Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking | Christi Barb, PhD

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - It’s 45 letters long and you may not encounter another word that long in your daily life, but you may…

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Tips for Listening to Indian English (or any accent)

These tips aren’t only for Indian English, they apply to any accent that you’re not used to listening to.

Oct 19 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Practice Word Stress Patterns

Copy this spreadsheet to practice your own words - Practicing the stress patterns of words will help you more easily identify that pattern when you see…

Oct 2 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Adastra Speech on YouTube

Where to find pronunciation and intonation practice videos on the Adastra Speech YouTube channel. There are videos posted after every Meetup for…

Sep 19 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Spotlight - "Eileen"

Pace, pitch range, and volume are features that can interfere with communicating a message effectively and those were making the biggest impact on…

Sep 5 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Trying Something New: Making Online Courses

The first one is "Introduction to Pitch and Intonation" - My goal has always been to offer different levels of commitment and involvement for people who…

Jul 25 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Self-Practice Plan

1) Where? 2) When? 3) How will you remember? - No matter what you’re practicing, it’s helpful to make a plan to set real expectations of when and where…

Jul 11 •

Christi Barb, PhD

30 Days of Prosody Practice

Receive a new audio example every day to practice

Jun 2 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

I'm thinking about how to help non-native speakers of English reach their goals of improving their spoken English skills. Some posts are lessons, some are about communication skills, and some are updates about my projects for my coaching business.

Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

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