It’s extremely taboo in the American culture to correct the pronunciation of a non-native English speaker. There are good reasons for this. A few being, it comes off arrogant and intolerant, it stints conversation, and it would be frustrating for the speaker to be...

Have you enjoyed these short videos on intonation? Well, here’s 1 more! In this video I talk about the first rule of intonation - falling intonation. In American English falling intonation is the most common intonation pattern. I hear incorrect intonation patterns all...

I received an email from a woman who is working on improving her English. From her email I could tell that she had a good understanding of the English language. Although there were a few grammatical errors, I understood exactly what she was saying. She asked a great...

  Hey there, This video is the 3rd of 4 videos I'll be posting on American English Intonation. These short video clips are taken from my 35 minute video lesson on Intonation, which is a part of the 12 week online Pronunciation Pro training program. Go to...

  Hello again, Here's the 2nd of 4 videos I'll be posting here on Intonation. This video is just one small piece of the Intonation lesson included in the 12 week online Pronunciation Pro Training Program. We have over 20 hours worth of training included in the...

Hello again! In this video I will be talking a bit about Intonation. I will post 4 short videos on intonation within the next week. The full video is available through the 12 week online Pronunciation Pro Training Program. If you haven't already, sign up for the 1...

Hello! My name is Annie Ruden and I want to welcome you to the Pronunciation Pro blog. This blog will be a collection of my thoughts, video posts, guest posts, answers to your questions, and anything else we feel might be helpful to you. We will talk about English...

In English pronunciation, many non-native English speakers, like you, pronounce a voiceless sound when it should be a voiced sound. Let me repeat that, A common error you probably are making is saying a voiceless sound like /p/ when you should be saying a voiced sound...

Now let’s talk about the shape of your mouth while you say these sounds. Say the sound /b/. This is a voiced sound because when you feel your throat, you feel the vibration /b/. What is your mouth doing when you say this sound? /b/ Your lips are together, then you...

We need to talk about what we call, voiced and voiceless English Sounds. This is most likely a new term for you so let me explain what I mean. Go ahead and touch your throat like this and say these sounds: /b, d, g/ Do you feel the vibration in your throat?...