How to Breathe When Speaking English | Get Started with Breathing, Pausing, and Thought Groups
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2024
- Wondering how to breathe when speaking English? In this video, you'll find out the importance of breathing when speaking English, practice belly breathing for more confident speaking, and find out whether you should breathe through your nose or your mouth. Because breathing is connected to pausing and thought groups, we'll also discuss how to chunk or divide sentences into thought groups. You'll find out how to stress the most important words, change your intonation mid-sentence, and pause and take a breath in the middle of your idea. This video is an introduction to thought groups, focus words, a mid-level or slight rise (what I call holding intonation), and pausing for effect, emphasis, and clarity.
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0:00 Introduction
0:27 Why Breathing Is So Important When Speaking
1:26 Learn to Take Belly Breaths
2:39 Breathing Through Your Nose or Mouth
3:10 How We Use Pausing and Breathing in English
5:22 Why Thought Groups Matter When Speaking English
6:47 Practice Using Thought Groups
12:38 Experiment with and Listen for Thought Groups
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Hi! This video is extremely helpful! English is not my mother tongue, so coping with shortness of breath during speech has been difficult. Everything became easier after this video. Thanks a lot!
I'm so happy to hear that you're finding it easier to breathe when speaking English! This video should also help you get more comfortable with the flow of speech: th-cam.com/video/Haf1hUDql8s/w-d-xo.html
I’m so happy I found you! You were a big help! Thank you so much!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much dear coach, you're the best God bless you
I found this video really helpful// because when practiced // I noticed that I’m much clearer.
That's awesome to hear - and great job with the thought groups!
I LOVE this video. I’m a native English speaker. And I had a problem breathing while speaking. I usually breathe through my mouth. Thank you for these tips 💪
Thank you for sharing your feedback! As I often say, there is always more to discover about how we use our voice, no matter our native language! Making videos has actually helped me regulate my breath more so I don't have to edit as much. 😉
I’ve seen a lot of TH-cam videos // related to this topic // your videos and explanations // are the best ones I’ve seen.
Thank you for the kind words. Your example has clear thought groups - great job! Be sure to practice that slight pause and rise in pitch between them. 👍
Hi Kim, I must say you are doing an amazing job --- knowing keenly which interlocking details (mostly subtle) of learning how to speak English must be understood by non-native speakers (like me) to guarantee real progress along the way. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for the kind words. You clearly understand my approach and the reason I focus on details that are often very subtle. As educators, we have to be able to listen for the question behind the question to help people get real results.
Hi Kim your voice is beautiful
You speak clearly and it's easy to understand your videos
Thanks a lot my dear teacher and have a lovely weekend 😉🇧🇷
Thanks a lot !
thank you so much kim you´re the best ¡¡
Hi Kim, thank you so much for your tips. They are brilliant!
You're welcome! I'm glad they're helping you!
Thanks a lot Kim, I really value your videos cause really helpful to me.
You're welcome! I'm happy to hear they are helping you!
I learn to speak English here. Thank you.
This is the video I've waiting for so long! I'll practice and replay it over again. Thank you Kim!
I have been wanting to make this video for two years! 😂 I'm so happy you appreciate it!
@@Englishwithkim This video will help me a lot. Even in my natural language I have problem to breath properly. 😅
I understand! I started learning how to take deeper belly breaths when speaking because of these TH-cam videos! 😂
Thank you so much. Very helpful tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Kim. Thanks for this amazing lesson on breathing when speaking English. Props.
You're most welcome - hope it helps!
Thank you so much for make this Video. This is what I'm looking for a long time.
That's awesome to hear! You may also want to check out this video that shows how stress and thought groups work together to help your words flow: th-cam.com/video/Haf1hUDql8s/w-d-xo.html
Great video!! Thank you for sharing, I will surely watch all your videos to improve my speaking in English, I actually watch your channel since you started.
I'm happy this helped you!
Awesome!
Thank you, it’s very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
nice lesson tanx
Remarkable content and dedication. Thank you 🇪🇸
Thank you for the kind words! I'm happy you found it helpful.
Thanks for this lesson. I feel like your lessons are extremely underrated
I appreciate that!
You are so so, great. You are easy to understand even to people dont know the language. They will be able to grab the words and sounds.
Thank you for the kind words! I aim to speak clearly at my normal speed so people get comfortable with natural speech.
I just realize that native speakers always release the air from their belly while speaking English. It’s like always having strong air behind the words they speak. It’s totally different my accent in Vietnamese. This video is really useful for me. Thank you very much.
I'm happy to hear this helped you! Yes, breathing from the belly helps you get more power behind your words. Some people breathe more shallowly, and you can hear that reflected in the way their voice sounds. It's wonderful that you can identify the differences between English and Vietnamese! I also encourage you to explore resonance, as this also influences the quality of your voice. You can experiment with these exercises: th-cam.com/video/4ES4EYZL4GY/w-d-xo.html
@@Englishwithkim Yes. Thank you very much. I’m practicing your exercise right now. Normally, I always make a deep breathe inside my belly before I speak a sentence to make more power and smooth, then I make it again for the next sentence. But I still can’t imagine how can I make a sound from my chest when I count from 1 to 10. :D
Resonance is weird like that. When you imagine where you're placing the sound, the body responds. But it definitely takes experimentation!
@@Englishwithkim Thank you very much! Wish everything best for you!
best teacher for me.
Aww, so glad these videos are helping you!
Great video!! Thank you for sharing, I will surely watch all your videos to improve my speaking in English
Glad it helped!
Great video!!! Thanks a lot
You're most welcome!
Today i gave school essay watching your video yesterday thanks and love from Nepal❤️🥳🌹
I'm happy to hear it helped! You're most welcome!
I love this video. It helps me a lot on how to identify the thought groups, pausing, breathing when speaking. I do sometimes running out of my breathe when speaking English because I don't really pay attention to my speech where to pause and connected them. These are great tips, especially for non-native speakers. I came across your channel because of my colleagues. Thanks so much.
Here are some of my thought groups. See if I chunk them correctly.
I went to the movie theater// with my girl.// The movie was so bad// then we left.// And the next time// we went to the park.// My daughter enjoyed it so much// because she met her friends there.//
I'm happy to hear this helped you understand where to break up your speech, breathe, and use thought groups! This is a subtle detail that makes a big difference in how you sound. I'm glad your colleagues pointed you in my direction! Those thought groups look great to me - awesome!!
@@Englishwithkim Thank you for your response.
i admire the way you speak.you can take sooo long breath.i often shadow your videos,but i always run out of breath,i feel short of breath when i say long sentences.how could you do that.it 's amazing.
Since I started recording videos, I have learned to speak for a longer time without taking a breath. It makes it easier to edit the videos. However, keep in mind that I often edit out my breathing in many of these videos (this is very common on TH-cam). Have you seen this video? It may help you understand how to break up longer sentences: th-cam.com/video/MyrnliX9SAU/w-d-xo.html
very nice👍
Thanks!
Hey madam, you're truly awesome.. thank you for your time n effort. God bless you.
Thanks for your kind words! It means a lot that you appreciate my time and effort.
I searched alot on TH-cam.
(How I take correct pause and breathe?)
Now finally I got your video, it's really helpful for me . I watched whole video , I liked and subscribed your channel. I'm happy to learn with you thank you so much for making great videos.
I'm happy that you finally found a video that could answer your questions about breathing and pausing! With practice, it will get a lot easier. The video I published yesterday should also help with knowing when to pause: th-cam.com/video/iy3L1vzCCkc/w-d-xo.html
hi kim!!! thank you for everything!! could u please make a video about "professional English"?
Check out this playlist with five videos on how to sound more professional in English: th-cam.com/play/PL81YJkck6j1t_DCiua57b1wvl_bTflBfY.html
keep going
Great! Kim, If It's possible make a video about comics...
great video, and great content too! can you please recommend some books to practice on out loudly? and thanks!
I suggest practicing thought groups with shorter passages, even just a sentence or two. I suggest finding articles that use the type of language you use in your everyday life or work. I often suggest articles from The Atlantic because the language is intellectual, yet conversational.
Thank you so much.
Great video! I've often been reluctant to breathe through the mouth. Some vocal coaches recommend against breathing through the mouth saying that it's not natural. But now I wonder.. if that were the case, we'd probably yawn through our noses. I once went scuba diving where we had to breathe through our mouths all the time, and I noticed thereafter that I was able to speak with a much deeper resonant voice.
I came across that same advice about breathing through the nose in my own research, but it just doesn't come naturally to most of us. The tip that made the biggest difference for me was relaxing the back of my tongue to reduce the gasping sound! Like my other video on finding your voice, it's about experimenting and finding what works best for you. Like you said, you found a more resonant voice once you deepened your breath while scuba diving! As I've done more and more TH-cam videos, I've started breathing more deeply so I can finish a longer sentence without taking a breath. That saves me a lot of editing time. 😂
6:37
I have a question//does the pausing to breathe//become less evident//and easier?
Excellent use of thought groups! I definitely feel that thought groups become easier with practice. You get a better sense of where to pause, the most common types of chunks, etc. Pausing will seem less obvious to listeners if you pause where they expect you to pause. That said, it will likely still be evident, especially when you're using pausing for effect. The pauses give your listeners time to process what you're saying. It's okay that people notice that you're pausing!
Is the pausing the same in british english too?
I believe that pausing is the same in British English. The Brits sometimes stress different words in a chunk, but pausing after thought groups should work the same.
@@Englishwithkim thank you so much for your reply.I was looking for british english channel on that but somehow i came across yours and loved it hoping i can still learn the basic foundations in here anyway.Another new subscriber to your list :)
Welcome to my channel! This video should also help you understand pausing and thought groups: th-cam.com/video/MyrnliX9SAU/w-d-xo.html
@@Englishwithkim thanks so much for that. Much appreciated! ❤️
What is the difference between stain and spot?
Try the advice in this video on connotation and nuance for tips on how to understand the difference between related words: th-cam.com/video/h_eniO7KiqM/w-d-xo.html
Great Content Kim, I gave it a thumbs up but couldn't get over how many cuts and edits you made in the video , was keen to watch you naturally breathe your way uninterpreted for a minute or two... just my two cents , and thanks again
The best way to hear more natural breathing is to check out a live video. Try this one: th-cam.com/video/s4OTHrz9zFM/w-d-xo.html or this one: th-cam.com/video/xtA7Tzo2eiM/w-d-xo.html
@@Englishwithkim Thank you.
I thought it was weird that I felt like I'm gasping for air whenever I speak in English. 😅
Now you know that there are more comfortable places to pause for breath!
Well I’m wondering why you haven’t replied to me but you replied to the others after me. Whatever….bye
I try to respond to as many comments as possible. That said, I don't check TH-cam every day, so it can take me a little while to respond.
Mouth breathing. Big mistake.
Interesting point. My understanding is that there's a difference between breathing through the mouth at all times, and breathing through the mouth when speaking. Research has shown that healthy adults actually breathe simultaneously through both the mouth and nose while speaking: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4698965/
@@Englishwithkim that is correct, considering deep air move out to vibrate sounds in vocal cord, in order to the tongue e lips express it in mouth. We dont express words by nose. Nose breath is when we are silence. It common sense.