Pronunciation, Stress, Rhythm and Intonation

Once you master the skills taught in this workshop, you will be able to get your message across to your listeners faster, more accurately, and more confidently in business and social situations.

The goal will be for each participant to make a significant improvement in clarity of spoken English.

The workshop atmosphere is fun and inclusive.

Learn to:

• Make IMPROVEMENTS to your  pronunciation, word and sentence rhythm, and intonation, to achieve a clear North American speech pattern.

• UNDERSTAND your personal errors, and how to improve them.

• IMPROVE LISTENING and auditory discrimination skills.

• Learn how to PRONOUNCE NEW WORDS.

• Learn how to practice at home with the HOME STUDY MATERIALS provided, to maintain and improve your new skills.

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Topics

• Pronunciation of the CONSONANT sounds of Standard North American English- with emphasis on TONGUE AND LIP PLACEMENT.

• Pronunciation of the VOWEL sounds of Standard North American English, with emphasis on LISTENING SKILLS.

• Which part of a word do you STRESS?

• SPEECH FLOW – How do you speak with flowing sentences? How do you link words together? Learn to use word stress and sentence rhythm for improved speech flow.

• Using INTONATION and EXPRESSION to get your true meaning across more clearly and powerfully, and keep your LISTENER’S ATTENTION.

• CONVERSATION and PRESENTATION GROUP PRACTICE= through fun exercises.

Progress Measurement – each student will have a detailed skills assessment with written feedback before and after the program.

Computerized Biofeedback

This course will be enhanced with the COMPUTERIZED SPEECH LAB, a specialized computer program which allows you to immediately see, hear, and compare your  speech patterns to that of a native North American speaker.

Materials [Available Only With Our Courses]

The SpeechScience English Clarity Home Study Program

• 3 exercise books in hard copy or digital format,
• 7 audio CD’s.

• Audio and video interactive pronunciation CD.

• CUSTOMIZED materials will be created according to the needs of the group.

All participants Who Successfully Complete The Program will receive:

• SpeechScience certificate of completion

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• Use ADVANCED accent skills in COMBINATION for more flowing, clearer English.
• Learn and practice ADVANCED techniques such as subtle pronunciation changes, voice projection, and linking.
• To speak English more clearly and confidently.

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Topics

• Advanced pronunciation of the consonant and vowel sounds of English.
• Phrasing, pausing, and speaking in word groups, to create a smoother accent.
• Speaking with contractions.
• Advanced listening skills.

• Learn breathing and voice projection, and how this will make your speech clearer and smoother.
• Learn and practice advanced intonation, to get your message across clearly and confidently.
• Practice advanced skills in business and social conversation,  and presentations.

Format

• REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMBINED accent elements – consonants, vowels, word stress, sentence rhythm and intonation.
• Listening skills practice – through team exercises.
• Speaking skills practice – through team exercises.
• Continuous personal feedback from the instructor, as well as audio or video and computer biofeedback.

Computerized Bio-feedback

This course will be enhanced with the COMPUTERIZED SPEECH LAB, a specialized computer program which allows you to immediately see, hear, and compare your accent to that of a native Canadian speaker.

Participants will practice and improve advanced accent, voice, pacing and tone in a variety of high level situations, such as.

• Meetings
• Public Speaking
• Conversations
• Interviews
• Debates

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Format

• Advanced accent skills practice – through team exercises, in PUBLIC SPEAKING, CONVERSATION, INTERVIEWS, DEBATES, AND SIMULATED MEETINGS.

• Continuous personal feedback from the instructor, as well as audio or video and computer biofeedback.

Computerized Biofeedback

This course will be enhanced with the COMPUTERIZED SPEECH LAB, a specialized computer program which allows you to immediately see, hear, and compare your accent to that of a native Canadian speaker.

Who Should Attend

• Speakers of English as a second language who already use the basics of accent reduction, and would like to study at an advanced level.