American English Vowels for Indian IT Professionals

Congratulations for taking this important step in perfecting your English pronunciation!  I have been helping Indian It professionals for quite some time, so I know what kinds of pronunciation errors Indians make.  Learn all those errors and how to correct them in this course.  Go through the course one video at a time.  Pause and rewind as much as you need to in order to internalize the information.  Download the written lesson for each video to help organize the information visually.

Learn how to read the vowel chart which tells you how each vowel is distinct from all the others. 

Learn how to distinguish between voiced and voiceless consonants and how the preceding vowel changes to influence the voicing of the consonant.  Next get into the habit of practicing with the repetition practice audios I've provided in the downloadable materials section.  Listen and repeat exactly what you hear.  Doing this 8-10 times will solidify your theoretical understanding and help you put it into practice!

Make sure you understand the difference between voiced and voiceless consonants and how they are influenced by their preceding vowels.

Learn what all the front vowels have in common and how to distinguish between each one.  Learn how tongue / jaw height and tongue / cheek tension help distinguish between the front vowels: Long E, Short I, Long A, Short E and Short A.

Make sure you understand which vowels are high and low and which are tense and relaxed, as well as what it means to be a front vowel.

Learn to distinguish Long E and Short I based on tongue placement and tenseness.  After watching the lesson, be sure to practice with the repetition audio located in the downloadable materials.  Repeat each phrase after me 8-10 times.   Practice makes perfect!

Make sure you understand the physical differences between Long E and Short I.

Learn to make a full Long A and the end of a word.  Then learn to distinguish between Long A and Short E.  The perfect both skills by listening to and repeating the sentences in the repetition audio located in downloadable materials.  This repetition practice is crucial for making a change in your accent!

Make sure you know how to produce the Long  A and distinguish it from the Short E.

Here, you will learn to remove your British habit of making Short O instead of Short A.  Short A is very American!  Make the short A part of your muscle memory by practicing with the repetition audio found in Downloadable materials.

Make sure you know how and when to use the Short A instead of the Short O.

Learn how to produce and distinguish between ER, Short U and Short O.

Make sure you understand how and when to produce the three central vowels.

Learn how to produce ER and how to recognize a variety of spellings for ER.  Perfect your ER with the repetition audio practice found in Downloadable materials.

Make sure you know how to produce ER and recognize its disguise in different spellings.

Learn to identify Short U sounds.  Learn to identify how the form or part of speech of a word can change the vowel sound to Short U.  Get plenty of practice with the repetition audio found in Downloadable materials.

Learn to identify Short U sounds and distinguish them from other "O" spellings.

Learn the difference between the four back vowels: Long U, Short Back U, Long O and Short Back O.

Make sure you understand the similarities and differences between the four different back vowels.

Learn to distinguish between Short Back U and Long U. Then make it a habit by doing the repetition audio found in Downloadable materials.

Make sure you understand the difference between Long U and Short Back U.

Learn how to distinguish the Long O+R from other sounds and how to make the Long O very clear.  Then sharpen your new skills with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials.

Make sure you know how to make the Long O+R and distinguish it from other vowel+R sounds.