在一个月内可以做些什么来改善自己?
Most people cringe when they hear their recorded voice for the first time. Yet, when they are speaking, they rarely feel anything out of place.
大多数人在第一次听到自己录制的声音时都觉得难堪。然而，当他们说话的时候，他们很少感到有什么不恰当的地方。
Why does that happen?
为什么会这样呢?
Most of us live inside our own heads, imagining that the person we believe we are presenting to the world is indeed the person that the world sees. Cringeworthy moments yank us out of that fantasy, forcing us to at least briefly take an outsider’s view of ourselves.
我们大多数人都活在自己的头脑里，想象我们所呈现给世界的那个人，其实就是这个世界所看到的那个人。令人难堪的时刻会把我们从幻想中拽出来，迫使我们至少短暂地以局外人的眼光看待自己。
Since you’re not in tune with what other people see, you rarely have an opportunity to improve your demeanor, mannerisms and speech behavior.
因为你和别人看到的不一致，你很少有机会改善你的举止、举止和言语行为。
On the other hand, when it comes to judging speakers on the podium, actors in a TV show and our managers, we’re able to compile tomes of feedback.
另一方面，在评判讲台上的演讲者、电视节目中的演员和我们的经理时，我们可以汇集大量的反馈。
So, just like how a mirror provides visual feedback on how the public world is seeing you, you can follow the steps below for 30 days to register a drastic improvement in the way you speak:
所以，就像镜子提供的视觉反馈，让你知道公众是如何看你的，可以按照下面的步骤坚持30天，说话方式就会有显著的改善:
1. Every morning, find an interesting news story or article.
每天早上，找一个有趣的新闻故事或文章。
2. Open up a video recording tool and record yourself for 2 minutes attempting to explain the story as eloquently as possible.
打开录影工具，录2分钟，尽量把故事讲清楚。
3. Force yourself to review the recording despite the cringe factor.
强迫自己去看一遍录音，不管有没有难堪的因素。
a. Count the filler words: “like”, “you know”,”umm” etc.
数一数填充词:“like”，“you know”，“umm”等等。
b. Count re-dos: the number of times you had to re-frame a sentence before completing it.
计算重写次数:在完成一个句子之前，你需要重新构造句子的次数。
c. Assess the speed of your speech.
评估你的语速。
d. If you repeated a word more than 4 times, look for a synonym.
如果重复一个单词超过4次，找找同义词代替。
e. Notice your hand gestures & facial expressions.
注意手势和面部表情。
4. Repeat this for every language you know (our communication style varies with each).
对掌握的每一种语言都重复这一步骤(我们的交流风格因人而异)。
Do this for a month and then compare the video on Day 1 vs Day 30.
这样做一个月，然后比较第一天和第30天的视频。
When I did this exercise (before I started doing videos & voice overs), I was able to:
当我做这个练习时(在我开始制作视频和画外音之前)，我能够:
· make better use of visual expressions (face + hands)
更好地利用视觉表情(脸+手)
· gain more fluency
讲话更加流畅
· expand the vocabulary that I used in my colloquial speech
扩大口语中使用的词汇量
· adjust my enunciation of certain words
调整某些词的发音
· improve my accent
改善口音
Self-analyze how you present yourself to the world and become your own communication coach.
自我分析如何向世界展示自己，成为自己的沟通教练。
