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Northern Irish Accent Intonation

Here's an introduction to the upward lilt of the Northern Irish accent - maybe not what you'd expect from an Irish accent if you're used to thinkin...

Introduction to Accents 2: Phonetics

The International Phonetic Association created a system to represent the sounds of world languages. The Phonetic Alphabet is a useful tool for lear...

Intonation in American Accents

An introduction to the primary intonation patterns in most American accents, especially focused on dropping off at the end of phrases, how pitches ...

Introduction to Accents 1: Accent vs Dialect vs Idiolect

Part 1 of 6 - Introducing how to learn an accent. This session gives a quick overview of what the terms Dialect & Accent mean, and an explanati...

American Southern: Soft-R Introduction

On my recent dialect recording trip to Nashville, I got to visit the home of President (and General) Andrew Jackson. Appropriately enough, a numbe...

Baltimore Is More Hon than Wire

A week of Baltimore accent pursuits yields great recordings, outstanding Hon experiences, and a compromised liver.

New Insights on Cockney Accents

Fresh insights on sound placement for speaking with a Cockney accent - how to get the right feel for speaking with a Cockney accent.

Pennsylvania Dutch Accents

Jim traveled to the Penn Dutch region of Pennsylvania, hosted by a family who set up a number of recordings - and some traditional meals, such as P...

Cajun Accents

Cajun history leads us back to the Acadians of Eastern Canada who were forced to leave the region centuries ago, who then brought their sound to So...

Dialect Coaching Online

In 2015, I finally added the option of online dialect coaching due to inquiries from enough customers. Through that, you're able to work directly ...

Canadian Dialect

Many Canadian dialect speakers sound no different from other North American English speakers. There is a stereotypical Canadian dialect, but the re...

New Orleans Actors

New Orleans actors have experienced a lot of change since 2000 - though many of them haven't been there through all of it. A lot of New Orleans a...

Steel Magnolias Accents

Jim recorded a number of people from the real location the fictional Steel Magnolia Chinquapin Parish is based on, all great examples for the play'...

RP Accent Course

It's not uncommon for me to get an inquiry about an RP accent course, whether online or in person. Standard British and some form of General Ameri...

Texan Dialect

Texas is a big ol' state with more than one accent, so you likely need a proper introduction if yer fixin' to git yer cowboy on.

Cockney Accent

A Cockney accent can mean a few different things... It depends on how specific you're being. A True Cockney Accent Technically, a true Cockney acc...

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