How can a book improve your communication?

How can a book improve your communication? There are two ways, you can read it or you can put it on your head.

Explanation:
Actually there is only one book to read that will really be helpful for the wide array of communication needs of the modern world and that book is the one I wrote; It’s the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear. See below.

The book you put on your head needs to be hard cover – (Mine comes in hard cover!) - so it can balance on your head. Now, why on earth would you want to do such a thing?

Because it will act as a feed back mechanism about the way you hold your body, your posture. Your carriage will have a marked influence in how you are perceived.

• You cannot be dignified if your head is bobbing up and down, nodding or tilting.
• You cannot look mature if you tend to cock your head to one side.
• You cannot look ‘together’ if you bounce along as you walk or allow your shoulders to slouch forward and pull your head out of alignment.

Everybody admires strong, upright posture.

This is where the book comes in as an excellent source of information.

1. As you look in the full length mirror, hold yourself in an up-right (but natural) posture and place the book flat on the top of your head.

2. Try turning your head from side to side, keeping your chin line straight. Take some steps forward and back and from side to side, keeping that book in place.

3. Walk around the room, keeping that book in place on your head.

4. Now add the speech component; start talking and notice how much you want to move your head.

5. Sit on front of a mirror and call someone on the phone. Place the book on your head and start talking. You will probably lose the book a couple of times.

6. At all times, pay attention to the alignment of your head and body as you use the book, so you can learn how to hold your head and body upright without the book.

7. Give yourself daily practice with this routine for a week and you should be able to ‘straighten up’ with only conscious effort (and no book).

Announcement: Dr. Fleming’s book can now be purchased at Alexander Book Co and Book Passage in both Corte Madera and San Francisco!

If you want to learn more about how Dr. Fleming can help you improve your communication skills, please call her at telephone 415.391.9179 or send her an email at [email protected]

Carol Fleming, Ph.D., is the author of “It’s the Way You Say It”! Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear. A comprehensive guide to vocal development and improvement of communication skills. . To get your own copy, go to http://amzn.to/ItsTheWayYouSayIt