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Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show
The Schwa Mill is a show from Fluent American (www.youtube.com/fluentamerican) where we provide you with free techniques, secrets, and resources you need to sound natural in American English, including tips on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, linking, intonation, and our four key concepts: placement, pitch, breath, and weak vowels. Let's take on your American English accent together!
Want video? Get daily video podcasts on American English pronunciation, Monday through Friday, with Wake Up American
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48 episodes
Your Breath Is Giving You An Accent
Download a free podcast/audio/mp3 at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastIf you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may not be saying sentences in a way that gives you the most natural sound due to not allowi...
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Episode 264
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Will You FAIL This American Accent Challenge?
If you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may be adding too much mouth movement to your speech, blocking off breath and cutting off vowels. Let's find out! Here are some exercises for practicing linking and ad...
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Episode 263
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IMMEDIATELY Change Your American Accent With Stress
If you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may be adding too much stress to your sentences. Let's find out! Here are some exercises for identifying what stress patterns you commonly use, and changing them to ad...
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Episode 262
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WARNING: This American Accent Concept Is Taught Wrong
If you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may not be saying sentences in a way that gives you the most natural sound due to pitch/stress information you may have heard or are applying. Let's talk why!*...
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Episode 261
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ADVANCED SHADOWING American English Speaking Exercise--How To Make A Drink
American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American E...
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Episode 260
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The Fastest Way To Change How You Talk
Video version: https://youtube.com/live/R433jrpHrngIf you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may not be saying sentences in a way that gives you the most natural sound. Let's talk why!*If y...
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Episode 259
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If You Say American Vowels Wrong, Here Are 3 Reasons
Download a free podcast/audio/mp3 at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastThis Saturday, I'm doing a livestream on the Fluent American youtube channel where I bring on students for ~10 minutes to work on an aspect of pronunciation of your choi...
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Episode 258
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The SMALLEST Parts Of Words Are Giving You An Accent
This Saturday, I'm doing a livestream on the Fluent American youtube channel where I bring on students for ~10 minutes to work on an aspect of pronunciation of your choice!If you'd like to book one of the few seats, visit
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Episode 257
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American English R Sound: The BIGGEST Mistakes
This Saturday, I'm doing a livestream on the Fluent American youtube channel where I bring on students for ~10 minutes to work on an aspect of pronunciation of your choice! If you'd like to book one of the few seats, visit
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Episode 256
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English Speaking & Listening Shadowing -- Discussing Fact vs Fiction
American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American E...
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Episode 255
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The JUMP It Takes To Sound American
Download a free podcast/audio/mp3 at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastIf you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that you may not be moving enough right now to achieve that goal. Let's try a new strategy!*<...
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Episode 254
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American English L: How To Sound Natural
More free examples of our group classes! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7One of the hardest consonants to pronounce in American English pronunciation is the L sound. Let's take a closer look at th...
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Episode 253
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American English Speaking Practice With Shadowing
American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American E...
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Episode 252
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Can YOU Sound Angry In English?
More free examples of our group classes! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Expressing emotion can be difficult to do in our first language, let alone our second! However, not being able to express t...
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Episode 251
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Repeat-After-Me Shadowing English Speaking Practice
Get ELSA for free with a week to try premium membership--plenty of time to find the pronunciation areas YOU need to target for your own accent: https://bit.ly/ELSAxFLUENTAMERICANAmerican English shadowing exercises are for people intere...
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Episode 250
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Sounding Clear Is Not The Same As Sounding Natural
If you want to sound more natural in American English, the truth is that the tactics you are using to speak clearly are the same tactics that are giving you an accent.*If you want to know what sounds you are mispronouncing in Englis...
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Season 1
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Episode 249
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All You Need To See To Sound American
If you want to sound more natural in American English, there is one technique that might unlock everything for you! Let's practice together*If you want to know what sounds you are mispronouncing in English, there is a FREE pronu...
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Episode 248
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The EASIEST Way To Sound Natural & Understandable
Download a free podcast/audio/mp3 at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastAmerican English pronunciation can feel overwhelming, but here is a key tactic that, if your goal is to sound more natural when you speak in English, is really going to ...
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Episode 247
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ADVANCED SHADOWING American English Speaking Exercise--Collaboration
American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in Americ...
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Episode 246
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English Speaking Practice & Listening Shadowing
Get ELSA for free with a week to try premium membership--plenty of time to find the pronunciation areas YOU need to target for your own accent:
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Episode 245
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Easy American English Speaking Practice Conversation
Download ELSA for free + get 7 days premium membership--enough time to find the pronunciation areas YOU need to target: https://bit.ly/ELSAxFLUENTAMERICANEasy American English Speaking Practice Conversation, and American English shadowi...
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Episode 244
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Your Body Is Giving You An Accent (LINK To Video For The Best Help)
This episode is best experienced through video: https://youtube.com/live/SeQptw1zgiMI'm doing a virtual workshop on speech and body language March 12th, 11AM-12:15PM New York; $40 for the session for anyone interested; limit 5 people...
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Episode 243
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American English Speaking Practice With Shadowing
Get ELSA for free with a week to try premium membership--plenty of time to find the pronunciation areas YOU need to target for your own accent:
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Episode 242
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5 American English R Sounds
There are a couple different common R combinations you'll encoutner in American English; let's look at 5 of them!Download a free podcast/audio/mp3 at www.fluentamerican.com/podcastIf you want to know what sounds you are misprono...
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Episode 241
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This L Is Causing Accent Problems
If you want to know what sounds you are mispronouncing in English, there is a FREE pronunciation test you can take (and get some free premium access too for extra practice) with ELSA: https://bit.ly/ELSAxFLUENTAMERICANTo be clear: I've ...
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Episode 240
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