Accent Reduction Practice with Singing

Paolo asks:Is singing songs a good way to improve my pronunciaton or not? I’m just asking because sometimes rappers or singers tend to pronounce words with a different “cadence” just to make them rhyme with one another, what do you think?Yes, singing...

Celebrities Talking About their Accents

Here are some interesting quotes from some famous people discussing how their accents have affected their lives:I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back. StingI guess when I...

DVDs and YouTube videos

Nouman from India wrote:I dont find your Course DVD’s in India. Is there a way I can order them?Thank you and wish to see more of your videos in Youtube- NoumanHi Nouman,I will be making more YouTube videos soon. You can buy the DVDs “Mastering the...

“warm” and “worm”

I often get asked how to pronounce these two words. Are they the same or different?They are different. Here is how to pronounce them:For “worm” say “were” and then add a “m” sound at the end.for “warm” say...

Practicing the American Accent with TV scripts

You can find a lot of different film and TV scripts on line. An excellent way to practice your American Accent is to have the script while you are watching the show/movie. That way, you can underline difficult words and sounds and make various marks for melody and...