Why it’s Important to Fuel your Audience It’s important to fuel your audience because you want to stand out as unique in your niche market.  Your audience craves value.  These strategies will create value for your audience in your live presentations and copy material. 3 Straightforward Strategies to Fuel your Audience to Want More 1. […]

Exaggeration Leads to Disrupted Speech Linking—-means—–that—-we—-continue—-breathing—-and—-voicing—-in—-between—-words.  When you read that sentence it didn’t sound connected.  Speakers of English as a second language experience a common challenge.  When they begin learning pronunciation in accent reduction, they over-exaggerate their pronunciation. Overcoming exaggerated speech Linking will result in your speech sounding natural and flowing. When your speech sounds […]

Transform your Presentation Fears: I did I remember the sudden flush of fear I felt when I presented at my first networking meeting.  The fear vanished because I had prepared and practiced my presentation.  For many small business owners, crafting their first presentation gives them nightmares.  Your dream of sharing your expertise, talents, and experience […]

Freeing Yourself from Doubt Our doubts in our abilities tend to show up most when we are in career transitions such as starting a new job, changing careers, or starting a business about which we are passionate.  It’s important to acknowledge these doubts.  However, it’s necessary to move through the doubts in order to be […]

Is Pronunciation Enough? Do you know how to connect your heart to what you say? Do you know how to connect authentically when you speak?  How do you get people to follow you from idea to idea?  This article will help you to answer those questions.  Use intonation. Myth or Truth? Myths If I speak […]

Beyond Major Pronunciation Components One of the challenges that our clients often encounter is how to make their American English accent sound natural. Once they master the major pronunciation components, their next step is to master the flow-the smoothness, which makes the speech sound more natural. Linking How do our clients at Master Your Accent […]

What is your native language? Identify with others who speak your first language Do you ever wonder what particular pronunciation patterns from your first language influence your American accent?  American accent research shows that there are typical pronunciation patterns for specific languages.  Do you see your language or the language of someone you know who […]

Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes The quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes can be likened to learning to speak a second language with a natural, native-sounding accent.  […]

Accent Reduction Content and Delivery From reading How to Ease into Accent Modification: Part 1, you learned some tips for researching accent reduction specialists.  You have read the blogs, watched the videos, and gathered information from the free offers.   Now ask yourself these questions: Questions to ask yourself about Content 1.  Is the content conveyed […]

Spelling and Pronunciation Mastering the American accent can be tricky if you base your pronunciation on spelling alone.  In this article, we introduce you to one pronunciation variation. This pronunciation variation involves the letter T. Example of T-Pronounciation Variation: British English My husband and I were watching a NOVA special on public television.  He suddenly […]