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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?
Oh, Pronunciation, Pronunciation.......•English 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
Pronunciation Challenges
•Dutch - th becomes du or zu -dat, dose, smootie, smoezie, blue toot, bucks in the system
•French - th becomes ze - zhe, zhat, zhose
•German - th becomes zie - ze, zat, zose
•Chinese - r becomes l - loom, led
•Spanish - v becomes b - bocal bariety, bibacious, my bunny ballentine. Also m becomes n Roon
Benefits clear English Pronunciation?
•Improves communication
•Increases status
•Brings more money
What keeps us?
•Shame
•Embarrassment
•Fear
Check your Beliefs
•If I get it right.....
I am a GOOD person
•If I get it wrong......
I am a BAD person
Some Erroneous Beliefs
Check your Beliefs
•If I get it right...... I am LOVABLE
•If I get it wrong....I am DESPICABLE
Check your Beliefs
•If I get it right.....
I am a SUCCESS
•If I get it wrong......
I am a LOSER
Check your Beliefs
•If I get it wrong... I will DIE
•If I get it right......I will SURVIVE
Your particular belief
•If I get it wrong......
•If I get it right...
Check your Outdated Beliefs
Outdated beliefs!
Let go of outdated beliefs!
Start having fun with your
tongue & lips •Adopt a playful attitude to learning and practicing difficult or unfamiliar sounds
•Have fun with the sounds, the mouth and tongue & lip exercises
•Enjoy the process of acquiring new Articulatory Settings.
Anatomy of SpeechArticulatory Settings
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1GUTTERAL — the back of the tongue2PALATAL — the flat of the tongue against the roof of the mouth3CEREBRAL — the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth4DENTAL — the tip of the tongue5LABIAL — lips
4 Actions you can take 1. Analyze: record your speech patterns; make an
inventory of the sounds that are difficult for you; which sounds challenge you?
2. Study the Articulatory Settings for those sounds
3. Always check the pronunciation of new words and repeat them. Use th Merriam Webster Dictionary or The Visual Thesaurus
4. Practice words with similar sounds but subtle differences
English Word Pairs
sand - scentneat - needfade - faterug - rockhat - headlife - livedead - debtruthless - roofless
phase - faze ship - sheepwalk - worklettuce - lettersface - faithvery - wearybug - buckfan - vane
Resources
•Starfall
•Visual Thesaurus
•Merriam Webster Dictionary
•Articulatory Settings
Other elements of clear speaking
•Word stress
•Sentence stress
•Intonation
•Linking
•Word groups
Remember the Benefits!
•Clear Communication
•More Time
•More Prestige
•More Money
How Much Wood?
How much wood
would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck
could chuck wood?
He would chuck
as much wood
as a woodchuck could
if a woodchuck could chuck wood