The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
Washington Irving
In a gym you
will see people stretching and flexing their muscles to make it more supple.
The same principle applies to our tongue. We have to make our tongue stronger,
flexible and supple. There are some exercises to achieve this.
Here are some.
Tightly close
your lips and extend your tongue all the way to the upper right molar teeth and
move tongue in circle all the way through the upper and lower lips through the left molar teeth. Do this three times to and
fro. Repeat the exercise couple of times. Do it gently so that it causes no
pain.
Close the
mouth, push the tip of the tongue all the way sideways and touch the right
molar teeth and move the tongue to the left and again to the right as fast as
you can. Do it five times.
Stretch and protrude
the tongue out as much as possible and retract the tongue all the way inside
and touch the pallet of the mouth. Do it fast out and in five times.
Close your
lips as tight as possible and push your tongue as forcefully as you can through
the lips.
These
exercises will improve the quality of diction and articulation.
N C Sridharan
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