Pronunciation Awareness -Self Study by Business Communication Trainers

/r/ sound (2)

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 04:22:33 UTC

Watch the short video, focus on how the speaker moves their lips, tongue and jaw. Follow the practice suggested in each video.

/r/ sound (3)

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8 Places of Articulation

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/r/ sound (1)

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English Consonant Sounds

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English Vowel Sounds

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/r/ sound Articulation Exercise

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R Minimal Pairs : say these words

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Task 2 - Recording : /r/ sound

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Goal: Practice slow, clear speech.
Focus on opening your mouth and articulating clearly.
Listen back and reflect: What sounds clear? What needs work?

Ricky rarely rushes through his morning routine. He brews a fresh pot of rich, roasted coffee, reads the latest reports, and rehearses his remarks for the morning briefing. Rain or shine, he rides his red scooter around the river road, greeting the regulars with a warm, reassuring smile. Ricky believes that being prepared brings the right results.

Track progress and reflect on speaking experiences.

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 04:51:04 UTC

Journal 1:

What did I find easy or difficult this past 2 weeks?

What did I notice about the clarity of my sound?

Did I feel more confident speaking? Why or why not?

Submit your response in the comment section below.

/th/ sound : Voiceless & Voiced - what are those?

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 05:18:07 UTC

Voiceless /th/ sound (1)

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voiceless /th/ sound (2)

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Voiced / th/ sound (1)

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Voiced /th/ sound (2)

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 05:27:07 UTC

/th/ sound Articulation Exercise

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Voiceless /th/ minimal pairs

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Voiced /th/ sound

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Task 3 (a) - Recording : voiceless /th/ sound

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Thirty thoughtful thieves thanked Theo for thirty-three thin thermometers.
They thought the thermometers, though thoroughly theoretical, thrilled their thirst for thrilling theories. Through thick and thin, Theo thrived on thinking things through, even when others thought his thoughts were thoroughly theatrical.

Task 3 (b)- Recording: Voiced /th/ sound

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 05:47:12 UTC

Though they’d rather gather their thoughts than bother others, those brothers and their mother weathered the storm together.
They discussed the value of empathy, the rhythm of breathing, and the power of words that soothe rather than threaten. Their voices, though soft, carried warmth and depth.

English Vowel Practice for clear speech

buscommtrainers — 2025-04-30 06:14:39 UTC

Task 1- Recording

buscommtrainers — 2025-05-07 09:02:04 UTC

Practice and record the following tongue twisters. Focus on vowel clarity.

Front Vowels (e.g., beat, bit, bet, bait, bat, bite, leak, lake):
Beetle Betty bit a big beet, then beat the bat with a tacky teak stick.
She licked a leak by the lake, liked the tech, but lacked the tick.
Bait the bat, bet the bit, and bite the bow before it slips!
Central Vowels (e.g., but, Burt, tuck):
Burt tucked a button in a bucket, but the bucket burst before Burt blinked.
“But Burt,” said the butler, “better tuck it back in before it busts again!”

Back Vowels (e.g., boot, book, boat, boy, bought, Luke, look):
Luke looked low and locked the boat,
The boy bought a book and a blue boot to float.
"Look!" said Luke, "The boat's afloat with the boot and the book in tow!"

Track progress and reflect on speaking experiences.

buscommtrainers — 2025-05-07 09:37:10 UTC

Journal 3:

What did I find easy or difficult this past 3 weeks?

What did I notice about the clarity of my /th/ sound?

Did I feel more confident speaking? Why or why not?

Submit your response in the comment section below.

Track progress and reflect on speaking experiences.

buscommtrainers — 2025-05-07 09:37:55 UTC

Journal 2:

What did I find easy or difficult this past 2 weeks?

What did I notice about the clarity of my /r/ sound?

Did I feel more confident speaking? Why or why not?

Submit your response in the comment section below.