American Accent - Articulation Exercises

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Learn exercises to increase the movement of your mouth, lips, and jaw and improve your ability to control your speech. This will help you to speak American English with clarity & confidence. www.englishbythehour.com

[@byrasulov]

After 11 years . Now I'm watching this video for improving my pronunciation☹ From 2020🙌

[@oneshottracy]

I suffered a "mini-stroke" and it only appears that my speech and swallowing responses/reflexes were affected. My articulation improved immediately after hearing and then practicing this video. Thank you VERY much! You have blessed me tremendously!

[@VannaAtl]

I had a problem with 'lazy speech, not articulating enough when speaking a long period of time. I started doing these exercises and it helped me drastically. I can tell I wasn't using all my mouth muscles, because after during the exercise for the first time, my mouth felt so "stretch" and my air way is more opened if that makes sense. I also can speak louder now. I was kind of known for being soft spoken. Thanks!

[@govou3000]

she said once that the only way to get an american accent was to get a coach, she also said that we cant learn a new accent off of free videos on youtube am glad you proved her wrong with what you have accomplished!!!

[@luk221000]

Thank you so much Rebecca Linquist for making this great video. I have tried for years to loose my accent and have not had any significant improvement. I took classes with many of the so called accent coaches for many years and nothing worked. This exercises have done wonders for me. They really worked. I am a foreigner from South America and my accent now is almost nonexistent. Thank you so much for creating this video!

[@miki6226]

This is the tutorial I have been looking for. Thank you so much!! I will definitely practice it every day on my own and apply to my speech. Hope my accent will improve and people can understand me better. :)

[@MB-gb2ur]

R, Thank you so much for posting your videos. I suffered a stroke and had weakness on my left side, your you tube facial exercises and other you tube videos have helped me strengthen my face and speech. English is my native language. Please consider posting a video for stroke victims. Thanks

[@salal2007]

EXCELLENT EXERCISES!!! Thanks so much - this goes beyond ESL teaching. I am a non-native speaker so this helps very much, but it also helps, like someone else pointed out, people who have speech impediments. I have some undiagnosed speech issues so I've checked out different sources to help my articulation problems. This video provides the clearest, most helpful exercises I've seen - I think it''s going to help me very much even with my own native language speech/tension issues. Thanks, bless you!!

[@rebeccalinquist]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@rebeccalinquist]

If you are not using those muscles, then it can be challenging. It's an awareness exercise so that you can start using them (slowly), perhaps massaging the area to get the muscles active, and then begin using them more. Over time, it will get easier.

[@rebeccalinquist]

The exercise alone won't improve your accent, but it will you to gain more awareness of your facial muscles and how they work.

[@dobrzezle]

I felt pain but I still was moving my tongue, jaw and mouth, and finally I said 'Robert!' as American. Now I need improve my grammar, and keep going exercicing 'r' sound.

[@amyzhao2908]

I keep practicing this movement. It dramatically change my ascent! I have been trying to lighten my heavy ascent for years. I tried many methods, however only this one work obviously!! Thank you! Thank God!

[@rebeccalinquist]

So glad it was helpful!

[@Gosh220]

Hi Rebecca, I'm originally from Pakistan but was born and raised in Kuwait (Arabic country). When I came to US first time I had a tough time learning American Accent but your video has helped me a lot. Thank you once again. Gosh

[@lehovn]

For people from any language, not just you native Americans, the use of the mouth muscles depends mostly on personal characteristics, interest, speech speed and pitch, emphasis etc. It doesn't necessarily mean that people with standard american accent all use the mouth muscles so much like the way you suggest.

[@gangstersayfock]

In 2012 I had some problems with talking because of side effects of my medicines. I used this video to practise at home and develop my speaking. This video was very usefull and it helped me a lot to develop my speaking and become more confident in speaking and communicating! I am very gratefull that you have made this video and shared it with everybody! It had a big impact on my life and it helped me recover much better and also helped me deal with the side effects of the medicines

[@rebeccalinquist]

Wow! That's so inspiring ... thank you for sharing!

[@gangstersayfock]

Your welcome Rebecca! Thanks again and good luck with your work! You are doing wonderfull work!

[@travisdt]

i have learnt from American Accent Course, which is very good in my opinion, that when you speak, try to limit the mouth movement as much as possible to sound like an American. but then i see this video advise otherwise. I've got to agree totally with Rebecca that most of ESL students dont move and open their mouth enough. thanks again for this video

[@folksybloke]

Rebecca, my apology for a very late response. No, I didn't worked in Telus, Philippines. T'was at Global Contact Services International. Right now I am out of that company after THEY scammed our Account. I am now working in the Government focusing on Peace Process. Still don't know if I will still go back in the Call Center industry. Yet this helped me a lot. Just ignore others who criticize this. For us who are not an American, this helped us s lot for learning. Keep up the good work!

[@Jugiroldi]

I was searching on web about the differences about american accent and british. Your videos are perfect! I was doing all the mouth exercise together with you. Thanks a lot for your time. You are very precious for non-speaker English language. kisses

[@rebeccalinquist]

For pronunciation, yes, being language-specific is helpful. This exercise is for anyone who wants to gain more control over his/her articulators ... it works with any language.

[@chapter74]

Hi Rebecca, Glad that you've posted a video to educate us on the use of American Accent. Not sure if you've heard of Singapore but I've a pretty strong Singaporean accent (my first language is English). Feeling kinda apprehensive as I'm heading down to the states this coming fall semester and worry if American won't be able to understand me. Hope you can advise me on this. PS: I speak English since the day I was born.

[@BilhaCalderon]

Great video. Thank you. I am working at a radio station and when practicing the first few shows I had such pain in my mouth. This really helped

[@yangweiduo]

I really learned a lot from you video. thank you.

[@lehovn]

The mouth is part of human speech organism. I agree with you that the movement of the mouth does have a certain affect on how we sound. To me, the mouth, however, doesn't have much to do with accent like the way you suggest for practice.

[@rebeccalinquist]

For British speakers, if you want to sound more American, the easiest thing to do is to start controlling with the jaw rather than the lips, especially for the /a/ sound as in "prOject" - notice it's a long /ahhh/ for Americans, like the doctor's office "ahhhh" sound. We also use the /ae/ sound in words like "after, last, ask, class, or past." The jaw exercises I demonstrate are good for creating a more "lax" articulation.

[@censoredbyyoutube4291]

i could certainly feel it in my jaw muscles doing the exercises.

[@strawberryseason]

@Geeljasjes Dialect: "A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary." In the US there are several dialects, according to linguists. If a Boston accent is considered a dialect, thus also would an New Zealander or Irish way of pronouncing English.

[@rebeccalinquist]

@Geeljasjes Here are a few reasons: 1) not to have to repeat when speaking to American audiences; 2) to get promoted while living and working in the US; 3) to improve interviewing skills in the US; 4) when working in a call center in another country and interacting with the US; 5) when working in a global community ... hundreds of reasons ...those are the 5 I can think of first.

[@bmxscrap23]

These exercises didn't help my speech,but it sure helped me with the ladies!

[@ayabdulla]

Hi Rebecca, Just wanna say that I am studying to be an actor so speaking clearly and confidently is a must for any actor. Your video's have really helped me to improve my communication skills. Keep up the good work and don't let negative people ruin ur progress. Take care of yourself hun and i look forward to seeing more of your clips in the future. I will be saving them for future reference. :D

[@made4fashion]

i am addicted to ur videos!!!!

[@Ullikummi86]

OMG. Thank you so much! I'vee been looking accent training like this. I am currently an actor, obviously not from america, and one of my challenges is the american accent. I have tried different exercises, but this seems the best for me. Thank you!

[@FranticNevada]

Today I went to an interview in English and the hiring manager told me to come back in one month... I felt really frustrated since I've studied a major in English for 4 years. The hiring manager told me that the only problem I had was the pronunciation, I will exercise my articulation with this video.

[@rebeccalinquist]

You may want to take coaching if you really need to improve quickly: www.englishbythehour.com to view our programs and request a consult

[@emilysadeghi]

Well I guess practitioner insight is an important part of evidence-based practice, too. Sorry if I sounded short in my last comment! It's wonderful you've been able to help so many people!

[@pervizmemmedov2231]

U r amazing. Mouth moving really the best way. I`ve tried many ways but no way help my accent like this mouth moving. There r many teachers in the world but nobody teachs like you. now i know why americans jaws r wide, so if i wanna know american accent i get american wide jaw ))) u r really adorable

[@erickgutierrez500]

Hi,how are you today? I`m improving my english accent as well. I was born in San Diego,CA , and I moved to Brazil when I was 7 years old. So now I have 18 years old since I came back to U.S in June,2008. Thank You...

[@TheGraal]

Wow! You seem like an awesome teacher! I am a non-native American English speaker, but when I came to the States everybody thought I was raised there, but I still have my "gaps". Hopefully I will learn something from this and perfect my accent. PS: You look good.

[@ktjhpkns]

Thanx rebecca, Im from South Africa busy studying Drama so this really helps :-)

[@nab2k4gmail]

Great video. As non-native speaker it may help to maste American and perhaps Irish to a certain extent. Much easier to master an English or Aussie accent.

[@rebeccalinquist]

Thanks for the support :-)

[@can0mark]

Turn on the automatic subtitles on this video. They almost work perfectly. If KZbin auto-translate knows what you're saying you can be 100% sure that your articulation is spot on.

[@butterflyvideography]

You are very experienced,,i ve been looking for an instructor like you.My accent is awful,,i need to practice .thanks for this video

[@rattha]

thank, and also thank for your time making these videos as well

[@spoyledbratt]

Thank you! The relaxing of the jaw makes a huge difference on my speech!

[@Konst64]

wow the transcribe-auto feature here actually works! holy cow

[@zerrinak317]

Rebecca, you are a great teacher! Thank you!

[@sexorcista]

Wow. I ve never seen such a professional with great quality sharing those secrets. Thank you very much for posting!!! You re a real pro, I must say. I am subscribing for sure !!!! Greetings from Mexico City.

[@inkey2]

@toinkzgr : yes, cyrus and taylor speak different American dialects. In fact just off the top of my head I can think of about 10 different styles of American dialect. It can even vary from state to state (and we have 50 states). The USA is so huge there was plenty of space and opportunity for these different accents to develope over our 225 years. Example....someone from Boston Massachusetts would speak "quite different" from someone in Kentucky

[@rebeccalinquist]

@surfertedd Yes and yes ... I do think American English requires more mouth movement than many other languages, but I also agree that many Americans don't have to move their mouths as much as I'm suggesting for 2 reasons. 1: not everyone wants to be a public speaker ... some people mumble and don't care and 2: native speakers of a language can make sounds easier than non-native speakers (especially adults learning a new language) can, so exaggerated mouth movement can help.

[@talkingbybonnie]

hello i have a form of transverse myelitis which affected my speech.....i am Canadian but who cares as long i can articulate my words if i end up with an American Accent that would be fine with me cuz at least i will be able to talk better than i am now!! my voice is like a whisper and no one can hear me:( thank-you Rebecca:D

[@RajeshYadav-qc4hk]

Really learn something from you . Mam you helped us

[@rebeccalinquist]

Thanks, Rajesh. This is my oldest most popular video! So funny ... did it back in 2009, and amazing people are still watching it! Check out my website for the lastest info: www.englishbythehour.com

[@SAPSOL1]

you solved my problem.....I am very much thankful to you.

[@Pyriew]

Transcription on this video is almost perfect.

[@inkey2]

her accent is what is known as the "neutral American accent"..... many television news casters strive for this type accent (or lack of accent)

[@acompanied]

Thank you so much, your such a great accent teacher. I love the way you teach very articulate. I think you're well experienced with accent area. Once again, thank you hope you don't feel tired of teaching us.

[@GracielaRoca8]

omg!! I'm glad i found this helpful videos... i will compromised myself everyday to do this exercises... i'm a child care teacher and i want to improve myself in order to become a role model to my children who are learning from me and help those children who were born in this country, but their first language might not be English... i would like to obtain all your videos. but that will be coming soon

[@lehovn]

I LOVE AMERICAN ACCENT AND I LOVE YOUR VOICE TOO, but I don't usually practice pushing the lips forward and keeping them backward like the way you suggest.

[@strawberryseason]

On dialects: “Interestingly, many of us consider our way of speaking to be neutral. It's hard for us to hear features of our own speech that might be obvious to people who speak other dialects. Linguists use the term ‘dialect’ to mean 'a variety shared by a group of speakers.' By this definition, everyone speaks a dialect, not just Andy Griffith and Scarlett O'Hara. Bus drivers, teachers, your neighbors, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and you (whether you know it or not) speak a dialect, too.”

[@irblueflames69]

I was doing these exercises while riding on the bus and people thought I was a crack head 😂😂😂😂

[@RetroJenny]

Wow. It's really pathetic seeing all these people insulting American English. If you people detest it so much, why bother looking at this video? Rebecca, you should block the haters.

[@saudwolf9226]

Thank you

[@fayeh4412]

Rebecca, please ignore those ignorant comments which are nothing more than pure stupidity. Vulnerability is part of the world of KZbin. You are an excellent teacher and your videos are great, keep up the good work. I'll subscribe to your channel. thanks

[@rebeccalinquist]

Fortunately I've had the had the tremendous advantage of experimenting on my own clients (over 800 of them) over the last 7 years, and I've developed techniques that that have produced results, so that's a good thing ... it's not theory, it's experience in behavioral change!

[@MrMischievousguy]

How could I not have found out about this insightful video until now? I am very much interested in picking up an American accent. (This is kind of a hassle to my English girlfriend though) So I have recently re-opend up a book called American Accent Training by Ann Cook, which I've been using on and off, and also have been following many instruction videos on youtube. Unfortunately, I have noticed that I feel a lot of pressure and tension around my neck and upper chest, and this leads me to sound choppy/halting/jarring like other Korean English learners. Thankfully, I've got a hint from your video and am going to focus on controlling my breath and jaw/mouth movement. Thank you!

[@rebeccalinquist]

+DG H Feel free to contact me for a free consult .... I replied to your other post as well ... www.englishbythehour.com [phone] ... takes all the mystery out of the process and you'll see a result in 10 weeks!

[@rebeccalinquist]

First, I'm not a speech pathologist and I don't work with kids ... I know, there are plenty of them out there, and you're right, sometimes they know little about foreign accents. This is a general video for free on You Tube. I customize exercises for specific clients in my practice, so I would agree wiht you - for paying clients, it's much more specialized. An accent is not a speech impediment! These exercises are all about having control over your articulators.

[@Ashfaqlive]

look at the teacher face there is alot of black spot . but video editor make it hidden. very well. good job man

[@muscl4ever]

Well Thanks for this great video , but i would like to say that we can do that without any training , coz i found myself able to move my mouth flexibally and able to prounounce the hardest words not only in American or british accent but in other hard languages like chinese ... The secret of traning your mouth automatically is when you hear and see an english speaker then try to imitate him/her and reapting while you are alone or so , just do it again and again its effective way !

[@zob5339]

nice one...and nice methodology too.

[@emanrandom121]

Hi im an American born and raised from middle eastern parents. The majority of people from my town are from the middle east and i noticed that i have a slight accent in my native language. i speak 3 languages.

[@rebeccalinquist]

Have you watched my Vimeo program? vimeo.com/ondemand/learnamericanaccent You could also visit my website ... let us know is you want to work with a Coach! www.englishbythehour.com!

[@mathew633man]

i never realized that my tongue was so short! thank you for your video

[@ksoldaten]

Thank you for these great exercises. That was a great work out for my jaw!

[@rebeccalinquist]

The Brits tend to limit the mouth movement more (tense articulation), so it really depends on which accent you want to have - Americans are loud mouths, and we have to open wide to talk this way :-)

[@strawberryseason]

@Geeljasjes P.S. Check out this chorus competition on youtube. They won't let me link from here. But you can search "Bohemian Rhapsody - Battle of the Choirs Australia Final ". They are Australians singing a song by a British group, Queen. And they are singing it with American accents! Not sure why this happens, but American English seems to be the universal singing accent.

[@whatsgoingonyall]

american accent is the best!! you will sound sooo smart wheneever you go! ppl wil look up to you if u have one... too bad i dont really have one

[@nirmolak1]

Thank you very much for the several videos, Rebecca!! This video (i believe) is one of the most powerful video amongst several good ones you have out there.My question is - How long should one do these exercises for and in what frequency? I currently do each exercise, back to back for ~ 2 mins and try to do 2 sessions a day if I can. Is that good, or do I need to do more? I used to stammer when I was a kid, and occasionally face this issue even now. Any videos for overcoming stammering? Thanks!

[@geesheesh6499]

I'd like to use this video for my students... Thanks for helping me!

[@dig4info]

Thank you so much, Rebecca, for this video. Although English is my first language, I'm hoping these exercises will improve my speaking which seems to have become "lazy" over time. Thanks again. Nancy

[@satyavishwa]

hey nice one ! Simple yet important explanation!!

[@TheGraal]

@Micromusecut I am from Romania (Europe). Thanks for asking.

[@curryeater259]

my right ear enjoyed this video.....

[@efremjosecedillo]

WOW! I accidently came here after looking at singing warm up exercises. You are one good looking woman!

[@vik56in]

Thanks for the free and lovely tips !

[@thephelan3]

These are really hard exercises! I can feel it working!

[@faytsalon3574]

It is very helpful... Thank you very much:) God bless!

[@octaviocuriel6147]

Thanks a lot, good exercises rebeca !

[@thingshappens]

Thanks a bunch for the video, and you have an amazing voice.

[@houaritifest1501]

Thanks Rebecca, your vedios are very useful. a little teachers like you focus on articulation mouth and tongue movement.

[@pessar1]

awesome exercises, ill be doing them daily

[@tetloid]

Q1 What is a bilingual? A1 A bilingual is a person who speaks two languages. Q2 Then, what is a trilingual? A2. A trilingual is a person who speaks three languages. Q3 Then, what is a monolingual? A3. It's an American.

[@Jaipurnightlife]

very easy way to explain

[@subrahmanyamtv5115]

Very useful exercise! Expert coaching at left to right, right to left and clockwise and anticlockwise training. ha! ha!!

[@rebeccalinquist]

The best way to learn a language is to hear it spoken at native speed.

[@galenokatana]

@caitlynchristine333 your totally right. I dont know what this woman degree is in phonetics, but my teacher has PHD in lenguages, and he says american dont move their mouth too much, which is the opposit to latin american people that move it a lot to talk; however, these exercises are helpfull because I have practiced them, and they really warm your mouth so that you would articulate sounds easier.

[@sherwinlapidez2381]

thanks a lot..sounds great

[@user-zr4nr7tz5h]

Oh this is something I was looking for.

[@thomasbrunskill]

This is interesting since I already speak English

[@zawzaw992001]

Thank you very much. It was very helpful

[@ShadUgata]

the best illustration have seen on youtube, thanks very much and am really lookin forward to more and more videos, a really want to get that ''R'' sound and the slippery tongue dats basically wat brings out the real sound of the American accent, Help me with more tips please, Im a singer kashadrae .LOL

[@This_tub]

these exercises are only meant to strengthen speech producing muscles. One should combine with other techniques to achieve American mainstream accent

[@LuisZambrano21]

Hi Rebecca! Maybe I'm wrong but I think you have a nice standard English accent. I understand all your speech. I heard to a Texan guay trying to teach American accent and was a nigthmare for me. By the way you're so beautuful too.

[@TonyPro79]

Watching and listening to you is fantastically relaxing. I've been happily dozing off for nine minutes.