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Indian vs. Filipino Accents~Which Are Easier to Understand?

Here’s some interesting news (or perhaps an opinion) about the Indian English accent vs. the Filipino English accent. An article in the Economist Magazine states; “The main reason for the success of the Philippine call centres is that workers speak English with a neutral accent and are familiar with American idioms—which is exactly what their American

American English Intonation Patterns

One key skill that I teach in my accent reduction courses is how to speak using American English intonation. ♬ Intonation is difficult to learn from a book. You really need direct instruction on how to hear American intonation and apply it correctly! While there are rules you can learn about intonation including: Rising/falling intonation⤵

How to Stress Syllables in American English (graphic)

Here is a nice graphic that will show you a KEY TIP for speaking American English! Do you know and apply these basic syllable stress rules when you speak English? Read the graphic carefully to see how Americans stress syllables in words when they speak. You simply must apply these rules in order to speak

Accent Reduction Tips for Spanish Speakers

Image via Wikipedia One of the most problematic American English vowel sounds for Spanish speakers is the /ı/ sound. I call this sound /ı/ as in Silver. The /ı/ is a relaxed sound. That means that you need to relax your facial muscles in order to say the sound correctly. Spanish speakers often over pronounce

My iPad book for the American Accent

You are probably here on my ConfidentVoice blog because you are one of those motivated people, looking for the very best resources for learning to speak with a clear American accent. ☝ There are tons of websites, books, CD’s and podcasts that you can use to improve the way you speak American English. Some of

American English Everyday Dialogs (audio)

Most of the people who I work with in my Skype accent reduction coaching program are learning to: Improve the way they communicate in their workplace Improve the way they speak in everyday situations (at the market, at lunch, on the phone) We often call the latter skill, “small talk”. For those of you who

All About American English Consonants!

Professor Duncan from Towson University in Maryland has created an very thorough audio lesson on the American English consonant sounds. I’ve posted this audio lesson at the link below. Professor Duncan explains the phonemic symbols that we use to represent the consonant sounds. He also explains the difference between voiced and voiceless consonant sounds. There is a fun

3 Ways to Practice Your Pronunciation

My blog readers are people from all over the world who are working hard to improve their pronunciation and speak English with a more American accent.☝ Many of you have asked me for ideas on how you can practice. Here are three suggestions. 1. Get an American Accent audio course These courses are very affordable.

Accent Reduction Audio Courses

Many people come to my blog in search of a good American accent audio course that will help them with their American English pronunciation. I’ve bought and used two of these courses… so let me tell you about them.✔ The first one that I recommend is called Best Accent Training. The reason I like this course

How to Pronounce the American English O

Many of my accent reduction coaching clients get confused about how to pronounce the letter O in American English. And it’s no wonder!!! The O has at least five different sounds in spoken English. Here are a few examples: /ow/ as in rose mobile home phone /ɑ/ as in olive content (n ) process, processor