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AMERICAN ACCENT VIDEO COURSE MEMBERSHIP

Self-paced video training for professionals who want to build an American accent on their own, without the cost and commitment of private coaching.

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AMERICAN ACCENT MUSCLE TRAINING MEMBERSHIP

Self-paced video training for professionals who want to build an American accent on their own, without the cost and commitment of private coaching.

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Who This is For

This video course membership is for professionals who want structured, self-paced accent training and are willing to practice independently.

This membership does not include private 1:1 coaching. If you later want individualized feedback, you can explore my separate private coaching program.

TRAIN YOUR AMERICAN ACCENT THROUGH ONGOING GUIDED PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

What You'll Learn

The membership follows the same method I use in coaching, but in a self-paced video format.

Step 1: Build American speech movement patterns

You’ll train the core tongue shapes and movement patterns Americans use so your sounds stop defaulting to patterns from your first language:

Tongue shape
Learn the tongue shapes needed to form key American vowels and consonants.

Tongue position
Understand where your tongue should sit and move in your mouth for American English.

Muscle coordination
Learn how to relax certain tongue muscles while activating others so movements become precise instead of tense or heavy.

Style of movement
Shift from strong, heavy movements from your first language toward the lighter, smaller, more controlled tongue movements in American speech.

Step 2: Learn the American English sound system

You’ll then apply those movement patterns to the full American sound system:

Sound system mastery
Learn or refine all key American vowels and core consonants so they become more precise and native-like.

Sound recognition & word patterns
Hear the difference between similar sounds and understand where they show up in real words.

Physical production
Produce sounds using the tongue movements that create American sounds rather than approximations from your first language.

Automatic control
Build consistency through practice in syllables, words, and short phrases so these new patterns start to show up in real speech.

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  • Full access to my video course library with 290+ lessons and exercises
  • Downloadable practice guides (PDFs) for focused, repeatable practice
  • Asynchronous community Q&A support where you can post questions as you work through the course
  • Ongoing updates and refinements to lessons and materials
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Inside the Curriculum

Here’s exactly what’s inside the video course:

  1. Foundational Mouth Muscle Shaping

    17 lessons
    1. How to Use Your Training Library
    2. Your Accent Training Roadmap

    1. Neutral Tongue Control

      1. Finding the Starting Tongue Position of an American Accent
      2. Placing the Tongue Back + Softening and Widening the Tip
      3. Relaxing and Lowering the Rear Tongue + Opening the Back of the Mouth
      4. Aligning the Sides of the Middle of Your Tongue with Your Upper Back Teeth
      5. Hold the New Starting Position

    2. Middle-of-Tongue Control

      1. Cupping the Mid-Tongue
      2. Arching the Mid-Tongue

    3. Training the Jaw Muscle

      1. Opening From the Back of Your Jaw
      2. Lip Corner Widening

    4. commA (The Schwa): The Foundation of American Vowel Shaping

      1. What Is the commA Vowel?
      2. The Mouth Placement of the commA Vowel
      3. commA Words
      4. Using the commA Vowel for Function Words
      5. commA Vowel Dialog 1
      6. commA Vowel Dialog 2

  2. Tip-of-Tongue Consonants

    33 lessons

    1. Aspirated T/D

      1. T/D at Beginning of Words and Stressed Syllables
      2. Aspirated T/D Words
      3. Aspirated T/D Phrases
      4. Aspirated T/D: After Consonants (words & phrases)
      5. Past Tense -ed Pronounced with Aspirated T

    2. Flap T/D

      1. T/D Before Unstressed Vowels
      2. Flap T/D Words
      3. T/D Before Unstressed Vowels in a Phrase
      4. Flap T Phrases
      5. Flap D Phrases

    3. Stop T/D

      1. T Before a Consonant or at the End
      2. Stop T Words
      3. Stop T Phrases
      4. D Before a Consonant or at the End
      5. Stop D Words
      6. Stop D Phrases

    4. T and D Articulation Drills

      1. Articulation Drill: T and D In All Positions

    5. N/L Before a Vowel

      1. N/L Before Stressed Vowels
      2. N/L Before Stressed Vowels Words
      3. N/L Before Unstressed Vowels
      4. N/L Before Unstressed Vowels Words
      5. N/L Before a Vowel Phrases
      6. Linking L Phrases
      7. L Blends Words

    6. N/L Before a Consonant or at the End

      1. N Before a Consonant or at the End
      2. N Before a Consonant or at the End Words
      3. L Before a Consonant or at the End
      4. Words: L Before a Consonant or at the End (part 1)
      5. Words: L Before a Consonant or at the End (part 2)
      6. Words: L Before a Consonant or at the End (part 3)
      7. Words: L Before a Consonant or at the End (part 4)
      8. Phrases: L Before a Consonant or at the End

    7. N and L Articulation Drills

      1. Articulation Drill: N and L In All Positions

  3. Middle-of-Tongue Consonants

    19 lessons

    1. Motor Control for /k, g, ŋ/

      1. Introduction to Back-of-the-Tongue Consonants
      2. Avoid Lingering—How to Shorten and Release Back-of-the-Tongue Sounds
      3. Using the MIDDLE-to-Rear Tongue

    2. K, G, and NG Before a Vowel

      1. When K or G Comes Before a Stressed Vowel
      2. Words with K and G Before a Stressed Vowel
      3. When K, G, and NG Come Before a Weaker Vowel
      4. Words with K, G, NG Before a Weaker Vowel
      5. Phrase Practice

    3. K, G, and NG Before a Consonant or At the End of a Word

      1. When K or G Comes Before Another Consonant
      2. When NG Comes Before Another Consonant
      3. Words with K, G, and NG Before a Consonant
      4. Paragraph Practice
      5. When K or G Comes at the End of a Word
      6. Words that End with K or G
      7. Phrase Practice
      8. When NG Comes at the End of a Word
      9. Words that End with NG
      10. Paragraph Practice

    4. K G NG Articulation Drills

      1. Articulation Drill: K, G, NG in All Positions

  4. Cupping Vowels

    44 lessons
    1. Introduction to American Vowels
    2. Listen to All the Vowels (Vowel Overview)
    3. Isolating the Movement in The Middle of the Tongue

    1. Strut Vowel /ʌ/

      1. How is the Strut Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Strut Vowel
      3. Strut Vowel Repetition
      4. Strut Syllable Drill 1
      5. Strut Syllable Drill 2
      6. U-Spelling Short Strut Words
      7. O-Spelling Short Strut Words
      8. OU-Spelling Strut Words
      9. U-Spelling Long Strut Words
      10. O-Spelling Long Strut Words
      11. Strut Phrases

    2. Lot Vowel /ɑ/

      1. How is the Lot Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Lot Vowel
      3. Lot Vowel Repetition
      4. Lot Syllable Drill 1
      5. Lot Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Lot Words
      7. A-Spelling Lot Words
      8. Aw-Spelling Lot Words
      9. Au-Spelling Lot Words
      10. Long Lot Words
      11. Lot Phrases

    3. Dress Vowel /ɛ/

      1. How is the Dress Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Dress Vowel
      3. Dress Vowel Repetition
      4. Dress Syllable Drill 1
      5. Dress Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Dress Words
      7. Long Dress Words
      8. Dress Phrases

    4. Trap Vowel /æ/

      1. How is the Trap Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Trap Vowel
      3. Trap Vowel Repetition
      4. Trap Syllable Drill 1
      5. Trap Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Trap Words
      7. Long Trap Words
      8. Trap Phrases

    5. Comparing Vowels

      1. Strut vs Lot
      2. Dress vs Trap
      3. Lot vs Goat

  5. Arching Vowels

    33 lessons

    1. Fleece Vowel /i/

      1. How is the Fleece Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Fleece Vowel
      3. Fleece Vowel Repetition
      4. Fleece Syllable Drill 1
      5. Fleece Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Fleece Words
      7. Long Fleece Words
      8. Fleece Phrases

    2. Kit Vowel /ɪ/

      1. How is the Kit Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Kit Vowel
      3. Kit Vowel Repetition
      4. Kit Syllable Drill 1
      5. Kit Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Kit Words
      7. Long Kit Words
      8. Kit Phrases

    3. Goose Vowel /u/

      1. How is the Goose Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Goose Vowel
      3. Goose Vowel Repetition
      4. Goose Syllable Drill 1
      5. Goose Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Goose Words
      7. Long Goose Words
      8. Goose Phrases
      9. Goose Words with a Hidden Y

    4. Foot Vowel /ʊ/

      1. How is the Foot Vowel Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Foot Vowel
      3. Foot Vowel Repetition
      4. Foot Syllable Drill 1
      5. Foot Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Foot Words
      7. Long Foot Words
      8. Foot Phrases

  6. Diphthongs

    40 lessons

    1. Man Diphthong /eə̯/

      1. When Trap is Followed by a Nasal Consonant (an, am, ank, ang)
      2. An Words
      3. Am Words
      4. ANK and ANG Words

    2. Prize Diphthong /ɑi/

      1. Learn The Prize Diphthong (Long AI)
      2. Prize Vowel Repetition
      3. Prize Syllable Drill 1
      4. Prize Syllable Drill 2
      5. Short Prize Words
      6. Long Prize Words
      7. Prize Phrases

    3. Face Diphthong /ei/

      1. How is the Face Diphthong Usually Spelled?
      2. The Face Diphthong
      3. Face Vowel Repetition
      4. Face Syllable Drill 1
      5. Face Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Face Words
      7. Long Face Words
      8. Face Phrases

    4. Choice Diphthong /ɔi/

      1. How is the Choice Diphthong Usually Spelled?
      2. The Choice Diphthong
      3. Choice Vowel Repetition
      4. Short Choice Words
      5. Long Choice Words
      6. Choice Phrases

    5. Goat Diphthong /ɤu/

      1. How is the Goat Diphthong Usually Spelled?
      2. Learn The Goat Diphthong
      3. Goat Vowel Repetition
      4. Goat Syllable Drill 1
      5. Goat Syllable Drill 2
      6. Short Goat Words
      7. Long Goat Words
      8. Goat Phrases

    6. Mouth Diphthong /ɑu/

      1. How is the Mouth Diphthong Usually Spelled?
      2. The Mouth Diphthong
      3. Mouth Vowel Repetition
      4. Mouth Syllable Drill 1
      5. Short Mouth Words
      6. Long Mouth Words
      7. Mouth Phrases

  7. The American Molar R

    36 lessons

    1. The Physical Shape of American R

      1. The Molar R––What it Feels Like and Where it Happens in the Mouth

    2. Understanding R’s Role in Words

      1. When Is R a Consonant, and When Is It a Vowel?
      2. When R is an Unstressed Vowel

    3. R as a Consonant

      1. Making the Consonant R Sound
      2. R as a Consonant Repetition
      3. Words that Start with R
      4. Consonant+R Words Pt 1
      5. Consonant+R Words Pt 2

    4. NURSE /ɝ/ and lettER /ɚ/ Vowels

      1. Learn The Nurse Vowel
      2. Nurse Vowel Repetition
      3. Nurse Syllable Drill 1
      4. Nurse Syllable Drill 2
      5. Nurse Words
      6. lettER Words
      7. Words with R Between Vowels

    5. Near Diphthong /ɪr/

      1. Introduction to R-Centering Diphthongs
      2. Learn the NEAR Vowel
      3. Near Vowel Repetition
      4. Short NEAR Words
      5. Long NEAR Words
      6. NEAR Phrases

    6. Square Diphthong /ɛr/

      1. Learn The SQUARE Vowel
      2. Square Vowel Repetition
      3. Short SQUARE Words
      4. Long SQUARE Words
      5. SQUARE Phrases

    7. North Diphthong /ɔr/

      1. Learn The NORTH Vowel
      2. North Vowel Repetition
      3. Short NORTH Words
      4. Long NORTH Words
      5. NORTH Phrases

    8. Start Diphthong /ɑr/

      1. Learn The START Vowel
      2. Start Vowel Repetition
      3. Short START Words
      4. Long START Words
      5. Start Phrases

  8. Lip Consonants: M, B, P

    14 lessons

    1. Lip Muscle Control

      1. Tense Lip Movement in Other Languages
      2. What Relaxed Lip Movements Look Like in General American English
      3. Record-Yourself – Observing How You're Currently Moving Your Lips in English
      4. Repeat M, B, P with Relaxed Lips

    2. Before a Vowel

      1. When M, B, or P is Before a Stressed Vowel
      2. Words with M, B, or P Before a Stressed Vowel
      3. When M, B, or P is Before a Weaker Vowel
      4. Don't Anticipate the Consonant!
      5. Words with M, B, or P Before a Weaker Vowel
      6. A Quick Note for Spanish Speakers Regarding Bs in Weaker Syllables...

    3. M, B, and P Before Another Consonant or At the End of a Word

      1. When M, B, or P Comes Before Another Consonant
      2. Words with M, B, P Before Another Consonant
      3. When M, B, or P Comes at the End of a Word
      4. Words with M, B, or P at the End of a Word

  9. Connection

    13 lessons

    1. R Connection Workouts

      1. Words with R Between Vowels and Y Connections
      2. R + Vowel Connection Phrases

    2. Y Connection

      1. Fleece+Vowel Y Connection Words
      2. Fleece+Vowel Y Connection Phrases
      3. Prize+Vowel Y Connection Words
      4. Prize+Vowel Y Connection Phrases
      5. Choice or Face + Vowel Y Connection Words
      6. Choice or Face + Vowel Y Connection Phrases
      7. Acronyms
      8. Countries

    3. W Connection

      1. Goose + Vowel W Connection Words
      2. Goose + Vowel W Connection Phrases
      3. Goat+Vowel W Connection Phrases

  10. Additional Challenging Consonants

    32 lessons

    1. TH

      1. Learn TH
      2. Voiceless TH Words
      3. Voiced TH Words
      4. Voiceless TH Phrases
      5. Voiced TH Phrases
      6. N + TH
      7. S/Z + TH
      8. D Final + TH Initial Phrases

    2. S and Z

      1. Pronouncing S as /Z/ Between Vowels
      2. Pronouncing S as /Z/ Near Voiced Consonants
      3. Pronouncing S as /Z/ at the Ends of Some Words
      4. X Words: /KS/ and /GZ/

    3. SH, ZH, CH, and J

      1. Learn SH and ZH
      2. SH Words
      3. ZH Words
      4. ZH Phrases
      5. Learn CH and J
      6. CH Words
      7. CH Phrases
      8. J Words
      9. J Words (G SPELLING)
      10. J Phrases

    4. Y

      1. Learn the Y Consonant
      2. Y Words
      3. Y Phrases

    5. V and W

      1. Learn V
      2. V Phrases
      3. Words with V in a Weaker Syllable
      4. Learn W
      5. W Words
      6. W Phrases

    6. Consonant Clusters

      1. TS and DZ Consonant Clusters

  11. Rhythm & Syllable Stress

    21 lessons

    1. Function vs Content Words

      1. What are Function Words and Content Words?
      2. Circle or Highlight the Content Words

    2. Syllable Stress

      1. Intro to Syllables
      2. Intro to Syllable Stress
      3. Practice Two Levels of Stress
      4. Practice Three Levels of Stress
      5. How do You Know Which Syllables are Stressed?
      6. Repeat Two-Syllable Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
      7. Repeat 2-Syllable Verbs
      8. Repeat Words with 3+ Syllables (Part 1)
      9. Repeat Words with 3+ Syllables (Part 2)

    3. Syllable Division with Vowel Holding Drills and Consonant Reduction

      1. How to Avoid Rushing to the Consonant
      2. How to Do the Division of Syllables Exercise
      3. Division of Syllables: Sentences with Low Concave Vowels
      4. Division of Syllables: Sentences with Front Vowels and Side Teeth Contact (part one)
      5. Division of Syllables: Sentences with Front Vowels and Side Teeth Contact (part two)
      6. Division of Syllables Dialog 1: Talking About Upcoming Holiday Plans
      7. Division of Syllables Dialog 2: Career Change

    4. Stress Patterns

      1. Phrasal Verb Practice (Stress the Preposition)
      2. Compound Word Practice

    5. R Reductions

      1. Your/or/our/for R Reduction Reading Practice

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  • Downloadable practice guides (PDFs) for focused, repeatable practice
  • Asynchronous community Q&A support where you can post questions as you work through the course
  • Ongoing updates and refinements to lessons and materials
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