How a student broke speaking shyness in English

Feeling insecure in English conversations, especially with fluent or native speakers?   Today I’ll talk about the importance of discovering your current roadblocks, and working on them. 🚧 I’ll tell you about a student who managed to do it earlier this year. This student is a successful brand manager at a national level. She had […]

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What CAN vs CAN’T teaches us about the role of speech rhythm in understanding

Do you have trouble hearing the difference between CAN and CAN’T in fluent speech? Don’t worry. The difference is often times barely audible, or not at all. Yet, spotting the difference is crucial, as CAN and CAN’T have opposite meanings. 😀   How do fluent speakers know if someone is using the affirmative “CAN” or the negative form “CAN’T”? And how

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Save audience listening energy with this simple pronunciation tip

We should make it easy for our audience to follow what we say in meetings and presentations. They should not spend too much energy on constantly “decoding” our pronunciation. Instead, they should concentrate on what matters: the information content. One way to do this is using word linking, which creates a more natural flow of

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