How Do You Reduce A Regional Or Foreign Accent?
An accent can make you sound intriguing or charming, it can identify you with people in your community, but an accent that is too strong can impair communication with others. A thick accent could hinder you when you apply for certain jobs or try to make friends. Though it can take years to perfect the sound of accent-free American English, taming a heavy accent is possible, and can be achieved on your own. Whether you speak English as a foreign language, or have a thick regional twang, by following the steps below, you can noticeably reduce your accent in a matter of months. First, make a tape recording of yourself speaking for about 5 minutes. For example, you can read an article from the newspaper into a microphone. Play it back and pay attention to the way you pronounce all the vowels and consonants. While you are talking, you often cannot hear your accent. But when you listen to yourself on a recording, the distorted sounds are more obvious. Next, listen to the recording while watc
