in praise of clear pronunciation

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Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair

Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy

Was he?

Oh, Pronunciation, Pronunciation.......•English usually learned later in life

•English sounds are difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers

•Pronunciation is deeply connected to our sense of identity and sense of Self

Pronunciation Challenges

•Dutch - th becomes du or zu -dat, dose, smootie, smoezie, blue toot, bucks in the system

•French - th becomes ze - zhe, zhat, zhose

•German - th becomes zie - ze, zat, zose

•Chinese - r becomes l - loom, led

•Spanish - v becomes b - bocal bariety, bibacious, my bunny ballentine. Also m becomes n Roon

Benefits clear English Pronunciation?

•Improves communication

•Increases status

•Brings more money

What keeps us?

•Shame

•Embarrassment

•Fear

Check your Beliefs

•If I get it right.....

I am a GOOD person

•If I get it wrong......

I am a BAD person

Some Erroneous Beliefs

Check your Beliefs

•If I get it right...... I am LOVABLE

•If I get it wrong....I am DESPICABLE

Check your Beliefs

•If I get it right.....

I am a SUCCESS

•If I get it wrong......

I am a LOSER

Check your Beliefs

•If I get it wrong... I will DIE

•If I get it right......I will SURVIVE

Your particular belief

•If I get it wrong......

•If I get it right...

Check your Outdated Beliefs

Outdated beliefs!

Let go of outdated beliefs!

Start having fun with your

tongue & lips •Adopt a playful attitude to learning and practicing difficult or unfamiliar sounds

•Have fun with the sounds, the mouth and tongue & lip exercises

•Enjoy the process of acquiring new Articulatory Settings.

Anatomy of SpeechArticulatory Settings

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1GUTTERAL — the back of the tongue2PALATAL — the flat of the tongue against the roof of the mouth3CEREBRAL — the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth4DENTAL — the tip of the tongue5LABIAL — lips

4 Actions you can take 1. Analyze: record your speech patterns; make an

inventory of the sounds that are difficult for you; which sounds challenge you?

2. Study the Articulatory Settings for those sounds

3. Always check the pronunciation of new words and repeat them. Use th Merriam Webster Dictionary or The Visual Thesaurus

4. Practice words with similar sounds but subtle differences

English Word Pairs

sand - scentneat - needfade - faterug - rockhat - headlife - livedead - debtruthless - roofless

phase - faze ship - sheepwalk - worklettuce - lettersface - faithvery - wearybug - buckfan - vane

Resources

•Starfall

•Visual Thesaurus

•Merriam Webster Dictionary

•Articulatory Settings

Other elements of clear speaking

•Word stress

•Sentence stress

•Intonation

•Linking

•Word groups

Remember the Benefits!

•Clear Communication

•More Time

•More Prestige

•More Money

How Much Wood?

How much wood

would a woodchuck chuck

if a woodchuck

could chuck wood?

He would chuck

as much wood

as a woodchuck could

if a woodchuck could chuck wood