Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

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The Schwa Mill is a show from Fluent American (www.youtube.com/fluentamerican) where we provide you with free techniques, secrets, and resources you need to sound natural in American English, including tips on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, linking, intonation, and our four key concepts: placement, pitch, breath, and weak vowels. Let's take on your American English accent together! Want video? Get daily video podcasts on American English pronunciation, Monday through Friday, with Wake Up American

  1. The Keys For A Natural Accent

    19H AGO

    The Keys For A Natural Accent

    Free audio/mp3 version of this video: www.fluentamerican.com/podcastWant to go through Fluent American videos in a guided, structured way (and work with me every week)? Join the Institute: www.fluentamerican.com/instituteWelcome to the Schwa Mill, where we review pronunciation files you send us and give feedback to help you achieve a more natural American English sound the next time you talk!Send us audio files for FREE here in our Schwa Mill Telegram group: https://t.me/+TJTAfM5tEyQ1ODMx************Have you ever thought about speaking American English like a native speaker, especially for accent/pronunciation?As a language learner myself, I get the desire to sound more natural in a language I've learned, and I'm sorry if the language learning journey has ever been discouraging. I believe the sound you want is in reach though!This channel is one small step to make to move you closer to your goal. For those who want more help, find more info about Magnet Lab at www.fluentamerican.com/magnetlab to see if a deeper dive with me could help your goals become your reality.Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.#fluentamerican #americanenglish #pronunciation

    21 min
  2. What To Change For An American English Accent

    1D AGO

    What To Change For An American English Accent

    Want to go through Fluent American videos in a guided, structured way (and work with me every week)? Join the Institute: www.fluentamerican.com/instituteWelcome to the Schwa Mill, where we review pronunciation files you send us and give feedback to help you achieve a more natural American English sound the next time you talk!Send us audio files for FREE here in our Schwa Mill Telegram group: https://t.me/+TJTAfM5tEyQ1ODMx************Have you ever thought about speaking American English like a native speaker, especially for accent/pronunciation?As a language learner myself, I get the desire to sound more natural in a language I've learned, and I'm sorry if the language learning journey has ever been discouraging. I believe the sound you want is in reach though!This channel is one small step to make to move you closer to your goal. For those who want more help, find more info about Magnet Lab at www.fluentamerican.com/magnetlab to see if a deeper dive with me could help your goals become your reality.Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.#fluentamerican #americanenglish #pronunciation

    19 min
  3. Two FAST Ways To Speak With Emotion

    4D AGO

    Two FAST Ways To Speak With Emotion

    Video: https://youtu.be/T8oIJBpeYtwWant the easy way to speak clearly? Wondering what challenge to overcome in order to become a better speaker and communicator? Not sure how to speak more naturally with richer emotion? Before you think about what to do with your face, your mouth, or tongue, or breath, think about a little change you can do with your voice. What are you doing with your pitch? What direction are your pitches going in?Welcome to For Word, the platform dedicated to guiding you towards better spoken performance. We're constantly looking at techniques to add more vocal variety to how we talk by incorporating more softness and firmness to our, furrowing eyebrows, smiling, raising and lowering pitches, adding pauses in order to convey frustration, sadness, joy and nervousness, and considering how to add more breath to everything we say. Let's see how these elements of contrast, body language, and other elements of communication can lead to richer expression.In this video, we're especially paying attention to patterns involving pitch and how to break them#performance #poetry #speaking

    7 min
  4. For A Natural Accent, Start With Vowels

    4D AGO

    For A Natural Accent, Start With Vowels

    Free audio/mp3 version of this video: www.fluentamerican.com/podcastWant to go through Fluent American videos in a guided, structured way (and work with me every week)? Join the Institute: www.fluentamerican.com/instituteWelcome to the Schwa Mill, where we review pronunciation files you send us and give feedback to help you achieve a more natural American English sound the next time you talk!Send us audio files for FREE here in our Schwa Mill Telegram group: https://t.me/+TJTAfM5tEyQ1ODMx************Have you ever thought about speaking American English like a native speaker, especially for accent/pronunciation?As a language learner myself, I get the desire to sound more natural in a language I've learned, and I'm sorry if the language learning journey has ever been discouraging. I believe the sound you want is in reach though!This channel is one small step to make to move you closer to your goal. For those who want more help, find more info about Magnet Lab at www.fluentamerican.com/magnetlab to see if a deeper dive with me could help your goals become your reality.Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.

    18 min
  5. These Are The Moments You Lose Your Audience

    5D AGO

    These Are The Moments You Lose Your Audience

    Join the group to appear on screen with me in a future episode: https://t.me/+-JwFg0y07yozYjkxWelcome to The Express, a weekly show where we take a written text and transform it into living, natural, speech. We'll go through a variety of communication techniques to leave you with a better understanding of how your voice and body can transform other people's lives, and your own.We're using a poem by William Carlos WilliamsWondering what challenge to overcome in order to become a better speaker and communicator? Wondering how to speak more naturally with richer emotion? Before you think about what to do with your face, your mouth, or tongue, or breath, think about patterns. What words and parts of words are you giving space to? What are you doing with your pitch? What direction are your pitches going in?Welcome to For Word, the platform dedicated to guiding you towards better spoken performance. We're constantly looking at techniques to add more vocal variety to how we talk by incorporating more softness and firmness to our, furrowing eyebrows, smiling, raising and lowering pitches, adding pauses in order to convey frustration, sadness, joy and nervousness, and considering how to add more breath to everything we say. Let's see how these elements of contrast, body language, and other elements of communication can lead to richer expression.In this video, we're especially paying attention to patterns involving pitch and how to break them#performance #poetry #speaking

    12 min
  6. How To Sound Natural In American English

    FEB 10

    How To Sound Natural In American English

    Want to go through Fluent American videos in a guided, structured way (and work with me every week)? Join the Institute: www.fluentamerican.com/instituteWelcome to the Schwa Mill, where we review pronunciation files you send us and give feedback to help you achieve a more natural American English sound the next time you talk!Send us audio files for FREE here in our Schwa Mill Telegram group: https://t.me/+TJTAfM5tEyQ1ODMx************Have you ever thought about speaking American English like a native speaker, especially for accent/pronunciation?As a language learner myself, I get the desire to sound more natural in a language I've learned, and I'm sorry if the language learning journey has ever been discouraging. I believe the sound you want is in reach though!This channel is one small step to make to move you closer to your goal. For those who want more help, find more info about Magnet Lab at www.fluentamerican.com/magnetlab to see if a deeper dive with me could help your goals become your reality.Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.#fluentamerican #americanenglish #pronunciation

    16 min
  7. The Most Important Factor For Studying Pronunciation

    FEB 9

    The Most Important Factor For Studying Pronunciation

    Want to go through Fluent American videos in a guided, structured way (and work with me every week)? Join the Institute: www.fluentamerican.com/instituteWelcome to the Schwa Mill, where we review pronunciation files you send us and give feedback to help you achieve a more natural American English sound the next time you talk!Send us audio files for FREE here in our Schwa Mill Telegram group: https://t.me/+TJTAfM5tEyQ1ODMx************Have you ever thought about speaking American English like a native speaker, especially for accent/pronunciation?As a language learner myself, I get the desire to sound more natural in a language I've learned, and I'm sorry if the language learning journey has ever been discouraging. I believe the sound you want is in reach though!This channel is one small step to make to move you closer to your goal. For those who want more help, find more info about Magnet Lab at www.fluentamerican.com/magnetlab to see if a deeper dive with me could help your goals become your reality.Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.#fluentamerican #americanenglish #pronunciation

    17 min
  8. Sound American With Shadowing Exercises in English

    FEB 7

    Sound American With Shadowing Exercises in English

    Full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz4p3sU5o04&t=2sAmerican English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

    9 min
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The Schwa Mill is a show from Fluent American (www.youtube.com/fluentamerican) where we provide you with free techniques, secrets, and resources you need to sound natural in American English, including tips on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, linking, intonation, and our four key concepts: placement, pitch, breath, and weak vowels. Let's take on your American English accent together! Want video? Get daily video podcasts on American English pronunciation, Monday through Friday, with Wake Up American

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