COMMUNICATION SKILLS UNIT 1

“Speak Clearly & Pronunciation

Matters”

Have you ever had

a phone

conversation with

someone and there

was a bad

connection?

Vis

Perhaps you can only

hear every other word

or the sound is faint…

It’s so annoying!!!

This is how your audience feel when you

don’t speak clearly….

Why Important?

• Our message is lost if our words

are not easily understood.

• The enjoyment of our speech

will be hindered.

• We will loose the attention of

our audience.

Why does it happen?

Dropping word

endings!

Running words

together!

Speaking too fast!Not pronouncing

words correctly!

HOW TO SPEAK CLEARLY….

Open your mouth wider….

• Hold head up.

• Learn to release

tension.

• Speak louder.

Practice speaking in an overly

precise manner!

For Example…..

Lets Practice….

What about Pronunciation???

Mmm…. Pronounce words

correctly!

Presentation Time….