2g3g
New member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Twi
- Home Country
- Ghana
- Current Location
- Ghana
Hi All,
First post . A little background information about myself. I'm Ghanaian and a university graduate. English is our official language in Ghana so though we have many local dialects, officially we communicate in English and that has been the default language through school.
My problem is I'm not as fluent as i want to be. When in speech, i often encounter several blank moments where i need to think for the particular word, apt for the moment. Most times, I'll have in mind a certain word but it'll be at the tip of my tongue but will never come out. This leads to several "ummmms" and "what do you call it" in my speech.
The word might inexplicably pop up in my head several moments after and I'll be like aha! there you are.
I'm not as articulate as i want to be and this has an effect on my social and professional life as I'm always nervous about speeches and public speaking. I tend to feel comfortable in the background rather than lead and be assertive.
How do i become more fluent and confident in my speech? What exercises will help me craft better sentences and appear eloquent and well-spoken?
I enjoy reading a lot but that doesn't seem to enhance my vocal prowess as much. Or I'm reading it wrong...:-D
Hope you can point me in the right space and looking forward to learning a lot from this site. Thanks in advance
First post . A little background information about myself. I'm Ghanaian and a university graduate. English is our official language in Ghana so though we have many local dialects, officially we communicate in English and that has been the default language through school.
My problem is I'm not as fluent as i want to be. When in speech, i often encounter several blank moments where i need to think for the particular word, apt for the moment. Most times, I'll have in mind a certain word but it'll be at the tip of my tongue but will never come out. This leads to several "ummmms" and "what do you call it" in my speech.
The word might inexplicably pop up in my head several moments after and I'll be like aha! there you are.
I'm not as articulate as i want to be and this has an effect on my social and professional life as I'm always nervous about speeches and public speaking. I tend to feel comfortable in the background rather than lead and be assertive.
How do i become more fluent and confident in my speech? What exercises will help me craft better sentences and appear eloquent and well-spoken?
I enjoy reading a lot but that doesn't seem to enhance my vocal prowess as much. Or I'm reading it wrong...:-D
Hope you can point me in the right space and looking forward to learning a lot from this site. Thanks in advance