The Cartesian Spanish Pronunciation Lesson

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08/04/2023

If you're a language learner or an actor, accents can either be a bad thing or a good thing.

I love accents. Sometimes they can be very sexy (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Deneuve, Sofia Vergara, Arnold Schwarzenegger...). Sometimes they can get in the way of day-to-day conversation or even landing acting roles.

If you're learning a language, the first challenge is not only learning the new words and how to pronounce them, but how to HEAR them. That's why correct pronunciation is key to learning. Otherwise, you're only learning "your version" of the language.

My lesson goes a step further because, oddly enough, English as spoken in North America does one very particular thing in terms of basic pronunciation, and every other language on the planet does the opposite, including English spoken in the UK and former colonies. The CSPL doesn't teach Spanish, it uses Spanish to help you learn any language.

The lesson is free on the website. In fact, here it is: English emphasizes CONSONANTS over vowels, Spanish (and all other languages) emphasizes VOWELS over consonants. It's all explained at the site, but if you'd like online one-on-one coaching, I offer 1 hour and 1 and half hour sessions.

Actors working on dialects can also benefit from this concept. Different languages have different rhythms and cadences, but the core, the DNA of the pronunciation is the stress placed on vowels instead of consonants.

I hope this helps anyone who loves languages.

03/07/2023

Want to get better at accents? Book a one-on-one Accent Coaching session and learn the DNA of pronunciation that will help you master any accents you want.

02/28/2023

Accents are cool! Unless they're getting in your way. Book an Accent Coaching session today to soften, eliminate or master accents.

02/23/2023

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02/22/2023

If you want to get rid of an accent or learn how to do dialects, the Cartesian Spanish Pronunciation Lesson is for you. Go to cartesianspanishlesson.com to learn the lesson and if you want one-on-one Accent Coaching, book a session.

02/20/2023

Have you tried to get rid of your accent? Book an Accent Coaching session today to learn how to soften or eliminate your accent.

Or you can learn how to do accents. It's up to you.

02/17/2023

Check out the website, it's free. If you want more help with The Cartesian Spanish Pronunciation Lesson, you can book an online Accent Coaching session.

The CSPL is not about Spanish exclusively. I use Spanish pronunciation as a leverage to open or identify the most fundamental mechanics of pronunciation. In so doing, I basically answer the question, "Why does [insert language here] sound different from English," or vice versa.