Oratory is appreciated in any society. It is easier for a person who knows how to correctly and competently draw up a dialogue, find a job, get a career advancement, make new friends. People around him listen to him more often; his monologue will never seem inappropriate or stupid.
But the paradox is that in order for others to perceive you as an intelligent and educated person, it is enough to replenish your vocabulary with only about fifty words. It is enough to use some clever words for communication in order to appear in the eyes of others as an extraordinary, creative person.
The art of competent communication
To master this vocabulary is not difficult if you wish. The confident voice, clear diction and appropriateness of the use of certain words will be much more important. Surely you have come across a situation in life when a person, conducting a dialogue, struggles to use abstruse words for communication, sometimes applying them completely out of place and in the wrong declension. Such attempts look ridiculous and ridiculous. To prevent this from happening, armed with a vocabulary for all occasions, do not be too lazy to find out the exact meaning of the words, their synonyms and antonyms, declension, gender and stress. Only in this way will you be able to correctly and competently use them in a conversation.
We get rid of banality
The first thing you should do is to try to minimize the use of hackneyed expressions and words that you use in your daily routine. For example, a banal set of words such as “good”, “beautiful”, “smart”, etc. can be replaced by less hackneyed, alternative options, because each of them can be used to select at least a dozen synonyms using the explanatory dictionary.
For example, the word “beautiful”, depending on the situation, can be replaced by “bright”, “elegant”, “luxurious”, “incomparable”, “magnificent”, “delightful”. “Useful” in a daily conversation can well be used as “profitable”, “fruitful”, “expedient”, “practical”, “necessary”. Even to the simple word smart, there are many synonyms. It should be remembered and appealed by them as necessary. Here are some of them: “witty”, “resourceful”, “quick-witted”, “worthy”, “wise”, “sensible”.
It also does not hurt to learn some clever words and their meaning, thanks to which you can produce the necessary effect on others:
- Idiosyncrasy - intolerance.
- Transcendental - abstract, mental, theoretical.
- Esotericism is a mystical teaching.
- Truism is a well-known fact, statement or opinion.
- Euphemism is the replacement of harsh, rude words and expressions with more acceptable and soft ones.
- Sophistry - the ability to whip a dispute, skillfully juggle with words.
- Eclecticism is a combination of different types of theories, views or things.
- Homogeneous - homogeneous.
- Invective - abuse, obscene abuse.
- Decadence is a decline.
- Hyperbole is an exaggeration.
“Frustration is a disappointment.”
- Discourse - conversation, conversation.
At first, using smart words for communication, you may feel some awkwardness in the conversation, your language will seem to weave and stumble over “new expressions”. It's not scary, a new colloquial form, like a new pair of shoes, should be carried. After some time, without hesitation, you will pick up more successful synonyms and expressions to express your opinion.
Speech-blocking expressions
The second thing you should pay close attention to is parasitic words. Even if you do not notice their presence in your vocabulary, almost every person has them. Such words cut the ears of others and confuse your speech, because of this it can sometimes be difficult for your interlocutors to catch even the thought of a conversation. The reasoning himself does not notice them at all.
The most commonly used parasitic words: well, so to speak, that means, etc. This is probably not worth saying that even perfectly memorized clever words interspersed with similar interjections clogging your monologue will negate all your efforts to make a competent speech.
