The ability to have an interesting conversation has been appreciated at all times: from antiquity to the present day. It is considered a sign of culture and high intelligence of a person. A good interlocutor will always be in the center of the company, it is easy for him to find a common language with strangers. It seems that people who can speak freely on any topic have mastered this art from birth. However, it is not. Interesting speaking skills can be developed by working hard in this direction.
Necessary
- - Dictaphone;
- - Internet access;
- - mirror;
- - stationery;
- - literature on improving diction;
- - literature on oratory.
Instructions
Step 1
The work on the ability to talk interestingly begins, paradoxically, not with conversations, but with writing. Keep a diary and write down the events of the day in it. Make sure your recordings are succinct and to the point. Learn to highlight the main thing and structure your speech.
Step 2
Read more classic literature to build your vocabulary. Study scientific literature on topics that you understand. Look up the meanings of unfamiliar terms in dictionaries and then try to apply them in your speech.
Step 3
Work on improving your diction. Even an interesting and emotional story will be poorly perceived if the narrator does not pronounce the letters, loses the endings of words, etc. To do this, perform special exercises that develop the mobility of the lips and muscles of the tongue. Learn as many tongue twisters as possible and strive to learn to pronounce them clearly and at high speed.
Step 4
Learn the basics of public speaking. You can use both the classic works of Cicero on the theory of eloquence and modern developments. Many of them can be found on the Internet.
Step 5
After you've learned how to structure your stories, practice the following exercise. It is best to do it in a company with someone, for the possibility of an objective assessment. Pick any word and talk about it for a certain amount of time. For example, the word "nut" is selected and the period is 5 minutes. This means that for 5 minutes in a row you need to tell everything about nuts, applying your knowledge of the presentation of speech. Then ask the interlocutor to rate your story, how interesting it was for him to listen, whether you have lost the logic of the story.
Step 6
Conduct monologues on topics from floriculture to politics. Better to do this in front of a mirror. So you can appreciate your facial expressions and gestures. If they seem unconvincing, try to work out with the help of special manuals on sign language.
Step 7
Record your monologues on a voice recorder and listen to them after a while. So you can evaluate your speech from the outside, see the disadvantages and advantages. This method is very good at helping to remove parasitic words from your vocabulary.
Step 8
Learning theory and doing the exercises will not work well without practice. Try to strike up a distraction conversation with a stranger, such as a shop assistant. Visit companies more and start conversations on topics of interest to you. Just don't forget about the sense of proportion. Just because you've mastered the art of interesting conversation doesn't mean you can stop being a good listener altogether. Remember that too "interesting" interlocutors, who in a conversation admire only themselves and the beauty of their speech, gradually begin to avoid. However, those who can find the "golden mean" will always truly be in the spotlight.
