How to be more articulate?

[Man]

in your speech, both written and spoken? I'd like to describe my thoughts/feelings in the best way possible, using "on-the-target" vocabulary. Are there any resources out there that cover this?

[Brutha]

Join toastmasters.

[VinceG]

I suggest starting with writing. Read On Writing Well by William K. Zinsser. Understand that good communicating starts with having something to say. What is it that you want to say, that you want to say well? The more you think about it, the more you relate concepts to other concepts, and then relate them to people, the easier your sentences will flow.

[Angela]

Practice. I also recommend the Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, and Communications Course, and NLP courses -- both are great tools for using language effectively, creatively, and powerfully.

[Excellent Lodestar]

Choose magazines or newspapers such as The Wall street Journal, The Atlantic and Mother Jones that challenge your mind and your vocabulary with full-text articles. At least once a week read a major article with the purpose of culling from it some vocabulary words that are unfamiliar to you.