Accent Savvy

09/07/2022

Ever wonder what this was called?

Have you ever noticed a stack of rocks and wondered what it was called? Take a watch to find out. Have you ever seen these when you’ve been hiking? ...

08/26/2022

Enjoy some 'wheely' amusing Idioms about wheels to use in your everyday English.

Let's roll into the day with some 'wheely' useful idioms about wheels while we explore the Ferris wheel at the Galveston, Texas Pleasure Pier. Which expressi...

08/10/2022

Let's Paddle and Pronounce our way down Austin's Colorado River to see the famous bats!

Learn some kayaking pronunciation while we paddle our way down Austin's Colorado river to see it's famous bats! Have you ever been to Austin, Texas? What did...

08/11/2021

As a person who has overcome crippling social anxiety, these 8 lessons helped me conquer that beast and become a kick-ass confident speaker💪:
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1. Immerse yourself in new places and experiences 🗺 Exposing yourself to new situations helps you to learn and grow, giving you confidence and comfort to speak.
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2. Focus on connection, not perfection 🙏🏻 Only God is perfect. Why try for God’s perfection if you were meant to make mistakes? Focus on connecting with your listeners, not perfecting. Be your unique, flawed, beautiful, human self. This is what your listeners want to connect to, not perfection.
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3. Get rid of toxic, critical people 😾They will only keep you down at their level. Surround yourself with people who are happy for your successes and want to see you flourish. Their support will help you feel confident!
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4. Run for your life! 🏃‍♀️ I hate running. Even after completing a marathon! But the cardio sends more blood to my brain to help me think, it takes me to new places, and it kicks the anxiety out. By the end of the run, I feel like the most confident, baddest bitch in the world!
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5. Talk to new people 🗣 Stop surrounding yourself with the same people. Put yourself in environments where no one knows you. You can be any person you want to be. See how well you flourish when you are not being pre-judged and safe to be yourself.
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6. Make a lot of mistakes 🙊 Learn from them. Improve. Repeat. Even the best, most experienced speakers make many mistakes. When they do, they recover and keep going gracefully.
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7. People don’t care! 😤 We live in a society where we are constantly worrying about what others think. At the end of the day, who are people really thinking about? THEMSELVES! So why waste your time? Care about those close to you, the rest can sod off!
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8. Channel the nervousness 💫 Even professional speakers have anxiety. The difference is they figure out how to channel their anxiety into excitement and power in their speaking. Nervousness is simply our adrenaline flowing, a form of energy. Make the energy work for you. Channel your nervousness into enthusiasm and confidence!
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What lessons can you share with us that have helped you? 🤔😍🙌

07/30/2021

How to pronounce
It’s not only a state and a river, it's also a hard word to spell and pronounce! To help you remember, don't "miss a sip" of your sweet tea on the Mississippi!

Watch more at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qJ2hHkoieA&feature=youtu.be

07/16/2021

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Mississippi is not only a state and a river, it's also a hard word to spell and pronounce! To help you remember, don't "miss a sip" of your sweet tea on the ...

07/04/2021

Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸✌️🧨
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06/23/2021

Another favorite word of mine is ‘soliloquy.’ A noun from Latin ‘solo’ "to oneself" + ‘loquor’ "I talk"; inner thoughts spoken out loud to oneself. Often used in dramas to hear a character’s thoughts. The most famous soliloquy is from Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet: “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” Tell me, do you ever talk out loud to yourself? Perhaps about all of the things you have to do each day? 🤔😁
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06/08/2021

Check out the Malpais lava flow while we work on the /v/ sound in LAVA 🌋😎 Have you ever seen active or hardened lava in your travels? Tell me where 😍
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05/26/2021

Oh la la! These two cookies are actually pronounced different! But most people say them incorrectly. Let’s get it straight! Which cookie is your favorite? 🤔😍🤤

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05/11/2021

Think he’ll bite? 🐊 We’ll be headed to Louisiana next to find out! But first, let’s wrap up Mobile, AL with some mobile idioms 😍🚙 Let me hear your favorite in a sentence below 🕺✌️
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Mobile (adjective) = Capable of moving or being moved readily 🚕
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Nerdmobile = Any particularly uninteresting car that favors functionality over any sense of style 🤓🚘
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Upwardly mobile = Ascending or having the ability to ascend in social rank, esteem, or class ⬆️
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Downwardly mobile = Descending or likely to descend in social rank, esteem, or class ⬇️
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Pimpmobile = A car that is extremely flamboyant and gaudy in design, as might be driven by or associated with a stereotypical pimp 🕺😂🚗
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