The 2nd Edition of “Mastering The American Accent” Is Here
The second edition of “Mastering the American Accent” just became available for sale. You can buy it on Amazon or wherever books are sold. It has a lot more practice exercises for syllable stress and word stress and sentence rhythm. These are very...
Accent Reduction – Difficult American Vowel Sounds
One of the most difficult things about learning to speak with an American accent is knowing how to correctly pronounce different vowel sounds that may sound similar to you. Here are some very common mistakes that my accent reduction students make: Do you know the...
English Vowels – Pronunciation Test
Check your knowledge of American English vowel sounds by taking this test In the chart below, read the words in each line. Decide which word (A, B, C, or D) is pronounced with a different vowel sound from the other three words. If you think that all four words are...Speak English with a more powerful voice
A lot of my students struggle with various voice issues. All of these issues can prevent you from speaking English clearly and may make your foreign accent even stronger. For example: Speaking too fast Speaking with a weak voice Breathing incorrectly Mumbling (not...