The InFluency Podcast

How well do you know primary stress? In today's lesson, we're doing a quiz to test your knowledge of just how much you know. 

For more primary stress practice, check out these videos!

How to Find the Primary Stress in Words https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/how-to-find-the-primary-stress-in-words/
Everything you need to know about WORD STRESS in English https://youtu.be/QR50k5Kz63o 

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Do you say estrong instead of strong? In today's video, we're talking about consonant clusters. Consonant clusters can happen at the beginning, middle or end of words, and today, we'll practice pronouncing words, phrases and sentences without dropping any sounds!

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Today, we're stepping into the world of just how confusing English spelling can be! In this video, we're going to analyze words that even advanced speakers mispronounce. 

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Do you ever feel like you speak monotone in English?

In this episode, Aubrey from the amazing All Ears English podcast is here to talk about how monotone speech can affect your IELTS speaking score (and the other ways it can impact you!)

In this conversation, we talk about:

Why sounding monotone can lower your IELTS pronunciation score
What examiners actually listen for in the speaking test
Why monotone speech makes people tune out in real conversations
How nerves and overthinking affect your voice
Why feeling "fake" when you change your intonation is normal
How to practice sounding more expressive 

Whether you are preparing for IELTS or simply want to sound more confident and expressive in English, this episode will help you understand how to work on it!

Find Aubrey and the All Ears English podcast here! https://www.allearsenglish.com/

Are you afraid of making mistakes when you speak English?

In this episode, we're talking about something that silently blocks fluency for so many people: the fear of making mistakes.

In today's episode, you'll learn 5 truths about mistakes in English that will completely change the way you speak, practice, and show up in real conversations. Because the goal is not to speak "perfectly." The goal is to speak clearly, confidently, and consistently, even when things are not 100 percent.

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