Technical topics and discussions have a prescribed vocabulary with high frequency of repetition. If you learn to clearly pronounce these key words with correct articulation, you will be much more easily understood. Learning to correctly pronounce a few consonant and...
Fluent English speakers/express their ideas/ in phrases and thought groups/and they do it/ without even thinking/. Many non-native speakers/ don’t speak in phrases/ and end up sounding choppy. Do you speak in phrases or word by word? Stress in Phrases Each...
Do people often ask you to repeat yourself? Do you find it difficult to have conversation by phone? Are you nervous that your accent prevents you from getting your message across, or holds you back at work? How soon would you like to: Speak with greater clarity and...
Stress is extremely important in English. Stressing the wrong syllable or pronouncing all syllables with equal stress are a common problem for non-native speakers. So how can I tell which syllable to stress? Although the rules for stress are very complicated and have...
When speaking in a second language, people will use the structures and style of their native language. This is called first language transfer, or L1 transfer. L1 transfer can affect one’s pronunciation, grammar, spelling, word choice, and communication style....
Stress is extremely important in English. Stressing the wrong syllable or pronouncing all syllables with equal stress are a common problem for non-native speakers, and can be very confusing for the listener. A native speaker may not understand a word that has the...