Newest Breakthrough on How to Eliminate an Accent!
 Accent Reduction 101: A Complete Program to Improve American and Career Speech for Busy Professionals on the Go! (Peterson, Elizabeth. 2008).
The Table of Contents
Introduction
Understanding Why your Speech is Accented
How Accent Reduction 101is Organized
Unit I. Set Yourself Up for Success
Your Personal Speech Notebook
Speech Triggers and Real Life Practice
Evaluating your Success
My Personal Speech Triggers
Evaluating your Success Worksheet
Self-Assessment Quick Check
Personal Goal Tracking Sheet
Unit II. American Speech Melody
Intonation Using Melody for Capturing the American Style of Speech
Learning How to Control Your Fast Rate of Speech
Multi-Syllable Word Practice
Decreasing Facial Tension While Speaking
Speaking Styles of Well-Known Broadcasters and Politicians
Unit III. American Consonant Sounds
The American Consonant Sound Chart
Anatomy of Your Speech Articulators
Voiced Sounds at the Ends of Words
/b/, /d/, /g/
/v/, /z/, /j/
Voiceless Plosive Sound Habits at the Ends of Words
/p/, /t/, /k/
Consonant Blends
Blends at the Ends of Words
Contractions
Blends at the Beginning Positions of Words
Specialty Consonant Sounds for New English Speakers
/th/
/ing/
/ch/
/sh/
Accented Plosive Sound Habits at the Beginning Position of Words
/p/, /t/, /k/
Common Sound Substitutions in Beginning Word Positions
/b/
/v/
/z/
/y/
/j/
/y/
/h/
/w/
/wh/
The Expanded American /r/ Program
How to Isolate the /er/ Sound
Consonant + /er/ in Simple Words
The /er/ Sound at the Ends of Words
The /er/ Sound in the Middle of Words
Consonant /r/ Blends
Vowel + /er/ Sounds
The /r/ Sound in the Beginning Positions of Words
/Thr/ Blends
The Expanded American /l/ Program
How to Produce the /l/ Sound
The /l/ Sound at the Beginning Position of Words
The /l/ Sound in the Middle Position of Words
The /l/ Sound at the Final Position of Words
Consonant /l/ Blends
Vowel + /l/ Sounds
/R/ and /L/ Sounds Together in Words
Uncommon Accented Sounds at the Beginning of Words
/f/
/g/
The /s/ Program
Unit IV. American Vowel Sounds
The American True Vowel Sound Chart
The Front Vowel Sounds
/aye/ ate
/eee/ eat
/i/ pig
/eh/ let
/a/ apple
The Central Vowel Sounds
/er/ runner
/uh/ up
The Back Vowel Sounds
/oo/ shoe
/oo/ foot
/oh/ open
/aw/ coffee
Diphthongs
/ai/
/ow/
/oi/
/iu/
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fine
ouch
boy
universe |
Comparing the Front Vowel Sounds
Comparing the Back Vowel Sounds
Listing for Auditory CD and MP3 Files
CD 1. Professional American Speech Melody
T-1 Successful Practice
T-2 Setting Up Your Speech Notebook
T-3 Speech Triggers for Real World Practice
T-4 Goal Tracking
T-5 Introduction to Speaking with Intonation and Speech Melody
T-6 The Staircase Approach to Speaking with Melody
T-7 Guidelines to Speaking with Melody
T-8 Phrase Practice
T-9 Common Errors to Avoid
T-10 Sentence Practice
T-11 Stepping Up Twice for Longer Statements
T-12 Speaking with Impact
T-13 Intonation with Vowel Sounds and Common Errors
T-14 Speech Rate
T-15 Strategies for a Fast Rate of Speech
T-16 Multi-Syllable Word Practice
T-17 Minimizing Facial Tension
CD 2. The American Consonant Sounds
T-1 Consonant Introduction
T-2 Word Ending Error Habits
T-3 Final b,d, and g Word Endings, Single Words
T-4 Final b,d, and g Word Endings, Sentence Practice
T-5 Final v and z Word Endings, Single Words
T-6 Final v and z Word Endings, Sentence Practice
T-7 Final j Word Endings, Single Words and Sentences
T-8 Final p, t, and k Word Endings, Single Words
T-9 Final p, t, and k, Sentence Practice
T-10 Consonant Blends, Introduction
T-11 Final Consonant Blends, Single Words
T-12 Final Consonant Blends, Sentence Practice
T-13 Initial Consonant Blends, Single Words
T-14 Initial Consonant Blends, Sentence Practice
T-15 The S Program, Introduction
T-16 Final S, Words and Sentences
T-17 Initial S, Words and Sentences
T-18 S Blends, Words and Sentences
T-19 S in the Middle Position, Words and Sentences
CD 3. American Consonant Sounds Continued
T-1 TH Introduction
T-2 Voiceless TH Words and Sentences
T-3 Voiced TH Words and Sentences
T-4 Middle TH Words and Sentences
T-5 ING Words and Sentences
T-6 CH Words and Sentences
T-7 SH Words and Sentences
T-8 Plosive t and k, Initial Position, Words and Sentences
T-9 Plosive p, Initial Position, Words and Sentences
T-10 Initial B, Words and Sentences
T-11 Initial V, Words and Sentences
T-12 Initial Z, Words and Sentences
T-13 Initial Y and J, Words and Sentences
CD 4. The Expanded American R and L Program
T-1 Isolating the /er/ sound
T-2 Final /er/ Words and Sentences
T-3 Middle /er/ Words and Sentences
T-4 R Blends in Single Words
T-5 R Blends Sentence Practice
T-6 Vowel A + /er/ Words and Sentences
T-7 Vowel E + /er/ Words and Sentences
T-8 Vowel I + /er/ Words and Sentences
T-9 Vowel AW + /er/ Words and Sentences
T-10 Vowels OH and OW Words and Sentences
T-11 Initial R Words and Sentences
T-12 THR Blends Words and Sentences
T-13 L Introduction, Initial Position, Words and Sentences
T-14 Middle L, Words and Sentences
T-15 Final L Words and Sentences
T-16 L Blends Words and Sentences
CD 5. The American Vowels
T-1 Introduction to Vowel Sounds
T-2 Front Vowel Sound A, Words and Sentences
T-3 Front Vowel Sound E, Words and Sentences
T-4 Front Vowel Sound I, Words and Sentences
T-5 Front Vowel Sound Eh, Words and Sentences
T-6 Front Vowel Sound a, Words and Sentences
T-7 Central Vowel Sound Uh
T-8 Back Vowel Sounds, Introduction
T-9 Back Vowel Sound ōō, Words and Sentences
T-10 Back Vowel Sound ŏŏ, Words and Sentences
T-11 Back Vowel Sound Oh, Words and Sentences
T-12 Back Vowel Sound aw, Words and Sentences
T-13 Diphthong ai, Words and Sentences
T-14 Diphthong ow, Words and Sentences
T-15 Diphthong oi, Words and Sentences
T-16 Diphthong iu, Words and Sentences
T-17 Comparing the Front Vowel Sounds e, eh, and i
T-18 Comparing the Front Vowel Sounds eee, i and a
T-19 Comparing the Back Vowel Sounds
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