American Accent - Why be TENSE when you can be reLAXed?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Learn American English pronunciation and master the American accent.
Many non-native speakers use tense articulation, controlling with the lips, which is a carry-over pattern fromtheir first languages. By contrast, American speakers of English use the jaw to control. For adult-learners, mouth movement patterns can make learning a new accent much easier. Watch this accent reduction video to learn more! www.englishbythehour.com
Thanks Rebecca for uploading these free videos. It's helping me a lot. I mean I get lots of techniques on how to improve my accent. I feel like I sound so much better now, accent wise. I once answered my phone and my American friend from Minneapolis didn't recognize me and thought I am not me and said I sounded like an American already. It was such a great feeling.
Rebecca... Its really great the way u diagtnose an counsel people. I had the complacency but now I realised and excercising the jaw controlling... Thanks a load. God Bless.
You are really a great teacher. I have been to U.S for more than 10 days, and working hard to improve my English. I know my spoken english has something wrong, but there is no one who points this out for me before. After watch your clip, I realize what my English problems is. Thanks!!!!
I love this video, I pronounce the NOT as your first one as noot.. so I love it. I need to continue with you. I have requested a free consultation, hope to hear from you soon.
I realize why I have been able to mimic the Indian and Chinese accents of spoken english, but I've not been able to learn the American "sounds" properly. So it's about the jaws instead of the lips! Thanks for the great tip!
This is really amazing ! I should call you PROF!
From now on, I'll put more emphasis on my jaw. Thanks a bunch Rebecca. Your lessons are appreciated.
this is awesome, its really starting to help me be less tense
@smartnut007 If you want to order the detailed version, just go to my website: englishbythehour and click on "self study"
Great piece of information....I have been following Rebecca for quiet some time. All her videos are insightful. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for your videos! They've been a great help to me!
My oldest client was 84, and I wouldn't recommend waiting that long! He had a very difficult time with the patterns and wished he had done it earlier in life, so no time like the present (but yes, 22 is very young!) Read Normaln Doidge's "The Brain that Changes Itself" to learn more about how adults can create change in ways we never those possible, and then come to my website for a free consult!
FYI you can put a URL link in youtube video descrsiption just not in the comments posted so you may want to update all your video descriptions with a link to your website and would make it easier for people to go to it directly from the videos.
Oh wow huge difference! I almost sound American o.0 but now I feel awkward moving my jaw like that in a personal job interview.
Thank you Very much for making this videos. It was very much helpful for me.
Very helpful!
Quite helpful..Thank you..Rebecca
You should write more on the blackboard as well.
She is very good
this so true,iam a kenyan " african" ,speak fluently but tense,always when using the jaw it requires some effort,its like a mouth exercise,it actually like learning a new exercise.Thank you for the tip, do you have dvds for advanced speakers.
Rebecca, I just stumbled on this video. I really very would use your coaching time
Hi Denis, Sorry I didn't see this sooner! Please visit my website: www.englishbythehour.com. I offer consults and programs. I look forward to working with you! - Rebecca
Very helpful.
I grew up speaking French and it is quite difficult to transition from tense to relaxed ..my English sounds so fancy.
isnt it an "AW" not "AH" for "not" for a more clean accent?
other than that small thing i noticed this was well done, u are an awsome speaker and would appear very comfortable with your pronunciation.
Good advice! I'm American, just curious to see how people learn
@chambagi Our materials work for all levels - they include pronunciation, word stress, intonation, and all of our signature techniques with audio and video for practice. Come to our website for more details! We offer both materials for self-study and live 1-1 coaching using WebEx so you can record the sessions.
@rebeccalinquist ill tell you the all time most serious verbal career blocker......saying "axe" instead of "ask"......it is the kiss of death at a job interview
@GsarFlakita That's a great idea! I'll have a first language Spanish speaking client do a video with me ... I was planning to start doing those soon anyway, and that's a great idea!
@inkey2 yep, it's all about people understanding what is said and getting to the next level in their careers ... ever heard a CEO with an accent no one could understand? Doesn't happen often ... it's usually a career blocker.
@soccerockman 28 is actually pretty young ... many of my clients are in their 50's ... the older you are, the more repetition is needed to change resistant patterns at times, but anyone can modify his/her accent with focus and attention ... if you are interested in meeting with a Coach to discuss your speech issues on WebEx or would like to purchase a short course or self study, visit our website!
I really enjoyed this video as i got to know the trick how to be relaxed while speaking, i am putting this into practice and hope to see improvement in my speech. i need some more tips on how to talk continuosly or spontaniously with good grammar and pronunciation. is there any best way to practice it ? i am not able speak continuosly bcoz i dont get in an environment where people speak english and its very difficult to keep on practicing, Pls help on this. Thank you.
@karenlsu Visit my website and take some coaching! You'll love it!
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@bombb82 /aw/ would be the word "naught" - /ah/ is "not"
Hi Rebecca,
Love your videos. I am an English teacher in Germany. I am starting a new conversation class with actors and actresses who want to speak more American and als with a southern accent. Southern accent isn t a problem. the problem there is getting mine back with this epetition. high levvel students C1 level. any suggestions?
Vielen Dank im voraus!
excellent
ok, like i can speak english well. but its just my accent. my asian accent. well i try observing out our voice and i figure that we use more of our vocal(our inner voice).
my voice is kind of deep & at the same time soft.
That was really helpful. Thank you. However, I tend to focus more on the speech patterns than the content and there is disconnect sometimes. Do you think this is natural and go away with time ?
@j3ff1nho Don't do anything "painful" ... if you work with a Coach, it shouldn't take more than a month or two ... come to our website if you want a consultation.
I think you just emailed me at my English by the Hour website ... for some reason, I can't type in URLs on You Tube in this comment window, but the URL for my website is listed at the end of all of my videos. Request a consultation, and I'll schedule one for you.
hey Rebecca. i been in USa almost 3year i have little bit ameircan accent but i still want to take class could plz tell where should i find u or u have anywebsite
@ScottMcK9 "controlling" with the jaw, not "using" the jaw
I really like this > I didn't know these thing before. I really want to speak good English because i am in film n media major.Help me.....
@smartnut007 I'll probably do a video on that next!
Thank you for the video.
I have a request.
I am from India. I cant get the difference between "wii" and we/v sounds.
Whenever I am talking about the console some Americans give me a very quizzical gralce and then it takes them a while to figure out from the context , what I am actually talking about.
good
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you are looking very nice in this video i like
What a deliciously German thing to say. I forgive you, because today Schumacher showed me that all Germans are made out of magic and should not be crossed.
How could relaxed articulation go hand in hand with "stress"? In my experience, when I want to put stress on certain syllables of a word, or certain words of a sentence, I need to squeeze my belly or neck(I shouldn't) a bit to make it happen. And then the state of relaxation when speaking disappears.
+DG H Request a consult and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have ... we do 10 week coaching programs via WebEx: www.englishbythehour.com ... come visit, request a first meeting and we'll talk! - Rebecca (408) 429-3557
oh great
@Shikare Linguist*
nice dress
very words what i dont know accent how. how come?
Your last name is Linquist, and you're a linguisy... PLEASE tall me I'm the first one who noticed this!
I got punched on my jaw - my spoken English got better after that.
I also notice that I sound much better after having some beers. It relaxes my tensed lips.
Well, sorry for my failed attempt at being funny - this video is great.
Yet I couldn't help but notice that when she talks moving her jaws in an exaggerated manner, she actually sounds like David Lee Roth being interviewed.
(Oops, relapsed again, sorry).
I am American and the only thing I use my jaw for is chewing tobacco and eating hamburgers
But some Texans and other southerners barely open the mouth to speak
True, but they're not necessarily considered to be speaking well.
you're not ... I just got lucky, huh?
Are you American? You don't really sound like it...
And yeah I'm American but I don't talk with my jaw :o
I deleted my first comment, have a nice day;-)