Are you soft-spoken?
To make yourself easier to understand, reduce listening effort for the other person: move closer, turn off or move away from background noise.
Be expressive: use facial expression, gestures, and body language when they support what you are saying.
The intonation rises at the end of the sentence for a question or if you are uncertain. Use intonation to give clues about your internal state.
Slow down.
Offer clues about context— such as the topic, what just happened, what is about to happen.
Make sure your face is visible. Stop talking when you turn away. And don’t talk into the refrigerator 
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