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Use voice-over techniques to improve your pronunciation
If somebody tells you to “stick a cork in it,” don’t take it as a compliment. The expression “stick a cork in it” is just another way of saying “shut up.” But there is one case in which sticking a cork in your mouth has its benefits. This technique can strengthen your communication skills by improving your articulation.
Author and voice-over actor James Alburger teaches a good way to improve articulation in his book The Art of Voice Acting, and variations of this technique have been around ever since the Greek orator Demosthenes put pebbles in his mouth to improve his own communication skills.
Here’s how it works: stick a cork between your front teeth as if it were a cigar. Don’t have a cork? Use your thumb. Now, read a passage of text out loud. Read slowly and pronounce ev-ery syl-la-ble. Really work your mouth. When you’re done, remove the cork and read the passage again. Do the words sound clearer and easier to understand?
Revised from an article published in Speak Up issue 264
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Pessoal, Bermingham nos convida para assinar o twitter da Speak Up, lá ele vai dar dicas de vocabulário com pronúncia. O endereço é: twitter.com/revistaspeakup
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Very interesting….I liked this.
Amazing! What incredible tips! Thanks a lot!
Thanks for help us, please continuous help us, we need you. Tkank and kisses.
It’s wonderful guys, read and listen at the same time is fantastic! Congratulation boys!
very good post. I loved it.. keep on help us here, i’m very happy to have you here.. congratulaions!
I liked it a lot. I will improve my learning, with these technique. I hope you continue help us. Thank you very much. Kisses
tank you sir
Very good tip!
I didn’t know this speaking technique. And I will use it from now on.
By the way, is there any tip to improve the comprehension? That’s the most difficult to me. I am trying to watch movies and TV programs in English, with or without subtitles, listen to musics while reading the lyrics, and so on, but even in this way it’s being so difficult to me. Maybe I am having problems to concentrate on what the person is saying.
Thanks again for all your contributions to this blog!
Hugs!
Jason,
Good trick and tip !
Cheers
Good tips
Kee the good job
Caro leitor,
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