Archive - Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

The Book is Almost Ready! - Today, I made the last changes and sent them to the publisher! The full title is: “Thinking About Speaking: The Adastra…

Feb 14 •

Christi Barb, PhD

January 2025

Top 10 Most Requested Words to Pronounce in 2024

from my American English Pronunciation Q&A Meetup group - There were more diverse words requested this year and they were more complex words than in…

Jan 14 •

Christi Barb, PhD

December 2024

November 2024

The approach I describe in my book is a “cycles” method which applies small, consistent actions over time. Changing speech is a skill that takes time…

Nov 27, 2024 •

Christi Barb, PhD

September 2024

August 2024

June 2024

Introduction to Pitch & Intonation - Online Course - First Try

The goal of this course is to increase your awareness of how pitch and intonation affect how you sound in English, teach strategies to gain control over…

Jun 18, 2024 •

Christi Barb, PhD

May 2024

Vocabulary Lists Made by ChatGPT

I tried using ChatGPT to create lists specific to a field of work and even more specifically for individual vowel sounds. Here’s how it went and here’s…

May 17, 2024 •

Christi Barb, PhD

April 2024

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, 2024 •

Christi Barb, PhD

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