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LTV Pro Training Manual: American English Pronunciation Guide - Studocu Table of Contents Introduction Session 1
R and W………………………………………………… Session 2
Voicing, S and Z ……………………………………… Session 3
TH, Voiced T………………………………………….. Session 4
F and V, Sh and Voiced SH……………………….. 15 Session 5
L………………………………………………………… Session 6
Word Endings…………………………………………. Session 7
DG and Ch, H………………………………………… Session 8
Vowel Overview, I and EE………………………… 32 Session 9
OW and AE…………………………………………… Session 10
OO, UH, EH………………………………………….. Session 11
AU, AH, A……………………………………………… Session 12
Tongue Twisters………………………………………. Session 13
Phrase Reductions, Intonation…………………... 46 Session 14
Reading Passages……………………………………… Session 15
Reading Passages……………………………………... 00:35, 10/01/2026
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Introduction InTroduCTIon • Your mou
• Y‘R’ th and lips come for our tong at the b w eginning of w ard, like you ar ue moves back in you ords r mout e going t h, NOT for o kiss. ward. Welcome!
Congratulations! You are about to embark on a very exciting program. Learni
to speak English clearly, with proper pronunciation is the single most importa
skill you must have to communicate effectively in today’s world market. T
Pronunciation Workshop Video Training Program will enhance your Eng
speaking abilities and vocal skills, improve your self-confidence and will gre
increase your chances for success.
This course is based on years of linguistic research and has produced drama
results for thousands of individuals around the globe. It is designed to help y
sound “more American” for oral presentations, interviews, teaching, busin
situations, telephone conversations and general daily communication.
When a person learns English as a Second Language, they are speaking Eng
“filtered” through their first language. They are using their native langua
“speech rules” of pronunciation (and often grammar) on their new language…
They are not aware of the American set of “speech rules”. This is basically w
the Pronunciation Workshop program teaches you… “The Speech Rule American English”.
There are many schools and classes which teach English all around the wor
however, very few of them address the “speech rules” that you will learn in
course. This is because many of the teachers who are providing English traini
do not know of these “speech rules”. Many of them are even making erro
themselves and teaching them to you! We hear this daily from our clients.
When you were a child and learned your first language, you constructed a men
inventory of your native language’s speech sounds. Those sounds became a p
of your speech repertoire. Unfortunately, you are now inserting these spee
sounds into your English. Today, when you speak English, you reach into th
inventory and come out with many substitute sounds, something that is clos
but nonetheless incorrect. These repeated errors in conversation often cause y to be misunderstood.
Some people call what we do “Foreign Accent Reduction”…this is not qu
accurate, for you are not reducing your foreign accent...you are actually gain
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While you progress through this program, you will be learning things you we
never aware of before. You most likely will find yourself saying, “Wow! I n
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Introduction
knew that!” Changing your old speech habits takes time. At first you m
possibly be apprehensive using the learned techniques. However, eventually y
will relax and the words and sounds will flow smoothly and clearly on their o
Once you complete each session, it should not be your objective to start speak
differently right away. Your focus should be on listening to the sounds of yo
speech and the speech of those around you. For example, when you say “Ta
you” instead of “Thank you”, your focus should not be on saying it correctly…
rather, “Oops – I just said that word wrong…I should have used a TH sound”. I
this AWA R E NE S S that will eventually lead you to the improved pronunci skills you are striving for.
Each video training session has its own accompanying chapter in this manu
with practice material. You will notice during the video classes that I often spe
slowly and exaggerate certain target sounds. I do this purposely so that y
can ‘hear’ and understand what I am teaching you. I recommend that you tr
practicing the material a little everyday using the learned techniques. Practi
speaking VERY SLOWLY, out loud, in a strong voice and exaggerate the mou
movements. You will be retraining the muscles of your mouth and tongue
move in new and different ways while mastering your new pronunciatio
patterns. Theoretically, once you understand the concepts and have retraine yourself, • even ‘R’ tually is the these strongest new spee sound of tch patter
he blend. ns will progress into your o spontaneous conve •When t rsatio for the ‘R’ nal rapid spee he blend is at the beg , by coming fori ch. nning of a wo ward before rd, your mout you eve h prepar n say the word. es
To receive maximum benefits, we recommend that you take our course over
period of two to three months, focusing on one session per week. Try to practi daily with the videos.
The program you are about to begin was created to help people “sound America
for the purposes of teaching, interviewing, lecturing, business and gener
daily communication. Although America has many regional pronunciati
differences, the accent you will learn is that of standard American English
spoken and understood by the majority of educated native speakers.
Changing your old speech habits takes time. At first, the information presente
on the videos may seem unusual, but eventually, you will see that these techniq
will transform your speech, providing you with clearer, more intelligible Engl speaking abilities.
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LTV Pro Training Manual: American English Pronunciation Guide - Studocu Paul S. Gruber MS, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 SeSSIon1 This session covers: Consonant ‘R’ Consonant ‘W’ Two things to remember
when making an American ‘R’ sound… Rock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice
‘R’ at the end of words or after a vowel Car Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn 00:35, 10/01/2026
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 ‘R’ in the middle of words Ve r y Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive Everyone ‘R’ Sentence
The round rooster rushed into the wrong road. R’ Blends Remember…
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 President Product Cracker Crawl Break
‘R’ blends in the middle of words Subtract Waitress Nutrition Australia Introduce Compress Oppression Betray ‘R’ practice sentences
- The story he read on the radio was incorrect.
- Her career in the law firm is permanent.
- Richard and Brooke took a ride in their brand new Range Rover truck.
- Everyone will respect the Royal Family when they arrive at the airport.
- The trip to the Rocky Mountains will be rescheduled on Friday. Consonant ‘W’ Practice first with » ‘OO’ then go into » ‘OOOOOWAWAWA’
Remember, A “W” is always makes a “W” sound.
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 ‘W’ Sentence What will we do? Comparing ‘R’ and ‘W’ Rick – Wick Right – White
Remember, the ‘W’ sound is also at the
beginning of the words One and Once.
‘W’ at the beginning of words Why Which When What Wipe Wish Weight Wing ‘W’ in the middle of words Always Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween Hollywood ‘W’ practice sentences
- The wind from the west was very wet.(Notice very has a /v/ sound)
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- We waited for the waitress to give us water.
- We had a wonderful time in Washington and Wisconsin.
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1
‘Q’ words (produced as a KW sound) Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt Choir Paragraph Practice Word Review - Ray Russia Dreamed Roller Coaster Grand Canyon Arizona Friend Fred Norway Railroad Traveling Creative Perfect Construct Everyone
Ray was born in Russia. He dreamed of building the perfect roller coaster at
Grand Canyon in Arizona. He had a friend named Fred who lived in Norway.
Fred’s profession was designing railroad tracks and his career involved traveli
around the world. Ray thought it would be perfect if Fred designed his roller
coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well with railroad tracks
would be the perfect engineer for the project. The ride took two years to cons
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Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 2 SeSSIon2 This session covers: Voicing Consonant pairs Consonant ‘S’ Consonant ‘Z’ Voicing…
Is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, creating a “buzzing sound”. Say “Ahhhh”
Can you feel the vibrations in your neck? - all vowels are voiced
- some consonants are voiced, some are not Paired Consonants: Unvoiced Voiced Voiced P B » T D » F V » SH »ZSH K G » S Z » Three rules for S/Z endings This is easier than it looks! Rule #1 00:35, 10/01/2026
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If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P,T,K,F), you add an unvoiced /S/
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