Accent Reduction – Shortcut to Get Rid of the Habit = Replace It
Accent Reduction – Shortcut to Get Rid of the Habit = Replace It You already know this from your own experience. Studies show that replacing one habit with another is the easiest way to your goal. Want to stop the trip of donuts into your mouth? When you feel the urge, reach for that sugarless […]
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Relax and Receive
Accent Reduction – Get the Habit- Relax and Receive What makes you more likely to engage in bad habits? Stress. Alex Korb, UCLA neuroscientist says that staying relaxed helps your brain make the right choices. Korb reports that the part of the brain which prompts decisions, the prefrontal cortex, is limited in its resources. When […]
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 […]
English Speaking Skills- Keep Your Vision In Front of You
English Speaking Skills- Keep Your Vision In Front of You Keep your vision in front of you. The idea is simple. You know in your heart what you are wanting. Keep the fire burning by placing a symbol of that in front of you. We move toward what we constantly see. What […]
English Speaking Skills: Overlearning–You’ll Love the Results
English Speaking Skills: Overlearning–You’ll Love the Results You’ve heard it: It takes 1000 times of doing a pattern to make a mental trace. And it takes 10,000 times of doing a pattern to make a habit. “Why do I have to keep practicing? I already have the skill?” Such is the protest from all of […]
Public Speaking: How to Relax Before You Present
Public Speaking: How to Relax Before You Present The beginning of a presentation is often a difficult time to maintain your focus. Try taking a slight pause at the beginning and thinking of a word to help you focus. That word might be “focus” or for me it is “twinkle” to remind me to […]
Public Speaking: How to Train Yourself to Stay
Public Speaking: How to Train Yourself to Stay Staying focused when you are responding to complex questions is difficult for all people. Maybe the question comes in a meeting. Maybe during a presentation. It is even more difficult if you are a non-native born speaker of English or you have English as a native language and […]