PUBLIC SPEAKING!

[rkchk23]

HELP! i really need help here.!

every time the teacher asks a question. BLANK! i can't think of anything. i can't speak straight English!   

what to do ?!?!?! i just can't express my thoughts right. and i can't think of an answer in English (sometimes even in Tagalog !) right away! 

[twiggybopbop]

hmmm, that is a big problem indeed.

Being able to communicate effectively is a valuable skill to have. May I suggest you find people whom you can 'practice' talking to so you can become better at conversing. Or maybe look into enrolling in English and Public speaking courses so you can improve.

[eyakunaj26]

I suggest you read. it's really effective. It widens ones vocabulary. Then try mo din mag - practice in front of the mirror talking. Hahaha! This sounds weird, pero i did this one. It works!

[Ultimate_Dreamer]

Awww that's too bad. I suggest try reading, it helps you increase your vocabulary.

[B_e_T_i_N_a]

Try to read books. Also, try to have some practice, para pagdating po sa school, hindi ka na po mablablanko in expressing your thoughts. Also, try to gain help and confidence from friends. They might help you.

[Nicz159]

i also have a problem when it comes into public speaking. I love reading books and so far okay naman ang vocabulary ko but whan it comes sa confidence, wala na. So eto lagi akong "panic mode" kapag may activity na something to do with public speaking.

[twiggybopbop]

Sis Nicz, why don't you try to enroll in Public speaking courses? As you said, you don't have problems with vocabulary, so it is not a diction/grammar issue. Can it be that you're just not confident enough to speak in front of a crowd? Try niyo mag-enroll sa AHEAD, they have English Speaking courses wherein it's required to speak up in front of your classmates. Your diction will also improve because as they say, what's the point of being confident of speaking out loud when half of what you're saying is not pronounced properly? Good training, not only for public speaking events, but also for one-on- one interviews, etc! 

[rkchk23]

Sis Nicz, why don't you try to enroll in Public speaking courses? As you said, you don't have problems with vocabulary, so it is not a diction/grammar issue. Can it be that you're just not confident enough to speak in front of a crowd? Try niyo mag-enroll sa AHEAD, they have English Speaking courses wherein it's required to speak up in front of your classmates. Your diction will also improve because as they say, what's the point of being confident of speaking out loud when half of what you're saying is not pronounced properly? Good training, not only for public speaking events, but also for one-on- one interviews, etc! 

where is this *ahead*?

[twiggybopbop]

^hi girl sorry for late reply... Happy New Year!!! 

oo nga 2010 na, great time to make it a goal.

as for your question, where are you located ba sis? I know Ahead has several branches all over.

[darkangel_twentyfive]

so you mean etemporaneous speaking, to be exact? Kasi ako, i love public speaking -- as in declaiming, orating, delivering speeches -- but am not as good with extempo. Impromptu kasi eh... Thoughts are jumbled and nakaka-mental block talaga.
Read read read read (current events, novels, history, science, news, politics, etc) to have ample knowledge and thoughts so you could have a say about anything under the sun. It surely helps.

[mArs_cuTie]

where is this *ahead*?

sa Katipunan yun! 

[twiggybopbop]

^meron din sa ibang lugar... which is why I was asking rkchk where she is located.

ikaw darkangel, nag AHEAD ka din ba?

[darkangel_twentyfive]

^nope sis. im not staying in the phils.

[alphannjill]

you can develop slowly. let say, start it off with taglish muna, then straight english or something

[jmjana10]

`i'm really not good in public speaking but when i take a speech and oral comm. subject in our school, i really enjoy it. it helps my confidence boost up. really.

mahirap talaga pag on the spot, nakaka blanko talga ng utak. and syempre, have confidence in yourself. lahat naman tayo nagsisimula sa scratch. ayuun. haha