Why Reading (Books) Makes Us Better at Speaking
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- As we read, the muscles that generate speech engage. The same phenomenon does not occur when we hear or listen to sentences. In other words, reading is a form of speech practice.
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This is very true. Whenever I read a book consistently for atleast three days I almost feel like I refreshed by speaking abilities and I can find fitting words much easier
Huberman tweeted before “Your ability to speak clearly is enhanced by reading (not listening) to books, and by writing and journaling in complete sentences. Texting, voice dictation and audiobooks are wonderful but degrade articulation. Conversely, structured writing aids structured speech.” So it makes sense! Glad to see anecdotal evidence of it as well.
@@rossulbricht7820because you’re exercising your brain. We need an abundance of words in our vocabulary to speak and what better way to do that than reading? When you read you grasp an image based of the words you encounter.
So you almost deeling make that true? Try reading your own text and go back to lobby..
@@miklu56 what are you on about
After 2 months of regular 50-100 pages a day, I catched myself talking so fast and with such percision that I amazed myself.
How much time a day does it take for you to read 50-100 pages?
Caught
Oh lord! 50 to 100 pages. Wow I suggest you to just read the dictionnary and within a couple years you gonna be the greatest scholar of english language history
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That's why I read a lot of RUclips comments.
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Same
Reading RUclips comments negatively affects mental health
When people asked me how my speech has drastically improved since early 20s I was clueless what to say. Now I understand that was the time i started diving into books to read. ❤. Andrew Huberman is a gem of knowledge.
I found having discussions with myself helped a lot too. Just can't speak out loud or they'll think your crazy.
Bro same
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Tbh I always thought that reading books would translate to better speaking, so that’s why I started the habit of reading to improve my communication skills
You are correct
Writing also has that type of effect
@@goodluck4951 when I read I wrote better that very day. It's like a complementary thing in my experience.
@@THE.N1KO Same here.
@@goodluck4951very very true. I write everyday, and I find that the way I write is the way I end up speaking, when recording for a video or having to give an important presentation.
Use writing to think about the right words to use and make sense when you write. This will translate to your speaking.
Yes reading out loud to yourself and listening to your own words
After looking at the letters and reading the word out loud to yourself, and listening, then comprehending, it's a big circle!!!
Reading will improve your ability to pay attention, listen, speak, articulate, learn new words, 100% will make you smarter!
That’s so interesting. I do feel the subtle vibrations in my vocal cords when I read. And I agree that reading makes us better at speaking and expressing ourselves. My English would never be what it is now without reading. Thank you for your dedication and for continuously sharing the most interesting content 🙏
I love your workouts!!!
no you dont
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Yes!! I’ve been reading a great deal recently & I was thinking earlier today that I could “feel” myself “speaking” in my throat as I read! I didn’t actually know it to be true, & now I feel validated haha
I used to think i was crazy while doing it
I feel the same way when thinking too. I wonder if thinking also activates some muscles involved in speech as well
I thought the exact same a few days ago. Now this video pops up💀
Subvocalization, perhaps? @@tree490
Does this technique work ?
It's true! I started writing and reading through my own words and my voice for reading improved greatly
I find that as a stutterer, reading does consistently improve my speech at the mechanical level. When most people that have a developmental stutter are alone, we don’t stutter. So this allows me to get a lot of speaking practice that does actually translate to interactions.
Interesting! I’m a retired English teacher and have read hundreds of books to myself, but many times aloud to the high school students (They still loved to hear the words!!). I’m glad I got some vocal cord exercise!
I’ve always had trouble with my voice if I started projecting it in the beginning of the school year. It became so I just squeaked, and the kids loved it!
The connection between reading and improving speaking skills is brilliantly explained. I love how you break down the cognitive benefits and the impact on vocabulary, syntax, and overall communication.
The idea that exposure to diverse writing styles enhances our ability to articulate thoughts is fascinating. Your examples and research-backed insights make a compelling case for the symbiotic relationship between reading and speaking proficiency.
What is bro yapping about?
Your speech is also great 👍
Thank you Andrew.
Reading nonfiction has been incredible for me. I pull words, seemingly out of my ass. The downside is that I sometimes like the way I sound.
How is that a downside
i like the way u sound
American perchance? 😋
@@nuntana2 I liked your comment and I’m American~
I understand what you mean. Striving for humility is hard.
It also improves your vocabulary. It is broadened and shrunk quickly too. I always am quicker to find the right word when I am reading regularly versus when I am not
And Being Read To and Listening to Audio Bedtime Stories even When Asleep, Lovely Ones, when You are Little Is Immensely Important to Vocabulary and Learning to Read Through Recognizing Words... Life can be a Lovely Story and Conversation 😊😊😊
Blessings Professor
Always been a firm believer in reading aloud🙌🏻
You just blew my mind AGAIN Sir!
Very interesting. Thanks dr. Generating very low levels of motor activity, below our own perception. Muscles in vocab cords actually moving
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one of the techniques of speed reading is to avoid 'mouthing' to the words as you read. People who successfully do this, are they still generating this motor activity in the throat?
I was wondering the same.
Yeah I want to know the answer as well
I never read fast, quite normal and sometimes slow and I never mouthed the words. Why does everyone keep saying this is normal?
@@outlander234 he is saying it is subconscious and silent
@@carlao7157 Oh not that this happens when reading a loud? This confused me. Think I’m the only one who didn’t get it.
Thank you Dr. Similarlo
Olearned years ago, that reading aloud helps one to better retain the information. 🤷♀️
If you are an english speaker, you are lucky to read as much as you can of books . For me English is my secondary language , i struggled at the beginning with reading books in English, but lately, my reading has become faster and more understandable in digesting the paragraphs. I have a core belief that nothing is hard nor impossible in life,but something needs more work than other things. That's it .😊
Reading is so enjoyable, when i sit with my friends i can talk and open a conversations for many topics , and dont forget getting rid of smart phone addiction and social media helpt me alot .
Andrew! Thank you for sharing this!😁
As we read we speak it 👏💯
What does this mean?
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you read a book. But at the same time you are speaking it through your inner monologue.
So you are kinda speaking the words as if they where yours. Copying and pasting it, into a conversation, into thought etc.
Or “as we read, we speak it” 😮
Don't know about reading but this guy's speech is music to my ears!
I always loved reading and creative writing ✍ ❤ 🤓
And it also improves general comprehension and retention of information. Every person should read for enjoyment.
This is so right on! We can hear that soft stream of inner speech generated by our auditory system. This is what reading is, turning squiggly marks on paper into the sounds of our language, through the magic of the auditory cortex.
In fact I’ve just been putting g together a webinar for parents on this called “Dump the Flash Cards.”
I kind of knew about this fact but I've never actually checked it out as I thought no one else would think of it this way. 😮
That’s exactly why our thoughts are sending out vibratory messages to the environment without realizing that it will impact our life as it unfolds.
Could you elaborate?
I was part of a pilot program in junior high school to learn to read without subvocalizing. It improved my reading skills and comprehension tremendously. It was not adopted. It was not speed reading. You read every word but you train your mind to not subvocalize.
Can you tell me what subvocalizing it .i haven't heard about it before .
@@RiyaKharayat-vt1fz when we first learned to read, it was out loud. We then learned to read silently, but our voice is still being used, just not audible. Sun vocalizing
@@victorhauk5973 thanks for sharing :)
Totally agree. Thanks for sharing the information
Sometimes I say the words someone is saying in a video as they say them, like what I'm doing now when listening to Dr. Huberman here. It's fascinating as hell
I thought i was the only one 😂😂😂
Does repeating help soeech
@@kebabremover6024 An important detail I forgot to mention is I repeat the words in my head, not say them aloud.
I don’t know what benefits come from doing it, but I remember doing it in one of my high school classes. My guess is it may improve focus
I love reading
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Second that
I am well-spoken because I'm well-read. But I really need to work in my vocal projection.
ai give me another unique perspective the answer is : books can improve our speaking skills by acting as a "mental gym" for our vocal cords. While it may sound strange, think of it this way-when we read, our brain processes the text as if we were speaking it aloud. This mental exercise, in a sense, provides a workout for the neural pathways and muscles involved in speaking. Over time, this practice may contribute to better enunciation, vocal control, and even a more resonant speaking voice, all without actually uttering a word out loud. So, reading can be seen as a secret vocal workout for improved speaking abilities!
If I’m laying on the bed and reading a book silently, sometimes my throat hurts a little after. Always thought that was strange but this makes sense now
This makes my vocal chords feel weird as I read now
You now also blink and breathe manually :)
@@urbro2 Happened to me. But I then stopped focusing on those mechanisms that should not be focused on.
@@PROTAGONIST_48 :)
I felt weird reading this
This is valuable information for language learners.
Writing makes you an even better speaker.
Could you please cover speed-reading. Is it possible to any degree to learn how to read faster without affecting understanding?
Not always and not for everyone, I usually fully read them in my mind. Some people read them with some sound, everyone is different.
love this! thank you for sharing
Thank you.
I think that is the reason why I am bad at conveying my thoughts verbally because of being a fast reader I have I think eliminated this and many other reflex action improving my ability to comphrend with little time
So the voice in my head is actually my vocal cords?
Oh man good question, it could be
The real question
@jimmy how can we use vocal cords if no sound is created? Are the physically moving in our throat??
@jimmy off-topic, while it is true it is not audible and it is all just thoughts, but technically it is observable, no? We can observe when you're thinking through eeg, and f.e. things like neurosity can map/record those thoughts to custom actions (if you imagine a word, the neurosity gadget can activate a user-defined action based whenever you think about a specific word)
I hear voices jn my head they talk to me they tell me things they are vocal chords. Vocal chords woah woah.
Absolutely right!! 💛🙏
That's true. I feel that. When I'm thinking also, actually.
Funny you say that... I always felt it while reading. Not to mention an improved vocabulary. Thanks
Not many people, as specially teens don't realize that everybody does this. It's a great phenomenon that we read silently aloud while we read.
That's why I love books.
Thanks for this video
what episode is this from? should be adding it in the captions
Actually I theorized this a couple of years ago and you actually validated it.
Thank you Dr. Similarly, I learned years ago that reading aloud helps to better retain the information.
🤦♀️disregard my previous incoherent comment. My phone slipped from my hand and hit my clavicle and the message was sent! 😂🤭
That was so funny to read 😂
And this is true for literally everything in the brain as if the body is mimicking the process silently in our muscles..
Have learnt that 30 years ago with NLP seminars (Neuro-Linguistic Program).
Ex. How do you know that you have manual gears in your car ? Your leg tells you silently that .
Awesome..
This is what actually happened with me as my first book to read and study was the Bible, not for religious stuff but for personal exploration and oh wow I became a different person in speaking, reading and writing as well as I don't know but I'm more open to ideas and compare existing info to see which is more appropriate to current matters
This is so true!
I knew I felt it!
Thanks!
Wow!
i am putting this vedio in my ted talk
I love this man
Holy crap! The thought of words and speaking are inseparable!
This guy is sooo smart 🧡💙🧡💙
Nice to know that my theory was correct. And I’m sure it goes deeper. Knowing this guy.
I can feel it
I noticed this myself. An hour of reading helped me speak clearly and bot mumble. An hour. Also reading strengthene the prefrontal cortex so resding is basically a cheat code
You read faster in your mind, i sometimes read à bit outlaud so my father can hear, parts that are useful. I had a vision of him joining à big feast, he was invitéd to the table, he looked happy.
Dats right!
So true
I could hear that in others when I used to get high.
Even their subconscious attitudes in words/body language. Pure hell 🤣. Lessons I learned: 1. Stop amplifying your senses with drugs. 2. Practice sincerity so you’re not double thinking. If you have problems: either a. grow up or b. stand up for yourself - in a straightforward economical unemotional manner. 3. Love/harmony is very real. Just needs practice. It’s aided by sincere thoughts & actions, then you can taste it.
damn, I knew from Jordan Peterson that reading does in fact make you more "articulate" (better speaker) but Huberman just explained how. I am definitely going to start reading more
❤
Picked up a book for the first time. Very pleasant activity. So odd to interact with something that isn't a keyboard and screen.
I needed this 👍🏻
Yes, and many of the greatest speakers in history were avid readers. One prime example of this would be Malcolm X. While in prison, Malcolm read so much that he actually wore out his eyes and had to get glasses. When asked what his alma mater was he replied "books".
I noticed that myself when I was listening to music where they were using notes that were not matching my range of voice and that always triggered instant tension in my throat, just from listening to music.
That’s why I read
wow!
Interesting!
Kinda happens when I listen to things too
This is one of the most subtle mindfucks I've ever heard
Same haha... I feel like I'm choking now.. but it's just my OCD trying to overthink this mechanism
I have been thinking about this for the past few weeks. I noticed that I was speaking the words (as described in the video) while I read, and it's been on my mind ever since. I have actually been trying to read withought moving my throat or tounge haha.
Edit: Now that I've seen this, I'll go back to doing it.
Would this effect be amplified if we actually read the words aloud?
I know there's been studies showing that reading books aloud does a lot more to stimulate your brain when reading.
Does this mean we are speaking what we think as well? So there’s constant chatter in the ether. Amazing!
I think it also applicable for watching someone speaking
Does anyone know from which episode was this short taken?
I love this guy 😎🙌
This guy reminds me of my brother, similar eyes and bone structure, and height. He doesn't yell at me though, so I keep listening.😅
Interestingly, sub vocalisation is said to slow down reading speed and its suggested learn not to in order to learn to read faster. I guess they didn't know of this added benefit of sub vocalising
I gotta read more.
True
• reading improves speaking