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Name That Book
I'd like your opinions about naming my book. - This book is a guide to understanding what defines an accent and how to make changes to increase speech…
Apr 16
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Spring Cleaning
Time for something new - Applying a cycle approach with cycle 1 being a "quick start," cycle 2 focuses on the higher-level aspects of American English…
Apr 1
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Summer Online Group Instruction
What will you sound like in three months? - This is a 3-month summer program on Zoom that meets in May-June-July as a small (10 people max) group. We’ll…
Apr 1
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March 2024
Pronunciation of Suffixes "-sion, -ssion, -tion"
How to know when the suffixes “-sion” and “-tion” are pronounced with a voiceless “sh” as “shin” /ʃɪn/ (or /ʃən/) or a voiced “zh” as “zhin” /ʒɪn/ (or…
Mar 15
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February 2024
Back to the Book
The first 10 chapters of my book are all about the what, who, why, and how: What is accent modification? What is my approach based on? Who is it for…
Feb 28
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January 2024
Did You Hear That?
Practicing listening skills in daily life | There are two kinds of listening, listening for what was said and listening for how something was said. You…
Jan 25
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Any Time is Practice Time
Practice your English speaking skills in daily life - Keep your practice time short and simple. You don’t have to set aside 30 minutes from your usual…
Jan 10
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Top 20 Most Requested Words to Pronounce in 2023
In my American English Pronunciation Q&A Meetup group, I ask people what words they want to practice so these words have all been requested by people…
Jan 3
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November 2023
How to Pronounce Very Long Words
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - It’s 45 letters long and you may not encounter another word that long in your daily life, but you may…
Nov 14, 2023
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October 2023
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, 2023
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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, 2023
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September 2023
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, 2023
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