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American Idiomatic Expressions for the Holidays and Vacations

12/11/2019

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
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Talk about your holidays with these awesome idioms!
American Idiomatic Expressions will help you to sound creative, interesting and fun when you’re using English. And of course, it will definitely help you to understand more of what native speakers
say. Using idioms correctly in your English speaking exams like IELTS or TOEFL will definitely impress your examiner – so it’s worth spending some time learning a few idioms that you can use to talk about holidays that you’ve had.

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Use It or Lose IT! Practicing American English

2/8/2019

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
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If you don’t use and practice English, you will lose what you know.
​ At the end of the day, you are responsible for your own language growth.
 
 Read on to learn how to grow to become a  highly proficient English speaker. 

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Frozen In Your Tracks

11/21/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
I just wish my mouth had a backspace key.
 
Thinking before acting is wisdom, but acting before thinking is regret.
We offer affordable accent reduction training.
I’m going to share with you, exactly what to do and say when you feel stuck in English.
Have you ever felt frozen when you couldn’t think of the right word to say? What happened? Were you able to continue the conversation?

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Corresponding Filipino (Tagalog) and English Idiomatic Expressions

9/6/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. 
-Evan Esar
Our American accent training allows Tagalog speakers to speak with the best American English pronunciation.
Let Me See, which Tagalog idiomatic expression matches the English idiomatic expression, "Looking for a needle in a haystack?"
Tagalog and English idiomatic expressions are fascinating to compare. Below are some of my favorites. 

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Powerful Techniques for Speaking Better English

7/29/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything. 
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W. Clement Stone
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Proven self-help American accent techniques can help you be better understood.
To be a great communicator in English  do the following:
  • Listening. Pay attention to what your speech partner is saying and how he is saying it. Does he look sad? If you don’t recognize a word or concept, ask him to explain or look it up in a dictionary app. Nowadays technology is at your fingertips.

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Stop Saying Your English Is Weak and Mean It!

6/17/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
ESL classes do not focus on teaching an American English pronunciation. Our accent reduction software focusing on showing you how to learn American accent.
STOP! Putting yourself down for the way you speak English. START confidently speaking English like an American and be understood.
It may not seem fair, but getting high grades in English second language classes, even from top rated schools, does not guarantee you will speak English understandably.  Few English as a Second Language (ESL) programs provide the necessary help and training required to establish truly functional English pronunciation skills.This often surprises many students who fail 

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Accent, Speech Problem or Both?

4/27/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
A Speech and Language Pathologist can best teach you to overcome your speech condition so you will be able to pronounce English with an American accent.
Having a strong accent and a speech condition can interfere with accent neutralization.
One time, I was working with a husband and wife team who were originally from India. Soon during our first lesson it became evident that the husband had a frontal lisp...

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Do You Speak Too Fast?

4/8/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
"Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed."
-Demakis, Joseph
The best way to determine your speaking rate is to time yourself giving a speech in front of a real audience. Using a video of your speech will help because you can count your words.
​Do you speak at the rate of a speeding train?
​Speech rate is the term given to the speech at which you speak. Slow speech is usually regarded as less than 110 words per minute. Conversational speech generally falls between 120 wpm at the slow end to 160-200 wpm in the fast range. People who read books for radio podcasts are often asked to speak at 150-160 wpm. The best way to determine your speaking rate is to..... ​

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10 Tips for Non-Native English Speakers for Writing Professional Emails

3/21/2018

 
By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
We show you how to master English grammar and idiomatic expressions so when you write emails that will be understood.
Writing Emails can be challenging for Non-Native speakers due to English grammar, American colloquial and idiomatic expressions.
​My American accent clients often tell me that they have a hard time with writing emails or that people complain or correct their emails. So here are some general tips to improve your email writing:

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Idiomatic Expressions in the News

2/21/2018

 
Author: Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, Accent Reduction Specialist
​"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." 
-William James
Newscasters use idiomatic expressions to spice up interest in their interview stories.
Newscasters use idiomatic expressions to spice up their interview stories.
Recently, I have been listening to the news about the government's tribulations as well as events happening on the Super Bowl. I realized how many idiomatic expressions the newscasters used to make what they’re saying more interesting. Have any of you had the same experience? One expression, especially, has been coming up rather frequently –

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