Want to improve your accent to sound more American? These four advanced pronunciation secrets will help you have a more natural accent in American English. These subtle changes in how you use your voice and move your mouth are essential for a natural-sounding American accent.
We'll talk about contrast, vertical vs horizontal speaking, resonance, and pitch variation. You'll find out why it's so important to lengthen stressed syllables, to create the right shapes on long vowels and diphthongs, to direct your voice to the right place, and to change your pitch using stress and intonation so that your meaning is clear.
More Practice:
Contrast for a More Natural Sounding Accent:
https://youtu.be/zuQuwgeKxZ8Find Your Voice in English - Vocal Exercises for Non-Native English Speakers:
https://youtu.be/4ES4EYZL4GYSound More American (How to Pronounce Vowels and Diphthongs):
https://youtu.be/IryNn_uUK38Fast Speech - Shortcuts English Speakers Use:
https://youtu.be/aMlPNdxSJjUFind the transcript and more practice here:
https://englishwithkim.com/improve-american-accent-secrets/0:00 Introduction
0:35 Speak with More Contrast Between Stress and Reductions
2:05 Practice Lengthening Stressed Syllables
4:25 Pay Attention to Vertical vs. Horizontal Speaking
6:17 Practice Vocal Warmups with Vowel Sounds
8:49 Work on Your Resonance (Placement)
10:43 Increase Your Pitch Variation and Range
π€ Iβm Kim, and Iβm here to help you express your meaning and your message through stress, intonation, and how you you use your voice and breath.
In other words, youβll learn how to communicate clearly and confidently in American English so that people will definitely understand (and *listen* to) what you have to say.
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