If you do a few of these things, you should at least be able to notice what some of these words sound like in your mouth and what they are making your mouth do. Try saying all of these words and emphasizing the vowels, stretch them out just a little bit longer in your mouth than usual (heh heh) Vowels are also super important, and you need to elongate them. The mumbled version doesn't sound at all like the clear version. Think about it this way, could you mumble through an M or an N? Mommy? Even if you mumble it. These all have full glottal stops which make them very noticeable in words. Make the P pop!ĭo this with your main consonants. You feel the moment when your two lips come together, and then the P kind of implodes out, right? You should make a little explosion of air.

We can do this with a few of the more obvious consonants: B, D, and P. When working with consonants, you want to chew on them, over-emphasize them. When it comes to being articulate, there are 2 things you need to work on. Not a big pause, but just long enough that each word gets its own separation. Moderators have full discretion in making decisions they deem to be in the best interest of the subreddit.

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