5 упражнений для ясной и связной речи

Exercises for Clearer, More Coherent Speech

Lisa shares exercises for speaking more clearly when thoughts feel organized internally but become muddled aloud. Her main advice is to focus on expressing the idea rather than monitoring how you look or sound.

Train your attention: The “washing machine” exercise

Choose a random word and make a sentence with it while moving your hands in a circular motion. Keep speaking without pausing; if you get stuck, restart the sentence. Slow down slightly to give yourself time to form the next words, and finish each sentence before pausing.

Expand your vocabulary: “Story with one letter”

Write a short story in which most words begin with the same letter. Start on paper, then try making up a story aloud. Lisa suggests relying on your own vocabulary instead of looking up words.

Let gestures support your speech

Record yourself speaking and notice whether your hands freeze or stay at your sides. Gradually allow them to move naturally. Lisa advises against copying rigid “correct” gestures, since movement is individual.

Practice structure

Use clear formats to keep your thoughts on track:

• Three steps: State the topic or title, give the main idea, and conclude.
• Comparison: Discuss two options in turn, using your hands to distinguish them, then state your view.
• Listing: Name items explicitly—“first,” “second,” and so on.
• “If I were a soup…”: Name three ingredients, then return to each one and explain why it fits. This also exercises memory and imagination.

Let go of control: “Nonsense generation”

Choose an absurd phrase, such as “raspberry-colored socks,” and speak about it nonstop for three minutes. The aim is to keep going without worrying about whether the ideas are logical.

Practice consistently

Lisa recommends recording yourself on video and watching it afterward.

Presenter and Sources

Lisa is a theatre and film actress and a voice-and-speech coach. She also refers to her earlier videos on speech exercises, gestures, and structuring; examples written by her students; and ChatGPT as a possible source of random words or prompts.