If you’re a non-native English speaker with a thick accent who’s living and working in America (or working with a lot of Americans), you may be wondering if you need an American accent trainer. Will they actually help reduce your thick accent and communicate better? You could try to learn the American accent on your...
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Do you have a regional or foreign accent? If so, perhaps you realize that by reducing your accent, you will be able to reach goals that at one time seemed unattainable. There are a variety of American accent training programs that you can choose from, and finding the best option for you can get overwhelming....
If you have made it your goal to improve your American Accent, you may find yourself in an uphill battle. So what are some tips that’ll keep you moving toward your summit? Check out these five ways to master the American accent: 1. Get to work on your American accent! True, this may seem obvious, but finding the time needed to...
Most business professionals get nervous about speaking in public. Our communication skills seem to go out the window as the size of the audience grows. Whether it’s a progress report given to a handful of colleagues or a quarterly review presented before the board of directors, you will need to follow these steps to ensure...
Tough; though; through; thought– Why don’t these words rhyme? Spelling in English is hard enough on paper. But pronunciation can be even trickier. There seem to be too many rules and exceptions. Where did all this complication come from? The simple answer: history. Did English come from Latin, Greek, or German? Yes, yes, and yes....
Everyone has an accent. But, most people don’t realize it until they leave home and go somewhere that the majority of people speak with a different accent. That’s when they see the need to “reduce” their old accent and acquire a new one. Many people come to live and work in New York City, San...
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was developed to help you learn any language. The key detail though is in the name. It is indeed an international system of spelling and transcription. So, how can I use IPA to correct my pronunciation? What is IPA? IPA is the group of strange letters that appear next to...