Mumbai | May 28: Ever tried to speak a tongue twister and found yourself fumbling and struggling with the pronunciation of the words, or perhaps, you may have found your confidence juggling while speaking in public.
While it’s not an uncommon problem, this may hinder your capacity to be an effluent speaker. However, as every poison has an antidote, this problem has too, reiterated as ‘Tongue Twisters’.
Tongue twisters are generally a sequence of words or sounds that are typically alliterative and difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly.
It helps in bettering the enunciation skills of an individual. Enunciation is the art of pronouncing words distinctly and it plays a vital role in effective communication.
This article is dwelled towards briefing you with the different types of tongue twisters which will help you in not only mastering the art of speech clarity but also boost your confidence.
This art of speaking can emerge as a superpower to those who are fumbling with words or struggling to speak clearly. Here are the four given phrases that you must try:-
• L’s-Upper Roller Lower Roller
• S’s-She Sells Seashells on the Seashore
• B’s-Betty Bought some Butter but the Butter was Bitter so Betty Bought some Better Butter to make the Bitter Butter Better.
• Bonus: W’s-I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch
These are some quotes that you can practice daily to make your professional life better.
If you love speaking but in case you get anxious while speaking English, these quotes can emerge as a booster for clarifying your speaking skills. Now the question arises, how to implement this routine in your hectic schedule? Worry not, here is the best ways given:-
1. Sticky Notes: Sticky notes are probably the best way to remember all the stuff. Write all the quotes on sticky notes, and before sleeping, take a look at the notes once and practice exercises.
2. Coffee Break Challenge: Take a short break with co-workers and challenge each other to say tongue twisters correctly. It’s a fun way to refresh your mind.
3. Daily Challenge: Create a leader board or chart where participants can track their progress and see who can master the most difficult tongue twisters by the end of the week.
4. Lunch Break: Use your lunch break as a time to unwind and practice tongue twisters with your colleagues.
5. Homework: Set a daily tongue twister challenge for your batch mates and see who can master it first. It adds a fun competitive edge to the day.
6. Alarm: Set a reminder alarm to practice.
By consistently practising these quotes, one can surely attain great enunciation skills and can be a determined public speaker.
