How to Speak Clearly While Wearing a Mask.

Communicating while wearing a mask is part of our everyday life.
Whether business or social, we speak to communicate, but masks can impede our speech.

Masks:

muffle the sound of our voices
may lead us to mumble due to closeness of fabric
may alter our breathing
block out our lips so others cannot “lip read” to help them
cut out half of all facial expressions.

How to work with these limitations:

face the person and make good eye contact
project your voice or raise your volume slightly. Do not shout; it will only distort your words.
slow down your rate of speech
work on active listening and focusing on the speaker
use hand gestures and body language to illuminate your words
ask follow-up questions or paraphrase to ensure you heard them correctly
if possible, move to a quieter environment.