Tag Archive | "Accent Reduction Classes"
Accent Reduction Coaching-July 2010
I currently have one opening for online Accent Reduction Coaching in July. This coaching is done using Skype audio or video. There will be one more opening in August. If you are interested in coaching please send me an email message and I'll provide you with more information. My email address is confidentvoice@gmail.com.
Continue reading...Accent Reduction Essentials Online Course
Saturday, January 30, 2010
In the Accent Reduction Essentials Online Course you will learn the key concepts you need to know in order to improve your American English pronunciation and reduce your accent.
Continue reading...What is Accent Reduction?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Accent reduction involves changing or modifying some of the sounds and patterns in your current speech to make you sound more clear and comprehensible to American listeners. By learning to recognize and change the sounds and patterns that you unconsciously transfer from your own language to English, you can learn to speak in a way that will allow American listeners to understand you more easily.
Continue reading...How Long Will It Take To Reduce My Accent?
Sunday, October 18, 2009
When people are thinking about signing up for accent reduction training they usually ask how long it will take them to reduce their accent. Here is my response to that very important question.
Continue reading...Sentence Stress in American English-Using Content, Focus & Function Words
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
When Americans talk they stress the CONTENT and FOCUS words in a sentence or phrase because these words are integral to the meaning of the sentence. Americans reduce the function words in a sentence because these words are not key to meaning.
Continue reading...Reduce Your Accent with an Accent Assessment
Friday, May 15, 2009
Many people realize that their foreign accent keeps Americans from understanding them when they speak English, but they don't know exactly what their pronunciation problems are. That's how an Accent Assessment can help you.
Continue reading...The Schwa Sound in American English
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
In order to improve your American English pronunciation it is critical that you learn to use the schwa sound. In this short article I will explain what the schwa sound is and why using the schwa will improve your accent.
Continue reading...How to Pronounce the Past Tense “ed” in American English
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Correct pronunciation of grammatical endings is extremely important for correct pronunciation. In American English the past tense "ed" has three different sounds. These sounds are: /d/ as in the word "loved", /ed/ as in the word "wanted" and /t/ as in the word "stopped".
Continue reading...American English Pronunciation: The Sounds of C & S
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Since English is not a phonetic language there is not always a one-on-one relationship between the letters in the English alphabet and spoken sounds. This can cause problems when you want to pronounce English words. The 26 letters in the English (Roman) alphabet make more than 26 spoken sounds.
Continue reading...American English Pronunciation- Why Do You Have an Accent?
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Most non-native English speakers have an accent when they speak English but they don’t understand why and they don’t know what steps they can take to change this. In this article I will tell you why you have a an accent when you speak English. Then I will explain four things you must do if you want to reduce your accent.
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- Accent Reduction Audio Course & Summer Bonus
- Accent Reduction Essentials Online Course
- Accent Reduction Intensive Online Course
- Accent Reduction Coaching Mastery Program
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