Speaking Effective American English.docx

SpeakingEffectiveAmericanEnglish

Onjobinterviewswhenfirstconversingwithaninpidualandwhenaddressingsmallorlargegroups,thefirstfewsecondsarecriticalinsettingthetoneforhowyou'llbeperceived.Ifshehasanannoyingregionalaccent,usesincorrectgrammar,hasalimitedvocabulary,andifshehasanirritatinglysharppiercingvoice,soundswhinyorbossyordoesn'tarticulateherwordsclearly,it'sanimmediateturn-off.Thisisn'tsomeonewhoyouwouldhireorproudlyintroducetoyourfriendsandbusinessassociates.Thisdoesn'tmeanthateveryoneshouldtrytosoundlikeaprofessionalactororbroadcaster.Allofushavequalitiesuniquetoourownwayofspeaking,ourinpidualvoiceprintasdistinctiveasourfingerprints.Ourvoiceisverypersonalandanimportantpartofouridentity.Somenaturalcharacteristicsofourvoicemaybeveryappealing.Theideaistotakethevoicewithwhichyou'vebeengiftedandgiveittheverybestsoundthatyoucan.Withtherighttypeofpractice,bypayingattentiontothequalityofyourvoiceandbyknowinghowtoproperlyexpressyourself,you'IIalmostimmediatelyimproveyouropportunitiesinjobinterviews,socialsituations,inselling,andinrunningameetingoraddressinggroupsofpeople.Let'ssayitagain,itallbeginswiththeinstrument,yourvoice.Ifitssoundandqualityisflawedandneedsimprovement,that'swhereyoustart.That'swhateveryonehearswhetherincasualconversationorinmakingamajorspeechtoalargeaudience.Purevowelsounds,articulation,properbreathing,expressivespeakingpatterns,apleasingvocalrange,naturalness,allthesewillmakeyougettwicetheresultwithhalftheeffort.求职面试时，当你与他人第一次交谈时或在与少数或许多人谈话时，开始的几秒钟是重要的，因为它决定了别人对你的印象。如果她有严重的地方口音、语法错漏百出、词汇量有限，如果她声音刺耳，听起来像与人抱怨或发号施令或者吐字不清，就会立即引起人的反感。你不会雇用这种人或把这种人自豪地介绍给你的朋友或同事。但这并不是说每个人说起话来要像专业演员或播音员那样标准。我们每个人说话都有自己独特的方式，我们各自的'声音就像我们的指纹一样独特。我们的声音是个性化的，而且它是我们身份的重要特征。我们声音的一些自然特质也许非常吸引人。现在的观点是利用你声音的天赋，尽量使其悦耳动听。只要适当练习，注意你的音质，了解合适的表达方式，你就能在求职面试、社会交往、推销、组织会议或在众人前发言时立刻获得更多的机遇。在此要强调的是，一切从你的声音这个工具开始。如果你的声音和音质有缺陷，需要改进，这就是你的出发点。因为无论在闲谈时或在对许多听众演讲时，你的声音首先为人熟知。元音字正腔圆，发音清晰，呼吸匀称，表达方式合适，音域悦耳，说话自然，所有这些都会使你事半功倍。