vulgar accent will attract the attention of others. God opens a door for you, and always closes a window when you leave. With the figure and face of the devil, she has a strong local accent, so vulgar that it does not match her face.
Until one day, a man in his 40s stood in front of her, claimed to be a linguist, and said that as long as he trained, the flower girl could become a noble lady.
Maybe it's that she can't see the end of this life, or maybe she still has higher expectations for herself in her life, and she feels that this is an opportunity for her to achieve a circle jump, so she lets men be her teachers.
Men are very strict with her, starting with the most basic pronunciation of the words to teach her, day after day. Slowly, she became more confident and calm. Until she followed the man to the family dinner, the gentleman who had been looked up to by her did not recognize that she was a flower seller who was sold to him on the street, and even fell in love with her at first sight... She realized that she was really different from before.
Six months later, at a reception hosted by the Greek ambassador, she used her own free talk and personable manner to attract everyone's attention, and was favored by the prince and queen, and was regarded as a "woman of royal blood".
She is Eliza, the heroine of the song and dance film "Lady", a woman who has proved through personal experience that talk is more important than social class and money. In the beginning, she did not expect that changing her pronunciation would make her life a counterattack.
Nowadays, in the workplace, although we do not want to be treated as your wife, we often need to shape the image of our own leaders, and clear words can strengthen this image.
Have you experienced it too? Coming to a strange city to work hard, the company often needs to say a lot of words every day in the initial stage, maybe at the negotiating table, maybe at the conference table, or maybe in the liquor bureau... However, because you are not speaking your native language and often do not speak clearly, the audience pays less and less attention to what you say.
In fact, it is not that your ideas are not brilliant enough, but that the pronunciation of your expression is not clear and accurate enough, so the audience cannot listen to your call.
Author Judith argues in His book Improvisation that your audience needs to hear every word you say. And the words can make people's impression of you greatly improved.
So, what can we do to make the pronunciation clear?
First of all, when we speak, we should follow the principle of "dividing words into small pieces". That is, you can break down a paragraph into easy-to-understand pieces and remind yourself to pay attention to the role of the pronunciation organ when you speak.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > and before speaking, we may as well warm up our pronunciation organs. Here, share a simple and effective way for everyone to stick your tongue out of your mouth and hold this action for 10 seconds. For example, when you are with someone you have a good relationship with, you can look at the other person before the speech, then stick out your tongue, and finally silently count 10 times. </h1>
Of course, you can also do this exercise with an article that your phone can search for at any time, and you can practice for a minute or two at a time. When you finish reading an article with your tongue outstretched, retract your tongue, and repeat the article, you will find that your voice has become more stretched and your words are much clearer.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="43" > in addition, opening your jaw can also give full play to the strength of your muscles when you speak. You can imagine that the place where you are going to speak is noisy and lively; then, try to use this method to cover up the noise around you with your wonderful speech. </h1>
And when you can speak clearly in a presentation or conference call, or in a speech, not only will your colleagues, leaders or subordinates around you, or the audience will feel that you are confident and very well prepared, but you will also have a feeling of firm confidence and play well.
As a speech coach once said, pronunciation is actually a taste of your own language. Before actually speaking or speaking, use the methods mentioned above to taste your own language, then you can talk freely and pronounce clearly in your speech, so as to give the audience the impression of calm, generous and prepared.
In addition to introducing pronunciation tips, in the book "Improv speech", the author also introduces ways to adjust your mentality and show yourself, and shares the script preparation, sound training, and secrets of improving stage performance that you need to become a great speaker.
If you also want to break through the inhibitions of the mind, practice and master the skills of impromptu speech, and ride the wind and waves in the workplace, you may wish to check out the book "Improv Speech", which will definitely make you harvest a lot.