Do you believe practicing in front of the mirror helps you to make perfect?
In my country, there's this saying that if you've been practicing in front of the mirror singing, speaking or there's declamation tomorrow, it helps you to make boost confidence. In your country too?
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Yes it will boast your confidence level as you are mirroring yourself which will help you to be more confident.
I would say practising in front of the mirror is a great idea. I used to be so shy when I had to do public speaking, looking at myself in the mirror helped me with the idea that there will be eyes focussed on me and it also helped me to not look at my key cards too often.
Remember practice makes perfect.
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Yes, it makes you more confident.
It really does build confidence.
The mirror is also for asking questions like, "who is the fairest of them all?"
Yes, I believe that mirror practice helps with sounding the words correctly.. I also believe that watching a show and becoming the character and shadowing his every word helps too.. record yourself and remember to do it and have fun, you will laugh at your first efforts,, but you will improve and be able to see the improvement.
Sure! That will help you to be confident , to practise your speaking skills ant to train your pronunciation
Absolutely. Mirror practice is used by a lot of public speakers and actors to familiarize themselves with how they look and sound when they speak. This helps boost confidence and have less doubts about oneself.
Yes, In my country some people believe that everyday declaration in front of the mirror makes wonders in boosting confidence and also plays a huge role is assurance as well.
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