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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2023 · 18 MIN

Do you speak in a Monotone or do you have Vocal Variety?

from Speak Better with Rebecca Linquist · host Rebecca Linquist

In this episode, Rebecca clarifies why some non-native speakers would do better to obtain a monotone first and then work on vocal variety rather than to attempt to change their intonation in American English directly from their native tongue.She also discusses what gives us a monotone expression in our speech and how to add the pitch range in our own voices that will support vocal variety, as well as why tonal speakers sometimes go "monotone" even those they possess the ability to use vocal variety in their speech.Want to learn more? www.englishbythehour.com

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