Do you want to understand about the “th” and weird spellings with “b,”p,” “t,” “s”?
Website Speech Tip FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 Do you want to know about“th” and why “b,” “p,” “t,” and “s” have come into the spelling of particular English words and give them weird spelling? Some words have these letters which either you do not pronounce or are in a series of letters that have […]
Speech Tip for You: Why Does English have 2 or 3 Words for the Same Thing
FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 Speech Tip via Word Press Speech Tip for You: Why Does English have 2 or 3 Words for the Same Thing Have you noticed that English often has two or three words for the same thing?. These different words allow us to express ideas with different degrees of formality. For […]
Feeling stuck? Are you bothered by some speech sounds which are not accurate American English?
SPEECH TIP for Saturday, August 01, 2020 Feeling Stuck? Are you bothered or annoyed by some speech sounds which are not accurate American English? Of all the things you can do now to make those sounds accurate, what should you concentrate on? The answer is muscles and coordination of muscles. These are the mouth muscles […]
What is the secret to fixing the problem of consonants at the ends of words which are hard to hear?
Speech tip on website for Sunday, July 26, 2020 What is the secret to fixing the problem of consonants at the ends of words which are hard to hear? 3 secrets Make the muscles in the mouth you need for those sounds stiff and hard. Pronounce quick consonants quickly and slow consonants slowly. Make the […]
Speech tutor video #2 for American short vowels “a” and “e” as in “bad” & “bed”
Speech Tutor Video #2 How to pronounce American English Short Vowels “a” and “e” as in “Bad” and “Bed”
In this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to pronounce the American English short vowel A and short vowel E.
Prevent Speech Mistakes
Title: PREVENT SPEECH MISTAKES. For the speech tip for today, Thursday, July 16, 2020 –What can you do to prevent making a speech pronunciation mistake? This advice helps all our coached and subscription student learners. It can help you now. It is exactly what native-born North American English speakers do. When you realize you […]
How Can You Make Your Speaking and Writing to Be Easy to Understand
Here is a list of valuable auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary are also called “helping” verbs because they go with other verbs. This speech tip and blog works on the principle that the more natural and idiomatic or daily life English gets, the more it expresses ideas by auxiliary verbs. For example, read this passage from an […]
How Do You Keep It Simple
“How do you keep it simple?” It has been said many times and many ways. “If you start to analyze what style is, the only possible general rule is that the reader must be able to understand what the writer says: and the surest way to do that is simplicity.” The same goes for English […]
Public Speaking: “You” – Oriented Statements
Public Speaking: “You”- Oriented Statements If you want to connect with listeners during a presentation, don’t focus so much on yourself. Find ways to address others’ needs. Tip: Involve your listeners by using more “you”-oriented lines. “You know from your own experience that _________.” “You’ll be relieved to learn ______________________.” “You can benefit if you […]