Meet our wonderful client, Rohan and hear his amazing transformation! In this video, his gives his review of the Pronunciation Workshop English Pronunciation/Accent Modification Course.
What IS accent reduction? You might be wondering exactly what we do here and exactly HOW you can work on “losing” your accent, so that native English speakers can understand you clearly. Well, the technical definition for “Accent Reduction,” which is also known by many other names, such as accent training, elocution, accent modification, accent neutralization, or deaccentation. And it is a systematic approach for learning or adopting a new agent and there are many, many ways, programs, and people out there who can or can try to help you achieve this goal if you are trying to change or...
Today we are going to talk just a little bit about 'r' blends, and give you some quick tips on how to properly pronounce that sound with an American accent. A consonant blend is when two or more consonants are blended together, but each souns may still be heard in the word/blend. These sounds are unlike digraphs, which are two consonants that stand together but represent one sound (think 'ph' that sounds like 'f'). When it comes to R Blends the 'r' sound is always the strongest sound of the blend. When the blend is at the beginning of a word,...
How to properly make the 'R' sound with an American accent Paul Gruber goes through the Pronunciation Workshop's American accent training method of teaching you how to properly pronounce words containing the consonant 'R', with an American accent. Consonant ‘R’: Two things to remember when making an American ‘R’ sound:• Your mouth and lips come forward, like you are going to kiss.• Your tongue moves back in your mouth, NOT forward. Example Words: ‘R’ at the beginning of words: RockRipReach ‘R’ at the end of words or after a vowel: CarFarStar ‘R’ in the middle of words VeryDirectionArrange ‘R’ practice sentences:...