You know, 50 years back, society that time, take words seriously.
Not any normal words, but these words are known as "Magical Words".
They are " Sorry" and " Thank you"
I just got back from El Sanctuary Camp, and one of the things i learnt from the trainer is what i will tell you next.
This trainer, he is very unique. He actually listens every single word and pay attention to every single words. Not everyone can do that. He has patience.
He takes these two words seriously.
He said that these two words are magic as long as there is sincerity behind it.
Imagine, when someone truly appreciate something you have done, and that someone said to you, " thank you" with the eyes looking at you sincerely, what is your reaction?
We take it for granted.
Some of us just cannot express how happy we are to hear it and we hide it by taking that as a joke or something.
Face the fact, some of us get shy.
Just that nowadays, we just DONT take it serious anymore.
Do we say thanks to the the cleaning lady in our college?
Do you say HI to the secuirty guards? Or at least give them your smile?
Imagine if all of us take the word seriously,
Dont you think the world may become more beautiful with all the forgiveness and appreciation?
Make it back as magical words with sincerity.
-Chong Cheng Yee
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
How To Improve Speaking Voice
Have you ever being attracted to the voice of the radio deejay, singer and phone operator? Most of them can speak very well with their pleasant voice. Thus, we are so passion and interested to listen to them. At the same time, some of us are very admire of them and deeply hope that we can also speak, just like them. Although some of us are not interested to become a radio deejay, a singer or even a phone operator, we still need to improve our speaking voice. This is because we may need to give a public speech or a seminar in the future for the career.
Therefore, I would like to share some ways to improve our speaking voice. First and foremost, we should practice breathing through your chest. As we know, most of us seldom breathe through their chest, instead they breathe through their throat. Breathing through throat will produce a high pitch voice, which most of us find that it is very irritating to hear a person who speaks with high pitch voice. As a result, in order to produce a lower pitched voice, we should try to adjust our breathing through chest.
Secondly, we should improve our voice pitch. The voice pitch for each of us is very different. Hence, we need to spend some time to find the perfect voice pitch. A lowered pitch voice will enhance our maturity and authority. Some of us may find it very difficult to accomplish both the breathing through the chest and the suitable voice pitch, therefore, practice is a must for every one of us.
Last but not least, we also need to improve our articulation. We need to improve how the words come out from our mouth, so that our voice will sound pleasant and the audience will not misunderstand our speech. In order to do so, we can practice through word twister. We can find some word twister which we find it very difficult and try to practice it. We must open our mouth widely and emphasize each vowel while speaking. By doing so, we can avoid phonemic problems.
Compiled by,
Lai Shu Tiing
Therefore, I would like to share some ways to improve our speaking voice. First and foremost, we should practice breathing through your chest. As we know, most of us seldom breathe through their chest, instead they breathe through their throat. Breathing through throat will produce a high pitch voice, which most of us find that it is very irritating to hear a person who speaks with high pitch voice. As a result, in order to produce a lower pitched voice, we should try to adjust our breathing through chest.
Secondly, we should improve our voice pitch. The voice pitch for each of us is very different. Hence, we need to spend some time to find the perfect voice pitch. A lowered pitch voice will enhance our maturity and authority. Some of us may find it very difficult to accomplish both the breathing through the chest and the suitable voice pitch, therefore, practice is a must for every one of us.
Last but not least, we also need to improve our articulation. We need to improve how the words come out from our mouth, so that our voice will sound pleasant and the audience will not misunderstand our speech. In order to do so, we can practice through word twister. We can find some word twister which we find it very difficult and try to practice it. We must open our mouth widely and emphasize each vowel while speaking. By doing so, we can avoid phonemic problems.
Compiled by,
Lai Shu Tiing
Impromptu Speech
What is your first thought of mind when you are requested by someone to give an impromptu speech? Do you feel uneasy, stressful, and anxious or shock? Although you may have lots of feelings and emotions filling your mind, you are still require giving the impromptu speech and try to overcome your nervousness. Actually, we cannot predict when we are requiring giving an impromptu speech because it can take place in many different events, such as club meeting, family gathering, social event or classroom. Therefore, we should try to stay calm and do not stress out.
First, you need to grab a pen and a piece of paper. Next, you can start by brainstorming some ideas regarding to your topics. Due to time constraint, you may find it very difficult to think of many ideas in one goal. Thus, you need to jot down the idea that is suitable for your impromptu speech, so that you will not forget your ideas and repeat the same ideas. You are requiring jotting down the ideas in point form because the time given for your impromptu speech is limited. If you cannot think of more ideas, you can just write down your introductory sentence and concluding sentence.
Subsequently, you can start your speech by giving an introductory sentence. Your introductory sentence should include a brief introduction of your topics, so that the audience will understand your speech. Then you can begin with elaborating your ideas and giving supporting details for your topics as much as possible. During the speech given, you may need to concentrate on tone and diction. You must make sure your voice could be heard for the audience sitting far behind from you.
Last but not least, you must give an ending sentence for your speech. You can try to conclude it with a simple sentence. You must make sure your concluding sentence is good because it is very important.
Compiled by,
Lai Shu Tiing
First, you need to grab a pen and a piece of paper. Next, you can start by brainstorming some ideas regarding to your topics. Due to time constraint, you may find it very difficult to think of many ideas in one goal. Thus, you need to jot down the idea that is suitable for your impromptu speech, so that you will not forget your ideas and repeat the same ideas. You are requiring jotting down the ideas in point form because the time given for your impromptu speech is limited. If you cannot think of more ideas, you can just write down your introductory sentence and concluding sentence.
Subsequently, you can start your speech by giving an introductory sentence. Your introductory sentence should include a brief introduction of your topics, so that the audience will understand your speech. Then you can begin with elaborating your ideas and giving supporting details for your topics as much as possible. During the speech given, you may need to concentrate on tone and diction. You must make sure your voice could be heard for the audience sitting far behind from you.
Last but not least, you must give an ending sentence for your speech. You can try to conclude it with a simple sentence. You must make sure your concluding sentence is good because it is very important.
Compiled by,
Lai Shu Tiing
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