Archive - Current Projects of Christi Barb/Adastra Speech of Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking

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 •

Christi Barb, PhD

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 •

Christi Barb, PhD

October 2022

300th Day of Writing

Finished! Not Finished! I don't know how long I've said I wanted to write my own book and I finally did it.

Oct 6, 2022 •

Christi Barb, PhD

February 2022

200th Day of Writing!

Today is my 200th day of writing my book! I use timeanddate.com to calculate how many days ahead the next set of 100 will be and exclude weekends and…

Feb 1, 2022 •

Christi Barb, PhD

December 2021

Projects Update

Five months later...Here’s what I’ve done since my August 2nd post about my current projects.

Dec 14, 2021 •

Christi Barb, PhD

October 2021

Lists of Letters

...and sounds, and words, and meanings - I guess I shouldn’t have regret about not starting my book sooner because I have had time to answer more…

Oct 26, 2021 •

Christi Barb, PhD

September 2021

and come back stronger

Sep 8, 2021 •

Christi Barb, PhD

August 2021

(Y)Ears of Training

I’ve practiced for years to get these ears!

Aug 10, 2021 •

Christi Barb, PhD

Right Here, Right Now

I think writing down what I’m currently doing and the progress of the projects will help me keep things sorted out and accountable. Here’s what I’m…

Aug 2, 2021 •

Christi Barb, PhD

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