TIP #1: SLOW DOWN
What?? Slow down?? YES, slow down! Many nonnative English speakers think that speaking fast will help them sound smarter and fluent—but that is not true! Speaking fast will actually increase your pronunciation mistakes, decrease clarity, and will make it hard for native English speakers to understand you. You need to slow down so your mouth muscles can get into the correct positions and pronounce English sounds better.
TIP #2: MOVE YOUR MOUTH
American English sounds require a lot of mouth movement. This tip is critical to pronouncing English sounds correctly. Your mouth and tongue are muscles, so this tip will require a little more focus and practice. It will feel very weird moving your mouth so much and you will feel like you are overemphasizing English sounds, but trust me, it will actually sound normal to everyone else around you!
TIP #3: SPEAK LOUDER
It is always better to speak louder and make mistakes than to speak softly to try and hide your mistakes. Some nonnative English speakers will either speak very softly, or will “skip” a word they don’t know how to pronounce. This only makes you sound muffled and will be frustrating for native English speakers. If you’re scared of making mistakes when you speak then this tip is especially for you! Speak louder; you’ll be understood much better!
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