Accent softening for Spanish speakers: American accent
Listen below
Step 1 – FREE TRIAL
Voice Placement: Put on headphones & speak simultaneously with this short clip of a native speaker. Note the jaw aperture, the relative tension in the tongue & lips.
“Oh there you are. I was starting to wonder what had happened to you. Luckily I had a book on me to pass the time. Anyway, even if we do get there a bit late, no one’s going to notice, you think / right?”
Step 2 – (FULL MEMBERS’ area) Ear train with the phonetic sounds of the American Accent. Test and record yourself
Step 3 – Speech Rhythm, Word Stress, Sentence Stress & Intonation
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Step 4 – Word linking: essential for a Spanish speaker as this will help to for the consonants more firmly at the end of words.
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Step 5 – American Vowels & Diphthongs
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Step 6 – American English Consonants (FULL MEMBERS area)
Step 7 – Practise with monologues for sound, rhythm and tone.
Step 8 – Test again with monologues, and if not satisfied, repeat above steps.
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