Fluent English Speech 2.0.1

Get Rid of your Accent is widely recognized as a noteworthy program. Created eight years ago, it quickly became the best-selling pronunciation book in the UK. Complemented by subsequent releases, it remains a top choice among English teachers, students, actors, lawyers, brokers, businessmen, and diplomats.

This toolkit features 17 lessons from the second book, condensed into a user-friendly app that provides access to our top resources anytime, anywhere. Users can engage with word pairs, engaging dialogues, and colloquial expressions to enhance their English fluency and sound more like native speakers.

App Contents and Functionality

• The initial section focuses on practical exercises to tackle challenging speech patterns like word endings, consonant clusters, schwa, and the strong and weak forms of words.
• The subsequent part delves into connected speech patterns, emphasizing speaking in phrases rather than isolated words common for beginners.
• The final segment addresses the natural flow of speech including intonation and sentence stress to make one's speech engaging and easy to follow.

Users have the opportunity to listen to audio tracks, repeat phrases, record themselves, and compare their pronunciation against the provided model.

Our app aids in:

• Enhancing English fluency
• Developing intonation and sentence rhythm
• Learning idioms and colloquial expressions for authentic English delivery

Suggestions for achieving English fluency:

1. To refine your English pronunciation, we recommend starting with our initial apps "Get Rid of your Accent UK1" for British English or "American Accent Toolkit" for American English. Ensuring clarity in your sounds is paramount for effective communication.
2. Subsequently, focus on sentence stress, intonation, and connected speech patterns to progress towards fluency. "Fluency in English" is tailored to assist in these aspects.
3. Additionally, our upcoming "Public Speaking Skills" app debuts on 8th October 2016. It will aid you in mastering elements like onomatopoeia, pauses, pace, pitch, and overall vocal dynamics crucial in captivating public speaking engagements.

About the authors

Linda James holds qualifications from the Royal Academy of Music as well as an International Phonetics Diploma from London University. Her extensive career as a dialect coach encompasses TV, film, and theatre work alongside tutoring in several London drama schools.

Olga Smith possesses a degree in Linguistics and an MBA from Nottingham University. She specializes in Accent Reduction utilizing a unique methodology acquired from renowned phonetician Linda James. Together they have authored the successful "Get Rid of your Accent" series comprising Part One to Three.