One of the most common confusions I encounter when working with professionals on spoken English is the tendency to treat pronunciation and accent as if they were the same thing. They are related. But they are not the same. This matters because the distinction changes what you should actually be trying to improve. You can […]
Pronunciation Is Not Accent Read More »
I’ve noticed this repeatedly when working on spoken English with professionals. They know the words, the grammar. They often pronounce the individual words quite well. But when they speak, each word gets its own little piece of attention. The result can sound surprisingly effortful. And sometimes the speaker concludes: “I need to slow down.” Sometimes that
It’s not speed that makes you tired. It’s speaking word by word. Read More »
There is something I have noticed with a number of company clients when working on online presentations. Presenters often say their name and title, their product or service, or other job-related terminology in an unclear way, usually because they pronounce it too quickly. It may seem like a small detail, but it can change how
Your audience doesn’t know what matters Read More »
