American Accent Advice: Speaking on the Phone & in Web Conferencing.mp4

[light81905]

Thanks for the video. It helps me. Do you have videos on heteronyms ?

[ahai1968]

Rebecca, I am German, too. So you were raised in the US?

Did you study the American language and especially how the pronounciation is made up?

[rebeccalinquist]

@ahai1968 Actually, I'm a 5th generation American-born German. My relatives came from Schlesig-Holstein in 1850 on the ship called the Ottilie out of Bremen and settled in Nebraska, which has a large German-American population. I moved to California over 20 years ago, but that's my heritage. For political reasons, most German-Americans gave up their language and didn't pass it on to their children, so while I have studied some German in college, I don't speak it well.

[ManKannon89]

YOu..

[kirstinemagno]

yeashh ,... i like this tips.. iam a fillipino and it help me a lot for me to be able to speak well..

[duplosrce]

Thanks, ma'am. You are really helping people around.

[highoctave1]

what are the problems spanish speaking people have when it comes to speaking english; meaning what do they have problems with.

Thanks

[monzzydawg]

rebecca, do you have swedish roots?

[rebeccalinquist]

@monzzydawg No, I'm a 100% ABG (American Born German) ... just have a Swedish last name because my husband's mother remarried a man with a Swedish name ... he's German too.

[nicholas28able]

Please, write down your website on here OR nicholasonwumere@yahoo.com

[MrKleid]

i just wana listen to u mami..lol

[nicholas28able]

Nice video.. This will help me alot & i also need a private teaching from you.

[rebeccalinquist]

@nicholas28able Sure! Visit our website and request a consultation.

[rebeccalinquist]

@dkhalevskyy I glad you liked the video.

[Bryan76167]

Thank you Ms.Linquist you really help me alot with my accent

[elbombardi]

thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you .. every video you post (pause) is a treaaaaaaasure .. :D

[phonicsquest]

rebecca ,you are hot,are you maried?

[puntoclave7]

This video has a clear sound, watch the audio is important.

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[gopalblueworld]

This is very helpful, but when i try to repeat the way u spek i felt very tierd.

[rebeccalinquist]

@gopalblueworld That's normal! It will get easier. Keep practicing!

[masteroffinance]

Something you didn't mention is that the more eloquent  the hotter you look, just like you look..hot

[rebeccalinquist]

@masteroffinance Something tells me that's a compliment.

[MsOlivelover]

Pithy logic! GREAT!!!

[bongmanding]

You are awesome Rebecca. But we need a branch here in LA.

[chingeranne]

you have been very careful ma'am : -) i mean in a major way. may i ask... so this speaking deliberately is only used during phone & web conference..right? but in daily conversation, it isn't.isn't it?

[rebeccalinquist]

@chingeranne For non-native speakers who are struggling with clarity, I think it applies to every day speech, yes!

[sedan85]

You're gifted.....you put yourself in the shoes of non-native speakers which makes you stand out...Thank you very much Rebecca...

[DxSecurity]

Thank you for your great help Rebecca.

[favm360]

Thank you so much. All your videos have help me, I still have my French accent, but now people can understand me and I actually feel a hell lot more comfortable. I don't know what I would have done without your videos!

[rebeccalinquist]

@favm360 Thanks! I appreciate your support immensely.

[cmalazo]

Would you like to make a video on how to improve English fluency? =)

[rebeccalinquist]

@cmalazo Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts! (I wish there were). You have to speak English and hang out with people who have the accent you desire on a regular basis. It works!

[09pika09]

Excellent and very helpful advice Rebecca! Thank you!