American Accent Trick: Placement

[@AITechnologyInsights]

I've been practicing English placement for the last 3 days and today after waking up I felt like reading for a a few minutes which I DONT usually do since I like reading more before going to bed but I was shocked when I finished reading the first sentence as I could hear myself with a more like-American accent so I ended up reading for 3 hours!!! I love how I sound in English now. Thank you Rachel I did believe this exercise was the missing piece to improve my accent and to take my English pronunciation to the next level when I came across this video for the first time. THANK YOU!

[@rachelsenglish]

That's great! You're welcome Sergio! :)

You are a genius Rachel, I learn so much with you. I´ve been teaching English in Brazil for 21 years, and I recommend your channel to all my students. All teachers in Brazil recommend your channel. Thank you so much for your great work!

[@rachelsenglish]

My pleasure @InglescomFe!

[@IngridRodriguez-vf7po]

FANTASTIC ! I'll do this exercise with my bro or sister in order to improve in a 100% my pronunciation

[@jredhernandez]

I know that this is educational but it makes me laught a lot xD

[@gabriellaxxoxo]

lol same

[@denispineda7236]

I did it everything as she said. it was funny and helpfull :)

[@None104Nxs]

I was serious but burst out laughing

[@None104Nxs]

@@cedricjohnny9460 what does that have to with anything mentioned here?

[@wendyreyes3631]

I did the "uhh-uhh-uhh" and my dog was like... wtf? 😂

[@AlexTzTheMusician]

Wendy Reyes lol 😂😂

[@AnTran-tf4ye]

Lol

[@dolly2591]

Laughing out loud 😂😂😂

[@queenug9982]

This is too funny... 😂😂

[@cultureusa4366]

Belize, we want a comprehensive course to learn English from zero to professionalism in the American dialect, and thank you very much, you are the best

[@MarySakuraMai]

This is so great! A always thought that American English was more tense and in my lessons when I looked at myself in the mirror when I explained a topic - my face was so tense and I could really see how difficult it is for me to control the sounds. But having completed this task, I actually felt how relaxed the natural sound with correct placement is. Thanks. Genius excercise!

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks a lot Mariia!

[@intelmind789]

The path of voice series brought me here, gone through all of them and really admire and appreciate Rachel's & Tom's professionalism. Their stuff works on non-native English speakers!

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Vince!

[@RobertIDK]

This was a good video UUHh-hhh-Uhh-UuuhHHHHhH-UuuHH

[@quho]

In Mexico we call this technique "talk with the stomach" singers use it too, thank you! You are the best! :)

[@dannychen1064]

This is extremely helpful! I just think of all the "uhs" of you and Tom whenever I'm aware that I am raising my placement higher and higer

[@subarcelona]

Hey props Rachel! How to pronounce and link words with *IT* at the end of sentence. For example words such as: watch it, learn it, open it, close it, live it, talk it, live it, love it, miss it, loved it, talked it, closed it, opened it, lived it, watched it, clear it, cleared it, and so on....

[@obviouslyme2906]

*You deserve much more subscribers ♥*

[@sergiotaki9]

how did you type in bold letters????

[@obviouslyme2906]

serchu taki You have to put this * at the beginning and the end of your sentence.

[@sergiotaki9]

*Thanks so much!*

[@obviouslyme2906]

serchu taki No problem :)

[@edflam7555]

This is pure Genius, it takes years and years of active interaction with natives to start noticing their sound placement. This video is pure gold, in just over 7 minutes, Rachel teaches something that would take ESL students years to learn on their own.

[@rachelsenglish]

Thank you very much!

[@Alchemist10241]

This exercise is great. after practicing with this video, I can say very long and complex sentences very easily and fast

[@Alex-xk5dq]

This is an important thing for me, in polish placement is in the mouth area. Always. We have huuge amount of "sz" [sh], "cz' [tch], ć, ż, ź [you dont wanna even know how it sounds], it all happens in the front of the mouth, so i have to train a lot.

[@JayKobMusic]

I agree, Polish is a really difficult language, but we, Poles, are used to it. Sometimes when I read a book in English, I read it out loud. And after a few pages my jaw starts to hurt and sometimes it's very painful. So this video really helped me, but I still gotta get used to the correct placement.

[@matthewnam6200]

water based i agree with your opinion entirely. Even to the polish people, difficult to understand their own language. However, Polska is really beautiful country. :)

[@andrewjohnson8203]

water based Funny. I grew up in Russia but have been living in the US for the last 20+ years. I can speak Russian almost without an accent but my jaw hurts and I get a headache.

[@evjj1969]

I love your classes, and I try to teach in American accent in Brazil. Thanks. Your are helping me.

[@albertoluna1271]

This is outstanding! Rachel, you are a real teacher. This complement the other video about placement in your Academy. Ladies & gentlemen I urge you to Get into Rachels Academy where they go more in depth and you will get more out of these stellar teachings.

[@rachelsenglish]

Wow, thank you Alberto!

[@starffgamer1258]

Hi Rachel, this is an awesome video that exactly my music teacher was telling me every time you should sing in resonance and diaphragm not in nasal this same is happening in the English language. Thanks

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks a lot!

[@alamal-y4x]

i wish if you have non native speaker with you in ur videos. This way you can simplify pronunciation in easier way .. thank you so much Rachel :)

[@kji7581]

love your video! always wondered why native English speakers sound so different from non-native speakers. Answer: Low Placement! Thank you so much for providing such a helpful video: )

[@MrJuliolix]

Im searching exactly thats intonation ...its perfect . Tank you a lot. Rachel you are realy the number one!

[@adrianosilverio753]

The moment when you feel hapy because you could understand everything she said and realize that's happening bacause she's making a easy talk so that we, beginners, can get it. :,)

[@sardisnas]

Thank you Rachel and Tom. I'm about to start my new job next week and I will be talking with native English speaker more than I ever did. Doing this exercise increases my confidence. Maybe ill do this before the start of any meeting :)

[@eminaeschrewski8055]

I need to take these lessons when there's no one around xD

[@adamiwadhwani5887]

I cant stop laughing when i read this comment 😂

[@jass2639]

True

[@arief-mx8sn]

We're on the same boat bruh

[@hanlee6983]

Wow, this video is so uuHuhuhuh.

[@hellocambridge.hellobritai2026]

Hahaha .uhhhhhh😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@abd9651]

i watch your videos from Syria and you are great

[@rachelsenglish]

Hello there and thanks for watching!

[@diedgirl3248]

I like you Rachel. ..we're always watch your videos in our class when we learn English so thanks 😘

[@bbuster5667]

Died Girl do not learn English like this. Learn real English accent as the American accent is very bad

[@Acestlaviee]

I couldn’t stop laughing in the middle of the video as much as I wanted to be serious. You are great Rachel!

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks for watching!

[@l4nc]

I didn't know that Rachel and Tom can speak whale =)

[@evaa3061]

I loved your phonetical methods, it's very helpful. I also use that to contrast sounds to my native language:Spanish .

[@yoamr6001]

Best teacher ever. Thanks a bunch!!

[@ladybiofficiel]

Thank you very much Rachel, i really do appreciate what you teach us in each of your video,that's why i have mentionned and referred to your channel in my last video in french, (Lady Beauty & Intellect)04 secrets technics to learn english very quickly. You are the best!

[@franciscobrown5026]

You are the best my teacher Rachel's...

[@sbk2234]

Thanks I’m gonna give it shot. And I’m happy to know this placement.

[@Jeffkingson]

they are so good together!

[@АлександрП-т8в]

That looks similar to some exercises for vocalists. Am I right? I often notice that while speaking in English I sometimes experience the same difficulties as when singing. And most of them refer to breath and placement.

[@alanreis1562]

I felt much more comfortable speaking like this. thanks

[@muneer.mhadban8219]

thank you teacher so much ...Iam Arabic students I have got many benfits from you thx so much

[@thuyngo1045]

I am very grateful to all your videos for helping improve my pronunciation! I have been your subcriber for 2 years, and your videos have been valuable up to present. You're great! Thanks again.

[@ummary9982]

Thanks. That was a new trick for accent I ever met

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome Um!

[@ummary9982]

@@rachelsenglish Merci beaucoup

[@octavioacelas9609]

this was great! thanks Rachel!

[@rachelsenglish]

You're so welcome Octavio!

[@makeapparentely984]

thank you so much Teacher Rachel.

[@21chelee]

Thank you so much Rachel!! You are my favorite teacher

[@wanderer8096]

super. confirmed my guess after years of thinking

[@عاشقةالليل-ص6خ]

very nice thank you so much teacher

[@irmagomez8696]

Thank You Rachel.

[@gabo3color]

i really like this exercise. QUESTION: does anybody know if using the “uh” sound works for practicing placement of other languages as well?

[@hananait-hammou7466]

From My perspective, i don't really think so , because "uh" is for low placement as in English, but other languages May not require a lower placement but a higher one for example . So it depends on the language and which placement do native speaker use . Again, I DON'T KNOW , I'm sorry in advance if I'm wrong . AND PLEASE Do CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG

[@gabo3color]

@@hananait-hammou7466 that makes sense! thanks for your input! :)

[@tashatekuchova4418]

Aweeeesome and fun exercises, repeated it with pleasure) )

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Natalia!

[@pechojojo]

Impossible not to laugh in the first time but taking seriously it's a wonderful lesson thank you!

[@antoniotexero7068]

this was funny but i love her! thanks shhhhhh

[@cristhianRZL1211]

I knew that my voice placement has something to do with languages (I took singing lessons years ago). I speak Spanish as a first language. whenever I try to speak English, I feel the need of inhaling more air to complete my sentences. am I doing something wrong?

[@fredaxie-newsong5100]

its really like singing lessons by riff and runs haha so funny thank you ！haha

[@andrestherock1]

Great video, I practice but not loud, I feel shy with my flatmates.

[@workunigus4403]

thanks my good teachers.....love u

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks!

[@ellyjrs3781]

Thank you so much Rachel you are really a great teacher. please do more Videos like this.

[@leomac000]

Thank you very much for this amazing explanation vídeo, Rachel 👏👏

[@education-mode]

I've been watching your vedio for years please please please could you hear me speak ? You're my only teacher

[@rachelsenglish]

Hi! That's awesome that you've been watching - thank you so much for that. It's great to read your comment! While I no longer teach privately - you might be interested in my online Academy where I have amazing Rachel's English teachers who will offer you personal feedback! Check it out here: www.rachelsenglishacademy.com/

[@gogogracie]

from minute 2:43 onwards, it becomes SNL hahaha. unexpected laughter. LOL. but I learnt a lot from this! Thank you Rachel's English =D

[@rachelsenglish]

You're welcome and thanks for watching Grace!

[@LeilaniGarcia1]

Done

[@mustaqeem49]

Love you Rachel

[@angiekaterine1003]

Thanks for this useful video!

[@AlexTzTheMusician]

Angie Kateryne Cuarán Q. Oh my gosh, You're so cute 😍

[@MohammedAbdallh]

I liked both of you.THANK you

[@sergiomoura5371]

Great video, Rachel! Thanks!

[@khale4473]

Thank you

[@filipaalexandra8474]

Can you make a pronunciation video about "bed" and "bad"? What are the differences between them? I really listen the same way! I love your videos! Thanks!

[@AngelliaX]

totally different

[@danieltkach2330]

Wow exactly what I was looking for, I hope you still sell the courses.

[@franciscogomez8397]

it was awesome Rachel!!! thanks a Lot!!!

[@muhammadgulma4628]

OMG 😂😂🤣 I just can’t stop cracking up

[@mozart3002]

Great program for foreigners learning English~!!!

[@Alchemist10241]

A key tip: when doing these exercises, put your hand on you chest. it helps a lot.

[@sarvasvarora]

What makes this video even more funnier is the 3x repetition... wtaf can't stop laughing let alone imitating them 😂😂😂

[@arturocastillo3654]

Great classes !!! Keep it on doing great Rachel !!!

[@ihssaneabdo7573]

you are my best teacher

[@Pedro-ds3cq]

It works wonders

[@rachelsenglish]

Awesome!

[@carolinealvim7164]

Hi Rachel! The low placement needs to be felt when we're speaking ALL the sounds in English? Because it's easy to notice it when I speak the UH sound but it's tough for AA sound for instance...

[@owenc9974]

This is very useful for me! Thank you!

[@migrainegrrl]

Did you laugh when you recorded the video? hahaha, You sound so funny when you're like 'hu, huu, huuu,' I can't help laughing! Thanks for this helpful video !

Hi can you make a video for the pronunciation of the word "character" please?

[@beingablinkforever9818]

*thanks*

[@francismeiredossantos1520]

Wow, it is amazing! I loved it!

[@aissam2853]

keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍

[@boshen3558]

I have a question, could you explain the voice placement in chest mean? Is vocal fry because your placement is too low? Even I got vocal fry, I didn't feel voice coming from my chest. It's just coming from the very bottom of my throat. Thank you!

[@rachelsenglish]

Basically, the chest resonance happens when you are relaxed! This means that you are not holding tension in your throat, the back of the tongue, the mouth, lips, jaw, etc. When you really allow all of that to soften, you will automatically use more resonance in your body/chest. As for vocal fry, that is more about a lazy quality than having chest resonance, you're right that they are a bit different!

[@TranquilUniverseExploration]

Brilliant!

[@alejandrovaladez1165]

thank you Rachel, I have a suggestion for the next video, could you make a video how to pronounce Present Perfect with contractions? please!

[@levanimingtian2120]

I need everyday English lesson to listen to her speech over and over again when I get crashed.

[@mugahidelmufti6743]

Rachel .. you are really amazing

[@mugahidelmufti6743]

i adore your pronounciation

[@gus22268]

I loved this video, thank you!

[@candymartzvlogs6630]

you made it great. thanks!

[@anitahamza936]

I found a little weird at the first~~ but anyway it's help a lot!! Thanks!!

[@Iseetheworldindetails]

this is by far the funniest thing I've seen today😂

[@qili8795]

a fun and hilarious video. I appreciate it!

[@Judy-ib5vv]

Hi Rachel, would you please make a pronunciation video about how to pronounce "stamp" please ? Your videos are awesome and I'm watching them on a daily basis. Thank you very much and all the best for your work !

[@dijonnestricklen7840]

this a. interesting video thanks rescare.

[@lilyoil]

So good So good So good ! important things say three times !

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks a lot Freeman!

[@josephzer6114]

You guys are great ,but it's really funny to see you coming with these noises😂

[@JessikaYusantos]

thank you so much!

[@JameBlack]

that feeling when you're not confused with that sudden switch between explanation and conversation

[@Abdullah_Qasim-z5y]

هل إذا شاهدت دروسك بإستخدام ترجمة يوتيوب الى العربية سأفهم جيدا If I watched your lessons using KZbin to Arabic subtitles, would I understand well

[@libertychidewe]

Could you make a placement video using 'DadaDa' for 'Thanks i appreciate it'.Because during your accent rhythm drills we used DadaDa instead of UhuhuhUhuh.Even in the Ben Franklin we still need 'DAdADa' to better understand the rhythm within the whole sentence.Thanks once again.From Zimbabwe

[@md-gh9he]

Great video rachel! will you be making any new "how to pronounce videos" anytime soon? where you show the different mouth and tongue positions? thanks teacher!