Articulate Your Thoughts Clearly: 3 PRECISE Steps!
Summary
TLDRThis video script outlines a three-step process to enhance clear communication and articulate thoughts effectively. It emphasizes the importance of reading to enrich vocabulary and structure, followed by writing to organize thoughts on paper. The final step involves practicing speaking to convey ideas with clarity. The script suggests reading five to ten pages daily, writing a page a day, and engaging in impromptu five-minute conversations to refine communication skills. It also recommends 'Profiles in Courage' by John F. Kennedy for its rich vocabulary and classical English style.
Takeaways
- 😅 Feeling muddled or unable to articulate thoughts clearly is a common issue, but there's a structured approach to improve communication skills.
- 📚 The first step to clearer communication is reading, which fills the mind with new ideas, vocabulary, and sentence structure.
- 📖 Reading non-fiction, biographies, classical literature, and business books can significantly enhance vocabulary and thought organization.
- 🌟 Reading books from earlier times, like 'Profiles in Courage' by John F. Kennedy, can provide a rich vocabulary and structured thinking.
- ✍️ Writing is the second step, allowing you to organize thoughts on paper, identify them clearly, and refine your ideas.
- 📈 Daily writing, even just one page, can help structure thoughts and prepare for clearer verbal communication.
- 🗣️ The third step is speaking, where you practice articulating your thoughts clearly in conversations with others.
- 💡 Practicing impromptu speaking for five minutes on a topic can help in organizing thoughts and delivering them effectively.
- 🔁 Consistent practice of reading, writing, and speaking is essential for retraining the brain to think and communicate more clearly.
- 📈 Regular practice and feedback from others can indicate improvement in communication skills and the ability to articulate thoughts.
Q & A
What is the main issue the video aims to address?
-The video aims to address the issue of people struggling to articulate their thoughts clearly and communicate them effectively.
What is the three-step sequence suggested in the video to improve communication?
-The three-step sequence suggested is: 1) Reading to fill the mind with new ideas and vocabulary, 2) Writing to organize thoughts on paper, and 3) Speaking to practice articulating thoughts clearly.
Why is reading emphasized as the first step in the process?
-Reading is emphasized as the first step because it exposes individuals to rich vocabulary, good sentence structure, and organized ideas, which are essential for clear thinking and communication.
What types of books are recommended for improving vocabulary and thought organization?
-Non-fiction, biographies, classical literature, books about historical events, business books, and literary fiction are recommended for their rich vocabulary and structured ideas.
How does the video suggest incorporating reading into one's daily routine?
-The video suggests reading five to ten pages every day, preferably during breakfast, as a way to consistently fill the mind with new vocabulary and ideas.
What is the purpose of writing as the second step in the sequence?
-Writing helps to organize thoughts, identify clear ideas, and structure them in a way that can be easily communicated, which is crucial for articulate speech.
How often and for how long should one write according to the video?
-The video recommends writing one page every day as part of one's routine, following the reading schedule.
What topics can one write about to practice organizing thoughts?
-One can write about past experiences, future goals, dreams, challenges faced, achievements, and any other subjects that inspire thought and reflection.
How long does it take to see improvement in communication skills according to the video?
-The video suggests waiting for at least a couple of weeks of consistent practice to start seeing an improvement in communication skills.
What activity is recommended to practice speaking as the final step?
-The video recommends practicing speaking by having an impromptu five-minute conversation with a comfortable conversation partner about a topic that is important to you.
How can the three-step process help someone who wasn't exposed to rich conversations growing up?
-The three-step process can help by providing a structured way to develop vocabulary, organize thoughts, and practice articulating ideas, compensating for a lack of early exposure to rich conversations.
Outlines
🗣️ Overcoming Communication Barriers
This paragraph introduces the video's focus on improving one's ability to articulate thoughts and communicate clearly. It acknowledges that many people struggle with expressing themselves and suggests that following a three-step sequence can enhance clarity in speech. The importance of aligning one's thoughts with their speech is emphasized, as muddled thinking often leads to muddled speech. The video promises to guide viewers on organizing their thoughts for better verbal communication.
📚 The Power of Reading for Thought Organization
The second paragraph delves into the first step of the proposed sequence: reading. It posits that reading is instrumental in filling one's mind with new ideas, vocabulary, and sentence structures. The paragraph suggests that exposure to well-structured thoughts and ideas through books can significantly improve one's ability to organize thoughts. The speaker recommends reading non-fiction, biographies, classical literature, and business books to enrich one's vocabulary and thinking. The paragraph also encourages readers to step out of their comfort zones and explore different genres to broaden their perspectives.
✍️ Writing as a Tool for Clarifying Thoughts
The third paragraph discusses the second step: writing. It asserts that writing is a powerful method for organizing and identifying thoughts, which in turn enhances the clarity of one's speech. The speaker shares personal preferences for writing in a notebook without lines, which they believe allows for freer thinking. The paragraph suggests using writing as a daily practice to reflect on past experiences, future goals, and aspirations. It also touches on the idea of using writing to prepare for important conversations or to structure thoughts before speaking.
💬 Practicing Speaking for Effective Communication
The final paragraph focuses on the third and final step: speaking. It highlights the importance of speaking as the ultimate goal of the three-step process, aiming to move thoughts from the mind to clear and articulate communication with others. The speaker notes that while some people develop communication skills through family upbringing and exposure to debates, others may need to practice more deliberately. A strategy for practicing speaking is suggested, which involves choosing a comfortable conversation partner and speaking impromptu on a topic for five minutes. The paragraph concludes by encouraging viewers to apply the three-step process and share their experiences and improvements in communication skills.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡articulate
💡thoughts
💡sequence
💡reading
💡writing
💡speaking
💡vocabulary
💡structure
💡muddled
💡clear communication
Highlights
The video offers a three-step sequence to help articulate thoughts for clear communication.
Following the three-step sequence regularly can organize thoughts and improve verbal clarity.
Speech is a reflection of our thinking; clear thinking leads to clear speech.
Organizing thoughts in a structured way is essential for clear communication.
Reading is the first step in the three-step structure, filling the mind with new ideas and vocabulary.
Books are a gateway to organized thoughts and good structure.
Non-fiction, biographies, classical literature, and business books are recommended for vocabulary and structure.
Reading five to ten pages every day is recommended to enrich the mind.
Writing is the second step, helping to organize thoughts and identify them clearly.
Writing daily, even just one page, can structure thoughts and prepare for clear communication.
Reflecting on past experiences or future goals can inspire writing topics.
Speaking is the third step, where thoughts are articulated in conversations.
Practicing impromptu speaking for five minutes daily can help master clear communication.
The video provides a book recommendation, 'Profiles in Courage' by John F. Kennedy, for rich vocabulary.
The process of reading, writing, and speaking takes time, with noticeable improvements after a few weeks.
The video encourages viewers to share their experiences with the three-step process in the comments.
Transcripts
have you ever thought that you don't
make sense when you speak that you get
your thoughts muddled or that you can't
express yourself clearly if that sounds
like you then you are not alone and this
video is absolutely perfect for you
we're going to talk about a three-step
sequence to help you articulate your
thoughts so you can communicate them
clearly now if you follow this
three-step sequence and you do it on a
regular basis it's going to help you
organize your thoughts better so you can
articulate them well and communicate
them verbally in a clearer way because
at the end of the day our speech is a
reflection of our thinking if your
thinking is muddled if it is confused
then your speech is going to come out
confused as well whereas if your
thinking is clear if it is organized
then your speech will come out clear and
organized and articulate as well so in
order to communicate and articulate
clearly we need to start with our
thoughts we need to organize our
thoughts in a clear way in a very
structured way so when we communicate
those thoughts come out in a very clear
and easy to understand manner if you
like what you're going to learn in this
video there are two things you can do to
help out my channel you can hit the like
button below this video which tells the
algorithm that people like you like this
video so it's shown to more people on
youtube the second thing is you can
subscribe to my channel every week i
release videos on leadership to help
people like you in their leadership
journey and i would be honored to share
this content with you as well now let's
move on to how to articulate your
thoughts clearly so the first thing you
need to do is to read reading is the
first step in this three-step structure
reading is a fantastic way to fill your
mind with new ideas to learn new
vocabulary rich vocabulary good
structure good sentence structure and
structure of ideas as well and it's
essential if you want to learn how to
organize your thoughts better because
you can learn how other people organize
their ideas and organize their thoughts
so every time you read a book whether
it's fiction or non-fiction you expose
yourself to all of these things there is
no way that you could come up with all
of this rich vocabulary or good
structure on your own and why would you
it's not necessary when you can learn
from other people who have gone through
this process
to write those fantastic books the way i
see it is books are really a gateway
into the world of organized thoughts and
good structure i mean think of how long
it takes somebody to write a book how
many revisions do they do how many other
people are involved in the process to
improve on their ideas or improve on
their structure there is a lot of time
money and effort put into writing books
you can leverage this and use this final
product to enrich your mind with rich
vocabulary with good structure and with
organized thoughts you can basically
learn from these high-level authors or
from the higher level work that other
people have created now what kinds of
books should you read well you've
probably guessed i'm not talking about
comic books i'm not talking about
children's books the kinds of books i
recommend you to read are non-fiction or
also fiction books biographies classical
literature books about historical events
business books or literary fiction all
of these are the types of books that
have had a lot of work put into them
that are using a level of vocabulary and
structure that you probably want to aim
for since you are working to become a
leader you probably want to sound more
intelligent and sound more structured
and organized as you speak these are the
kinds of books that you can use to draw
those ideas from and to get the
vocabulary from as well i do encourage
you to read books that you don't
normally read this will help to expose
you to new ideas new ways of thinking
new ways of structuring your ideas as
well so if you normally read biographies
then maybe opt for books about
historical events or maybe if you read
business books a lot you can learn a lot
by reading classical literature how
often should you read this is a question
i get asked quite a lot i recommend you
read five to ten pages every day the way
i do it is over breakfast generally as i
am eating my breakfast i have a book
beside me instead of my phone instead of
instagram i have a book beside me and i
am reading the book going through the
pages of the book as i eat my breakfast
as to when you read it's really up to
you how you like to fit it into your
daily schedule but i recommend you read
five to ten pages every day this way you
are filling your mind with new
vocabulary with good sentence structure
and new ideas as well you're probably
wondering if i have any recommendations
for you as to what books you should read
this is definitely a question i'm going
to be getting once you are at this point
in the youtube video so i wanted to
share with you this one book which is
one of my
favorite books to read it's called
profiles in courage by john f kennedy i
will put
some information about it in the
description below
it's an old book it was written in 1965
in a very classical style of english
like people used to write back then i
absolutely love the way people used to
write books during that time or even
prior to the 1960s i find it so
intelligent the vocabulary used is so
rich the phrases that are used one of
the phrases in this book that i came
across and i absolutely
love and i thought was so intelligent
was independent courage the phrase
independent courage so there's many more
phrases like that in this book there's
many more things you can learn in this
book it's an extremely this particular
one i got is extremely old i picked it
up in a secondhand store
if i were to flick through the pages you
can probably see
that all of the pages have actually
started to dislodge from the spine
they're coming out so i have to be
really careful with this book but
profiles encouraged by john f kennedy is
a really good book that i would
recommend you to read if you wanted to
start getting into reading books with a
higher level of vocabulary definitely
opt for the ones that were published a
long time ago so even in the early 1900s
the way they used to write back then the
way they used to organize their thoughts
back then the vocabulary they used back
then was at another level you hardly
even see that nowadays in the books that
are published so i highly recommend this
one or any other topic that was written
around that time or before that time to
help yourself enrich yourself with the
vocabulary the sentence structure to
really organize your thoughts better so
reading is definitely the first step
that you need to fill your mind to fill
your subconscious
with the tools with the vocabulary with
the ideas and the structure that you
need to move on to the second step which
we're going to talk about right now
writing is the second step in this
three-step sequence and this is a
fantastic way to help you organize your
thoughts better get it on paper so you
can actually see whether the thoughts
you have in your mind are truly
organized or not it also helps you to
identify your thoughts so sometimes when
you have those thoughts in your mind
they're all muddled it's hard to
identify clearly what those thoughts are
writing is one of the best ways you can
get clear on those thoughts and identify
them too as i mentioned at the beginning
of this video our speech is a reflection
of our thinking so we first need to get
our thoughts organized and we do this by
writing before we actually jump into
speaking which is the next step we'll
talk about in a couple of moments when
you don't do this this is what leads to
muddled communication when you have
those muddled thoughts in your mind and
then you go from those muddled thoughts
straight to speaking that's what leads
to muddled speaking and not being able
to articulate your thoughts clearly or
communicate them well basically what
writing does is it allows you to take
the time to organize your thoughts well
it allows you to draw them from your
mind to put them on paper and to see
whether they are organized or not and
whether they're good thoughts or not you
can put those thoughts in order you can
organize them and you can eliminate
thoughts that aren't important or that
don't add anything to the discussion if
you feel that you don't make sense when
you speak well it's probably because you
haven't spent the time organizing your
thoughts like you do through this
writing process you've just jumped
straight into speaking without
organizing them first and that is what
has led to muddled communication and you
not making sense i want you to get into
the habit of writing your thoughts now
how do you do this well it should be
something that you do every day just
like reading part of your everyday
routine and it's something that can
directly follow your reading schedule
you can do journal writing you can do
formal writing whatever type of writing
suits you better i recommend you write
one page every day so reading is five to
ten pages every day but writing because
it takes more time you are allowed to
pause you're allowed to organize your
thoughts a lot more
write one page per day i usually do my
writing in a book much like this it is
just a plain notebook
i'll open it up the pages are playing
there is no lines whatsoever in this
book and i find that this works much
better for me
to not have lines drawn on the page i
find that when i am working or writing
with lines it limits my thinking in a
way it prevents me from thinking freely
from writing freely so i like to have
the the space
and the opportunity on a blank page like
this to just scribble down my thoughts
and write them in a more coherent way
what can you write about so that's no
doubt your next question you have this
book what do you actually write about
well you can reflect on the past so
think of things that have happened
yesterday last week last month
perhaps there were fears you faced
conversations you had with people
challenges you faced achievements you
made your desires goals that you're
working towards goals that you have
achieved disagreements you had with
someone or agreements you had with
someone there are a number of things you
can use as inspiration for your writing
as well as reflecting on the past you
can also look to the future you can
write about your future goals your
future dreams your desires conversations
you want to have with people and this is
a fantastic point for people who are
looking to communicate more assertively
if you have a conversation you need to
have with someone that's an assertive
conversation you're a bit nervous about
that assertive conversation you can
write the conversation down using your
journaling your morning journaling that
you do if you're going for a job
interview you can use it for exactly the
same thing as well so there are a number
of things that you can write about it's
really just about you deciding on what
the subject is what the topic is that
you want to write about and this is
where you can start to get creative but
this process when it's done on a daily
basis it will definitely help you to
organize your thoughts to structure them
better and help you communicate them
more clearly as well how long will this
whole process take how long will it take
you to start seeing an improvement in
the way that you communicate well i
would recommend you wait for a couple of
weeks at least i think it takes most
people two weeks to start to see
improvement in their communication so
remember it's a whole process that you
have to go through and you're basically
retraining your brain you're retraining
the way that you think about things the
way you have your thoughts in your mind
the way you structure them and the way
that they come out as well when you
communicate and the way you notice
whether you are improving with your
thoughts and articulating them better is
if you start to feel less and less that
you are communicating in a muddled way
if you start to feel more and more
that you are clearer with your
communication and you're also noticing
through the reactions of other people
that they're really understanding what
you're saying so look out for these
signs the way you feel the way the other
person reacts to detect and understand
whether you're starting to see an
improvement with your own communication
and the third step in this sequence is
to speak so we have filled your mind
with rich vocabulary with good structure
with new ideas through step one where
you read then we have transferred all of
that knowledge and all of that
intelligence onto paper through the
process of writing and through the
process of writing you have started to
organize your thoughts better identify
good ideas reject bad ideas as well this
has led to clearer thoughts in your mind
leading to
clearer communication so the next step
in this process is to actually speak and
this is where you move your thoughts
from your mind from paper out into the
world in conversations with people you
are you interact with this is your
ultimate goal this is the whole purpose
of this three-step process to speak
clearly to articulate your thoughts well
and to communicate clearly to the other
person one of the things i've noticed
about people who speak very well who can
articulate their thoughts very clearly
is that they've been trained to do it
now sometimes this training happens
formally they might go to a school where
they learn how to do it but most of the
time it happens informally it happens
through their upbringing through their
family background through the education
that they get a lot of those people are
exposed to debates to people who have
fantastic communication skills they get
involved in those conversations with
those people and through the way they
communicate they can learn from those
people they learn the vocabulary they
learn how to communicate their thoughts
they learn how to argue points
there are many families in this world
every night over dinner they regularly
have
rich conversations they have deep
conversations whether it's about
politics about music about history
they debate a lot their ideas and
through this process if you do it every
night it's normal that they would
naturally develop really good
communication skills over time they're
being exposed to people who are good
communicators they themselves are
picking up all of these skills all of
these tools and they are bringing them
to their conversations in the world as
well they learn how to have intelligent
debates with people they know how to
argue their point they know how to speak
in a persuasive way they know how to
influence people or influence their
ideas they know how to explain
complicated concepts because they've had
experience and training in doing this
through practicing speaking these people
can gain invaluable skills in
communication in all types of
communication and communicating with all
types of people as well but not everyone
has this same upbringing not everybody
is exposed every night at the dinner
table to intelligent debates where
they're listening to people argue their
point and where they have a chance to
argue their point as well not everyone
is exposed to this growing up i
certainly wasn't i will admit that to
you i was not in a family where we had
these kinds of conversations at the
dinner table so i didn't learn how to do
this through my family upbringing as
well the strategy i used is reading it's
writing and it's finally speaking just
like i'm teaching you in this video so
we've been through the process of what
to do for the reading what to do for
writing now how do you practice speaking
if you don't have access to this type of
family environment that i just described
to you how do you actually practice
speaking well i'm going to share with
you an activity on exactly how you can
do that i want you to choose someone you
feel comfortable with it could be a work
colleague it could be a friend in your
personal life or your partner somebody
you feel comfortable with and i want you
to speak to that person for five minutes
straight it's an impromptu style
speaking for five minutes straight about
a topic that is important to you so it
could be the same topic that you wrote
about in your journaling stage you could
have that morning written about a
certain topic and you would like to tell
the person your conversation partner
about that topic so you could choose
that it could be about a conversation
you recently had with somebody it could
be an experience you recently had a
challenge you recently faced the topic
you choose is really up to you but if
you find it hard to choose a topic to
talk about then i recommend you choose
the same topic you wrote about that
morning in your journal you can write
out your thoughts in your journal how
you are going to discuss them how you
are going to present them to your
conversation partner you can do all of
that organization and all of that
planning in the second step when you
write remember we need organized
thoughts to have clear communication and
to articulate well so you can organize
your thoughts when you write
then when you speak you can follow the
structure the exact structure that you
wrote about that morning when you do
this on a regular basis it will help you
to organize your thoughts it will help
you to master how to communicate them
clearly and how to articulate them well
i do have another video on my channel
about how to be more articulate i'll put
a card on the screen above so you can
check it out once you finish watching
this video in that video i share nine
tips on how to be more articulate and
communicate clearly as well we have gone
through a lot of content in this video i
would love to know how all of these
ideas and this three-step process works
for you once you've tried out this
three-step process please let me know in
the comments jump back to the channel
and let me know in the comments how it
has worked for you have you seen an
improvement in your communication have
you noticed other people are reacting
differently or maybe they're even
commenting that you sound a lot more
articulate and a lot clearer when you
speak let me know in the comments the
benefits that you see thank you so much
for watching and i'll be back next week
with another video
関連動画をさらに表示
Почему вас не понимают? / Как четко и ясно выражать свои мысли?
JAGO BAHASA INGGRIS BAGI PEMULA | POSI AKADEMIK
How To Speak English Like A Pro In 90 Days | Complete Roadmap
How I Became Articulate With My Speaking (5 Secrets)
How to Speak English like a Pro in 50 Days | Ansh Mehra
Belajar Bahasa Jepang - URUTAN Belajar
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)