Julian Northbrook sends daily email tips for speaking better English – Click the button on the right, sign up, and you'll get a new email every day packed with ideas and tips for speaking better English.

Filed UnderCoaching, Pronunciation

How to improve my pronunciation?

February 18, 2021 , by Dr Julian Northbrook
This is part of the "Fly on the Wall" series: your chance to listen in on a real coaching conversation. Here, we talk about improving pronunciation in English. My MEFAer was worried about her pronunciation because she finds some sounds difficult, and she felt this makes her English bad. Really, though, her pronunciation is actually very clear and easy to understand.... but her rhythm is not so good. Like many people, she tends to speak in a word-by-word way and doesn't articulate her English as chunks well. Here was my advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn5z1VastyY This is a very common problem, but one fairly easy to fix. For more on improving the "sound" of your English – your accent, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation – go here and pick up a copy of my book Awesome Accent for the "cheaper than lunch" option, or consider joining us in the next MEFA group. Best, Dr Julian Northbrook

Subscribe to Dr Julian Northbrook's Daily Emails for Speaking Better English & get FREE access to the Doing English App, packed with free lessons:


More Shizzle on the Blog:

What pilots can teach you about fixing your mistakes in English

Here’s a random Airline fact for you: The number of plane crashes are constantly going down. Compare 41 crashes in 1972 with just 3 in 2015. Bearing in mind that around 100,000 flights go out every day now (far more than 46 years ago). That’s a tiny number. Why are they going down? Because every

Read More

Your English Grammar and Spoken Skills: A Beginner’s Guide

Do you struggle with English grammar while speaking? This beginner’s guide will help you improve your spoken English skills with ease. Understand Your Challenges: Improving grammar in spoken English starts by understanding your specific difficulties and reasons behind them (and they’re not normally what you think). Focus on Spoken English: To speak fluently, shift your

Read More