The InFluency Podcast

The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate ...more

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January 21, 2020 00:26:35
10. Ten Pronunciation Mistakes Brazilian Portuguese Speakers Make

10. Ten Pronunciation Mistakes Brazilian Portuguese Speakers Make

In this episode, you'll learn the 10 most common mistakes Brazilian Portuguese speakers make, and understand why these sounds are difficult for you, but...

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January 16, 2020 00:38:36
9. The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference

9. The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference

I mention the schwa almost every time I speak about American English. That’s because this vowel is all over the place, and once you...

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January 14, 2020 00:09:55
8. Google corrects your pronunciation and tells you how to improve

8. Google corrects your pronunciation and tells you how to improve

Learning to speak a new language can be challenging, no doubt about that. Especially English. All those funky words like knight, laugh, paradigm and...

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January 07, 2020 00:21:13
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6. How To Teach Pronunciation

FREE PDF Download: Download my 8 P’s pronunciation teaching framework: https://theaccentsway.com/freebie-8ps/  Whether you’re an English teacher (native or non-native) or an English learner, my...

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January 01, 2020 00:21:31
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5. 10 Things You Should Stop Doing if you Want to Speak English Fluently

Like any other challenge or thing we need to work on, improving your fluency is first and foremost about developing the right mindset. In...

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January 01, 2020 00:27:09
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4. Why pronunciation is important when learning a language

Pronunciation is the door to understanding and mastering spoken English. It's the secret of speaking with confidence and communicating clearly. In this episode, I...

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