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Fuzzy Wuzzya Tongue Twister for you!
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy Had no hair
Fuzzy Wuzzy Wasn't very fuzzy Was he?
Pronunciation, Pronunciation
• English pronunciation usually learned later in life
• English sounds are difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers
• Pronunciation is deeply connected to our sense of identity and sense of Self
Why invest in your English Pronunciation?
• Improves communication
• Increases status
• Brings more money
What keeps us?
• Shame, Embarassement & Fear!
The trap of right & wrong thinking
• If I get it right......
• If I get it wrong......
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right.....
I am a good person
• If I get it wrong......
• I am a stupid person
Check your Beliefs
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right... I am a competent person
• If I get it wrong... I am an incompetent person
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right......I will be accepted and respected
• If I get it wrong...I am unworthy of respect
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right...... I am likeable & lovable
• If I get it wrong..I am unlikeable & unloveable
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right......I am a cool person
• If I get it wrong...I am a klutz
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it wrong... I will be poor
• If I get it right......I will make money
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right...... I am a powerful person
• If I get it wrong......I am a weakling
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right.....I am a succes
• If I get it wrong......I am a loser
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it wrong......I will suffer and die
• If I get it right.....I will not suffer & die
Check your Beliefs
• If I get it right......
• If I get it wrong...
What keeps us from investing in refining our pronunciation?
Outdated beliefs!
Empty your mind
Letting go of Beliefs
• allow yourself to make ‘mistakes’
• adopt a playful attitude to learning and practice
• have fun with the sounds, the mouth and tongue & lip exercises
• enjoy the process
Pronunciation Challenges
• Dutch - th becomes du - de, dat, dose
• French - th becomes ze - the, that, those
• German - th becomes zie - ze, zat, zose
• Chinese - r becomes l - loom, led, lale, loal
• Spanish - v becomes b - very - berry, vivacious -bibacious, vibrant - bibrant, valentine - ballentine
• Russian - l becomes ll lie - llie, love - llove
The five A’s of Articulation & Diction• Awareness of the problem; how am I saying it? listen to yourself
• Acceptance of the problem; yes, I am saying it! mental switch
• Adjustments in the way you shape the sounds; study the correct pronunciation, study and practice self study or coaching
• Attention to breathing, pacing and posture; take time to let the sounds roll of the tongue, slow down, stand erect and ground yourself prepare and create the right conditions each time you speak
• Application of all of the above practice - practice - practice
your actions
Anatomy of Speech
http://americansanskrit.com
1GUTTERAL — the back of the tonguegood - great - gigantic - kind - cow2PALATAL — the flat of the tonguelanguage - light - laughter3CEREBRAL — the roof of the mouthtop - tickle - terrific -4DENTAL — the tip of the tonguethe - that - neat - 5LABIAL — lipsmom - bare - very - fuzzy - pan
Methods for Improving
• Analysis: record your voice; make an inventory of the problem areas
• When unsure of correct pronunciation listen to the word being pronounced and repeat the words Merriam Webster Dictionary The Visual Thesaurus
• Study words with similar sounds but subtle differences
English Sounds;Word Pairs
their - thereneat - needfade - faterug - rockhat - headlife - livedead - debt
phase - faze ship - sheepwalk - worklettuce - lettersface - faithvery - wearybug - buck
How Much Wood?A tongue twister
How much wood
would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck
could chuck wood?
He would chuck
as much wood
as a woodchuck could chuck
Resources• Starfall
• Visual Thesaurus
• Merriam Webster Dictionary
• Laat je passie spreken!
• Splendid Speaking
• Pronuncian