YES! This is it. I want to tell you what a consonant and a vowel REALLY is. You're probably thinking that you know what they are. But fifty percent of people I ask can't actually remember what they
Continue Reading...The Most Powerful Tool For Accent Reduction I Ever Discovered
Guys, How you going? Today I want to share with you the biggest tool you have to learn the very tiny differences between sounds. This is probably the most important teaching tool I figured out in
Continue Reading...The arrogance of believing YOU can’t do it (but 400 million others can)
This year I introduced affirmations into my coaching. These are mandatory morning and night practices for all my students. I coach people to reduce their accent and speak like native English
Continue Reading...Don’t say ‘NO’ to yourself
Never say ‘no’ to yourself. Sometimes we swear ourselves off of a certain activity or experience. Like, ‘I will never ever go bungee jumping’. Maybe this decision came from your fear of heights or
Continue Reading...They told me to stop focusing on accent
"people don't care about accent" You know who told me that? People who don't speak a second language. Try walking one day in the shoes of someone who LIVES in their second language. You have a big
Continue Reading...Slow practice is the fastest way to sound effortless.
I was recently introduced to a musician and singer called Hozier. You have probably heard of him when his song “Take me to Church” was all over the radio a few years ago. If you take a look at that
Continue Reading...The first time you do something Impossible.
Have you ever thought of doing something and a voice in your head said ‘impossible’? Me too. In fact, this happens more often than we think. It’s just so common and recurring that we don’t even
Continue Reading...How to Pronounce the /S/ sound like a Native English Speaker
Here, we introduce the /S/ sound and all the rules around pronouncing it like Native English speakers. Remember, we are not going to focus on pronouncing sounds ‘correctly’ but easily, lazily,
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