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Hi friends! Enjoy my recap of this week's email briefing.


Find out whether intrinsic or extrinsic motivation matters and whether feedback from teachers or peers makes a difference to English pronunciation learning
The definition of the word - relevant
What I think about patience and language learning
What homophones are and what they mean for pronunciation
What English must sound like to non-native English speakers (link)


Every week, I generate a quick brief about 5 interests for the week relating to accent modification and English learning. If you have a  few minutes on your commute to work or lunch break and want to consume some interesting content in the world of English learning, enjoy! This episode is going to a plug for my newsletter and a recap in audio form if that's easier to digest. Hope you find it interesting.

If you learn better from reading, head over to http://brief.lucidaccent.com/ to read the current and previous newsletters!

About the Show: AccentOutLoud is your weekly source for English communication, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every   Thursday (and sometimes more) I'll share my personal take on English communication, tips of English communication and what I think is important in clear communication. If you have an interest in improving your English communication, learning a speech-language pathologist's perspective on the field, or just want a uniquely interesting podcast,   you're sure to find something useful in each episode. It's my hope that you'll become a fan and gain a better appreciation and understanding of what is involved in your accent as a result!

AccentOutLoud is proudly made by me, a one-man team from Lucid  Accent Consulting. Feel  free to get in touch for any thoughts, ideas,  or feedback

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Happy Halloween Everyone!

Just a review of my Oct 30th newsletter. In this episode, I talk about a few interesting things


Reviewing some interesting quotes and words
How immersing yourself in culture can help your vocabulary 
What sounds non-native English speakers should be focusing on
How Halloween mentality may be helpful in your everyday life
The power of nonverbal communication to your overall delivery

About the Show: AccentOutLoud is your weekly source for English communication, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every  Thursday (and sometimes more) I'll share my personal take on English communication, tips of English communication and what I think is important in clear communication. If you have an interest in improving your English communication, learning a speech-language pathologist's perspective on the field, or just want a uniquely interesting podcast,  you're sure to find something useful in each episode. It's my hope that you'll become a fan and gain a better appreciation and understanding of what is involved in your accent as a result!



AccentOutLoud is proudly made by me, a one-man team from Lucid Accent Consulting. Feel  free to get in touch for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback Check me out  on Instagram - www.instagram.com/LucidAccent/

Check me out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/KrisWanLucidAccent/

Hi  friends! Enjoy my recap of this week's email briefing. 


Find out why native English speakers suck at communicating.
What codify means and why it's in U.S. politics
Why what matters on the inside and what you think matters more than what others think
What I think is a winning combination from Say It: English pronunciation app by Oxford Publishing
Words that mean one thing and its exact opposite and why that can get confsuing.

Every week, I generate a quick brief about 5 interests for the  week relating to accent modification and English learning. If you have a  few minutes on your commute to work or lunch break and want to consume  some interesting content in the world of English learning, enjoy! This  episode is going to a plug for my newsletter and a recap in audio form  if that's easier to digest. Hope you find it interesting.

If you learn better from reading, head over to http://brief.lucidaccent.com/ to read the current and previous newsletters!

About the Show: AccentOutLoud is your weekly source for English   communication, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every   Thursday (and sometimes more) I'll share my personal take on English   communication, tips of English communication and what I think is   important in clear communication. If you have an interest in improving   your English communication, learning a speech-language pathologist's   perspective on the field, or just want a uniquely interesting podcast,   you're sure to find something useful in each episode. It's my hope that   you'll become a fan and gain a better appreciation and understanding  of  what is involved in your accent as a result!

AccentOutLoud is  proudly made by me, a one-man team from Lucid  Accent Consulting. Feel  free to get in touch for any thoughts, ideas,  or feedback

Check me out  on Instagram - www.instagram.com/LucidAccent/

Check me out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/KrisWanLucidAccent/

Check out my newsletter - http://brief.lucidaccent.com/

Hi friends! Every week, I generate a quick brief about 5 interests for the week relating to accent modification and English learning. If you have a few minutes on your commute to work or lunch break and want to consume some interesting content in the world of English learning, enjoy! This episode is going to a plug for my newsletter and a recap in audio form if that's easier to digest. Hope you find it interesting.

If you learn better from reading, head over to http://brief.lucidaccent.com/ to read the current and previous newsletters!

About the Show: AccentOutLoud is your weekly source for English  communication, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every  Thursday (and sometimes more) I'll share my personal take on English  communication, tips of English communication and what I think is  important in clear communication. If you have an interest in improving  your English communication, learning a speech-language pathologist's  perspective on the field, or just want a uniquely interesting podcast,  you're sure to find something useful in each episode. It's my hope that  you'll become a fan and gain a better appreciation and understanding of  what is involved in your accent as a result!



AccentOutLoud is  proudly made by me, a one-man team from Lucid Accent Consulting. Feel  free to get in touch for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback

Check me out  on Instagram - www.instagram.com/LucidAccent/

Check me out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/KrisWanLucidAccent/

Check out my newsletter - http://brief.lucidaccent.com/

Your speaking pace is an important key component of engaged, entertaining communication. Mastering your speaking pace and knowing when to slow down versus speed up is important in ultimately communicating your message clearly. I've said it before but it's not what you say, but how you say it that is important. 

Practicing this skill is helpful to communicate certain ideas and knowing which ideas are best delivered slowly or fast is helpful to your listener. Your job as a speaker is in packaging the content in the correct context.

100 word stories

Speech rate guidelines:


Slow: Less than 110 wpm
Conversational: Between 120 wpm and 150 wpm
Fast: More than 160 wpm
Radio hosts and podcasters: 150-160 wpm
Auctioneeers: 250-400 wpm

Calculating your Speech Rate = # words / duration of time

About the Show: AccentOutLoud is your weekly source for English  communication, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every  Thursday (and sometimes more) I'll share my personal take on English  communication, tips of English communication and what I think is  important in clear communication. If you have an interest in improving  your English communication, learning a speech-language pathologist's  perspective on the field, or just want a uniquely interesting podcast,  you're sure to find something useful in each episode. It's my hope that  you'll become a fan and gain a better appreciation and understanding of  what is involved in your accent as a result!



AccentOutLoud is  proudly made by me, a one-man team from Lucid Accent Consulting. Feel  free to get in touch for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback Check me out  on Instagram - www.instagram.com/LucidAccent/

Check me out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/KrisWanLucidAccent/

Let me know if you're interested in having your English pronunciation analyzed by a SLP. Hit me up through the voice messages on anchor.fm!