Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training

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Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training episodes

October 04 Fluent Speaking for Can Get a and Had a (shadowing, linking flap sounds)
Practice these common phrases to master linking the flap T and D sounds. Shadow me as I model the phrases "can get a" and "had a" in everyday langauge.
7 min
August 29 Fluent English Speaking for We'll and They'll (Shadowing Practice)
Learn how native English speakers reduce contractions like "we'll" and "they'll" in natural, fluent conversation!In everyday speech, native speakers rarely use full forms like "we will" or even fully stressed contractions ("wheel" /wiːl/ or "they'll" /ðeɪl/). Instead, these words reduce down to shorter, relaxed vowel sounds. Follow along with structured repetition drills using common carrier phrases ("I think," "I hope," "I know," "They said," "We think") and learn how to apply these reductions to your own spontaneous speech.Want to sound more natural in American English? Practice these exercises and more in our SMART American Accent App at speechmodification.com!
6 min
June 06 Top American Accent Patterns: 2 Minute Practice
Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!
vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live"
Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T)
American R Sounds
Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə)
Contractions
Frequently mispronounced words

For a longer practice with repeats on these phrases, see this episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aZXHM6fxvwC7ki284fbRp?si=l8yfEWyFQqW9NDGyndK4MA

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3 min
May 09 Top American Accent Patterns: 8 Minute Practice
Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!
vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live"
Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T)
American R Sounds
Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə)
Contractions
Frequently mispronounced words
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9 min
February 20 Fluent Speaking: Of The, One of the Most Common 2-word combinations
In this listen and repeat shadowing practice for fluent English speaking, we combine commonly used words to practice saying "of the" smoothly and naturally.
Phrases:
One of the
Some of the
Many of the
None of the
A couple of the

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5 min
February 14 Linking NG Sounds: Advanced Shadowing Practice
This practice provides a listen and repeat shadowing practice for smoothly linking words ending in "NG" /ŋ/ in common phrases. Sound more natural and correct this common accent error pattern with these exercises.

Linking going, doing, leaving, walking, staying, trying, showing and working to words starting with vowels and consonant sounds. Practice 2 word phrases and longer sentences.
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23 min
February 09 Fluent Speaking: Using Repeated Phrases for Intonation
In this advanced listen and repeat plus add-on practice, we use repeated phrases to help you internalize intonation patterns and speak more naturally and fluently. Repeating models and then using the same intonation patterns in your own phrases will help you move from just shadowing to a more advanced, integrated practice.
Take this practice on the go and get the natural, fluent sound you want when speaking English.
Get more help for natural sounding intonation in our Advanced American Accent Course: https://courses.speechmodification.com/courses/RealTalk
23 min
January 01 Using He'll and She'll for Fluent English Speaking
In this episode, we practice with how to use the contractions "he'll" and "she'll" in natural, fluent English.

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10 min
November 02, 2025 Top American Accent Patterns: Five Minute Practice
Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!
vowel ɪ as in "live"
Flap T as in "water bottle"
Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds
Vowel æ as in "after that"
Fluent Speech Practice
Vowel Schwa
SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com.
Get more help for American accent and English pronunciation in our online courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/
8 min
October 14, 2025 Top American Accent Patterns: One Minute Practice
Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!
vowel ɪ as in "live"
Flap T as in "water bottle"
Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds
Vowel æ as in "after that"
Fluent Speech Practice
Vowel Schwa
SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com.

Get more help for American accent and English pronunciation in our online courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

6 min