01-26-2014, 02:25 AM
I am reading Michael Newton right now, and I come away from his books thinking that if a person has a difficulty with something it could be as a way to experience that difficulty. OTOH, sometimes the person is supposed to learn how to get past that difficulty. So I like zm's suggestion of reading stuff. It can be novels, both literary and trashy, just to get familiar with how other people form sentences.
Spoken language is not the same as the written, so pick some people on radio or TV who are good at thoughtful speaking. At any time, talk out loud to the person/people in order to use some of the same words and phrases with your own vocal process. Turn the sound off and repeat a whole sentence, trying to sound just as skilled as they are. Read a short newspaper piece out loud and keep doing it until you get smooth with it. Then do another one.
If this doesn't help, look for a low-cost adult education class in public speaking. If just the idea of speaking to a group terrifies you, then you really need that class, and they will be very supportive, just as will you.
Spoken language is not the same as the written, so pick some people on radio or TV who are good at thoughtful speaking. At any time, talk out loud to the person/people in order to use some of the same words and phrases with your own vocal process. Turn the sound off and repeat a whole sentence, trying to sound just as skilled as they are. Read a short newspaper piece out loud and keep doing it until you get smooth with it. Then do another one.
If this doesn't help, look for a low-cost adult education class in public speaking. If just the idea of speaking to a group terrifies you, then you really need that class, and they will be very supportive, just as will you.