by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Oct 6, 2021 | Confident Communication
What is the ONE THING you can do that will improve ALL areas of your life? Finish this sentence… If I spoke English clearly and with more confidence then _____________. Here are some answers I’ve heard from my students: ✔️ I’d get a better job. ✔️ I’d make...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Oct 3, 2021 | Student Stories
As a parent of 5 young sons I think a lot about the example I am setting for my children. A student of mine, Mohammad, shared an incredible experienced he had with his son that shows the power of our examples as parents. Mohammad told me that he was having a hard time...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Oct 2, 2021 | Accent Reduction, ProTip Fast Track Your Accent Reduction
Are you ready for a short but powerful pronunciation lesson? This is the most common vowel error I hear from non-native English speakers. Pronouncing the long /ee/ when it should be the short /i/. Step 1: Practice listening so you can hear the difference. Step 2:...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jun 8, 2021 | Writing & Reading American English
Guest author: Neil Wright The English language is stuffed with ‘foreign’ words that it has both absorbed and made its own (Anglicised) over the past centuries. But it is the everyday words that have us clicking to the dictionary website the most. At least, that’s...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Apr 22, 2021 | Confident Communication
I’ve been asking myself a specific question a lot over the last few weeks. How can I be myself even more in ALL areas of my life? When I’m home with my kids we laugh and joke, we dance and communicate freely. I make mistakes and it’s no big deal, we laugh about it....
