by Ela Britchkow | Apr 7, 2016 | Effective Speech, English Language | 0 Comments
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by Ela Britchkow | Apr 7, 2016 | Effective Speech, English Language | 0 Comments
A study conducted by Diane Markley and Patricia Cukor-Avila shows how regional accents can affect hiring. The study involved 56 hiring professionals who were asked to make judgments about potential based solely on how candidates, with different regional accents,... read more
by Ela Britchkow | Mar 21, 2016 | English Language | 0 Comments
No matter how old you are it is absolutely possible to both reduce your accent and improve your English pronunciation. Changing the way that you pronounce English words is similar to learning a new musical instrument. It takes a lot of practice, and being older... read more
by Ela Britchkow | Feb 1, 2016 | English Language | 0 Comments
Speed Matters: Speaking rate is an important part of speaking effectively. Slowing down your speaking rate helps give you time to pronounce sounds more clearly. If you are doing oral reading, stop and take a breath at the end of a sentence and wherever there is a... read more