Hack Your Accent

Jessica Shields
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Welcome to “Hack Your Accent”, the podcast where tech-savvy English learners artificial intelligence to master American pronunciation. Join Jessica Shields, an accent and pronunciation coach, and speech language pathologist, on a transformative journey to improve your spoken English. Each episode leverages the power of AI, particularly ChatGPT, to provide you with real-time conversation practice that allows you to apply new pronunciation skills immediately. “Hack Your Accent” is a podcasting community for English learners ready to embrace AI and harness their full language learning potential!

Episodes

  1. 05/16/2024

    Episode 10: "R" as in "RestauRant" Conversation Challenge!

    Today's challenge sound may be the most difficult yet: the "R" sound! Challenge words: restaurant, reservation, order, dinner, ravioli Prompt: Pretend to be a server at a restaurant. I will be the guest. Seat me and take my order. Have a back and forth conversation with me and keep responses to 2 sentences or less. Do not start yet. Wait until I say “Hello”.   Enter the prompt above into ChatGPT (cut and paste is best) turn on voice assistant, and say "Hello" to start practicing your "R" sound!   Pay attention to your pronunciation and listen for ChatGPT to say "R" words as well! Some bonus words are "red" and "garlic"!   Do you want to get in touch or more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching!   Find out more: commandyourenglish.com Book a free consultation! Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    4 min

  2. 05/15/2024

    Episode 9: "L" as in "traveL" Conversation Challenge!

    I just got back from traveling, so this episode is about the "L" sound. Challenge words: fourth of July, holiday, travel, lake, landscape. Prompt: Pretend to be an acquaintance who is traveling for the fourth of July. I am asking you about your travel plans. Keep the answers succinct and to 2 sentences or less. Use a plain english tone. Do not start yet. Wait until I say "What are you doing for the fourth of July?"   Enter the prompt above into ChatGPT (cut and paste is best) turn on voice assistant, and say "What are you doing for the fourth of July?" to start practicing your "L" sound!   Pay attention to your pronunciation and listen for ChatGPT to say "L" words as well!   Do you want to get in touch or more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching!   Find out more: commandyourenglish.com Book a free consultation! Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    3 min

  3. 04/24/2024

    Episode 8: "EH" as in "higher ED" Conversation Challenge!

    Do you know much about "higher ed? Today's conversation challenge sound is "EH." Challenge words: higher ed, professor, tenure, friend, said Prompt: Pretend to be a professor acquaintance neighbor that I met. I am asking about your experience as a professor in higher ed. Talk about what you like and dislike. Keep answers succinct and to 2 sentences or less. Use a plain english tone. Do not start yet. Wait until I say “so what’s it like to work in higher ed?” Enter the prompt above into ChatGPT (cut and paste is best) turn on the voice assistant, say "so what's it like to work i higher ed?" and start practicing your "EH" sound! Pay attention to your pronunciation and listen for ChatGPT to say EH words as well! Do you want to get in touch or more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching! Find out more: commandyourenglish.com ⁠Book a free consultation!⁠ Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    3 min

  4. 04/22/2024

    Episode 7: "IH" as in "City" Conversation Challenge!

    I love big cities! This episode's challenge sound is "IH" as in "City!" Challenge words: live, city, big, in, trip Prompt: Pretend to be a coworker that I am getting to know at a work event. Have a back-and-forth conversation with me about growing in New York City. Keep your answers to 2 sentences or shorter. Talk casually yet professionally like a coworker. Do not start yet. Wait until I ask, so where’d you grow up? Enter the prompt above into ChatGPT (cut and paste is best) turn on the voice assistant, say "so where'd you grow up?" and start practicing your "IH" sound! Pay attention to your pronunciation and listen for ChatGPT to say IH words as well! Do you want to get in touch or more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching! Find out more: commandyourenglish.com Book a free consultation: https://tidycal.com/commandyourenglish/initial-consultation Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    4 min

  5. 04/15/2024

    Episode 6: "AH" as in "Coffee" Conversation Challenge!

    I love a good boutique coffee shop! This episode's challenge sound is "AH" as in "Coffee!" Challenge words: Coffee, Small, Hot, Chocolate Shot (ChatGPT added the word "dollop" in as well!) Prompt: Pretend to be a barista serving me at a local coffee shop. Engage in a back and forth dialogue with me. Keep answers to 2 sentences or less. Do not start yet. Wait until I say "hello." Cut and paste the prompt above into ChatGPT, turn on the voice assistant, say "Hello" and start practicing your "AH" sound while ordering a coffee! Pay attention to your AH sound and listen for ChatGPT to say AH words as well! Do you want to get in touch or more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching! Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    3 min

  6. 04/03/2024

    Episode 5: "AE" Conversation Challenge!

    Its tax seaon! This episode's challenge sound is "AE" as in "taxes!" Challenge words: taxes, cash, back, have, bracket Prompt: Pretend to be a tax professional helping me with my taxes. Engage in a back and forth dialogue with me. Keep the answers to 2 sentences or less. Do not start until I say "Hi Ashley." Cut and paste the prompt above into ChatGPT, turn on voice assistant, say "Hi Ashley" and start practicing your "AE" sound in a conversation about taxes! Do you want more support hacking your accent? I offer one-on-one coaching! Send me an email at: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    3 min

  7. 04/01/2024

    Episode 4: "OOH" Conversation Challenge!

    This episode's challenge sound is "OOH" as in "book"! Challenge words: book, cook, look, put, good. (I added a few extra—use them as well for bonus points!) Prompt: Pretend to be a librarian helping me look for a specialty book. Engage I. A back and forth dialogue with me. Keep answers to 2 sentences or less. Do not start until I say “Excuse me.” Cut and paste the prompt above into ChatGPT, turn on voice assistant, say "excuse me" and start practicing your "OOH" sound in a conversation about books! Get in touch: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    4 min

  8. 03/19/2024

    Episode 3: TH Conversation Challenge!

    Welcome to the first conversation challenge! This episode's challenge sound is "TH". Challenge words: Weather Brother With Thunder Thank you Prompt: Pretend you are my neighbor Matthew and I am talking to you about the weather. Simulate a back and forth dialogue about the weather with me. Do not start until I say Hi Matthew.

    4 min

  9. 03/19/2024

    Episode 2: Video tutorial of prompting ChatGPT from the podcast

    This video will show you how to seamlessly take my episode prompts and plug them into the ChatGPT mobile app so you can start practicing your American accent immediately! You can also watch the video tutorial on Youtube here Learn more: commandyourenglish.com Book a free consultation here! Get in touch: jessica@commandyourenglish.com

    3 min

  10. 03/19/2024

    Episode 1: How it works

    This episode explains why I created the podcast and gives an overview of how to use this podcast to improve your American pronunciation. Next episode will be a video tutorial showing you the details!

    3 min
  11. Welcome to Hack Your Accent

    SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Welcome to Hack Your Accent

    Welcome to “Hack Your Accent,” the cutting-edge podcast where ambitious tech-savvy English learners meet artificial intelligence to master American pronunciation. Join Jessica Shields, an accent and pronunciation coach, as well as a speech-language pathologist and ChatGPT enthusiast, on a transformative journey to refine your spoken English. Each episode leverages the power of AI, particularly ChatGPT, to provide you with real-time conversational practice to apply and perfect new pronunciation skills even without an ideal language learning environment. Are you struggling to practice English pronunciation authentically? “Hack Your Accent” is the perfect place for English pronunciation learners who are ready to embrace AI and unlock their full language potential. Let’s dive in and start hacking your American accent today! Get in touch with Jessica: jessica@commandyourenglish.com Work with Jessica: commandyourenglish.com/services/

    1 min

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Welcome to “Hack Your Accent”, the podcast where tech-savvy English learners artificial intelligence to master American pronunciation. Join Jessica Shields, an accent and pronunciation coach, and speech language pathologist, on a transformative journey to improve your spoken English. Each episode leverages the power of AI, particularly ChatGPT, to provide you with real-time conversation practice that allows you to apply new pronunciation skills immediately. “Hack Your Accent” is a podcasting community for English learners ready to embrace AI and harness their full language learning potential!

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    Jessica Shields
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  • Episodes
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