Tips to help you improve your vocabulary and increase your chance of success.
A good vocabulary is a valuable asset in this world. When people listen to you speak, a good vocabulary tells them if you are intelligent or not. By increasing your vocabulary, you can improve you chance of success in interviews, as well as, standardized test.
To increase your vocabulary you don’t have to memorize the entire dictionary. You can learn new words by reading. Read more books, magazines, and newspapers. Jot down the words you don’t understand then look up in the dictionary. Note the meaning, context, and pronunciation of these words. Then try to incorporate these words into your speech.
Buy one of those words of the day calendars. These are very effective at getting you to remember to increase your vocabulary. It also helps you increase your vocabulary one day at a time. As each day passes tear of the previous day and put into your pocket for future reference throughout your day.
Play scrabble. It is a good way to increase your vocabulary. Use a thesaurus when you play the game this will help you get a jump on your vocabulary as well as your opponent. Crossword puzzles are also a good way to increase your vocabulary.
Use flash cards. Scan the dictionary for words you are unfamiliar with. Write them on a flash card. Use the flash cards as much as possible. Study during your lunch break, in lines, at the bank, or anywhere you can look at them.
Buy a book of vocabulary words. These usually have exercises in the back that will help you reinforce your vocabulary. You may also find it helpful to join email lists than introduce a new vocabulary word a day.
Use it or lose it. When you have learned a new word you need to use it in your conversations and/or writing. Use it in different sentences from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a it part of your vocabulary. Learning a word and not using it will lead to you to promptly forget it.
A large vocabulary is beneficial to you. There have been studies that prove businesspersons with large vocabularies have a greater chance of success than others in their field.
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