Jennifer Tarle's Blog, page 125
April 8, 2015
FREE Class: Introduction to Word Stress in American English
Join me for a FREE, live, YouTube event on Friday, May 1 from 7:30-8 PM US Central Time: Introduction to Word Stress in American English Learn how to improve your speaking clarity in American English with syllable stress. Handouts will be available after class at www.tarlespeech.com. Hope to see you there! [&hellip
April 6, 2015
Meal time communication ideas
Meal times are a great time to work on communication. Typically, this is a time when people communicate a lot. Here are some ideas to make meal time a learning time: You can model requests. Everyone at the table can ask for “more”, “milk”, “help”, etc. Use simple language that your child can imitate. Give [&hellip
Interview on Feast of Fun
Listen to my interview on Feast of Fun.  
April 2, 2015
Quick tip: intonation
Intonation is very important to get your message across. If you don’t know where to start, try this quick tip: Stress the most important words. These words need to be pronounced perfectly and be: 1. louder 2. higher (pitch) 3. longer (focus on making the vowels longer) Other words are not stressed and spoken faster, [&hellip
March 19, 2015
How to spell the B sound
The B sound is spelled one of two ways: B: bank, baby, cube BB: babble
March 5, 2015
Regional Accent Radio Interview
Listen to my interview with Fred LeFebvre and the Morning News in Toledo, OH. We discuss regional accents and if and why you should change yours. Click here to listen.  
February 6, 2015
FREE CLASS: Top 10 Vowel Mistakes (Recorded)
Thanks for attending my live YouTube class. You can get the handouts and recorded video with the following links: HANDOUTS: Top 10 vowel mistakes 2_15 RECORDED VIDEO: Top 10 Vowel Mistakes
February 5, 2015
The Challenge of Learning English
Thanks to Attila from The Challenge of Learning English for the great interview and article. You can read it here.  
January 17, 2015
Sarah Faggart: New Associate Instructor is Accepting Clients
Have you put off working on your accent and long to improve your Standard American English? Are you thinking about working on your pronunciation to increase your chances of being understood? Have you wondered if being better understood will allow you to take on more speaking responsibilities in the workplace and advance in your career? [&hellip
January 16, 2015
Announcement: New Instructor
I am pleased to announce that Tarle Speech’s Summer Intern has come aboard as an instructor. Please join me in welcoming Sarah Faggart! Please check back soon for more information on Sarah and to sign up for classes with this amazing instructor
