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Three Important Parts of Communication:
Pronunciation, Enunciation and Cadence
If you want Americans to understand you when you speak to them you have to do the following correctly:
1. Pronunciation: Pronouncing the word in the correct way.
2. Enunciation: Speaking clearly.
3. Cadence: Speaking at the speed that most Americans speak, not too fast or too slow.
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1. Pronunciation: Pronouncing the word in the correct way.
2. Enunciation: Speaking clearly.
3. Cadence: Speaking at the speed that most Americans speak, not too fast or too slow.
Watch the video to learn more!
How To Use English Articles - A, An, The
In English we use the words the, a and an in front of nouns to make it clear if we are talking about a specific person, place or thing, or if we are talking about any person place or thing.
Articles:
The: the is called the definite article. Use it when you are talking about a specific person, place or thing
Examples:
"I went to the grocery store on the corner." You are talking about a specific grocery store, not just any grocery store.
"I spoke to the waitress that brought our food and asked her for extra napkins."
A or An: A and an are called indefinite articles. Use them when it is not important which person, place or thing you are talking about.
Examples:
"You can buy milk at a grocery store." You are saying that milk can be bought at a grocery store, but there is no reason for you to talk about a specific grocery store.
For more information on using English articles visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/using_articles.html
Communicating with Your Body - Non-Verbal Communication
If English is not your first language you will have to find the best ways to be understood. One way that will help is to use more non-verbal communication. Verbal communication is utilizing words and your voice. Any other way of communicating is non-verbal.
Non-verbal communication includes using your hands and arms, the way that you communicate with your face such as smiling, and using your eyes to either look directly at someone or to look away. It is really important to understand what message our non-verbal communication is sending to the person with whom we are communicating.
Our non-verbal communication can also give others an impression of us, or tells them whether we are weak or strong. The video below is from a Ted Talk where a Harvard professor, Dr. Amy Cuddy, spoke about how the way we sit and stand can affect the way that people think about us, and affect the way we feel about ourselves.
Non-verbal communication includes using your hands and arms, the way that you communicate with your face such as smiling, and using your eyes to either look directly at someone or to look away. It is really important to understand what message our non-verbal communication is sending to the person with whom we are communicating.
Our non-verbal communication can also give others an impression of us, or tells them whether we are weak or strong. The video below is from a Ted Talk where a Harvard professor, Dr. Amy Cuddy, spoke about how the way we sit and stand can affect the way that people think about us, and affect the way we feel about ourselves.
How To Be Clear About The
Likelihood of Something Happening
When talking about something that is going to happen, or that may happen, it is important to communicate how likely it is to happen. This video will tell you what words mean in terms of how likely the event is going to happen.
Least Confident: May, might or should
Most conifident: Definitely or absolutely
Least Confident: May, might or should
Most conifident: Definitely or absolutely