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    Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book
    Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book
    Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book
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    Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book

    By Judy Young

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    Communicate Successfully in Business and in Life! Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training is a complete, hands-on workbook that gives all of the basic tools you need to speak English more clearly and confidently. It gives easy step-by-step exercises and drills in exact placement of lips, teeth and tongue for all of the sounds of the English language. It includes special warm-up exercises that strengthen the voice and all muscles used for speaking. Also included are tongue twisters to give the voice a workout, plus an audio version dictionary pronunciation key. This book is excellent for anyone of any nationality, and effective help for actors and public speakers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBooks2go, Inc.
    Release dateMar 4, 2020
    ISBN9781618130488
    Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book

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      Simple Accent Reduction & Speech Training Audio Book - Judy Young

      Simple

      Accent Reduction

      and Speech Training

      Judy Young

      Simple Accent Reduction and Speech Training

      Judy Young

      eBook Edition

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      info@ebooks2go.net

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      ISBN 13: 978-1-61813-048-8

      ISBN 10: 1-61813-048-X

      Copyright © 2010, 2012 by Judy Young. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission of the publisher.

      e-ISBN: 978-1-61813-048-8

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4

      Visit us online at simpleaccentreduction.com

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to gratefully acknowledge the late Ted Liss, my acting and speech instructor who taught me this technique.

      Very special thanks to Tony and Laura Hill at Heartfelt Studios.

      CD recorded at Heartfelt Studios, Sunland, California.

      CD mastered at Geoff Levin Music, Burbank, California.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Warm Up Exercises

      Vowel Sound Exercises

      Consonant Exercises

      Tongue Twisters for Vowels

      Tongue Twisers for Consonants

      Exercises for Difficult Speech Combinations

      The Rainbow Passage

      Tips and Reminders

      Pronunciation Key

      End note

      Introduction

      Dear Student,

      Welcome to my Simple Accent Reduction Home Study Course. You have made an important step in improving your ability to speak better English. Every language has unique sounds. Different muscles of the face are used by each language to make

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