methods for improving your communication skills
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1.TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS OF COMMUNICATION
(HERE THE FOCUS IS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE. IT IS APPLICABLE TO ANY NEW LANGUAGE LEARNING)
1. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP2. LANGUAGE FOR COMMUNICATION
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
I AM OK - YOU ARE NOT OK
WIN-LOSEI AM NOT OK - YOU ARE OK
LOSE-WINI AM NOT OK - YOU ARE NOT OK
LOSE-LOSEI AM OK - YOU ARE OK
WIN-WIN
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF ANY LANGUAGE
If the input is more naturally the output will also be more.
So Read and Listen a lot.
News Reading and Listening on a daily basis is a must.
PRACTISE SPEAKINGTry to copy (imitate) a good English speaker
while reading and speaking in English.
PRACTISE WRITINGWhenever you have free time practice writing
on any topic of interest using small sentences in small paragraphs of ten lines.
You have more time to think while writing than while speaking.
START PRACTISINGTo have a quick start to your spoken English
you must start speaking ( rather copying ) the standard English sentences used for everyday communication. Start talking with your siblings and friends.
VOCABULARY BUILDING Start building vocabulary on a daily basis:Find meaning and pronunciation for five new
words everyday with the help of your mobile on Google.
Find five English words for five Tamil ( or mother tongue) words using Google Translate daily.
VOCABULARY BUILDING Find out the English names for whatever you
see and hear in your mother tongue or Tamil.
BUILD SELF CONFIDENCEUse the voice recorder in your mobile to
record your voice while reading newspaper or while practicing spoken English. You should become confident by hearing your voice often and becoming familiar with it. By doing this you can improve your accent, pronunciation and on the whole the English language.
EXPERIMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Write complete sentences instead of using abbreviations on WhatsApp, Facebook , Twitter and all other Social Media. Also use voice messages in WhatsApp.
IMITATEAlways observe carefully any good English
speaker so that you can copy from them the style and choice of words in English language ( the syntax, vocabulary, gestures and style)
INITIATIVEYou only have to take the initiative and
constant effort to get rid of fear, shyness and lack of confidence.