Voice and accent

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1. Voice n Accent Neutralization

2. An Overview Introduction Consonant Sounds Vowel Sounds Intonation Fluency Sentence Stress Syllable Stress Contrastive Stress Vowel Reduction Sound Deletions 2 CONTENTS

3. Regional influence or the way we speak a language. Which means the same language spoken differently by people of different regions. WHAT IS ACCENT ?

4. Remember, there is no right or wrong accent. It varies from region to region. WHAT IS ACCENT contd.

5. WHY ACCENT NEUTRALIZATION? People from different places and social backgrounds pronounce words differently! Diverse cultures of the world influence us immensely.

6. HOW TO NEUTRALIZE ACCENT?

7. TIPS TO NEUTRALIZE ACCENT? Movies Music Use your dictionary Frequently used words Record yourself Pronounce word endings clearly Read aloud Be Patient

8. It’s Not What You Say But How You say It That Counts

9. ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION TONE & PITCH VOLUME CLARITY RATE OF SPEECH

10. ENGLISH SPEECH SOUNDS VOWELS CONSONANTS

11. ARTICULATORS ARTICULATORS