What Did You Say? Accent Modification Tips From a Speech-Language Pathologist

03/05/21 • 13 min

This week, you’ll hear the rest of my conversation with Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification. This episode is part two of, “Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths.” So, if you haven’t listened to the previous episode, I recommend you check it out before listening to this one.

While accent modification may seem elusive for many English language learners, it is possible! In this episode, Allyson shares some inspiring stories about clients who made major improvements to their accents.

She also provides a lesson on how to make the voiced and voiceless "th" sounds and shares a wordlist with listeners to drill.

Stay tuned until the end, where you’ll learn about three fantastic and free online resources to help with your accent modification efforts.

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She also provides a lesson on how to make the voiced and voiceless "th" sounds and shares a wordlist with listeners to drill.

Stay tuned until the end, where you’ll learn about three fantastic and free online resources to help with your accent modification efforts.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

Read the transcript here.

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest.

Previous Episode

Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths

This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification.

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners.

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more!

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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Common English Phrases

Tune in this week to learn about the following common English phrases and idioms: On the Same Page, Draw Out, Nothing Could Be Further From the Truth, Drag (Someone) Down, and Within (Someones) Grasp.
This episode is part two of “Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths.” You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.
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Original theme music by Lucas Knutter
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