Pronunciation Resources

Videos & Analysis, Sample Materials, Tips & Techniques, and More!

Sample materials from our program

Measuring your progress:  At Speech Clarity, we will help you understand exactly which areas of pronunciation you need to focus on to improve your overall clarity.  We use a variety of assessment tools to help you identify and target your pronunciation ‘trouble spots’.  

What you can learn from this

We can see that English speech rhythm is created through a combination of different pronunciation features. What’s more, the words that receive the greatest stress in each sentence are those that carry the most meaning.

Focus on Individual Speech Sounds

Watch the video below to learn how to create the ‘r’ sound like a native English speaker. Then, use the accompanying materials to practice what you learn in the video.

Video: The Secret to Creating the Perfect 'R' Sound

'R' Formation

Pull your tongue back and up

R mouth position

Minimal Pairs

L and R Tongue Twisters

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Fun Stuff that You can also Learn from

Pronunciation in the Movies:

These hilarious scenes highlight some of the challenges faced by teachers, native and non-native English speakers

in trying to improve pronunciation and comprehensibility. 

The Pink Panther

“I would like to buy a hamburger.” 

long and short vowel sounds / syllable stress /initial consonants

When we are desperate to improve, we need to remember to have patience, to slow down, and to focus on the aspects of speech that are most troublesome.  Then, we should learn and use proven techniques to help retrain our ‘mouth muscles’ so that we can develop clearer pronunciation.  Finally, if you need to hire a communication coach, be sure to hire a good one!

 

My Fair Lady

“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.” 

Long vowel sounds / The disappearing h

Professor Higgins is ineffective in his attempts to get Eliza to get rid of her Cockney accent because he does not provide her with a clear explanation of what she needs to do or a system to accomplish this. When consulting an expert, you should expect to receive a clear plan and set of effective tools to achieve your goals!

Father of the Bride

“I suggest that we select the  cake first.” 

Vowel sounds / final consonants

The wedding coordinator, Frank, faces a number of challenges. First, he is unaware – or worse, unconcerned – that he cannot be understood by the father of the bride. Frank needs to slow down the rate of his speech and make a strong effort to enunciate his words more clearly.  Because he is older and has been living in the host country for a long time, he would likely need to receive targeted pronunciation training to achieve native-like speech clarity.

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