P for American English and Syllable Pronunciation for Clear Speech
This is our Number 3 in the series of recommended sequence for consonants and vowels. Like Number 1 which has the word “probably,” this video also directly instructs for the American English (AE) consonant speech sound P. Ninety, 90, sovereign and non-sovereign entities have English for their official language including India, South Africa, […]
K and T English Sounds
We continue our series of recommended sequence for American English consonants and vowels. For practice this is Number 2. Deliberately practice with this video with the intention of getting better. Don’t do this practice in a mindless manner. Just a couple of minutes. This SECOND speech tip is our chosen one for systematic learning. It […]
P and B, Start– or Refresh with These Speech Sounds
Today we begin the series of recommended sequence for consonants and vowels. Deliberate and focused practice is best. Imitation is the easiest way to learn. Watch, listen, and do! Accuracy is everything! This FIRST speech tip is our chosen Number 1 for systematic learning. Brain organizerer is that the Quick speech sounds in English are […]
Pronunciation Tactics or Techniques To Speed Up Learning Clear English Speech
Why you should grow tongue muscle fibers using pronunciation tactics or techniques to most efficiently acquire and maintain clear American English speaking. Understand this: By the time native-born children are 4 to 5 years old, they typically have a 1,500 to 2,200-word expressive vocabulary (Barnes, 2022). They pronounce most sounds correctly but may still have […]
Can Tongue Muscle Exercises Speed up Getting Clear English Speaking?
Can strengthening the tongue’s muscle fibers via tongue muscle strengthening exercise speed up acquisition of clear American English speaking? Muscle strengthening sure does work for other activities which use skeletal muscles. The tongue is a skeletal muscle, with slow and fast twitch muscle fibers. Nowadays, coaches of many sports require their athletes to do muscle […]
Speed Up Learning Clear English Speech- Grow Tongue Muscle Fibers via Exercises and Tactics
Speed up Learning Clear English Speech — Grow Tongue Muscle Fibers via Exercises and Tactics We will describe specific exercises and tactics which have speeded up learning and increased accuracy of English speech sounds for our student-learners (measured by assessment). First, scientific physiological information. If you know the “why” you will understand the “how.” For […]
Does Exercise Strengthen Speech Muscles?
You already know that specific exercise will strengthen your skeletal muscles—for example leg muscles for running, football—both soccer and American football– and arm muscles and upper body exercise for many sports, including tennis. What about muscles for human speaking? Skeletal muscle is found throughout the body, attached to bones via tendons. It is also […]
“N” Most Frequent Consonant- Do Vocal Strength Exercise
The consonant “n” is the most frequent consonant in English. Recall all those prefixes and especially suffixes— en, an, in, ment, tion, sion, cian, etc. American positioning of the tongue for “n” requires muscle stiffness of the tip of the tongue, and extending the voicing at the vocal folds and speech volume are all critical. […]
/d/- Vocal Strength Exercise
Most common pronunciation error for grammar is the consonant [d] for past tense verbs. (Today I play; yesterday I played.) Here’s a vocal strengthening exercise to get that /d/ right. —Take a deep breath and pronounce /d/ consecutively for as many times as you can. Do this exercise 3 times a day for at least […]
Get “s” and “z” for Grammar “s”
Surprising but true, along with “r” and “l” pronunciation, “s” is most difficult for native-born children in North America. It’s critical for grammar for plurals, subject- verb agreement (“I sit” but “she sits”) and for possessive (“The house belongs to Sam” and “Sam’s house.” Added to the pronunciation difficulty is that “Grammar s” is always […]