anyone else interested in becoming a good talker?
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recently I've been interested in bettering my talking skills. im already pretty decent but i want to become better, I've always admired people who are good with words
Well, the first step is briefly noting that the word you're looking for in the thread title is "speaker" not "talker"
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Done.
I seek to become a better conversationalist, man, person, human being, and indiviual in general. It's never too late to improve oneself.
The key is to read. Get a library card and go to work.
Also, change the company you keep. When you have cats around you that can't complete a sentence w/o "like" or "youknowwhatimsaying," your growth is stunted.
Also, change the company you keep. When you have cats around you that can't complete a sentence w/o "like" or "youknowwhatimsaying," your growth is stunted.
One way to help.... go to youtube and listen to good speakers..
Example... Les Brown:
Example... Les Brown:
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Life is absurd. Lean into it.
I hate small talk, only reason why I seek to get better at it is for networking, or seeming more competent at work.
I have never had an issue commanding an audience, be it one or 100. If I could make money off my mouthpiece, I would drop everything else. Here's hoping for opportunity.
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Make time to read and write everyday. Your vocabulary will grow and overtime you'll become well spoken.
i used to be a good speaker back when i wrote a lot. But now i forget words all the time cuz i never practice.
i used to be a good speaker back when i wrote a lot. But now i forget words all the time cuz i never practice.
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Les Brown da gawd 
a couple have been said already: read(very important) and listen to great speakers on youtube.
a few more:
expand your vocabulary: don't just say big words for the sake of it, use them properly. This mainly comes from reading so two birds with one stone.
Say more with less: a lot of people I've done business with or interacted with tend to fail at this, takes them 10 minutes to say something that should take them 5 minutes to say.
and if it's 1 on 1 speaking that you're wanting to improve then learn active listening. I often get told that I am a great listener and people love talking to me because of this. Acknowledge what people are saying. I used to sound like a Young Jeezy adlib before I learned active listening ("Yeah", "That's right"). I even ask questions about specific things about what people are saying (works great with meeting ladies too), for example "Oh, you say went to school at {school} and you're studying {major}, that's cool, how are you liking the school? What's your major about?"
And kinda left field and unpopular opinion, but read some good copywriting blogs, copywriters have a way with words because their words are money (almost literally), google the Gary Halbert Letters, the guy has a good command on lanuage and has made millions writing those sales letters.
Oh and if you're up to it, take a public speaking course, shyt is scary at first. I took that class over 10 years ago in community college and it has gone a long way and has improved every aspect of my life.
Good luck breh.
a couple have been said already: read(very important) and listen to great speakers on youtube.
a few more:
expand your vocabulary: don't just say big words for the sake of it, use them properly. This mainly comes from reading so two birds with one stone.
Say more with less: a lot of people I've done business with or interacted with tend to fail at this, takes them 10 minutes to say something that should take them 5 minutes to say.
and if it's 1 on 1 speaking that you're wanting to improve then learn active listening. I often get told that I am a great listener and people love talking to me because of this. Acknowledge what people are saying. I used to sound like a Young Jeezy adlib before I learned active listening ("Yeah", "That's right"). I even ask questions about specific things about what people are saying (works great with meeting ladies too), for example "Oh, you say went to school at {school} and you're studying {major}, that's cool, how are you liking the school? What's your major about?"
And kinda left field and unpopular opinion, but read some good copywriting blogs, copywriters have a way with words because their words are money (almost literally), google the Gary Halbert Letters, the guy has a good command on lanuage and has made millions writing those sales letters.
Oh and if you're up to it, take a public speaking course, shyt is scary at first. I took that class over 10 years ago in community college and it has gone a long way and has improved every aspect of my life.
Good luck breh.
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