Stressing Out Makes Good English Sense
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“Be Understood: Stressing Out Makes Good English Sense” Course
Just When You Thought You Mastered American English, You Discovered You Are NOT as Understandable as You Thought!Are you tired of repeating yourself?Do you wonder if you will be misunderstood every time you open your mouth to say something?Are your colleagues getting speaking opportunities that you are more qualified to do?Hello Friend, These are the exact complaints I hear from clients who are frustrated that their excellent grasp of the English language is not enough to be understood and they are missing opportunities at work because of it! You are not alone! And here is a secret you should know…. Language schools frequently don’t teach you the intricacies of American English. This is not a criticism of language schools, after all, you know the language well because of one. But more often than not, they do not spend time teaching the melody of English. This is an unfortunate omission! Because American English is hard to understand without a melody! You need to learn this melody so that you aren’t passed over when a speaking opportunity arises. You need to be better understood in all circumstances! After all, your message is important! Help has arrived for mastering American English melody of speech! Our team has been busy over the past year creating a website that provides extensive online training for the non-native English speaker on the topic of American English rhythm and melody. The result: an online resource center with tools to help you master the subtle nuances of American English so that your message is clearly understood by everyone! We don’t believe in the elimination of a foreign accent — we believe that holding on to one’s ethnicity is important. But equally important is being better understood. Our lessons teach the “supra-segmental” aspects of speech. This is just a fancy term for the rhythm, rate, melody and timing of American English. Most often missed in second-language learning classes, this area of English is more important to being understood than the pronunciation of vowels and consonants or having perfect grammar. We want you to see for youself! So, we are offering a trial lesson for 7 days for $1.
This is just a sample of training materials included on our site: PROGRAM: Be Understood: Stressing Out Makes Good English Sense Session 1: How to find syllables and add stress Session 2: Tricks for adding stress when suffixes are present Session 3: Techniques for adding stress to word combos Session 4: Tips for pronouncing heteronyms (is it PRO ject or pro JECT) Session 5: Easy solutions for compound nouns Session 6: Tools for pronouncing acronyms and abbreviations Session 7: What you should know about numbers Session 8: Strategies for stressing words in sentences A system for incorporating newly-learned skills into conversation that is key to success! Let’s face it, you can learn all of the American English patterns but if you can’t transfer these skills into your every day conversation, what have you gained? The focus is on one area of speech rather than several at a time, so you will be more successful at making the changes in conversation to be better understood. PLUS….
But don’t take our word for it. Here are what our previous students had to say….“I am definitely more confident when I’m aware of how to pronounce correctly. The knowledge I learned from your lessons gave me more confidence – to know when / why the pronunciations are not right and know how to correct them now. The subject is really crucial and really useful for me as an ESL person.” “You have set me on a very interesting journey. I cannot read even books aloud without stopping to pronounce words with suffixes correctly. It is like learning to read all over again. It is fun!! I look forward to the next lesson.” “Thank you, Lynda, for offering this course “Be Understood: Stressing Out Makes Good English Sense”. This web-based program can be a wonderful tool for a non-native speaker to better master his/her language skills and be understood. Through this program, I became more knowledgeable and aware about where, what and how to stress a certain part in my conversation in order to communicate more effectively and be better understood. I think the class is just right in effective learning in comparison with a face-to-face training program. The class content is well addressed and the slides are well organized and well designed.” “The language skills our employee gained from your services have benefited both the employee and our company. By modifying his accent, he is easier to understand and his self-confidence and success have improved significantly.” “This class helped me understand the importance of stresses (syllable level, word level, and sentence level) in modifying accent. I learned a lot from this class in terms of using the right stresses when speaking.” Are you ready to begin?
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