We’re all masters of our mother tongue. But most people cannot transfer this mastery to new languages or dialects: invisible psycho-physical blocks get in the way. This book – with plentiful online audio examples – explains the techniques I have used with students, teachers, actors and other professionals, to tackle those blocks and make changes in pronunciation habits possible. It’s a SMART approach, which will train you to go Slow, to do More, to Anticipate, to Repeat and to Turn. Whatever your mother tongue, whatever your professional or educational goals, these techniques offer greater control over your speech – and will also feed back into your listening skills. This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on Echo Talk, which encompasses all the SMART techniques and is the most effective way I know to train self-awareness and make habit change possible.
