Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

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I asked some of my clients how public speaking skills affect their careers and here are some of their answers. None of these people mentioned speaking English with a foreign accent, but they all do. They came to me to continue to improve their speaking skills not just because of…
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What's the difference? This article will help you understand why:Looks like, “ice tea.” Sounds like, “ais tee.” The IPA transcription: /'ɑ͜ɪsti/Looks…
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I’ve taught many speakers of other languages and other Englishes who were surprised to find out that what they thought sounded polite didn’t sound…
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EAR: Expectation - Action - Review = Build a Positive Upward Spiral - No matter how you’re learning and working on improving your English speaking…
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What you notice in other languages is what is different from your own. In the video, there are some real words, but the majority of the speaking is…
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Take the small step of practicing prosody 5 minutes a day for big results.
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Which letter to stress for clear pronunciation
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The long and short of it - Vowels are represented by 6 letters, “a, e, i, o, u, y,” but create 14 different vowel sounds. How do you know which sound a…
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