Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

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IPA Vowel Surprise
What I thought I knew isn't what I thought I knew
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Vowel Sounds & Spelling
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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When "ate" is "it"
When did the graduate graduate?
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What does an American accent sound like to foreigners?
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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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.
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Pronunciation of Suffixes with Schwa
Some suffixes have two parts. Two-syllable words will have one syllable stressed with higher pitch and longer vowel duration and one syllable not…
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It's Time to Share My Book
"Thinking About Speaking: The Adastra Approach to Mastering the American English Accent" is about: What is an accent and what’s the best way to make…
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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…
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Book Cover - Vote
Help me decide on a cover for my book. |  Cast a vote for the cover you like best for my book. It’s getting closer to the finish line!
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Lovely Day
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…
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Speech Cycles
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…
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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…
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