USEFUL TIPS TO HELP ACHIEVE A MORE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF SPEECH
We live and work in a global market - but English is still regarded as the international language of business. It is the most widely spoken second language in the world and those who can speak it with clarity have a great advantage.
Used properly, speech can help us to achieve a greater level of success. Clear speech sends out the message -I am in control, I can take charge, inspiring confidence in those around you.
'The Lowdown: Improve Your Speech - American English for Chinese Speakers' is primarily aimed at those who have a working knowledge of the English language, but who want to continue to improve their clarity of speech and their accent.
When you speak different languages, you use the same muscle groups - but in different ways. Through easy exercises and helpful hints, this title will help you make the necessary adjustments to achieve clearer English, giving you confidence and helping you to make the best impression possible - whether at work or when socializing.
Topics covered include:
Understanding the mechanics of language
Why placement of the tongue is crucial
How vowels are formed
Learning how to think in English
The importance of tone and stress
Improve Your Speech - US English by Mark Caven
A guide giving useful tips to help achieve a more professional level of speech. Our speech and voice can say as much about us as the clothes we wear, the car we drive, or even the newspapers and magazines we read.
Used properly, speech can help us to achieve a greater level of success. Improve Your Speech is not about individual accents - it is about clarity in our communication skills.
It is aimed primarily at those who have American English as their first language, but it is also useful for those with English as their second language. Topics covered include:
Valley of the Lost Consonants
Incomprehensible Vowel syndrome
Reconnectin' with your word endings
Learning, like, not to like, say "like"
Losing those upward inflections!