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Question: How does a person learn to speak better and organize thoughts more efficiently!?
I feel like I have a very difficult time sometimes when i'm trying to convey a thought to someone!. My speech seems clumsy I lose my original point!. How do you correct this!? Is there a science that deals with it!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Here a couple of things that might help you in this regard:

a!. First, take courses which require to write position papers on things!. Writing a position paper forces you to think through an issue, and express yourself clearly on a particular topic!. Courses like history, english and philosophy often have position papers, or opinion essays!.

b!. Take some courses in speech!. I took one for my degree, and found it very helpful!. The ancient Greeks considered this very important, and named the study of how to speak as "rhetoric!." Another option is take a beginners' drama class, where you focus on confidence and speaking and moving your body!.

c!. Join a "Toastmasters Club!." I have never done so, but my sister did, and it really helped her with feeling more confident about public speaking!. This can also spill over into everyday life!.

Hope this helps! It is good that you acknowledge your need for growth, and take steps to get better!. All the best!.

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You didn't say how old you were!. If you are still in school, I would give a somewhat different answer!.

What it sounds like is that you just need some practice in organizing your thoughts and expressing them!. Once you get that practice, you'll feel much more confident!.

The easiest way for you to get that practice is to join an organization such as Toastmasters!. The link in the reference section is to their "What is Toastmasters" page!. Toastmaster are in 92 countries, so hopefully there is club near you!.

No, I'm not a member of Toastmasters!. I've never been to a meeting!. But I've known a couple of people who were members who said that the organization was a great help to them!.
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Has not to do with thinking or brains, has to do with "pull"!. In our pride us humans tend to "push", to make something of ourselves, to "present" ourselves!. This is not the way!.

The way is to observe how often people use in their conversation the personal imperative, saying I, me!. Stand back and watch, it will be instructive!.

To your question, you are trying to push but there is no "pull"!. Gotta choose your battles, wait and troll for one who takes the bait, who creates the "pull" to draw out of you words which will amaze you for you know not from where they come!.

You must learn the ways of The Force, and become a philosopher!.
Humility is a virtue!.

If you want to go serious hardcore, pull up www!.fhu!.com and get the free download "be still and know"!. But few are those who can go there and emerge intact!.

Learn you must!. :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Mw TOO!!! I have learned to stop, think and then give my opinion!. The secret is to SLOW DOWN!.!.!.!.Good luck baby!.!.!.!.!.HUGS!! If you take your time!.!.!.your intelligent thoughts will come out!.!.!.!.SLOW DOWN!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm the same so I'll watch the answers!.

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