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TableofContentsIntroduction01Session1RandW…………………………………………………..03Session2Voicing,SandZ………………………………………08Session3TH,VoicedT…………………………………………..11Session4FandV,ShandVoicedSH………………………..15Session5L………………………………………………………….…20Session6WordEndings………………………………………….24Session7DGandCh,H…………………………………………27Session8VowelOverview,IandEE…………………………32Session9OWandAE…………………………………………….35Session10OO,UH,EH…………………………………………..38Session11AU,AH,A………………………………………………41Session12TongueTwisters……………………………………….44Session13PhraseReductions,Intonation…………………...46Session14ReadingPassages………………………………………50Session15ReadingPassages……………………………………...52ThismanualaccompaniesthevideotrainingprograminAmericanEnglishPronunciationavailableonlyat©2005-2007PronunciationWorkshop.com,LLC–allrightsreservedPronunciationWorkshopManual-Session11©2005-2007PronunciationWorkshop.com,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDPronunciationWorkshopManual-Introduction1©2005-2007PronunciationWorkshop.com,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDWelcome!Congratulations!Youareabouttoembarkonaveryexcitingprogram.LearningtospeakEnglishclearly,withproperpronunciationisthesinglemostimportantskillyoumusthavetocommunicateeffectivelyintoday’sworldmarket.ThePronunciationWorkshopVideoTrainingProgramwillenhanceyourEnglishspeakingabilitiesandvocalskills,improveyourself-confidenceandwillgreatlyincreaseyourchancesforsuccess.Thiscourseisbasedonyearsoflinguisticresearchandhasproduceddramaticresultsforthousandsofindividualsaroundtheglobe.Itisdesignedtohelpyousound“moreAmerican”fororalpresentations,interviews,teaching,businesssituations,telephoneconversationsandgeneraldailycommunication.WhenapersonlearnsEnglishasaSecondLanguage,theyarespeakingEnglish“filtered”throughtheirfirstlanguage.Theyareusingtheirnativelanguage’s“speechrules”ofpronunciation(andoftengrammar)ontheirnewlanguage…TheyarenotawareoftheAmericansetof“speechrules”.ThisisbasicallywhatthePronunciationWorkshopprogramteachesyou…“TheSpeechRulesofAmericanEnglish”.TherearemanyschoolsandclasseswhichteachEnglishallaroundtheworld;however,veryfewofthemaddressthe“speechrules”thatyouwilllearninthiscourse.ThisisbecausemanyoftheteacherswhoareprovidingEnglishtraining,donotknowofthese“speechrules”.Manyofthemareevenmakingerrorsthemselvesandteachingthemtoyou!Wehearthisdailyfromourclients.Whenyouwereachildandlearnedyourfirstlanguage,youconstructedamentalinventoryofyournativelanguage’sspeechsounds.Thosesoundsbecameapartofyourspeechrepertoire.Unfortunately,youarenowinsertingthesespeechsoundsintoyourEnglish.Today,whenyouspeakEnglish,youreachintothatinventoryandcomeoutwithmanysubstitutesounds,somethingthatisclose,butnonethelessincorrect.Theserepeatederrorsinconversationoftencauseyoutobemisunderstood.Somepeoplecallwhatwedo“ForeignAccentReduction”…thisisnotquiteaccurate,foryouarenotreducingyourforeignaccent...youareactuallygaininganAmericanAccent--youareaddingnewsoundsandnew“speechrules”toyourspeechinventory.Whileyouprogressthroughthisprogram,youwillbelearningthingsyouwereneverawareofbefore.Youmostlikelywillfindyourselfsaying,“Wow!IneverInTroduCTIonPronunciationWorkshopManual-Session12©2005-2007PronunciationWorkshop.com,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDPronunciationWorkshopManual-Introduction2©2005-2007PronunciationWorkshop.com,LLC–ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDknewthat!”Changingyouroldspeechhabitstakestime.Atfirstyoumaypossiblybeapprehensiveusingthelearnedtechniques.However,eventuallyyouwillrelaxandthewordsandsoundswillflowsmoothlyandclearlyontheirown.Onceyoucompleteeachsession,itshouldnotbeyourobjectivetostartspeakingdifferentlyrightaway.Yourfocusshouldbeonlisteningtothesoundsofyourspeechandthespeechofthosearoundyou.Forexample,whenyousay“Tankyou”insteadof“Thankyou”,yourfocusshouldnotbeonsayingitcorrectly…butrather,“Oops–Ijustsaidthatwordwrong…IshouldhaveusedaTHsound”.ItisthisAWARENESSthatwilleventuallyleadyoutotheimprovedpronunciationskillsyouarestrivingfor.Eachvideotrainingsessionhasitsownaccompanyingchapterinthismanualwithpracticematerial.YouwillnoticeduringthevideoclassesthatIoftenspeakslowlyandexaggeratecertaintargetsounds.Idothispurposelysothatyoucan‘hear’andunderstandwhatIamteachingyou.Irecommendthatyoutrypracticingthematerialalittleeverydayusingthelearnedtechniques.PracticespeakingVERYSLOWLY,outloud,inastrongvoiceandexaggeratethemouthmovements.Youwillberetrainingthemusclesofyourmouthandtonguetomoveinnewanddifferentwayswhilemasteringyournewpronunciationpatt