The InFluency Podcast

Want to sound less monotone, more powerful and more expressive when you speak English?

Then come shadow this scene!

In this week's episode, we're practicing with a scene from The Morning Show, featuring Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy.

We'll break it down together and play with prosody, reductions and focus on how to use your voice to sound more powerful and expressive

I'll walk you through it line by line, and then we'll shadow the scene together.

Close the door, press play and have some fun with your voice! Get out of your comfort zone!

By the end, you might not only sound more powerful in English. You might actually FEEL more powerful, too.

Download the script to follow along with me: https://bit.ly/4wKi6Zl 

Check out my other shadowing videos here: https://bit.ly/4fx9j4t

How many things have you NOT done because you felt like your English wasn't ready yet?
Applied for that job.
Started creating content.
Spoke up more.
Started a business.
There were three big things I postponed because I kept telling myself I wasn't ready: teaching in English, starting my YouTube channel, and starting my podcast.
And looking back, I wish I hadn't waited.
Because waiting didn't make me more ready, taking action did.
In this episode, I'm sharing these three stories and what they taught me about confidence, fear, perfectionism, and the idea of being "ready."
If there's something you've been waiting to do because of your English, I hope this episode gives you the push to start before you feel ready! ♥️

In this episode, let's practice common irregular verbs according to sounds!

When you organize irregular verbs by how they sound instead of how they're spelled, everything starts to click. And saying them out loud, in groups, in sentences is how pronunciation actually sticks.

This episode is the intersection between pronunciation and grammar, and I hope you enjoy it!

Want to keep going? My free Pronunciation Masterclass will show you exactly which sounds to focus on and how to use rhythm, stress, and intonation to sound clear and expressive in English 👇

https://bit.ly/4gv9Iqe

Other resources mentioned:

Watch the full video on how to pronounce the T before N: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/t-sound-in-kitten-button-manhattan/ 

Practice irregular verbs with the rap from Fluency MC: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/interview-with-jason-levine/

What does it take to become fluent in English when there is no one around you who speaks English?
Meet my student, Gilbert. He's from Guinea, living in Morocco, studying engineering in French, and one of my New Sound Scholarship winners. 
In this conversation, Gilbert shares how he went from silent, afraid and unable to open his mouth to someone who speaks English with confidence, teaches others, and is now building a public speaking club in his own community.
I hope you enjoy this interview!

You can spend hours practicing pronunciation and still feel like you're not making progress. And sometimes, it's not because you're not practicing enough. It's because of how you're practicing.

There are things musicians know about practice that most English learners have never been taught, but they still apply to language learning just the same!

In this episode, I'm sharing 3 of them with you.

🎹 Get it in your body (repetition is not optional)
🐢 Go slower to go faster (yes, really)
🧠 Manage your brain when people are actually listening

Want to keep going? My free Pronunciation Masterclass will teach you everything you're not getting in conventional English classes, such as rhythm, stress, intonation and more.
👉 https://bit.ly/4cJVbGf 
I'll see you there.