How Does an Audience Impact a Speaker?
Above is a weekly speech tip video. How does an audience impact a speaker? 1. You walk to the front of the room and turn to face the audience. Your instincts say to scan the audience. Your eyes almost wander by themselves. But that makes a feeling of nervousness. You get an extra jolt of adrenaline. […]
Accent Reduction – How to say the long o sound – Tip 59
https://youtu.be/HlVXPlWdryI In this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to pronounce the long o vowel sound. She focuses on the word focus. Let us know what sounds or words we should do next! For more information on Accent
Why is Intelligibility Important?
A key question for you is: What do you want for your English speech communication skills? Probably first on your wish list is for people to understand your words. The professional term for that is “intelligibility.” Wikipedia states that intelligibility is a measure of the degree to which speech can be understood. Most important is that you […]
Accent Reduction – How to say the ch sound – Tip 57
https://youtu.be/O6ukiLDl4_QIn this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to pronounce on the English ch sound. She uses the word chin as an example. For more information on Accent Reduction, visit our website:http://www.cleartalkmastery.com Like us
What is “Accent” and What is “Accent Reduction?”
What is “Accent” and What is “Accent Reduction?” Sylvia posted on Clear Talk Mastery’s timeline:“Another set of sounds that are difficult for my Hispanic students are in the words shin and chin. That short i is always a problem. But distinguishing between the sh and the ch is hard for them too. They wanted me to […]
Accent Reduction – How to Say the d Sound – Tip 56
https://youtu.be/M_AYHPmutigIn this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to pronounce the d sound. She uses the word decision as an example. Let us know what sounds or words we should do next! For more information on Accent
Cool Tips for How to Prepare for Your Presentation
We give you our weekly speech tip video above. Here are some cool tips for how to prepare for your presentation. 1. Should you write out your talk? Some say absolutely no. Others say that with the computer, this is easy and helps us think. People are surprised to hear that is what I do. Many […]
How to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking in Public
How to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking in Public What NOT to do: Take solace in the thought that you are an introvert or shy or a “behind-the-scenes person.” Or have the excuse that English is NOT your first language. That has nothing to do with being able to speak. BTW, I always had the excuse […]
Stand Up and Speak As Well As You Think!
Hello Everybody, Above is our weekly speech tip video. Here are some tips for how to stand up and speak as well as you think! 1.Winston Churchill said it took him six to seven hours to prepare a forty-five minute speech. If you want to be confident, you must know that your message is worthy of […]
How to say: j, courage – Accent Reduction Tip 55
https://youtu.be/_2APQBCahEIIn this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to pronounce the consonant j and the word courage. Let us know what sounds or words we should do next! For more information on Accent Reduction, visit our website:<a