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Speak Better with Rebecca Linquist episodes
- Discovering your Communication Triggers
What do you react to in communication that weakens your effectiveness or undermines your confidence? Just being aware of it is the first step. After that, it's all about being in control of your responses, realizing what your options are, and more mindfully choosing a response that matches your communication goals.
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
13 min - How do you know how to be assertive without being aggressive?
It's hard enough in your native tongue to show the right level of confidence by sounding assertive, not aggressive, let alone to do it in another language. This episode discusses what you need to navigate to sound confident and show conviction without being perceived as being aggressive or over-confident, a fine balance at times!
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
20 min - The Power of Exaggeration
When learning to perfect your speech in American English, exaggeration is a great way to learn new patterns and strengthen the right muscles. This episode discussion what to exaggerate and how to do it systematically to create results!
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
20 min - What do you muscles have to do with speech?
Many of us don't realize what muscles we engage when we speak, and often non-native speakers spend hours practicing without getting results because they are using different muscles or not engaging them the same way a native speaker would. Also, we attribute certain personality qualities like shyness or lack of confidence to someone who speaks with weak muscle engagement. Learn how engaging the right muscles in the right way can enhance your speech in American English!
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
21 min - How Zumba can improve your voice and speech
Many of us exercise for our health, but there are added benefits for your voice if you use certain types of exercise, like Zumba. In this episode, Rebecca discusses how movement with sound can enhance your speech, act as a warm-up, and essentially fast track you for success by getting the double benefit of supporting your health and your voice!
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
19 min - How to get your Company to pay for your coaching
One of the biggest questions prospective speech and accent reduction clients have asked over the years is how to get their companies to pay for their coaching. It's a big game changer for the organization people work for, so it's important to involve them in the process, and it's often the only way you can get the systematic correction you need if you are someone who struggles with speech and accent. This episode addresses those issues.
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
20 min - What to do if you talk too fast?
This is without a doubt THE most common question people ask when it comes to speech in general, and even accent in particular. The most common feedback non-native speakers are given by American English first language speakers is to SLOW DOWN. Is this good advice? If not really, then what can you do instead? Let's explore this!
Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com
18 min - What do Japanese and Korean speakers learning an American English accent have in common?
Japanese and Korean speakers have even, flat tones that make their languages similar, especially when it comes to mastering the American English accent. What can these native speakers do to improve their ability to learn the American accent? Let's find out!
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18 min - Spanish first language speakers and how to improve American English accent acquisition
There are many flavors of Spanish from Mexican to Peruvian to Argentinian to Ecuadorian to Castilian, and many more! What do all these flavors of Spanish have in common when attempting to learn American English? Listen to this episode to learn more!
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17 min - Tonal Languages (like Chinese, Vietnamese or Thai)
What about commonalities when it comes to "tonal" languages that generally have a number of different tones native speakers can control. How are these languages different from American English and what can speakers of these languages as mother tongues do to improve their spoken American English?
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About Speak Better with Rebecca Linquist
From the publisher's feed
SPEAK BETTER helps you, as a native or non-native speaker of American English (but especially a non-native speaker), scale up your skills and confidence in public speaking, but also clear…
pronunciation, how to change your accent; should you change your accent? What is an accent vs. a dialect? What difference does it make? How can you communicate more strongly and show up with greater presence and impact? How do you do all this with less effort and greater authority, but not sound arrogant, or on the other side of the spectrum, indecisive? How do you strike a balance? This podcast will explore all of these areas and more in depth!
Join your host Rebecca Linquist, a Speech, Voice, Accent & Presence Coach with over 25 years of experience in the Silicon Valley of northern California.
Join your host Rebecca Linquist, a Speech, Voice, Accent & Presence Coach with over 25 years of experience in the Silicon Valley of northern California.