Accent Development With Maestro Overview
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The document outlines a presentation by Cara Fulton on accent development services provided by her company Maestro, LLC. It introduces Cara and Maestro, explaining they offer accent development courses and tutorials to help with business communication, academic English, and reducing accent-based misunderstandings. The benefits of accent development are discussed, including improved communication skills, leadership opportunities, and boosting company image. Techniques used in lessons are explained like assessing strengths/weaknesses, learning concepts, practicing sounds and stresses through various exercises.
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Accent Development With Maestro Overview
- 1. Accent Development With Cara Fulton Maestro, LLC www.maestrousa.com [email_address] 202 234-7125
- 2. Agenda Intro and overview Cara, Maestro and Accent Development Why we need it and the benefits How it¡¯s done Main concepts Techniques Mini lesson Oral compositions ¨C tool for personal attention Q and A Taitu, a student
- 3. Who is Cara? Experienced, working instructor Trained in accent development at Howard University Active member of the TESOL/WATESOL community Director/founder of Maestro, LLC Cara, your teacher
- 4. What is Maestro? An innovative English language institute for adults
- 5. What Maestro offers Accent development courses and tutorials to small groups or individuals Business communication for working professionals here and abroad Academic English for international students aspiring to attend US universities
- 6. Accent Development What it is and what it isn¡¯t
- 7. It will NOT Develop an academy award winning accent for the movies like Meryl Steep or Leo DiCaprio
- 8. It will Make speaker impossible to be misunderstood
- 9. WHY? Success in American society depends greatly upon one¡¯s ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- 10. Certain sounds may still be pronounced incorrectly but not on key words (e.g. C ar bon Finance Unit). Idiomatic expressions may still trip up the speaker.? Listeners will be reassured that speaker communicates well. What is mastery/success?
- 11. Mastery/Success Frustration and embarrassment disappear Path to leadership opens up Company image improves
- 12. HOW? Assessment of strengths and weaknesses Introduce the concepts Apply the techniques Practice, practice, practice Improvement! Learning and applying the techniques is a juggling act.
- 13. Main concepts The basics ¨C moving the jaw, lips, tongue and lips properly Sounds ¨C consonants and vowels Word Stress Sentence Stress Emphasis ¨C super stress Thought groups and pausing Intonation Linking
- 14. Techniques Muscle building exercises Follow along CDs and other models Tongue twisters Songs Stories Dialogues Personal ? recordings Games, games, games Kazoos Rubberbands Videotaping And more!
- 15. Contact Maestro today to speak and be impossible to be misunderstood 202 234-7125 [email_address]