The Consonant 'H'
Pauline and her 4 year old son Christopher talk about the letter 'H'.
Oct 08, 2014•7 min
Elocution from Midwinter Tuition
Elocution Tips and Hints towards a clearer speaking voice
Episodes
Repetition and Disfluencies in Public Speaking
We use Ed Miliband's speech at the Labour Party conference as our starting point, then discuss repetition in speeches followed by disfluencies in everyday conversation.
Sep 29, 2014•7 min
The Letter 'R'
SUCH a tricky letter sound. Let's work through it together.
Sep 23, 2014•8 min
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY 2014
Arrrr! Avast me hearties! Let's speak some PIRATE today!
Sep 19, 2014•7 min
The 'er' Sound
Here we briefly examine the sound made by er/ir/ear/ur in words like 'bird'. See my website www.midwintertuition.co.uk for a list of words.
Sep 08, 2014•7 min
Vocal Projection - a Few Tips!
Here I go through some ideas for ways in which you can improve the volume at which you project your voice.
Jul 23, 2014•9 min
EPISODE 50! Diphthong 'air' 65k DOWNLOADS! THANKYOU!
Thankyou for listening to my podcast - now at 65k downloads and 50 episodes long. Today we look at 'air'.
Jun 17, 2014•8 min
Elocution - A Mini Lesson
A refresher for previous and current students and an introduction to how an Elocution lesson might work for newbies.
Jun 10, 2014•8 min
Intonation - Hopes and Wishes
Practice the rise-fall-rise in hopes and wishes
Apr 23, 2014•8 min
Poetry Reading - Daffodils by William Wordsworth
Pauline reads the poem after examining the end rhyme sounds
Apr 09, 2014•9 min
Lateral Consonant - L
Pauline demonstrates how and where to make the L sound, gives some example words and a training technique. It is all about tongue strength this week!
Apr 01, 2014•8 min
Intonation - Linking Words
Pauline and her daughter Jennifer briefly explore linking words. We are both snotty and poorly so it's short today!
Mar 26, 2014•6 min
Consonants - Semi-Vowel - W
Today we examine the semi-vowel / consonant sound 'W'. We look at words then sentences that use the sound. Listen and repeat to practise the sound.
Mar 19, 2014•6 min
Intonation - Congratulations / Compliments
Today I talk through some examples of how to say 'Well done' or 'really?' type phrases. Listen through then listen with lots of pausing and repeating! Practice copying the intonation until your vocal pattern matches mine.
Mar 05, 2014•9 min
Consonants - CH / DZ
A simultaneous podcast / vodcast this week! I recorded the audio of my youtube channel video this week, where I examine the CH / DZ sound.
Feb 26, 2014•8 min
Intonation - Lists and a series of similar items
Together we can practice list making using intonation. I give some guidance regarding how to make a list then we examine how to show the items are equally important or related to each other.
Jan 29, 2014•8 min
Vowels - Diphthong - eur / ewe / ur
A contentious sound - some people pronounce this in slightly different ways so be prepared to practice it and pronounce it differently to your peers!
Jan 21, 2014•8 min
Intonation in Greetings
A simple concept - the Greeting. Get the intonation right and make the best first impression possible. Listen and repeat.
Jan 15, 2014•6 min
Consonants - B and P
Pauline uses four different resources to explain how to pronounce the two consonants so that they sound different.
Jan 08, 2014•9 min
Intonation - Reassurances and Contradictions
In this episode Pauline gives some examples of commonly-used reassuring sentences, taken from Thompson's 'Intonation in Practice'. We look at where the rise and fall occur. Listen to Pauline and repeat slowly. Secondly Pauline gives some examples of how we contradict people, either by disagreeing or correcting them. The intonation pattern is different so listen carefully and repeat. Email for copies of PDFs, for more info or to book an Elocution lesson - [email protected]
Dec 11, 2013•11 min
Elocution - S and Z in Plurals
A brief look at whether a plural should be an s or a z sound...
Dec 04, 2013•5 min
Elocution - Intonation in Sentences
Using both Thompson's 'Intonation in Practice' and www.home-speech-home.com for a list of wh questions - we look at how the intonation of wh questions really, really, really does have a rule! That rare gem in the English language! For more information on intonation, for copies of the PDF I used or to book a lesson please email me [email protected]
Dec 03, 2013•10 min
Elocution - Consonants - K and G
To avoid saying 'nothink' instead of 'nothing' listen to this podcast! We talk through actual production of both sounds then try some words and a rhyme or two. Then it is up to you to practice! This week I use the ACE Spelling Dictionary - which I bought second hand.
Nov 27, 2013•12 min
Elocution - Intonation in Information
Using two different sources, we examine the fall in intonation when we give information in a sentence. Several examples are cited and repeated. Try repeating them after me and see how you get on. If you need the texts used, email me [email protected] or visit www.midwintertuition.co.uk
Nov 20, 2013•9 min
Elocution - The Neutral Vowel Sound - Schwa!
This time we use Bell's Standard Elocutionist as our starting point - to examine the neutral sound of 'schwa'. This is most commonly found as the 'e' in 'the'. Then we look at other unstressed sounds using English Pronunciation in Use (Advanced).
Nov 13, 2013•9 min
Elocution - Stress in Compound Nouns
We look to internet forums and a fantastic textbook "English Pronunciation in Use: Advanced" for some help with pronunciation of compound nouns - particularly 2 or 3 part nouns.
Nov 06, 2013•11 min
Elocution - Poetry Reading-The Chaos of English!
"Dearest creature in creation, study English pronunciation." For the full text go to www.midwintertuition.co.uk or email [email protected] for a copy
Oct 16, 2013•11 min
Consonants - T and D
Pauline demonstrates how to make and drill the T and the D. She looks at a few examples of past tense regular that use ed and which t/d/id sound it makes. She finished with her favourite rhyme that uses both sounds! Email [email protected] for more info or look at www.midwintertuition.co.uk
Oct 09, 2013•11 min
Consonants - atonics and subtonics
This episode looks at the minimal difference between the production of certain consonants. If you want the list of consonants email me [email protected]
Oct 02, 2013•8 min
Consonants - formed the voiced 'Z' sound
A tricky sound for many of my students - here we create the z sound and use it in some words and a couple of tongue twisters
Sep 25, 2013•5 min
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