Mumbling is when:
- You do not open your mouth when you speak
- May breathe shallowly and quickly
- Jaw doesn't open wide enough for the sounds to come out
- Sounds come out between the teeth and are distorted
- Speech Volume is low
- Words get pushed together
- Listeners cannot hear the speaker/unable to distinguish words
- Repeating of sounds/words
- Adding extra words
- Opening the mouth is not a problem
- May breathe deeply, but breathe or stop too often, repeatedly or at wrong times
- Sounds come out, but sometimes repeat of sounds, additional sounds, words, etc.
- Sounds are not distorted by not opening the jaw, mouth or teeth being in the way
- Sounds are distorted due to sustaining sounds or repeating or adding sounds
- Speech volume is typically loud enough for others to hear
- Words may not be pushed together, but said further apart, repeated, sounds added
- Listeners can hear the speaker, but are not able to get a fluent understanding of what is being said due to repeated sounds/words/phrases, etc.
Ways to overcome mumbling and stuttering are discussed in these videos.
In this video, Arpit Gupta, a person who is working on overcoming his own stuttering is sharing a tip. I agree with his tip and have actually suggested this tip to stutters and non-stutters alike to improve voice clarity and pacing.
Tips from young people [In India] who stammer or stutter.
Jennifer Kumar helps Indians learn to speak with more clarity and confidence in the appropriate cultural context with American colleagues and clients.
Related Posts:
What is Stuttering? Do I stutter?
Breathing deeply is one way to prevent mumbling
Opening the jaw wide enough is another way to overcome mumbling
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Updated May 2017,8
