Welcome back! Have you checked out my Accent Reduction classes yet? Do you wonder why your American colleagues don’t always understand you when you speak English? Are you frustrated that people at work continually ask you to slow down or repeat what you said?
It’s time to stop struggling and improve your communication! You can find [...]
Posts Tagged ‘accent assessment’
An Accent Assessment is the First Step!
3 Strategies for Practicing American English Pronunciation
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to practice your pronunciation outside of class. Here are three strategies that I use with my students.
1. Use a checklist
Make a checklist of the pronunciation features that you need to work on. You can use the results of your accent assessment or feedback from your pronunciation teacher to make [...]
Improve Your Pronunciation with an Accent Assessment
Every week I get lots of questions from my readers. The most frequently asked question is- “How can I reduce my accent?”
That’s a great question!
Although most people will never sound like a native American English speaker, everyone is capable of reducing their accent and making their speech more comprehensible. As an adult learner you will continue [...]
Improve Your American English Pronunciation with an Accent Assessment
Spoken English can be mysterious. 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.
The written and spoken language don’t always seem to work together very well! This can cause problems when you want to pronounce English words from a text!
For example, [...]
