And, it really helps catch your partner s speech if you are willing to cup your hand behind your ear when they are speaking. It s surprising how well this technique amplifies their speech. Get closer to your conversational partner You may have to get your face within inches of the other persons face in order to understand what they re saying and to make yourself heard. You will do this more comfortably if you are secure about breath odor. Sorry, it has to be said.
Many people keep a distance, don t speak out when they talk, for fear of offending.
This really makes it hard for the person to hear you. And if you keep this closed mouth form of speech at the same time that you are forcing your voice to be heard, you will have added physical discomfort to your psychological ill-ease. And people will still have trouble understanding what you just said. Keep your speech lively on the face. People speech-read faces far more than they realize.