Six Sloppy Speech Habits

[lpsebay]

Great pointers, thanks!

[kipsdaddy]

and I guess your message was um (123) GREAT!

[rosewoodpeg]

I have been looking for resources to improve my diction and pronunciation. This is a great start and I will look for more of your videos. While I am an avid reader, I have always had difficulty with pronunciation. I believe it may be related to an auditory processing weakness. The other day I was very embarrassed when I was corrected in my mispronunciation of prostate.  My knowledge was negated by my ignorance of the correct pronunciation.

[MrTommyXL]

Very good this lady, I have the same things

[DianeDiResta]

@xnenaxo LOL. You don't have to slow the words, just stop and pause at the end of a  sentence.

[schkleen]

Awesome. I like your great lesson. I will share it with my son and friends.

[DianeDiResta]

@schkleen Thank you for your comments. Good speech habits should begin at an early age.

[danceralexajiang]

very helpful thank you

[DianeDiResta]

@danceralexajiang Thank you for watching the video. I'm glad it was helpful.

[jmccanless76]

Sssssssssssssix sssssssssssloppy sssssssssssspeech habitsssssssss? Do they involve sounding like a snake?

They should. BIG pet peeve of mine.

Couple this with the upward inflection........MURDER!

[DianeDiResta]

@jmccanless76 Yes, a whistling /s/ can be distracting. The remedy is to put your tongue behind your lower teeth to eliminate that whistling sound.

[2JobsStillPoorUSA]

One of the most annoying things I see here is the newer T.V. journalists using "gonna and wanna."

My step kids say "are you goin' to de-thaw some steak?" and "ain't got no"

It drives me nuts.... and worse... I'm starting to sound just like them!

[DianeDiResta]

@2JobsStillPoorUSA Yes, i hear journalists mispronounce words or use incorrect grammar. Isn't the director supposed to correct that?

[dldowell1122]

Girl where you be learnin ebonics and Jive talk from??

[olfolk12]

Good stuff here

[DianeDiResta]

@olfolk12 Thank you.

[gabadagreat]

This is really helpful. Thankyou!

[DianeDiResta]

@gabadagreat I'm glad it was helpful. Keep watching and tell others.

[a3ridho]

Amazing!!

Diana conveyed clearly and perfectly, I wish I could meet her in order to help me in difficulties for the presentation in the future.

[DianeDiResta]

@a3ridho I'll be speaking at the NY XPO in November. Maybe you can hear me speak there.

[bignumoney]

this is great information

[DianeDiResta]

@bignumoney I'm glad it was helpful.