The Center for Confident American English Communication

One excellent tool that I use with all of my accent reduction clients is the  American English pronunciation software developed at the University of Iowa. The Phonetics Software shows you how to pronounce all of the American English vowel and consonant sounds using audio and video samples. The animated diagrams show you how to move

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As an accent reduction coach who works with many international professionals, I understand that one of the most confusing aspects of spoken English is not always the ability to say a sound…. …it’s often the lack of uniformity between spelling and sounds. This is especially true for American vowel sounds. When I work with my clients,

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Many of you have asked me the question, “What is the best online dictionary is for learning to pronounce American English words?” I usually recommend  http://dictionary.reference.com/ because this site shows both the spelled pronunciation and the IPA spelling. The audio is not terrific though.☹ For example, one of my accent reduction coaching clients found that

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This transcript and audio from the Voice of America describes and compares two very important English language tests. One is the Test of English as a Foreign Language, known as the TOEFL. The other is the International English Language Testing System, or IELTS. When you take the IELTS, the spoken English test is done as a live

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