14 Tips for Clear, Confident speech in a job interview; on the phone- Live Stream
Find out about 14 Clear Speech tips for job interviews and speaking confidently on the phone, with this fun live stream interview I did with the fantastic Career coaches, Naishadh Gadani and Karalyn Brown. Karalyn and Naishadh regularly run a live stream Career Care Package Program on Linkedin each week. Besides lots of great tips […]
Voice Training and 5 Surprising Public Speaking Statistics
Why is voice training important for public speaking success? Let me tell you Kevin’s story: Kevin, who is an accomplished international speaker, tells this story about one of the first presentations he ever gave. He was demonstrating a new computer program to a large audience of scientists and was up on stage, feeling somewhat nervous, […]
VIDEO- How to Say ‘wor’ Words- Don’t say walk for work
English Pronunciation – How to Say ‘wor’ Words Correctly Often students can become quite confused about how to pronounce words spelled with ‘wor’, and especially the word ‘work.’ Because of the ‘or’, they often say ‘walk’ for ‘work.’ Check out this training video and find out about the ‘wor’ rule. ‘Wor’ Words work worst […]
3 Public Speaking Tips- Easy and Effective
I’d like to share 3 great public speaking tips that you can use to increase your confidence, and have your words ‘land well’. You can use these tips whether you’re speaking in a meeting or presenting to a whole lot of people. Public Speaking Tip 1- Have Your Words Land Well Try this exercise from […]
Speak English Naturally- tle words- VIDEO
Speak English Naturally – tle words Pronounce Words Ending in ‘tle’ Confidently Words bottle little settle metal (not spelt the same but said the same- there’s the very short schwa between T and L) subtle what’ll ( what’ll you do) 3 sentences with these words. What’ll you do with the bottle? The little […]
English Audio Training -Words With a Silent ‘w’
It can be a bit embarrassing when you realise you’ve pronounced a letter in a word that is meant to be silent! To help you master your English accent, this time we’ll focus on words with a silent /w/ in them. English Audio Training Lesson Don’t Pronounce the ‘w’ in these words There are […]
English Accent Reduction- Use Speech Juncture To Sound Natural
Juncture is another element of intonation in English speech, and so is important for English accent reduction. As you will see from the examples below, it’s really important because if you don’t use it properly the meaning of what you are saying changes. Juncture is a kind of transition and pause between utterances or within an […]
English words spelled (spelt) differently but said the same
As you study English, you come across many English words that are spelled differently, but said the same. These are English homophones. In this blog, I’m not going to go through them all – there are too many!! But, what I would like to do is go through some common homophones that students of English […]
English Accent Tip- How to say ts and ds words- seats-seeds
In this audio lesson we’ll practise how to say words that are the same except for ‘ts’ or ‘ds’ at the end. English Accent Tip 1 If the word ends in ‘ds’ (said ‘dz’), the vowel before it is said slightly longer, and has an up down quality to it. English Accent Tip 2 When […]
English Accent -The 2 Sounds The ‘ow’ Diphthong Can Make
English Accent -The 2 sounds the ‘ow’ diphthong can make The most common sound the ‘ow’ diphthong says is ‘ow’ as in ‘cow’. The second most common sound it makes is ‘oe’ (as in toe). The ‘ow’ mostly says ‘oe’ if it is at the end of a word. In this lesson we’re going […]
