Insights
Stand Tall and Articulate Your Consonant Sounds
When communicating in spoken English, do your listeners frequently indicate that they can't...
Join me from May 18-June 22, 2013!
Are you an international speaker of English? When you are speaking in...
It’s all of a piece
What informs or lies behind the decisions that you make in your area of expertise? Research?...
It’s everyone’s responsibility
I was recently talking with an Italian businessman about the type of Global English-speaking...
Clear Speaking Awareness (Part 6): Communication Breakdown
Communication breakdown Ongoing instances of communication breakdown are not pretty. In a...
Clear Speaking Awareness (Part 5): Self-Monitoring Routines
Routines. What’s your routine for working on accent modification, or how you speak in...
Accent Modification: Recycling to Clear Speaking
When working with students on accent modification in English, I'm a big fan of recycling....
Clear Speaking Awareness (Part 4): Imitation
"While I'm delivering a presentation or participating in a teleconference call, how can I...
Clear Speaking Awareness (Part 3): Power of the Pause
The speaker in real-time speaking needs to use cues, or signals, to help the listener...
Clear Speaking Awareness (Part 2): Speaking from the Diaphragm
Speak louder. Speak slower. Pay attention to that muscle, the diaphragm (see above). The more you...