Flat-A Sound
More on the concept of “flat” with regards to voice and accents. Commenting on a question about the “Flat-A” sound and why even good speakers from NPR who have a... Read more
More on the concept of “flat” with regards to voice and accents. Commenting on a question about the “Flat-A” sound and why even good speakers from NPR who have a... Read more
Recently I shared a vlog post about how to speak with thick vocal folds (as opposed to thin vocal folds) which increases chest resonance. A follow-up question on the YouTube video asked if... Read more
I commented to a client about a tendency to devoice when emphasizing a word, and I thought I pass the clarification on to everybody on the blog. The tendency is... Read more
More on the concept of “flat” with regards to voice and accents. Commenting on a question about the “Flat-A” sound and why even good speakers from NPR who have... Read more
I got an email from a customer with a question about the concept behind the descriptive word flat: I’ve recently bought your Boston accent guide and I’m having a great... Read more
AccentHelp coach Jim Johnson talks through the basics of how the vocal folds work, what impact this has on honesty, and how it affects some accents – or at least... Read more
A follow-up question from a reader about the varied ways that “flat” is used to describe accents: “Are there any accents for which the key concept is rounded? Are there... Read more