Be understood the first time you say it.
Pronunciation and vocal clarity coaching in American English. Practice the sounds, stress, and rhythm that decide whether people follow you in meetings, on calls, and in interviews.
One sound changes the word. Tap a word to hear it in a computer voice.
What you practice
Every session works on the parts of speech that decide whether a listener follows you.
- Sounds
- TH, R and L, V and W, short and long vowels. Minimal pairs like think and sink train your ear and your mouth on one difference at a time.
- Stress and rhythm
- Which syllable, which words. Stress and timing often do more for clarity than any single sound.
- Linking
- How native speakers join words, such as going to becoming gonna. You learn to hear it, and to use it where it fits.
- Intonation
- Falling, rising, and rise-fall pitch, so statements land with confidence and questions sound like questions.
- Voice placement
- A short warm-up that relaxes your jaw and breath and settles your voice into a clearer, steadier place.
A practice session, start to finish
Short, specific, and repeatable. The same loop works for every sound and every sentence.
Warm up
Drop your shoulders, loosen your jaw, and hum down from your nose into your chest. It takes a few minutes and settles your voice before you drill.
Drill one contrast
Pick one pair, such as right and light. Say each word five times, twice a day, for five days, until you can hear and say the difference both ways.
Shadow a real clip
Play 15 to 30 seconds of clear native speech and speak along, matching its rhythm and pitch. Repeat the same clip several times before you pick a new one.
Record and compare
Record the same clip, listen back, and choose one thing to fix. Five minutes a day beats an occasional long session.
Start with one sound.
Book a time, or email where you speak English most and what gets misunderstood at work.