Dear All, I am in the process of preparing a presentation on voice & accent training for m team. Request your assistance in building the ppt. thanks in advance. Bdavid
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Hi David,
Focus areas should be (in sequence):
1. vowel sounds
2. syllables and stress
3. written and verbal test
4. consonant sounds (p, t, k)
5. practice with reading
6. v and w sounds
7. reading
8. th sound (breeze and buzz)
9. reading
10. tongue twisters
11. commonly used words
12. impromptu sentence formation
13. free speech
14. business related words
15. script reading
16. mock calls
hope this helps...
From India, New Delhi
1Focus areas should be (in sequence):
1. vowel sounds
2. syllables and stress
3. written and verbal test
4. consonant sounds (p, t, k)
5. practice with reading
6. v and w sounds
7. reading
8. th sound (breeze and buzz)
9. reading
10. tongue twisters
11. commonly used words
12. impromptu sentence formation
13. free speech
14. business related words
15. script reading
16. mock calls
hope this helps...
From India, New Delhi
Hi BDavid, Have a search for Voice & accent ppt you will find hoardes of information & knowledge.
From Japan
From Japan
Hi David
Plan according to the time and the size of the group. The areas to train would normally start from basic English sounds/phonemes (for this teach your trainees the IPA chart if you can), then minimal pair sounds (short and long sounds for instance), focus on the sounds we Indians have problems with generally (v and b, th, schwa, dipthongs etc), and give then loads of practical exercises including jaw and vocal exercises, breathing, tongue twisters, poems, word and sentence stress and intonation.
My accent neutralisation/modification training is usually for 30 hours and I chunk the above to fit this. But you can choose the most important areas keeping the needs of your trainees in mind. But they will need to HEAR before they can speak and practise English sounds, rhythm, stress and intonation.
It is a real gift to give them the IPA chart because once they've learnt it, it is theirs for life. Since it is impossible to teach pronunciation of all words, if they learn the phonemic alphabet, they can look up pronunciation of any word they wish.
The most important thing is to make them self-reliant and confident, and a large part of this is enabling them to use the dictionary to look up the pronunciation of any given word. Remember, the very first piece of information in a dictionary after the word is its pronunciation and it is a pity so many of us are unable to get this.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the training.
Rani Innes
Partner and Lead Trainer
Link Commumications
From India, Bangalore
Plan according to the time and the size of the group. The areas to train would normally start from basic English sounds/phonemes (for this teach your trainees the IPA chart if you can), then minimal pair sounds (short and long sounds for instance), focus on the sounds we Indians have problems with generally (v and b, th, schwa, dipthongs etc), and give then loads of practical exercises including jaw and vocal exercises, breathing, tongue twisters, poems, word and sentence stress and intonation.
My accent neutralisation/modification training is usually for 30 hours and I chunk the above to fit this. But you can choose the most important areas keeping the needs of your trainees in mind. But they will need to HEAR before they can speak and practise English sounds, rhythm, stress and intonation.
It is a real gift to give them the IPA chart because once they've learnt it, it is theirs for life. Since it is impossible to teach pronunciation of all words, if they learn the phonemic alphabet, they can look up pronunciation of any word they wish.
The most important thing is to make them self-reliant and confident, and a large part of this is enabling them to use the dictionary to look up the pronunciation of any given word. Remember, the very first piece of information in a dictionary after the word is its pronunciation and it is a pity so many of us are unable to get this.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the training.
Rani Innes
Partner and Lead Trainer
Link Commumications
From India, Bangalore
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