6. Before talking take a deep breath A small change such as taking a deep breath of fresh air before talking will help you to maintain focus and remain headstrong on the topic of attention. Half the time when you start to go off road in your thoughts and the speech starts to become difficult to come out, this is a result of not being relaxed. This process of breathing in helps you to feel more relaxed, enabling you to remain focused. Being tongue tied and losing your words in conversation really is a result of carelessness. If you can stick to the above tips and methods of untying your tongue then you can help to make sure that you don't get lost for words! Try to remember that thinking about being lost for words can lead you to the reality of being lost for words. Everyone gets tongue tied, and you really can't have lived much without having that tongue tied feeling occasionally. Stay confident, becalm and don't let nervous thoughts fill your brain. Just focus on yourself and the words that you need to express!