Jumping to the Next Level for English Pronunciation—A Hero
Jumping to the Next Level for English Pronunciation—A Hero Last month I went to south Florida to connect with relatives for a family wedding and to connect with Catholic priests doing the clear talk program in the Archdiocese of Miami. Father R had been stuck in his English speech communication. But now he is hero again […]
English Pronunciation: How to Overcome Your Speech Mispronunciations in Daily Life and Presentations
Let’s talk about a clever strategy to overcome your speech mispronunciations in daily life and presentations to give you the strength of confidence. The biggest key to people understanding your words is the accuracy of your pronunciation, and the sounds being loud enough for them to hear. We’ve all been there: you are confident your speech is […]
Getting the American Accent : “Never Say Never”
And this from Raul, on Facebook Hi Antonia,Would you please do a video and use as a topic “never say never”. I believe the majority of us think we are not going to go further into learning clear English speech. However, life pushes us to take more instruction and classes on this subject. Our jobs demand more […]
What Practical Real-Life Difference will Increase in Intelligibility Make?
Everybody wants people to grasp what they say, so a high intelligibility score is better than a low score. It is a no-brainer. Speaking accurate English sounds and words makes life much better for the speaker and the listener! Recall the range of scores for our clients before any accent reduction instruction has been between 2% and 85%. […]
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 […]
Speech Strength – Accent Reduction Tip #1
In this video Dr. Antonia Johnson shows how to strengthen speech muscles for accent reduction. She uses the words, dad, judge, gag, and Bob to practice. Let us know what sounds or words we should do next!<br