How can I improve my speech?

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I can and do talk; not much mind!

I have noticed more and more now, that some people can't understand me when I speak. It's nothing to do with having an accent; it seems to be that certain words just can't come out.

For example, last week I was talking to my boss about a hospital appointment I'd had the previous day. I told him that I'd been discharged. He thought I said I'd been charged and looked very confused. It's not the first time I've said something and I've got looks of

I remember last year, a friend told me to talk to his wife. (I asked him something and he said I need to ask her) I spoke to her and she didn't understand me. I spoke a second time and she said the same thing. At this point, I was getting somewhat frustrated and said something else to her .(I asked his wife to speak to him) Thankfully, she understood that.

I am now getting to the stage where I become incredibly frustrated because I can't make myself understood through speech.

That happens to me a lot - especially on the phone.

I'm not sure it's an aspie thing as such?

I guess the only advice I could give is to try and conciously say the whole word? That's what I try to do but I usually end up forgetting.

When on the phone to companies they often say that it's a "bad line" and ask me to repeat myself.

It's not aways necessarily you - some people just don't hear properly. I know a lot of people who always say ''who?'' after you've said a name of someone. For example, ''I saw John yesterday in the supermarket'' and the other person hears all the other words in the sentence but the name and so goes, ''you saw who?'' never, ''you saw John when?'' or, ''you saw John where?'' It's always the name they don't hear, which I find frustrating.

But anyway, I need to improve my speech in a different to what you're saying. I find I get tongue-tied a lot, and I know a lot of people do but mine is frequent. Like I have to be careful when I say, ''I'm worried teenagers might throw snowballs at me'' because if I say it too fast I always end up saying, ''I'm worried teenagers might snow throwballs at me'', and other people grin when I do that and I get embarrassed.

Make sure you try and talk loud enough, you're not mumbling and you talk slow enough. I have problems with speech as well. I have a bit of a lisp and I tend to talk fast especially when I'm nervous and then I start stumbling through words and stuttering. Also, watch to see if your voice sounds too monotone as well.

If you feel brave enough you could join some sort of public speaking club like Toast Masters. Toast Masters is a club where they help you improve on your speech and public speaking.

I get tongue-tied if I'm nervous; but I guess that's normal.

Remember, if you're nervous remember to take deep breaths in and out and talk slowly and loud enough.

When I was younger and had to take speech therapy, I learned that if you talk slower, you can have a little bit more time to think about what you say before you say it, so you aren't stumbling over your words.

Try just slowing down your speech and being louder.