Improving Your Vocabulary Through Action
Make an meaningful impact through conversation by developing your vocabulary
Words when organized coherently and logically, can function to play a role in delivering information from one person’s mind to another.
Which is communication, in simple terms, is getting information from one person’s mind to another.
This requires the words to be delivered with clarity and easy to understand to prevent misunderstanding.
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” — Mark Twain
An example of engaging in interaction can be as simple as:
“The book was good”
“The book was captivating”
The word captivating paints a stronger and more vivid picture of their experience reading the booking.
The word choice used here transforms the sentence from something ordinary to add richness to their dialogue.
To make our thoughts and ideas capture someone to think and reflect on what we are saying. That makes the message more memorable and has a lasting impression on someone which hopefully is beneficial to them.
In addition, to convey the message accurately with its intended meaning so that it can easily be understood by others.
Which can be extremely beneficial to prevent the opposite which is misunderstanding. This involves ensuring that the advice, plan of action or role someone is given is done correctly without any confusion.
As communication is conducted in every component of our life whether that be writing or speaking. To accrue the skill of communication is key for expressing and articulating your thought to the highest degree.
So, Let’s have a look at ways to improve your vocabulary
Create Your Lexicon
In normal conversation, reading newspapers, listening to the radio or reading a book these possess the large exposure to the different words.
There is a strategy that provides an amazing opportunity through this experience for your to increase your vocabulary with almost no large effort.
Take note of the word on your phone, search up and write down the meaning of the word and try to apply it to your conversation at least once.
You could start practising and using that word in writing, texting or just normal talking.
By having a list you can remind yourself of the meaning of the word every time you update it or when you are reviewing your words.
Read and write
Reading can supplement and strengthen your vocabulary due to many reasons:
- Coming across familiar words can increase your retention of words already known which can be beneficial for remembering them effectively in conversations.
- Understand the different contexts the word can be used in rather than learning the word on its own.
- Easy to come across words you have never come across to learn and write in your notebook
The different writing styles, topics and genres available through reading can exercise your brain to understand the words in different applications.
Through writing, it can provide an opportunity to express yourself whether through an essay, text message, blog or journal to actively search for the correct word to use.
The application of the word in your writing can strengthen your understanding of what the word means and use it correctly in its context.
The incorporation of new vocabulary into your writing can help solidify your ability to recall them.
Final Thoughts
Words can be an important part of how coming off as saying something, whether it is something that is remembered or glossed over.
Acquiring the skill to achieve good communication and impact is through vocabulary improvement.
Whether that be through looking at a thesaurus to learn alternative words to use instead of the words you use regularly such as “good” and “happy” alternatively it could be “terrific” and “delighted”.
Applying this in your conversation and regularly reviewing your list of words generated can be an easy and useful strategy to improve your vocabulary.
Let’s start now, write and share in the comments any interesting words you found out today!
