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As a young professional in today's global business world, it is imperative
that you are competent in both oral as well as written communication.

Important forms of oral communication at the workplace include:

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And the key to acing oral and written communication is to spruce up your
communication skills. And it is a lot easier than you think.
Here are some easy tips to do it on your own:
1. Improve pronunciation and diction

There are a few tricks to making a vernacular accent more globally understandable.
~ Try making sure that 'air' comes out of your mouth when saying the letters, 'T, P, K' and the sound 'Ch'.

~ Focus on elongating your vowel sounds. This will also automatically slow down your rate of speech.
~ Sing English songs out loud!

~ Watch news shows on channels like CNN and BBC.

~ The web site www.m-w.com is great for pronunciation help.

~ I would also suggest buying books on pronunciation and language that come with audio cassettes.
A good book that I found really useful was Better English Pronunciation by J D O'Connor. It is part of the
Cambridge series, and some of those books come with cassettes.

2. Spruce up your writing skills

~ Believe it or not, you have to Read More!

~ Well-written magazines, like The Economist and India [ Images ] Today, are great to read not only to improve
language skills but also to learn more about the world.
~ In terms of books, read what interests you. The basic goal is to read as much as you can.

There are a plethora of good authors who are popular today. Some good writers whose language is easy to follow
include Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri [ Images ], Paulo Coelho, J D Salinger, Albert Camus and Roald Dahl.

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~ People tend to forget basic grammar when writing e-mails. An e-mail is nothing more than a letter which is sent
electronically.
Make sure salutations and content are professional. Use special phrases when attaching documents. For
example, "Please find attached with this e-mail a report on..." This helps you sound professional.

3. Five exercises to practise every day!

i. Pretend you are a newscaster and read out the newspaper to your mirror.

ii. Do not read local newspapers. Focus on national newspapers.

iii. While reading a book, underline all the words you do not know. Look them up in the dictionary.

iv. Make a list of these words, and make sure you use at least five of them in a conversation during the day.
v. Most important, make an effort to speak in English to your friends and family.

Nasha Fitter spoke to Merril Diniz

Nasha Fitter operates Fitter Solutions, a communication and training organisation with expertise in
public and interpersonal communication.

Nasha Fitter

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improve english speaking

by ridhi gambhir (View MyPage) on Feb 06, 2011 02:23 PM | Hide replies

plz speak with me in english

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Re: improve english speaking

by boilla bhaskar (View MyPage) on Feb 17, 2011 03:56 AM
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Re: improve english speaking

by jesus (View MyPage) on Feb 08, 2011 01:21 PM
hi i w\'d like to join with u

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Re: Re: improve english speaking

by parwez (View MyPage) on Feb 14, 2011 11:35 AM
Please suggest for communication and self confidence..

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improve english speaking

by ridhi gambhir (View MyPage) on Feb 06, 2011 02:23 PM

plz speak with me in english

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Doubt regarding pronunciation

by satish (View MyPage) on Feb 02, 2011 10:39 AM

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I want good lectures online to improve my speaking skills. Can any one suggest good video link for that.

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english speking
by vinay prakash (View MyPage) on Jan 08, 2011 02:55 PM | Hide replies

good afternoon sir/mem plz speking in english to me

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Re: english speking

by vinay prakash (View MyPage) on Jan 08, 2011 02:56 PM
i am interested in speaking but i am not strong in speak in english plz suggestion to you

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effective communication
by ADIL PARWEZ (View MyPage) on Jan 02, 2011 03:40 PM | Hide replies

I have tried to improve my communication skill in many

ways such as watcing english news channel,readin newspaper and magzine even regular interaction with my
freinds and colegue in english .but i have miserabbly
failed in developing my communication skill.please .suggest me .what can i do.adil

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Re: effective communication

by Christopher (View MyPage) on Jan 04, 2011 01:05 AM
Try, Try, and Try again. This is the mantra! :)

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Re: effective communication

by Christopher (View MyPage) on Jan 04, 2011 01:05 AM
Try, Try, and Try again. This is the mantra! :)

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right way to communicate in english at a right time

by Charu Khosla (View MyPage) on Dec 28, 2010 05:46 PM | Hide replies

i want to communicate in english but i cannot convert my thoughts, feelings, discussion etc hindi to english quickly.
what can i do? and also tell me the right way to communicate in english anybody.Words, type of sentence, voice
tone, expressions etc to impress our clients, seniors & someone else.

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Re: right way to communicate in english at a right time

by sandeep rasala (View MyPage) on Feb 11, 2011 08:20 PM
hi charu.. the answer lies in ur question.. the biggest mistake u r making is.. trying to think in
HINDIand then translating/converting into english. plz dont do that.. dont think in ur mother
tongue or any regional language including hindi. ALWAYS TRY TO THINK IN ENGLISH.. THINK
OF UR THOUGHTS IN SIMPLE ENGLISH WORDS.. TALK IN ENGLISH..

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right way to communicate in english at a right time

by Charu Khosla (View MyPage) on Dec 28, 2010 05:46 PM

i want to communicate in english but i cannot convert my thoughts, feelings, discussion etc hindi to english quickly.
what can i do? and also tell me the right way to communicate in english anybody.Words, type of sentence, voice
tone, expressions etc to impress our clients, seniors & someone else.

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by SUMAN KC (View MyPage) on Dec 27, 2010 07:47 PM

RAVI WILL U HELP ME TO SPEAK ENGLISH WITHOUT ANY HEGITATION---- HOPE TO GET UR REPLY AT
PUNULIFE@rediffmail.COM

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Communication Skill is a superior quality anyone can posses

by Yasin (View MyPage) on Nov 02, 2010 02:28 PM

With superior communication we have a much fulfilling life than not having one. This is because we can connect
with other humans on a higher level. Improving communication skills should be a priority for any person.

Reading paper, watching movies, mirror rehearsal, etc are few good ways to learn to communicate.

I heve started using 'Espoir Smart Communication through Management Ideas' It helps me in good communication
at my work & my home. Good communication is a gift everyone should posses.

The Espoir programs are effective because it helps in personality development, improving soft-skills, English
communication, inter-personal skills, knowledge about a topic. It also has the video recording feature for rehearsal.

People will follow you; if, they understand your language.

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About wriiten communication.

by onenonly karan (View MyPage) on Oct 24, 2010 02:10 AM

As far as communicating verbaly, its ok for me. But, what i really want to improve upon is on my wrtten
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