TheMachine1 wrote:
3 & 5 now. I have read a few books to them. I like the books like Dr Seuss that rhyme.
Maybe I'm being to hard on myself. Nobody ever said my voice was bad only too fast in the past. Though after reading the link Wiggerbeater posted I see how people maybe not be understanding me well.
I'd suggest you keep reading to them and try to put some animation in your voice.
I spoke little and quietly (as a kid - and so tend to). I also tend to speak fast, like I want to get it over with as fast as possible. If I have to think about what I'm saying I can have what seems to me to be long pauses, then if I don't watch it I can blurt out the following words very fast like I'm trying to catch up. It can give a staccato effect. I concentrate on slowing myself down when I am nervous. For me, getting involved in the debating group of a "young" branch of a political party helped. Very painful at the time, but it improved my speaking considerably.
I think reading to kids is helpful. You can overdo the voice animation and they still think its great.
(PS - my uncle didn't really read me Field and Stream. Actually I'm trying to remember if anyone ever read to me. I think they must have
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PPS - I remember being read Harry the Dirty Dog and Bascom (a hound dog).
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