Accent Training Podcast

You have likely noticed that when speaking of food, American english speakers use a different name for the meat than they do for the animal itself. Allow me to breakdown the words to express some of …

Connecting your speech can make a huge difference when working on your flow of English. Listen in and follow along as we work on the stress, sounds, and rhythm of your spoken English, linking "D" wor…

Job interviews can be terrifying, and I want to make sure that you're as prepared as can be to get the job you deserve. For this reason I asked my friend Dee, a job interview expert, to join us and e…

Blending sounds helps to eliminate the choppy sound from your speech. Sometimes sounds blend between words, and sometimes to transition smoothly between sounds within a word.

When D precedes u in an u…

The word "probably" changes its pronunciation depending on the confidence you're trying to inspire in a listener. Listen in as we work out how you can use these pronunciations for your own speech, an…

Have you ever wondered what subtle changes you can make to your spoken English to close the gap between yourself and native English speakers? Learning how to pronounce "of" and use it to connect your…

If you're serious about developing an American accent, you're going to need some serious materials to make this happen! Listen in and catch all 10 Of reductions with me in this short article to boost…

Today I'd like to take the opportunity to teach you about the 6 stages of change by psychologist James Prochaska. When learning a new skill or building a habit, it's important to know where we stand …

The difference between the words "Loose" and "Lose" is in both the length of the vowel, and the sound made by S. In "loose", S is voiceless, while "lose" makes S sound like Z.
Listen along and improv…

Does the word "Schedule" ever stump you? You're not alone, and I'm glad to tell you that you've found the solution to your problem right here! Listen closely and repeat after me as we cover BOTH the …

Do you ever read or hear abbreviated titles? Have you ever wondered how to abbreviate your speech in a way that native English speakers will follow easily? Listen in to better understand how to use a…

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Pronouncing words as they're spelled is one of the most difficult things to overcome when practicing English speech. With a little focus and patience however, we can make sure that you have the clear…

The stock market and crypto have been the focal point of many discussions over the past couple of years. Like most areas of spoken English, the topic of investment has a dialect of its own, and it's …

If you've listened closely, you've likely noticed the English spelling often isn't reflected in the pronunciation. The letter S will often sound like Z in the middle of words and as a word ending. Li…

Countless times, I have confused non-native English speaking friends with my habit of saying "I'm down". They often understand this in a negative context, as if I'm saying that I am not happy about s…

Some sounds exist in English but don't exist in your native language. If you don't recognize these sounds, you may not even hear them when pronounced, and may replace them with ones more familiar to …

Many times, I have discussed words that are pronounced differently than they are spelled. If is extremely common for an "i" sound to be found in words without an "i" spelling.

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Some of the most common sounds in English speech don't exist in every language. To make up for this difference, many people pronounce English words with movements more familiar to them. While the sou…

Trust is earned, but a lack of trust can come from our intuition, alone. When you feel that something can't be trusted, you feel that it is "sketchy".
You may feel sketched out by a total sketch bag …