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 […]
Of All the Things You Can Do to Get Clear English, What Are the Most Important?
BLOG # 176 for Saturday, July 25, 2020 Date of blog: Saturday, July 25, 2020 Title of blog: Of All the Things You Can Do to Get Clear English, What Are the Most Important? Of all the things you can do to get clear English, what are the most important? Let’s talk muscles. You need […]
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 […]
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Change Your World
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Change Your World Want to speak clearer… surround yourself with clear talkers. When you listen to music with English lyrics, find the artists who enunciate the words. When you go to YouTube or visual media, movies, comedy or adventure series — seek out the programs with the people who […]
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Count, Keep a Record
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Count, Keep a Record People who keep records tend to make more progress than people who don’t. Research shows that people who record on their calendar the days they get that 30 minutes of recommended physical exercise, do more exercise. People who record exactly what they eat each day […]
Accent Reduction – Change Only One Habit
Accent Reduction – Change Only One Habit At one time we have all felt like our lives are a whole orchestra of bad habits. For example, you get home from an exhausting day at work. You didn’t like your communication that day. A lot of people said “What?” You know you are speaking accented English. […]
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Secrets from Research
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Secrets from Research Habits—we all have them. Some good. Some bad. You know what they are. You know which are good. You know which you should stop. But… it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel positively powerless. And, fact is, you are not crazy. Get this: 40% of what […]
Accent Reduction – Get the Syllable Accent Stress Rules for French-Latin Suffixes
Accent Reduction – Get the Syllable Accent Stress Rules for French-Latin Suffixes I like finding the patterns in English pronunciation. Based on academic learning and experience, I’ve learned that about everything has a pattern. I’ve been looking for the pattern for syllable accent stress when suffixes are added to English words for quite some time. […]
Accent Reduction – Finally- the Keys to Suffixes and Syllable Accent Stress (Germanic vs French-Latin suffix rules)
Accent Reduction – Finally- the Keys to Suffixes and Syllable Accent Stress (Germanic vs French-Latin suffix rules) Have you ever wondered why when you add a suffix onto a root word, sometimes the syllable accent stress stays on the same syllable as the root word and sometimes it moves to the syllable next to the […]
Accent Reduction – The History & Backstory to English’s Wonderful Triplets and Doublets
Accent Reduction – The History & Backstory to English’s Wonderful Triplets and Doublets Have you ever wondered why English has so many words that come from other languages? Have you ever wondered why English has words – often two or three- for the same thing. These triplets and doublets allow us to express ideas with […]