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“My confidence has improved massively. It’s really good fun, lots of fun. I loved it.”
Sandra Toccalino
Three Key Skills:
Sound Production
English contains 19 vowel sounds and 26 consonant sounds. The key is firstly to know how to produce every sound using the articulators (lips, tongue, mouth) and voice. Secondly to know how to select every sound, as English spelling is not always kind to us.
Connected Speech
To speak really confidently you need to join sounds smoothly. This involves learning which sounds are weak, which sounds disappear and which sounds change together. Speaking more slowly is one solution, but to speak with true fluency, joining must be mastered.
Intonation
English has three intonation patterns; falling, rising and fall-rising which are used with stress patterns to give emotion and meaning to speech. A few simple techniques can totally change the way your English sounds and the way you understand native speakers.
Start Learning Today:
Free Group Taster
Take a 90 minute group class covering the most important sound in English – the schwa!
Individual Assessment
Find out your strengths and weaknesses in spoken English production – 60 minute 121 class.
Online Taster Class
Take a 45 minute individual class online via Skype, full course book included.
Dedicated Materials
‘The Sound of English’ is Pronunciation Studio’s course book – made by our founding teacher. Over 140 pages and 200 audio files, the sounds, structures and intonation of GB English are covered in a practical, step by step approach.
It’s available as a book, ebook and iBook so you can access it anywhere in the world. Thousands of learners have followed the course and it’s included when you enroll at Pronunciation Studio. Try the first chapter for free today or purchase the full version here.
Multiple Benefits
The benefits of pronunciation are more than simply being able to make sounds correctly. In fact, the first improvement students of English pronunciation notice is improved listening skills – you can spot details you’d never noticed and then your own mistakes.
With practice comes more control and accuracy in sound production and the resultant boost in confidence. Joining sounds is a big area in spoken English, but now you know the rules – when and when not to use an /r/, what happens to /t/, which sounds can disappear – it’s no longer confusing, actually it’s developing your fluency.
When you start to master intonation – an English pitch, rhythm and stress, you know you can command the language. The best part is the constant improvement now you know the rules, sounds and structures, you can also distinguish English accents and even modify your own – if that’s what you aim to do.
“It has been just amazing how in a few weeks I could sound with more clarity and finesse. Highly recommended to all of those who want to get their command of the English language to another dimension.” Javier Fernandez-Pena (Spanish Buzz in Toy Story 3).
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Specialist Teachers
Pronunciation Studio teachers are dedicated speech specialists. We don’t do grammar or writing, here it’s all about the sound of English – sound production, structures, stresses and intonation, Whether you study in group, individually, or online our team will help you hear, speak & feel English to a new level. If you’re not ready to start studying yet, try our work in the blog or course book to whet your appetite.
“I cannot put it down into words how significant my accent has improved. I can now conduct meetings over the phone without having to be interrupted with ‘pardon’.” Josh, Ghana
Never Stop Learning
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