274. Connected speech in English: How to use it to sound even clearer

Whadaya thin-ki-nabout? Connected Speech in English – it’s not always so clear! Connected speech in English is a powerful tool to help us understand others, and be even clearer in English! Yep, connecting your words will actually help you sound clearer. Do you ever get the feeling that you have to pronounce every word separately? You’re not the only one. But actually, not connecting words together can have a significant impact on your clarity and lead to some misunderstanding. In this episode, I’ll show you how connected speech works in English and how you can practice it in a way that will help you as a listener as well as a speaker of English. Learn more about stressed and reduced words in English in my magazine article: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/connected-speech-in-english/

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The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate speaker of English once. In this podcast she will share her best strategies for learning English, speaking English with confidence and mastering the American accent. Discover how becoming fluent has everything to do with acquiring the right mindset, setting goals and learning how to overcome challenges. Hadar will also share her teaching philosophy and techniques to support English teachers looking to help their students become fluent.