Download Accent Reduction Class 2 – th as in thank or those

Accent Reduction and American
Accent Development Program
(Free Weekly Workshop)
Coach Mike
Every Wednesday 10PM Eastern Time
Virtual classroom
https://zoom.us/j/8782712588
Take the two-hour per class, ten-week accent reduction program at $350, and enjoy unlimited class
re-takes within 12 months *
* For the class re-takes, homework assignment evaluation is subject to a reasonable service fee.
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Free Workshop Schedule
Coach Mike's Coach Meeting Room is https://zoom.us/j/8782712588. Please
download the free application before the class
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Week - - Consonants
• Voiceless th
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Week - - Consonants
• Voiced th
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Week - - Consonants
• T vs voiceless th
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Week - - Consonants
• D vs voiced th
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Week - - Consonants
• Th – voiced vs voiceless
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Week - - Consonants
• D vs voiced th
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Week - - Consonants
• S vs th
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Week - - Consonants
• S vs th
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Ten-Week Coaching Program
1. Conduct a self-assessment
2. Compile and practice your most frequently used
words in daily life and in your profession
3. Practice with Voice of America Special English
4. Practice with TED Talks on presentation speed
5. Read a paragraph at your choice
6. Give a table topic speech
7. Evaluate your homework
8. Final self-assessment to check your progress
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as
you do not stop.” Confucius
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Coach Mike’s Bio
 教练Mike拥有18年美国知名公司经验(包括12年以上领导层经验（四大会计
师事务所及美国联邦金融监管机构），持有特许金融师(CFA)和注册会计师
(CPA)执照，工商管理硕士(MBA, Smith School)
 Mike是Toastmasters的成员。Toastmasters是一个专门培养沟通和领导能力的
国际组织，在全球116个国家拥有分支机构。Mike拥有Distinguished
Toastmasters (“ DTM”) 称号
 Mike在华府DC地区的Toastmasters演讲（励志，幽默及即兴演讲）比赛中取得
过冠亚军的成绩
 Coached immigrants, professionals and youths in pubic speaking, critical
listening, and social intelligence for over five years
 Accent Reduction, Public Speaking, Job Interview and Soft Skills Training (Fee
based, one-to-one coaching)
 (703) 606-0270 / [email protected] / “mnie0002” on WeChat
 Coach Mike's Coaching Meeting Room: https://zoom.us/j/8782712588
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Testimonials
Testimonial One
My English got improved a lot after taking the "Accent Reduction Class." Coach Mike corrected my ending
sounds like "m," "r," and “t," and vowels like "a", difficult pronunciations like "sh," "sch" and "th." Now at
least I don't need to repeat my sentences when I talk to people especially over the phone. The weekly
evaluation on my homework really helps a lot. Mike can exactly point out all wrong pronunciations I made.
At my workplace, before I took this class, usually my boss would not ask me to do a training to other people.
After 10-week classes with Mike, one day I did an hour training when the regular trainer was absent. After
that, when my boss asked my co-worker whether she could understand what I said, my co-worker said "yes,
even better." I feel so happy about that.
Cecilia Chan
Testimonial Two
Since I started with Mike's accent reduction class, I have been paying more attention to how native speakers
talk. Mike provides a service (for a small fee) to evaluate your recordings and pinpoint where you need to
improve. I found the feedback very useful to help me improve. To reduce our foreign accent, we need to
figure out what goes wrong first (e.g., there are many words with silent “t” that I didn't realize before taking
the class, although we use the words on a daily basis).
Coach Mike's class provides students with impromptu opportunities to speak to the whole class without
advance preparation. Students also learn useful patterns in business settings such as conference call,
negotiation and interview.
If you want to improve your spoken English, take the class.
Qian Kun Chen
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Testimonials
Testimonial Three
I am taking the American Accent class with Coach Mike this Spring semester. Mike's class is well
designed and organized. There are always a lot of different, interactive activities that actively
challenge both my pronunciation and communication abilities, and our class has a lot of fun doing
those activities.
Mike is helpful and encouraging, and I always look forward to attending his class. Overall, I have
had a great experience so far. I have made significant improvement in both my pronunciation and
communication skills. I would recommend this class to anyone interested in improving his/her
English.
Amy Xie
Testimonial Four
The accent reduction class really helps me improve my accent. Not only do I get extensive training
in the class, the after-class exercises also prove to be indispensable for continuous improvement.
The class is more than accent reduction. It also touches upon many valuable topics, for example,
workplace communications, negotiation, education, sales, etc.
I can't thank Mike enough. He is very dedicated and passionate. His enthusiasm is contagious. I
couldn't ask for more from the class.
Wei Wang
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