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
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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
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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...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
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Lilly, comes from Russia... She's excellent at English which is the language she uses for work, although it is not her first language. But she feels massively unconfident. She facilitates meetings
Continue Reading...Julie Tells Us Why She is doing Accent Reduction – A Student perspective
At the beginning of every new accent reduction group I go around the class and ask everyone what is motivating them to push their English skills to the ultimate level. Here is Julie's
Continue Reading...Mary Tells Us Why She is doing Accent Reduction – A Student perspective
At the beginning of every new accent reduction group I go around the class and ask everyone what is motivating them to push their English skills to the ultimate level. Here is Mary's answer. "My name
Continue Reading...Why I don’t use the phonetic chart or IPA
Why I don't use the phonetic chart or IPA My first time ever teaching pronunciation I prepared from books and brought my phonetic chart into the classroom. After the first 10 minutes one student said
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