Shift Your Strategy: The Fluency-Pronunciation Roadmap

Foreign. Hello. Hello. Hello everyone. Hello Fluency Festival members. How are you doing? I hope you are well. This is day four, one of the most important days. How are you doing? Hello. Hello. Good to see you all. Where are you connecting to us from? Let me know in the chat. Thank you so much. Thank you for all your beautiful work. Beautiful videos. I want to congratulate all of you who posted the video for the first time. We've been seeing a lot of you and with the hashtag make a move. And we find it so inspiring. And remember that when you take action to fulfill your goals and dreams, when you take action, remember that not only that you are making a difference for yourself, but also for others. Because there is someone out there watching you, reading your post, watching your video, saying, if she can do it, I can do it too. If he can do it, I can do it too. Right? So when you take inspired action, you also inspire other people. So please keep on taking action and share it with others. Because by that that you are making a difference. And we are here on this planet to make a difference. Don't tell me otherwise. Okay? We are here to make a change. We are here to influence others. We are here to leave a legacy. We are here for each other. This is what it's about. English would not be so important for you if it wasn't about the communication and the connection that you want to have in your life. And English is designed to help you get there. All right? Yes. Do you agree? Let me know in the chat. Yes. If they can do it, I can do it too. Exactly. So congratulations for everyone who has been taking action. Even if it was your tenth time, hundredth time of taking action or first time. You guys are awesome. Yes. Very good. So I have a question for you. Let's get started. What is your biggest takeaway from day three? For those of you who have been watching the video, if you were here yesterday, let me know. What is your biggest takeaway from day three? Let's write it. In the chat yesterday, we talked about mindset. We talked about limiting beliefs. A lot of you shared your limiting beliefs from. From, you know, your past experience and when communicating in English. And also we talked about how to reframe those beliefs. We'll do a little recap at the beginning, so let me know. It takes a little longer for me to watch the your answers. So this is why I might not be responding right away now. Again, like we said, we talked about fluency, we talked about limiting beliefs. And limiting beliefs, negative thoughts are destroying your fluency Right. We call them the fluency killing thoughts. And we're sort of talking about how you can reframe those thoughts and change them into fluency boosting thoughts. Okay. And I want to hear from you. That's the second question that I have for you today. What is your new fluency boosting thought? So share that in the comment. Nicole says start. Let me find that Nicole. Oh, you disappeared. Start believing in herself. Right. And let me find it. Procrastination. Sarah says procrastination. A lot of you talked about procrastination I saw in the. In the Facebook group. And you know, procrastination is basically perfectionism in disguise. Right? Because disguise. Because it's all about not doing it just yet. And the reason why we procrastinate is because we're afraid to finish. We're afraid to have something done because then it's going to be open to the public and people may criticize you. Amazing. I really feel different after posting two videos here. That's incredible. The fluency boosting thoughts, that was new for Kitty. So, Kitty, what was your first? What. What is your new fluency boosting thought reframe? Buddy says reframing mindset is crucial. And then we have. I realized my limiting belief. I. I cannot see the name. Wasim says cause and effect. Right? When we see certain results in our lives and we think it's just, something has to happen. Hold on. Got it. When we see results in our lives and we tend to blame everything and the circumstances and the situations, but we have to remember that there is a cause for it. And a lot of it. The cause for it is us. Right? And a lot. A lot of times is really just the thoughts that we think that leads to how we feel about ourselves or about these things. And then the action that we take accordingly and that affects our lives and our results and the outcome that we see. Okay. We have someone understanding their weak point. Make a video every day. Fantastic. The law of cause and effect limiting beliefs. How to manage your thoughts. Okay, so let's look at some of your fluency boosting thoughts. Let me hear it. I'm privileged to speak a second language. I love that. I think this is so powerful and. And so true. I've changed my mindset from killing thoughts to boosting thoughts. I'm so excited. This is amazing, you guys. I'm so proud of you. And I want you to keep exploring, keep thinking, keep challenging yourself and how you think in the reality that you. That you are in. Right? Because you have almost full control over it, especially when it comes to English. All right, let's talk about today's prize. Today we have two surprises for you. The first is today's prize. So as always, it's not for the live event, but Today's prize is 60 minutes one on one live coaching with me on Instagram. So we're going to go live and you are going to ask me anything that you want and I'm going to give you some pronunciation coaching. You know, that's my. One of my favorite things to do, or mindset coaching or learning strategy, whatever you want to do that. We're going back to Instagram for those of you who are on Instagram or. Or Facebook. Okay, so follow me on Instagram. Hadar Accentsway. If you have a Facebook account, you can also post it on your Facebook profile, share a story or your post or post from the event with the hashtag Fluency Fest. Okay, tag me so I can see it at Hadar Accentsway or Hadar Shemesh on Facebook. And you can, you know, share a photo of yourself of the workbook of, you know, of this live event. It does not matter. And write something about the Fluency Festival. I would love to know what is happening to you and how you're seeing it. And we will choose one person and announce it tomorrow so you can win one on one coaching with me live on Instagram. Okay. And like I said, I have another surprise for you if you still stay until the end. And I'm excited to tell you about it because I think everyone here, if you love the Fluency Festival, you are going to love this. So let's do a quick recap. Okay? Why you're here. We talked about it on day one. Why you're here because you feel your English is preventing you from doing the things you want to do and getting the things you want to deserve. You're here because you want to feel like you're in your own skin when you speak. Not speak like a native, but speak like yourself. I just want to feel like myself. Authentic, effortless, right? Like connected. You're tired of the negative self talk. We talked about it yesterday. That keeps you in an endless loop of frustration and you stay stuck. You know, there must be a better way to improve. And we started exploring it and discovering it throughout the festival. And we'll keep on doing it all till the end. All the way till the end. So. So on day one, we talked about how to stop compromising your dreams. We talked about finding a new way to fluency so you can finally own the identity of the new speaker of English. And I challenged you to make a move. And many of you have started making a move, whether it was by just posting a video or making a difference in your life or in your business or in your career. On day two, we talked about identifying where you are stuck and what keeps you stuck. You need to have clarity around it. It's not enough to say, oh, my English sucks or I need to improve my English or I need to improve my grammar. That is not enough, Right? You have to know exactly where you're stuck and exactly what to do to move forward. And we talked about the illusion of learning, right? Do you remember the illusion of learning? I bet you do, because it's all about the passive consumption and not doing something with what you learn. And the illusion of learning causes the gap between the English that you know and the English that you speak. And I gave you three tools. I gave you the specific. Like we talked about specific effective and sex specific effective and clear action. Action specific is the fluency wheel. Many of you have joined the implementation workshop with Christina. It's recorded, it's on the website we where she taught you how to use the fluency wheel and understand where you're at in all those pillars of fluency where one is very unsatisfied and 10 is super satisfied and confident at that level. And you want all those pillars to have around the same number. You don't want big differences between your comprehension and your active vocabulary. Okay, we talked about clear action and clear action is the communication flow, if you remember, right? Like understanding. Is it the thought, Is it at the thought level that I don't know how to form my thoughts into words? Is it, I know the words, I know what to say, I can write it and I can read it, but something happens when it gets to my mouth, or is it whatever happens to your words as they travel all the way to someone's ear? And then I gave you my pronunciation confidence method. I'm going to talk a bit more about it and give you more like the step steps so you can write them down. Make sure you have a pen and a paper here. So this is the most effective pronunciation technique based on pronunciation, but designed to help you improve everything about your English. And on day three, we talked about the real reason why you're not fluent and we talked about the fluent mindset, how to improve your fluency and how to manage your mind and the way to manage your mind. I gave you this framework of, first of all, give it a name and identify first the emotion and why you're feeling that. Right. I feel ashamed, I feel frustrated. Why am I feeling that? Because I'm afraid to be judged. I'm afraid to be rejected. Then you want to reframe it. I'm ashamed to. I'm proud. Right. I'm going to make mistakes to. Mistakes are a healthy part of speaking a second language. So we want to reframe the fluency killing thoughts to fluency boosting thoughts. Then we said change focus, do something physical, do something to move away from obsessing over your thoughts to thinking doing something that will shift you to a different state. And then finally, and this is my favorite part, we talked about evaluating, comparing your outcome, comparing the outcome of what would happen if you actually follow your instincts and follow the negative thoughts. If I make mistakes, they will make fun of me. Right. What would be the outcome of that? No progress. You're not going to be showing up. People are not going to know you. They're going to think that you just don't speak. They're not going to understand your value. They won't understand what you have to bring to the table versus I'm going to speak because my words matter. What is going to be the outcome of that? Right. And the outcome of that is going to be showing up, influencing people, changing your circumstances. And I wanted to remind you that if these are the results that you want, you have to pay the price of feeling the fear that is preventing you from doing those things. And then we also talked about your environment, how important it is to create a healthy personal environment where everyone around you supports you and you don't feel ridiculed or, or you don't feel like people don't appreciate the work that you do to improve. And we talked about the professional environment, which is your English learning environment and how important it is to surround yourself with like minded people who want the same things that you do and with people who already have the results that you want. Because that's what holds us accountable and that's what gets us inspired to do the work and physical environment. You want to make sure that you're not distracting yourself and that you have this sacred place where you can practice and do the work. And now let's talk about today, how are you doing? We're going to talk about the fluency pronunciation roadmap. It took me quite a few years to come up with this final result of the fluency pronunciation roadmap. Earlier in my life I was just teaching the pronunciation roadmap. Then I explored fluency and I explored different methods and to allow people to feel free. And then I realized that it's only the integration of those two things and along with the different components that I'm going to teach you today that really get people results, they really lead to a transformation. And we've been seeing it over the past year and a half, seeing our students getting these results and making a big change in their English and in their life. So let me share with you the pronunciation, the fluency pronunciation roadmap, where it's going to take you from the eternal English learner to the new speaker of English. And the first step, can you guess what that is? Let's see if you. You can guess. What do you think the first step in the roadmap in creating this, the different results in making a difference. I'm curious, so let me know in the chat. And here it is. Foundations, habits, motivation and goal. And now I'm going to. Because we haven't talked about it just yet before. Okay, great. I see mindset, I see goals, commitment. Exactly. You're on point, you guys. Awareness. So it's not even about English, Right. And let me teach you a little bit about this stage, the foundations, because we haven't gotten into it. And then I'm going to continue with the roadmap. And remember, for those of you who joined us a little later at the end, I'm going to share with you a surprise that you are going to love and that's going to help you keep the momentum moving forward. So foundations, foundations. Before you start developing any new skill or taking on any new project, you need to create the best circumstances for you to succeed. And what does that look like, especially when it comes to English? Find your motivation. Right? Clarity. Not around English, but around why you do what you do. Remember what I said at the beginning, you know that we're here, you're here in the group because you want to connect and communicate. There is something deeper than just English. English is the means, not the goal. Set clear goals, right? You want to be clear about what success looks like. And I'm going to teach you how to do that. Create strong learning habits and design the right environment for you, which we have talked about yesterday. So my question for you today is what keeps you motivated? What is the thing that keeps you motivated? What gets you going? What makes you happy? These are questions that I want you to answer because when it comes to English, you have to find your motivation. And like I said, learning English in and of itself, for those of you who are just starting out is not enough. Okay. You need to find your internal motivation, your why. Right? Why you do what you do. Now again, at some point, just learning English and practicing English becomes the reason why you do this. Right? That's the motivation. Because you enjoy doing it so much, but it takes time. You have to turn it into a habit. Get a job. Okay, great. My desire, my daughter. Okay. Want to have more fulfilling life. I want to create better circumstances for myself and for her. I want her to be proud of me. I want to make something of myself or to change it or to fulfill it. To understand my purpose, absolutely my dream. And I also want to express myself clearly, right? Because to get what we want in life, we need to be able to express ourselves clearly. To help others and help myself. I love that. Exactly. Because again, the reason why we're here, for some other people, English is not important. And they're not here because they have other motivation and. And other goals. But you are here because there is something that is really important to you. And I really do believe that a lot of you really have this desire to make a difference and to help others and to help yourself. First of all, you have to first help yourself to be able to help others. And by helping others, I don't mean to go and donate to charity, even though it's great, but it's like to use your skills, to use your knowledge, to use your abilities to do good in this world. And the only way to do that when we're talking about a global world, when we're talking about the Internet, is through language. And when you know English, you can break all the ceilings. You don't have a barrier because English is a global language. When you can reach a, you know, you have. You can have many more opportunities. So work with groups. Amazing confidence to be able. My any kind of conversation to help others foundation is so important. I love that this is so meaningful. And you guys are already so on track, right? I don't like a lot of times for many years I would see people just saying, I want to be fluent, I want to be fluent. And you already know how to speak that language of what it is that you want. I appreciate you so much. My goal is to become fluent. To become fluent makes me motivated, which is amazing. And I'll tell you what that is. It's not just about reaching English fluency. It really is about self fulfillment, self actualization. Right. You know that there is something that you need to achieve in your life. And it's. It's like it's sitting here and it bothers you that you're not there yet. And it's, you know, for thinking of the pyramid of needs or the hierarchy of. Of needs, then we think about, okay, first we have the basic needs of just survival, but then, you know, and then you need love, and then you need just, you know, to be able to provide to your family or to yourself. And then gradually you need friends and you need to have a community around you. And then sometimes it's just you and how you perceive yourself and the respect that you get from others. This is also a human need. And a lot of it meets the needs, our needs as English speakers. Motivation is the fuel that gives you the energy to do the work that you do. And this is why it's so important to be very clear about your motivation. And in the implementation workshop, you're going to go deeper for those of you who join and why do you want to learn English? What's your motivation? Which is basically what we talked about. The next thing is to set clear goals. Okay? And I'm gonna. I'm gonna talk about how to set clear goals, and we're gonna look at some of your goals and see if they fit the, you know, the frame of what is a good goal. But first, making sure that you set a goal is critical because you need to know where you're going. You need to know what direction you're going, because how will you know that you've got there, you've gotten there, right? How will you know if you don't set a goal? It's like getting in the car and starting to drive and then driving, driving, driving, doing the work. But you didn't. You didn't punch in a destination on your gps. So it's really important to know where you're going. And here is the thing about setting a goal and what they allow you. So goals allow you to measure your progress, to know if you've progressed. A lot of people ask me, how do I measure my progress? If you hit your goals, you know, you have milestones on your way to. You know, that limitless fluency, it helps you celebrate your success because when you hit a goal, you're like you. You can actually feel accomplished and feel like you've done something and celebrate it. And it's so important. We're so critical all the time. It's so important to be. To celebrate your mistake as well. Work from a place of clarity. Okay? So you know where you're going now. What makes a good goal? First of all, it has to be specific, you know, you need to know exactly what you're talking about. I want to have three job interviews by the end of the year, very specific, make it time sensitive, okay? By the end of this year you want to make it achievable, okay? Three interviews. I didn't say I want to get three job offers because that does not depend on me. And maybe it's like not enough time and I need to prepare and I need to make sure that my CV is ready and we only have three months, so. And so. So make it achievable. It's not about the outcome, it's about the progress the next goal can be. I want to get three job offers to choose from. Make it relevant. You know, choose that goal if you want to change your workplace, right? If not, then choose a different goal. Choose a different goal. It could be, I want to make a video every single day for the next two months, okay? For three minutes. So make it relevant. Something that is going to help you improve because doing that is going to help you improve. So I want you now to take a minute and think about a goal that you want to set. Set a goal. Just a reminder, make it specific. It's very clear. The answer is yes or no. If you were asked, have you achieved it? Okay, yes or no. So I want to be more confident. How do you measure that? Some people might say yes, you're more confident and you might say yes, but sometimes, right? So make it very, very specific and measurable. Then you want to make it time sensitive. So set a deadline for when this goal should be achieved. Buy make it achievable, right? Within those two, three months and try to create a goal that is not longer than that. Within those two, three months, will you be able to achieve it? Right? Like I said, if you're, if your goal is to work in an English speaking company or to move to Canada, then it's not achievable within this time frame. Maybe this could be your one year goal and make it relevant. It has to be relevant. And I'm sure that a lot of you are going to find to look for a goal that is relevant because otherwise what's the point? I want to speak fluently in six months. So this is the problem. What does that mean? Speak fluently. So try to measure it, right? I want to be able to speak without hesitation, without getting stuck more than six times or 10 times within five minutes, right? So within the time frame of five minutes. Because first of all, you still need to give yourself Some room for getting stuck and making mistakes because that's a natural part of the language. Don't try to create a very a perfectionist goal because it's not going to work and it's also going. It's. It's just going to stress you out. Get a scholarship, Kitty. Great. So be very specific to what to wear when. Okay. And have clarity around what you're going to do to get it. I want to be more confident. Marta, what does confidence look like to you? Does that mean that you can show up on stage and speak to 10 people, 20 people, 100 people? Is it possible for you to do that? If so, yes. Create that goal. Maybe confident at this point where you're at seems like to talk in a conversation group without feeling nervous, or to talk and enjoy the conversation or to talk about myself for five minutes without losing the words. What does confident look like in your mind? And make that the goal because confidence is not something that you can measure. Get a chance to speak English while at work, Stefania. Great. Now if it doesn't depend on you because maybe you don't have English speaking colleagues, then I would say, okay, let's try to make it more specific. But let's say, and I don't know the situation, but if you work in an English speaking, like in a company that speaks English and you just don't speak in meetings, make a point of speaking at least three times in a meeting or joining the conversation at least once every meeting. Make it very, very specific depending on where you are today, what's possible, and where you want to be. I want to speak without interruptions. Again, be specific. For how long? What would you be talking about? Because in three months, six months? Again, interruptions are a very natural part. So you have to give yourself something like a milestone to own as you're getting to limitless fluency. What is limitless fluency? What does that look like? To me, it looks like speaking and not even thinking. If you're speaking in your first language or English, it's speaking without second guessing yourself. It's sometimes enjoying speaking English more than speaking your first language. And I'm not saying speaking without hesitation. I'm not saying speaking perfectly or smoothly. It's being able to express myself fully without second guessing myself, getting what I want, getting people to feel things as I'm speaking. Right. And not even thinking about whether or not in which language I'm speaking. Not caring so much. Okay, good. I want you to continue thinking about your goals. You will be sharing them in the Facebook group. Now one more thing to build foundations. You got to build strong habits. None of this is going to happen unless you build strong habits. This is what Jim Rohn says. Motivation is what gets you started. Great habit is what keeps you going. You got to build the habits to be able to achieve your dreams. There is no way around it. Let's define a habit. A habit is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. New behaviors can become automatic through the process of habit formation. Basically, an automatic action or decision or thought can that you don't have to think about that you do repeatedly. So how to support good habits? Now, inside of Newstound, we go deep into creating new habits. If you want more information about it, I highly recommend the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. There is also the book Indistractable by Nir Eyal. In both books they talk about building strong habits and there are endless resources that can help you do just that. So first of all, start small. Like I said, I want to be fluent. No, let's just talk about speaking for five minutes about yourself without pausing for more than 10 seconds. Start small. Also your practice. Let's say you want to build the habit of practicing every day. And you don't have that habit. You don't practice at all, not even once a week. So start with 10 minutes a day. Just start by showing up. Just start by, you know, taking small steps. It's like they say, if you want to start meditating, start meditating for one minute as you make your coffee, right? Start small. But then it's easier to do it every day. Focus on the first step. So for example, if you want to start studying English, So at the beginning, let's say you want to do it every morning. Instead of thinking about the practice, the repetitions, the work, only think about, okay, right now I need to sit by my desk and open up my notebook or turn on my audio recorder on my phone. That's the first step. When you just think of the first step during the day when you need to start taking action on your habit, that is something that you need to do. Create a habit. Streak. Try to follow the streak, right? So every day that you do it, market, put a big calendar on your wall and cross it off. Cross the days off. One of my students from actually a few years ago, she created this beautiful, beautiful board with all the dates of. I think it ended up being of one year. And every day she wrote what she did about English and that kept her going. I personally now use 750 words, which is a website where you Write every day 750 words. It counts the words, and then once you're done, it creates a streak, and it shows you the streak. And you earn badges when you write every day. Because writing is a big part of my life. I love writing. It's important for my work. It's important for how I communicate with you guys. And it's something that I'm missing and I don't find time for it. So I started creating this habit. And because it counts my days and it counts, I create a habit streak, even if it's 11. The other day it was like 11:30pm and I was so tired. No, I didn't do it today. And I went and did it anyway. And it ended up being great because I came up with something while I was writing and I was just so happy that just that need, that obsession to keep the streak ended up leading in me continuing to build that habit. And like we talked about yesterday, design your environment. Okay. Are you convinced that foundations is an important part of your fluency journey? Yes, because it's so important. If you don't have the habits, how will you show up every day to practice? If you don't have a goal, what is going to be the purpose? You're going to feel like you're just, you know, still stuck on that hamster wheel. If you don't know what your motivation is, what will you do when you lose it? Because you will at some point. But it's easy if you know where that is. And it will remind you of why you do what you do. Okay. And it will spark back the motivation. And your habit is going to keep you on track. Now the next step is the print is pronunciation work. In the pronunciation confidence method, I'm going to show you because it's so small. Can you see it? Good. So stage one is foundations. And then on top of it, you start building. And the first thing that I believe is essential is pronunciation work. Simplified, effective pronunciation work. And through that, building pronunciation confidence method. Now, the pronunciation confidence method, we mentioned it on day two, and basically what it is, is five stages on your way to acquiring anything, either pronunciation, vocabulary, or grammar that is related to your speaking habits. The first thing is prioritize. You don't need to learn everything. You only need to learn the things that are crucial for your speech. The 20%, the things that will get you quick results. Then you want to perceive the differences. Okay? So going back to prioritizing, how does that look like in pronunciation let's say I heard that the P is different in English. It's not pay, it's pay. But let's also say that my R is pronounced and I say I really want to write a letter. Now again, it's something very, very common because some people pronounce the R in the back of their throat. Now if I were to say I want to pay, people will still understand me. If I say I really want to write a letter, then it's going to be a little harder for people to understand. Right? So what is more important? Where should I focus? Should I focus on the P or should I focus on the R? If I speak in a choppy manner, then like, then it might affect my intelligibility. But there's also the flap T. I can say get it and I can say get it. If I were to say get it, everyone will understand me. Get it sounds, yes, more American, more Canadian whatnot. But if I speak like that, if I chop my words, it's going to be a lot harder for me to express, express a full, complete thought and for people to understand it. So what is your priority in this case? What would be my priority? Of course, working on connecting everything and phrasing and putting the focus on the right word. So prioritizing understanding your priorities is essential when it comes to vocabulary. You want to prioritize words that you need for your day to day speech and not necessarily going back to this and not necessarily fancy words that you only read in the New York Times. That's not important because you're not going to use them. So why bother grammar? Don't study the future perfect if you're still struggling with the present perfect. Right? So this is like what is essential for me to succeed right now with the English that I need and with my communication needs as they are today, then you want to perceive the differences. What is the difference between how I do it and how it's supposed to be? Okay, Er versus, what is the difference? What am I missing? Sheep versus ship. Okay, I don't say it. I say sheep and sheep. So you have to hear it before you make it. What do you want? What do you want? That reduction. You have to hear that it's not what do you want and understand it and then you're able to pronounce it because otherwise it's going to be impossible for you to pronounce it, which is the next step. And by the way, when it comes to perceiving the differences in grammar, for example, it's the same thing. How Is it in your native language? We talked about on, in articles, but now let's talk about on, in, and at. I'm a Hebrew speaker. We don't have on, in and at. We just have be. Okay, one preposition. Thank you very much. No confusion here. So a lot of Hebrew speakers, what they might do is just put the same in or on whenever there is a need for a preposition because they translate from their first language. So once you understand that this is the reason, the cause, this is where the grammar conflicts, then you know, okay, this is what I need to do. This is why I keep hitting a. A wall, even though I know how to write it. But when I speak, my mind goes into my native grammar. So you have to perceive the differences in that as well. Pronunciation, how it comes out of your mouth, whether it's the word or the grammar form, and definitely the sound, right? What you need to do exactly with your lips, your tongue, you know, the jaw. And this is definitely my passion. If you've known me for a while, this is what I do best. I know how to teach it in a simple way. And I think it's so important to understand it in a simple way, because otherwise we put so much effort into our speech. And then repetition, you build the muscle memory. Repetition builds habits, speaking habits, whether it's the repetition of words, repetition of sounds, or repetition of grammar words, grammar forms, and then intentional practice. You want to speak and use the new word, the new sound, the new grammar form, intentionally, but still in a conversation. So you're bringing it closer to how it would be in real life if you were to speak. So that's the pronunciation confidence method. Now, why learn pronunciation to begin with? Obviously, when you learn pronunciation, then that repetition becomes a part of how you practice, and it helps you own that method, the pronunciation confidence method. But the reason why you should learn pronunciation is because you want to get clear and get what you want. You want to be clear. You want people to understand you ultimately, so you can get what you want. You want to understand others better because it feels very frustrating. If you have the fear around speaking with others, then you also want to speak effortlessly. You don't want to get tired after two minutes of speaking. You don't want to feel like you have rocks inside your mouth, which is usually the case when we speak a second language if we don't know how to simplify pronunciation. You want to be more confident and in control, because the last thing you want is to start looking for different words because you're afraid of how you're going to sound because you're afraid that you're not going to say the right word correctly. Okay? So you want to be in control. And if someone asks you to repeat yourself, you need to know exactly what to do to be clear and not be at a loss. When it comes to pronunciation and the difference between spelling and pronunciation, we have this vagueness in our head. We know how it needs to sound, but we don't know what it's not coming out of our mouth. And we. We don't know what we need to do and what's wrong. You need clarity to be able to be in control and to own the language. And this is why pronunciation is such an important tool. You want to understand the language better, how it all goes together, why we have so many function words like on and in and at and M is R and all of that. Because when you understand that some are less important and some are more important, when you understand that there are many syllables but not all of them are pronounced with same effort and the same, because we reduce a lot of stuff, then it gives you clarity around the language and why it's designed like that. And you start to develop intuition. And also, like I said at the beginning, when you practice pronunciation, you build the foundation for the pronunciation confidence method, which is the method that I teach to learn everything, not just pronunciation, going back to the fluency pronunciation roadmap. So we talked about foundations and we talked about pronunciation works. Work that for me, it's the foundation of the English work to begin with. And then there is mindset work, which you are all already convinced. I hope that it is important. Your mindset in English is basically your beliefs about your learning abilities, how you perceive yourself as a speaker of English, the thoughts you have before, during and after speaking English, the decision you make around English and how you handle challenges. Notice that I did not say failures, how you handle challenges. Okay, this is mindset. And this is work, my friends. This is work. There is work to be done. You're not born with the right mindset. You're not born with confidence. You work on it. It's a skill. And if you don't work on it, if you don't actively make it a point and make it a part of your English learning experience and journey. You're not going to see the results that you want because there's always going to be that voice, there's always going to be that instinct to pull away, to not say something, to not do something. And that is holding you back, that is preventing you from succeeding and achieving your goals. So mindset work is crucial. And then after that, we do have prosody work. And I think it comes a little after, because prosody needs certain freedom and trust in your voice. So I actually believe that the mindset work comes before the prosody work. Now, what is prosody? Prosody is the elements of speech that are not individual sounds. So we have the sounds, the r and the th and the ah and the ah and the sheep ship. But prosody is basically how you put it all together, where you put the stress, how you connect them together. Now, why you should learn prosody, because, first of all, you want to get your point across easily and again, get what you want. We're here to help you get what you want. Then you want to understand others better. When you learn prosody, when you practice prosody, you train your brain to listen differently to English. And when that happens, there's a big, big difference between. Between not when that happens. When you learn the difference, you understand that there is a difference between how you think about English, the English that you perceive, and the English that is actually spoken. Okay? Because a lot of times we expect someone to say something in a certain way and it said in a totally different way, and then we're lost. When you practice reductions, when you practice connections, when you practice stress, then you're more prone to hear it. And then when you hear it, you understand the language better. You want to sound expressive and interesting. Because prosody is basically understanding how to use your voice and how to use pitch and melody. Because I can deliver all the presentation that I'm giving you right now like this, on one note. So I'm not using pitch and intonation at all. And you can still understand what I'm saying. And my pronunciation is clear. My pronunciation has not changed. But at the same time, I'm gonna put you to sleep. If I keep talking like that, it's going to be hard to follow. I used to have a university teacher who used to speak like that. And let me tell you this, it was so boring to listen to his lectures. He also had a very low voice, and in general, the topic was not interesting. So all that together, let's just say that I was not waiting for those lessons. So you intonation helps us express ourselves in a way that is easy for people to understand. And I also think that it's more joyful to use that because it's interesting for you as well. Like, I want you to be excited about how you speak and how you sound and what you can explore with your voice. And also it helps you connect your emotions to your voice. And that happens with voice work as well. You want to use the right tone of voice and help people understand your attitude and feelings. Right? If you ask for coffee and you say, can I get a cup of coffee? Can I get a cup of coffee? Just, you know, that flat intonation versus can I get a cup of coffee? Right. I just use more pitch. And that intonation at the end, it sounded a lot more friendly. People are more likely to help me, especially in English, with English speaking people who have a certain culture and certain norms, pronunciation norms and intonation norms that again, it's not a big deal if you don't want to follow it. But if you do want to get something and you want to get what you want, obviously, then it's important to know that. And then you're in control. And then it's your choice if you want to use it or not. And you want to be persuasive and make an impact. Right? How do we become persuasive? Arguments, for sure. So the words that we choose, how concise we are, but also how we say it. If we think of speakers that we like, what makes them so good in our. In our eyes, what makes them good? Think about it. What gets you to be attracted to someone? When you look for a TED Talk and you only play the first five minutes within the three, the first three seconds, you know if you want to listen to it or not. And then sometimes when you say no, you still try because the title is appealing. And then you're like, no, it's still not interesting. So this is something to take into consideration. I want you to start asking yourself those questions. What makes them so compelling? What is it about their voice? What is it about how they express an idea? And prosody specifically creates rapport. Do you guys know what rapport is? It's not a. I don't think it's obvious. It's an obvious term for. For I. I know that I learned this term later on in my English journey. I brought the definition. Rapport is a close and harmonious relationship in which people or groups understand each other, each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate. Well. It's a little vague, but it's that thing that you can't put in words. It's that thing where you just get someone. You know, you just get them and you feel comfortable around them and you feel like you want to continue talking to them. And you trust them even though you have no reason to trust them because you don't know them. That is rapport. Now, when it comes to intonation. Sorry, I'm going to bring back. I wanted to do this. When it comes back to. When it comes to. To prosody specifically, people have an affinity or the likelihood of trusting someone who uses what they're used to, uses sounds and melody and intonation that they're used to. Now, again, I don't think it's about sounding like them and I don't think it's about. But it's. It's a tool that I want you to be familiar with, with. And sometimes when. And I think it's especially related to tone of voice because I think that when you know how to use your voice to make people feel comfortable, that's when it makes a difference. That's when people have a good feeling around communicating with you. All right, so back to the pronunciation, the fluency, pronunciation, roadmap in just a sec. Let me. I think, yes, obviously, I had a tab here that was not supposed to be open. Prosody work, moving forward, voice and bodywork. Now, no one wakes up one day and says, I need to learn English. Let's start with working on my voice. I need to learn Japanese. Let's start with working on my voice. I need to say, that is not something that we think about when we think about learning another language. So why did I put it here? And not just voice, but body as well? Because I'm here looking at the long journey, at the big picture. What it's like, what it feels like to be you communicating in another language and in your native language as well. Well, what it is that will make you a good communicator, what will make people respond to you, and most importantly, what would get people to connect to the real you, the authentic you, the child in you. Because when we're born, our voice is as natural as it could be. It's how we were designed, how we were born to speak. We don't do anything that, you know, we usually. Unless we have a pathological issue, usually we are born knowing how to use your. Our voice in the most optimal way, like our body is designed. But then at some point growing up, we hear so many, oh, you. You're too loud. Be quiet. Don't say that. We hear a lot of things. You're, you know, oh, you're so quiet. No one can hear you. Why are you so whiny? Why is your voice so whiny? Stop talking Like a girl. Stop talking like a boy. We get all these messages from the people around us, from our family, from our friends, from our teachers, from our community, from our society, from our culture. So we have all these opinions about what's right. And then we move away from the voice we were born with. We move away from the most optimal placement of our voice. And when we move away, something else moves away. Our ability to fully express ourselves, our ability to express ourselves without strain and effort, our ability to fully be heard, and our connection to ourselves and feeling like it's us. When we learn a second language, there are two things that happen. One, insecurity, and that affects our voice. And two, perception around how we need to sound in English. In our particular case. Oh, English has a low pitch, so I gotta speak like this. Oh, English is not nasal, so I gotta speak like this, right? So you start changing your voice because you've heard somewhere from some teacher on YouTube or from a colleague at work or this or that, that if you want to speak English, this is how you need to sound. And you move away from how you actually speak so you can fit into that box. And then you just feel in any way. When we speak a second language, we feel further away from ourselves because it's not our first language. And then we change the voice. So on top of all of that, we just feel so artificial, not effective. And we lose our voice often because it creates strain when you are abusing your voice and not using it in an optimal way, which affects how you sound and how you feel when you speak. So voice work will help you not just sing. Right? It's not that point, but it helps you become more expressive and versatile because you know how to use your voice, you understand how to use pitch, and put all the prosody theory into actual practice. When I work with students on their voice, a lot of times they don't even know how to raise their pitch. Now, of course they know how to raise their pitch. They're doing it, but they don't understand that that's what they're doing. So you need to understand how to become more expressive and how you can use that magnificent tool that is called your voice that you don't know how to optimize. You know how they say that the brain, like, we only know how to use 10% of our brain, and the work is about how to optimize your brain because there's all this capacity. So it's the same thing with voice. Same thing with voice. We never learn it. And yet this Is our signature. This is our identity. And identity, it's the first thing that people hear. And that's what gets people to form an opinion within the first three seconds that they meet you in any language, not just in English. So why not learn how to use the voice? I learned how to use my voice, how my voice works only when I was 22. Learning in acting school, standing on my head, doing some breathing exercises with a very crazy teacher. But I have learned how my voice works and what I can do with it and how I can optimize it and what I'm. How I manipulate it and how I abuse it when I'm on stage. Because back then I studied acting. That was so valuable for me. I've learned how to breathe to my belly. Up until then, I only. I used to breathe to my chest, which didn't give me power, not in my voice and not in life. So all of that is really important for us as communicators. And that also helps us feel comfortable inside our body when we speak. It helps you express your emotions effortlessly. If you're sad, if you're happy, no, of course you can hide it. But we're so used to hiding our feelings and stuffing them down, we don't even know what it feels like to sound compassionate or to sound even angry or to be angry or to use your voice to express that. Because we've been told to be quiet and to be kind and to be nice and not to. It's not nice to raise your voice. So we don't know how to do it. When something is not right and we need to yell inside of new sound. We have an exercise called the Power Speech. I urge my students to take a powerful speech and write, speak out and use all their emotions and use their voice fully. For a lot of them, it's the first time they actually speak up with high volume. First time. A lot of tears in that process. Reduce vocal strain. Optimal. Your optimal voice should not hurt your. Should not hurt you. And if we don't use our optimal voice, we'll feel strain here. We'll feel strain here. So when you learn how to use your voice, this is going to help you and help you use your voice in an optimal way so you are fully heard, feel more at ease and authentic, like I said. And most importantly, get heard. Because we are here to get heard. We speak and we want to get heard. We don't speak and, you know, expect people to not hear us. So do you understand why voice at least understanding it at least managing your Breath or connecting with your breath so you can speak a full thought together without having to pause five times. Do you understand why? Why it's important? Delphi says. Delphi is here. Delphi says after new sound. Let me see it. After new sound, I started to love my English voice even more than my Spanish voice. Delphi. Yeah. You know, and, and that goes back to day one where we talked about voice shame. How many of you said. So many of you said that you feel voice shame. How about loving your voice, not having shame? And then the result is going to be that you're going to be speaking more. I didn't even talk about the mindset aspect of hiding your voice because you're ashamed of it because you don't like how it sounds. So after voice and body work, there is this idea of effective strategy for everything else to reach limitless fluency. Once you have created those foundations in the form of habit, in the form of pronunciation, the building block of the language, the speaking habits. That's the basic the pronunciation confidence method, the mindset work that kind of like works on all levels in all areas. And then prosody works that gives you that freedom connected with your voice work that gets you to feel authentic and like yourself. Then there is a strategy. Take all of that and put it into practice as you learn the effective strategy or use the strategy and practice it. Because you now have habits to improve everything else. And like I said, you have to take clear and effective action, right? It has to be specific. Which is the fluency wheel. What exactly where exactly you need to improve, you know, is it. I've seen some of your fluency wheels in the group and that's amazing. It's very clear. When you have the. Those ratings, you know where you need to focus. Effective. We talked about the pronunciation confidence method and the communication flow. Now we do this work because a, we want to improve our pronunciation to be heard. We want to improve prosody to get what you want. You want to improve vocabulary to express yourself. You want to improve grammar to deliver your message clearly. And of course, course you want to improve your confidence to be free. All of that working on all those aspects and having the right method to do it will re. Will help you reach limitless fluency. And like I said, limitless fluency is not flawless fluency. It's just limitless. It's that freedom. It's that I don't care what language to speak, I just want to speak right. It's not obsessing over what you just said. So there is one more step that kind of like, is like an underlying step that will help you work through all of those stages, and that is community and support. And I honestly, I've done it without. I've worked with people that did not have that, and I've worked with people who do have that. And I think that even those few days inside the festival have shown you how important it is to have a community around you, because this is something that we talked about yesterday. Your community is surrounding yourself with people who want the same things as you and who understand you, gives you an internal sense of freedom. You want people around you who care about their personal growth as well as their fluency. And English is about communication. So you have to have that, and it has to be a part of your journey. Now I'm saying has to and have to. It doesn't. It doesn't. But it makes. Helps your growth be exponential. A lot faster, a lot more fun. Even if you're an introvert, even if you're a shy person, your community is everything. And we realized that. We realized that, as you know, over the last two, three years, when we had to pull in and move away from people, how hard was it and how we craved still to make connections. And this is where I started building my communities. And my community exploded when the pandemic started, because people realize that they need that human connection. This is from 2019, when I was in New York meeting my community community, which is going to happen again very soon. And I was like crying just remembering that moment. But that community of people who have the same goals and desire and passion, who get each other, they don't need to explain. Yes, you have your family. Yes, you have your friends, but they may not get you when it comes to this crazy passion that you have about pronunciation or about English. So you have to create the right environment, and that means community and ultimately support of people who know how to lead you through that. So I believe that these stages are the stages that you need to reach a transformation. Foundations, pronunciation work, mindset work, prosody work, voice and bodywork. Effective strategy for grammar, vocabulary, and listening that you can only have and own after you've done the previous stages. And then above all that, and throughout all that community and support. So here's the thing. You have a choice, my friends, Right? Right now, today. What is it? You know, we're here September 8th, right? September 8th, 2022. You have a choice. I must have messed up the. The date. But okay, September 8, 2022, you have a choice. Option one, you're okay with where you are now? Okay, You've learned those things in the Fluency Festival, but you can say that's okay. It was a fun experience. But I'm just going to keep on doing what I've always been used to. You know, I'm going to do those grammar exercises on the website and I'm going to keep on watching a lot of videos on YouTube and I, I would just wait with my speaking until I get it right. And I'm not going to apply for that job because my English is not good. But it's okay. I'm okay. I'm happy with it. It's fine. I don't need it. I'll just do more grammar and learn all those 5000 must no words for business vocabulary. I'm just going to do that. And until I know those 5,000 words fully, then maybe I'm going to apply. But then I need idioms and phrasal verbs. So I'll memorize like 2000 more phrasal verbs and then maybe then I'll be ready. So that I went too far. Right, so that is option one. Option two. You're 100% committed to making a change still in 2022. Whatever you do next, make a move, do something different if you're not happy with where you are too. So what will it be? Option one or option two? Which one will you choose? Let me know in the chat. I want to know. And then of course, if you have questions, we which one will you choose? Option one or option two? Option two, yes. All right, so I'm seeing a lot of twos now. My question to you. Would you like to know how I can help you and how my team and I can help you with that even more? And remember that I said that I have a surprise for you. 100% committed to improvement. I want to introduce you to New Sound. New Sound is the only program for new speakers of English that focuses on everything you really need to own your English and to be heard. Now, like I said, option two is something that you can do on your own by yourself. You have the framework, you know what to do. But if you feel like you don't want to do it alone and you need help and you need support and you need someone to save you time, New Sound could potentially be for you, because New Sound is basically based. Not basically based, but is based on the fluency pronunciation roadmap, because Foundations is module one. That is what we cover in week one. And then pronunciation, which is a core part of the program is modules 2, 3, 4 and 5 where we analyze and talk about the key, key consonants and key vowels of English. And then we have mindset work, an entire module dedicated to this mindset work. And my students who are here will tell you that for some of them, this was the most important module of them all. And we have two modules for prosody where we dissect and dismantle everything about spoken English sounds. Pitch, rhythm, intonation. All of that goes into modules 7 and 8 with a lot of examples and speeches and patterns and exercises and sprints. And then there is an entire module for voice and breath and how to be more expressive and versatile and use your optimal voice. And then we have one module designed to reaching limitless voice fluency with effective methods and all the things that you need to, you know to. To understand how to apply what you have learned up until that point and throughout all of that is the New Sound experience, which is 14 weeks filled with coaching, support, community. What you've seen in the Fluency Festival is not even close to what you get when you join New Sound. You can do it on your own and you can do it with the support of us. Now listen up. This is where I get to the interesting part. New doors to New Sound will open only on Monday. Today's Thursday, right? But until then, in the meantime, I have a surprise for you because I'm giving you free access to New Sound. I'm giving you a sneak peek into New Sound, a trial version of New Sound, so you can try it out for yourself. Whether you join or not, it does not matter. There's some stuff in there that you can try out right now and do the work and start improving. So all you need to do right now, go to Hadar Shemesh.com try or wait for an email with an invite to unlock your free access to Newsound. So, yes, after the English Fluency Festival, I'm ready for you to take it and move on to the next level and keep the momentum. And I want to give you that with access to New Sound, you won't have access to all the lessons. For that, you will have to sign up on Monday if you want. But again, whether you join or not, this will create the outline of the entire program for you. You will enter the platform, you will see all the different lessons, you will see how it's structured, all the components that go into it. You'll be able to download the app to see how it feels and then see, first of all, if that is enough and Then you have enough to move on on your own or if you want to continue and have access to this and keep on this path. And that is going to be your last stop in your English learning journey. So let me tell you what's inside the sneak peek and in the meantime, people are going to pop in. Amar is going to pop in the chat, the link to the sneak peek and I'm also going to put it right here and I see that people are asking about the cost and we'll share all of that. New Sound is definitely an investment. There are different tiers so you can invest in, you know, like however is possible for you. And we're going to share all of that on Monday because there are different plans and different payment plans. I do not want to confuse you now because I don't have it written, but I will go live on Monday and explain all the different plans and all the different pricing and and everything that you get inside of New Sound if you decide to join or if you're thinking about it. So what's inside the sneak peek that you're getting absolutely free right now? As you're joining? Here's what you're going to get. You're going to get one lesson inside the foundations module and how to build building strong learning and speaking habits. You're also going to get one of my favorite lessons, a pronunciation lesson. It's a teach tutorial but not just that. You're going to get access to our practice sheet. Very elaborate practice sheet audio recording. You get to download those and to keep them for good even if you don't join New Sound. Our self analysis process that will show you how we help you understand if this sound is a priority or not. And a practice guide. Me teaching you if you're on the right track when you practice it on your own so you'll never feel like oh, but I don't know if I'm doing it well or not and I need feedback. The practice guide is designed and we have that for every lesson. You're also going to get access to our capcup COP listening exercise. So you'll see other things that are there. It's about vowels, identifying different vowels. We're going to also give you access to one of our best and favorable lessons inside of the Prosody module. One of them is how to use pitch to sound expressive. I'm going to teach you how to use a certain tool that will help you understand if you're going up and going down and why pitch is so important in English and Also, you're going to be analyzing a fun dialogue to learn intonation, and you're going to have access to the one lesson inside the Mindset module about overcoming obstacles. And again, all of that is absolutely free, and it's a part of the New Sound program. But I want to give you access, and I also want to give you access to the platform so you can see what's there and you can decide if you want to continue with us. Once the program is over, I'm going to share with you what Julio said. Julio said, I've been looking for so long to feel freedom when speaking English, and this course shows you that it is possible. And Inma said, thanks to New Sound, I have noticed a considerable improvement in I pronunciation and clarity. This program is the best way to make real improvements in the language. And Angelina said before joining, I felt like a fraud in English. I'm going to make it big for you. I felt like a fraud in English. Can you relate? We talked about it. The imposter syndrome. New Sound has completely transformed the way I feel. Now I can have conversations with more ease, and I'm proud to be a bilingual speaker. This course is truly unlike anything else I've ever experienced. So for a second, I want to take a moment and just remind you that this is an opportunity for you to do it in a structured way. But like I said, you know, first of all, we are not done with the festival. There's still more to come. Tomorrow, you're gonna get to speak with more students who have gone through this process, and they are going to share from their personal experience what it took them, like, what they did to get to a stage where they feel a lot closer to the new speaker of English and identify as the new speaker of English. I really believe that seeing other people's stories gives us permission to try it ourselves as well. And it's not like fantasy stories. Like, I did not speak English, and one year later, I opened a YouTube channel and started teaching pronunciation. It's not something like that. It's totally relatable, and it's true. You believe it. It's believable because you can actually feel like this is. You have been there, and then you can understand the steps as to where to go. So they're going to talk about their mindset shifts and what they had to do and how they started building habits to get to where they are today. Now, in a second, I'm going to start answering questions. Karina is asking, what is the schedule of of New Sound? So we're starting on September 12th and it's 14 weeks. And we have weeks where we share content, but then also we have implementation weeks where we don't share content, but we just have coaching and support and live lessons so that you can just process the information, take a break. But New Sound does require you. It's. First of all, it's, you know, you can do it on your own, you can do it in your own pace, join the conversation groups, but not have, like, you don't have to finish the program by the end of the 14 weeks. You have lifetime access to the content. But, you know, if you do want to stay on track, you have to create your own schedule. But we create the schedule for you. We tell you how much time you need to spend every single day and how long it's going to take you and what you need to do. And everything is linked. So we're saving you that aspect of planning, of finding the content and deciding what to do next and how to set priorities. So we got that covered, which is a lot. And usually that aspect prevents people from taking action. What happened today? Just today, because I'm trying to also build a habit of meditating every day. I've been trying that for years, on and off. Sometimes I'm better, sometimes I'm less. And I realized that I spent like five minutes and I only meditate 10 minutes a day. I spent five minutes just looking for the right music or like, I didn't, I couldn't decide if I wanted music or guided meditation. And literally I spent five minutes where the meditation is only 10 minutes. And then I said, you know, and I wanted to just say, oh, effort. I'm not going to do it. I have work to do. I'm just going to continue with my day. I was so close to saying that. So the aspect of figuring out what to do and finding the content, it really is preventing us from actually taking action or saving time. So we want to save you time and just help you understand what is needed. This is why we create the daily schedule. And we've seen, seen the first round, we didn't fully have it in the first half and then we've seen that people are actually taking action. I also want to tell you what Marcus said about New sound. He said, new sound will blow your mind and give you the all the necessary tools to master the English language. And Barbara, some of you know, her new sound gave me the confidence to ask for a raise and get it. It gets you to take action and make a change in your life. And a lot of our new sounders are here and I see that some of them are sharing their experience as well. Time difference is not a problem because we have coaches from all around the world. So we have different hours and different conversation groups at different hours. So we do have. We are aware we've been doing this for. I've been working online for six years. We always know how to navigate between the different time zones and if we don't, we take feedback really well. So, you know, we make changes accordingly. So try it out. I'm not telling you that this is your next step because it's not for everyone. I get it. This program is like the real deal and you need to be ready for it. And you know, this is the time. But I want you to know that if you want to check it out to see if it's right for you, I invite you to take a sneak peek. Even if you just want to improve in those different aspects. Even if you just want to improve the thumbnail. Go log in. But something important. You only have access until Monday at midnight Pacific time. Okay. So that means that we only have three and a half days where the sneak peek is going to be available. So I recommend that you go through it and you don't procrastinate. You download the PDFs for the th and you go through those lessons because then you know. Because we will close access to the sneak peek once we open doors for new sound. Okay. So I'm hoping that you are going to take advantage of this sneak peek. And a reminder, we're not done with the prizes. If you want to win a one on one coaching session with me live on Instagram. So you need to have Instagram. Instagram. And also to feel confident doing this live with me, just follow me on Instagram at Hadar Accentsway. Share a story or post from the event with a hashtag. If you want to post it on your Facebook profile, that's okay. Just use this hashtag and tag me on Facebook. You probably know my Facebook account and. And you can win. We'll announce tomorrow right before the student panel will announce the winner. All right, so let's. Yes. So tomorrow we have student success stories. This is usually the most emotional day of the festival and of the event. And I highly encourage you to come and join us. Here we go. Questions about the fluency pronunciation roadmap, about mindset, about your goals, anything that you have in mind. We have a few questions from yesterday's from the form. Yes. So let me see. So, Fernanda Is asking which app would you recommend to check pronunciation? I practiced how to pronounce on Google, but I was wondering if you can recommend other free tools to use. Yeah, how to pronounce Google. I was a part of the people who developed it, and I was responsible to the aspect of giving feedback, like what to say when the program detects something and how you present it in the ipa. But it's not an ideal system and definitely does not detect all the pronunciation challenges. And sometimes it gives you the wrong feedback, so. And sometimes it's awesome. So I think that it's not the ideal app. I know. Hold on. Something tastes funny. I could not. Something good to be happening in a live stream. Hold on. So weird. Okay. Elsa Speak actually has a great voice detection. I don't like how they kind of like measure you and tell you how close you sound like a native speaker. That part I hate. And I actually communicated that to them because I think it just sends the wrong message. And it kind of like we need to change the language around it. But in terms of the sensitivity of the app, I think they're doing a good job. And it's nice to practice and it's nice to. It's. There are a lot of options there, so. And I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who would recommend LC to speak if you're on your own. So. Yes, Marta says in a conversation, sometimes I haven't got time to listen and understand other speakers and think quickly to answer. All the information crash in my mind when I finish to speak. I remember what I said, and I think I didn't say what I want. How can I improve that? Okay, so first of all, sometimes we are. We have a different experience than what actually was. So I recommend for you to start recording yourself so you can actually see what was happening and not just trust your feeling about what was happening. Because we are. We usually think a lot of bad things or we have a more negative experience than how it usually was. Sometimes I go get off alive. And I'm like, it was horrible. I was horrible. I was not. You know, I don't use the word horrible, but I was just like, it wasn't good. And then people tell me it was so amazing. You were so clear. And I was just like, I had a different experience. I don't know why. So I recommend for you to. To record yourself and actually listen to it when you are in a different state. That's the first thing. Another thing is that you got to practice speaking more. This usually happens when you don't have that experience of back and forth and, and conveying your message. So making daily videos can really help with that because. Okay, I have a clear idea. I'm learning how to say it in a very concise way. Beginning, middle, and end. What do I want to say? How do I say it? How do I deliver it in under three minutes? This is a really great exercise and we've been doing it in our communities. Okay. Esther is asking from Barcelona, are language exchange or conversation exchange webpages good ones? I. I think so. Like, it's. It's. If you can find a great. It's. It all depends on who the person is. If you find a good partner and the price you have to pay is that you speak English to them and then you have to speak Spanish to them, for example. And you're okay with that. And you love that. Great. I think that speaking the two people who, who are speakers of English as a second language, when they practice together, I think it's more effective because all the time goes into speaking in English. But if you find a great partner and it's all about conversation exchange, great. I just know that sometimes it's hard to find a person who has your values and interests in such big impersonal websites. I don't know if you're a part of the influency community or free community, but you can definitely join free conversations there. And of course, take advantage of the Fluency Festival and see if you can find speaking partners because this is a great platform and the community is right here and usually the values are very similar because you're here and that that means you have the same interests. Hadar, which accent would be the more standard version of American pronunciation? Closer to a West Coast Californian accent that is the closest one to standard American. If that's the question, which dialect of English is closer to standard American? I would say west coast with a few nuances. I want to speak English as much as possible. Which method is the best? Find opportunities to speak as simple as that. Just find people to speak with. Join community sessions, join conversation groups, find speaking partners. Look for a job where you have to speak in English. Offer people to teach them something in English that you know, something that is your expertise. Ask your friends, family members to just speak English at home. Speak to yourself. Take no prisoners. Just speak as much as possible. If that's what you want, that is what you need to do. What is prosody? So, Michaela, I hope that it helped like our lesson today helped you. I Saw that there is a lot of interest around prosody. I'm not promising anything, but we will see if next week, even though it's going to be after the festival, we can do a small training around prosody because we've seen seen that there is a lot of interest around pronunciation and prosody. Also. Sorry. Inside the Fluency Festival, if you join Jelena's session, she has a prosody practice group. So you will understand how pronunciation confidence method works to improve your prosody. I highly recommend it. Okay, let's see. Do I understand correctly? Your program is mainly about how to learn English, Sonia? Well, a big part of it is about pronunciation. So a small part of it, right. Just the end module number 10 gives you effective tools on how to learn English. But everything else is the teaching itself pronunciation. We learn dozens of sounds, we learn prosody, we go really deep. Now the how to happens as we teach it. So if I teach you pronunciation, yes, there is a lesson about how to learn pronunciation effectively, right. But because I need to teach you the tools. But it's definitely not what the program is about. It's just a way for me to deliver the content of the lesson. And yes, in the last module I teach you how to. How to effectively learn and practice grammar, vocabulary and listening. Because my program is not about that. But we realize that people need that they need the methods and like to learn. But the the focus is on pronunciation and prosody. I put them together mindset and I connect it to voice. Right. So that would these would be the like that would be the core focus and the underlying work of habits, motivation, clarity, all of that. This is module number one is just like to get you into the momentum, into the work. But it's not the core core part of the program. The core part is really the pronunciation work that is designed to help you reach fluency and also the mindset voice work. And really like I said, voice has to do with how you communicate, but also the permission you give yourself to speak. Alice says, can I post on a story on Facebook instead of Instagram? Yes. I think it would be easier for me if it would be easier for us to see the post if you tag me on a regular post on your profile. Because it's harder for us to track stories on Facebook. So the answer is yes, you can use Facebook. What will happen after the festival? Some of them are from the Q and A form. So after the festival the group is still going to be open until the 19th and that's when you'll still have access to all the live trainings after that. Of course. Next week, you will be invited to join New Sound if you'd like to continue the work with us, and if you'd like to continue your support. If not, we're going to send you an email on how to continue on your own. You have all those tools. And then you will have to make a plan and make a commitment to do it on your own. It's totally possible, otherwise we wouldn't be doing it. But I know that for some people it's better to do it. With others it's better to do it guided, and they're more likely to do it when they commit to something and put money in. Okay, how to put grammar structure into speaking practice? Daniel is asking, so if we're thinking of the pronunciation confidence method, then first there is a prioritization. You have to decide on the key grammar forms and structures that are that you're lacking. And then you want to like, understand what's the difference between what you're trying to learn in your first language. The grammar of your first language. Then you want to repeat the form. So usually what I ask my students to do is to make a list of. Let's say you are trying to learn the past perfect. So to create a lot of examples from the web, to collect a lot of examples, and then just say it out loud like we do in the sprints, to say it out loud again and again and again. That's building pronunciation confidence. Then you want to repeat it, which is what we said. You want to create it on your own. This is practicing intentionally the last step. You want to intentionally use it when you speak and when you create sentences. This is how I teach to work on grammar. I have a video about it that we shared with you. In the list of resources, is it possible to review the last implementation workshop? Yes. All the workshops are recorded and in the replays page on the website. Go to the website, go to the navigation bar. You'll see sprints replay calendar. So go to the replays and then see all the workshops, practice groups, and live training. When I speak English, why do I tend to rush? This is a good question. Several reasons. One, we get nervous. When we get nervous, like there's a lot of adrenaline and then we rush. Second, sometimes people have created a tendency to just speak fast so no one notices their mistakes. I used to do that. This is why I'm laughing. Like it's something that we do. It's just like, let's just get it over with. Okay. And third, it's a habit. Sometimes, you know, maybe English has longer vowels. Maybe you speak a language where the vowels are shorter, so you're used to a certain rhythm and English is slower. So you're trying to fit the rhythm of English into your first language. And then what happens is that you end up speaking faster. So whatever the reason is, and maybe a combination of the three, you end up speaking faster. And it's really important to manage your pace. Now, it does not mean that you need to speak, start speaking like teachers speak to a child. But what's important is to understand that when you speak, there are key words where you have to slow down when you get to them, because that what helps people understand, what are the words that matter? And when you slow down just on those words, it doesn't feel like you. You've completely slowed yourself down because they still want you to feel like yourself. But at the same time, it will help people feel. You will feel more understood. And also pausing a lot of times, and this is an important point, a lot of times we don't want to forget the thought or the words. And we're so afraid that we're going to forget what we wanted to say that we don't take pauses when we speak. Now, punctuation, those pauses is just like the pauses is like punctuation. If you were to read an email with no punctuation whatsoever, it would be very hard for you to understand it even if you had all the time in the world to read it. Speaking is the same. If you don't punctuate your speech by taking small and longer pauses, then it's going to be hard for people to understand. And again, non native speakers are so afraid that they're going to forget that they don't want to pause and they're not present in what they're saying right now. So take being present, not always thinking about the next thought and trying to catch up and trying to make sure that the mouth catches up with your brain, right? Making sure that this is not, that this is aligned will help you slow down without slowing down. Okay, how do I get the sneak peek? Go to hadarchemist.com forward/try and you will get access to the sneak peek. And like Lena said in the comment, it closes at the end of September 11th. And if you join New Sound, you will have lifetime access to the full platform. Okay. Andrea wants to join the New Sound course, but I will be gone for a few days in the holiday. Oh, please. Listen, we. It happens all the time our students go away. It's a long program for three months. This is why we have implementation workshops to give you those breaks. This is why we have incredible support system where you can send a quick message asking, okay, you know, telling our coaches, I just, I was off for, for a week. I don't know what to do, where do I? And then we'll tell you, okay, you can continue from where you left off or leave everything. And start with us now on in mod on module seven. Right. So the support that you're going to get inside of New Sound is like anything. It's not like anything you've seen before. I'm not saying that to brag. I'm saying that because it's part of the agenda, because we know that otherwise it's hard for people to follow through. And if I want my students to get results, I want them to go through the content. But I also know that it could be overwhelming. Could be overwhelming because there is a lot of. And because it forces you to face some things that you don't want to face, like your voice or like your mistakes or like showing up when you don't want to, when you want to hide. And then the tendency is to resist. Resistance wins. And then people quit. I do not want my students to quit. So we do what we can to hold them accountable, starting from building strong habits and ending with giving them incredible, incredible support so that when they're lost before they're totally off track, they know what to do to reach out to us and to get the help they need and the direction. And we're all about shortcuts. So let's say you had a two week vacation or three weeks vacation. We're not going to tell you. Start over, join the same round. We'll give you. We'll tell you, okay, these are just, just go through these lessons, these two lessons, not 10, two. And then come back and be with us now. Because again, I think it's crucial for the success of our students. And this is why we have created and like, you know, we have evolved over the years. This was not the case four years ago when I was running accent makeover and it was just me and another person. We have a big team. We are 10 people and another 10 coaches inside the program and all design. We have community managers, we have support people. And we are here to make sure that you get through the program with success. We have our head of customer success, head of community. So like I said, worry not. If you know that you have to, we will Just create a. Help you create a plan. But there is also implementation workshops and you have lifetime access. So even if you skip one module, you can do redo it at the end. Can we use the Facebook group after the festival? So no. We will be archiving the festival group around closer to the end of the month. And if you don't join New Sound, you are more than invited to join the influencing community. Our free, incredible community where you can keep on practicing and connecting with people. People. So we got you covered no matter what. Okay. Can you elaborate on pitch? Fernanda, I love your questions. Go into the sneak peek and go to the prosody module and go to the lesson about pitch. Pitch is basically the tone of your voice. Low pitch, high pitch. Right. And we play with pitch when we speak. So in this lesson I teach you what pitch is when we use it, why we need it, and how you can practice so you can start integrating it and implementing it. When you speak, is there a specific body language associated with the American accent? Well, America, American accent is very expressive. A lot of facial movement. If you think about British pronunciation, you'll see that most of it is focused in the lips. Sure, darling thing. I'm not sure so sure about that. But not like, not my best British accent, but American is more about the jaw and the movement of the lips. And yes, there's body gesture gestures that are associated with that. Not for everyone. So it's like, I don't want to generalize. There are people who are not going to use body languages at all. There are people who might be very, very inexpensive, expressive. Native speakers have their own challenges when it comes to using their voice and using their bodies authentically. But I also teach body language in the course. There is a lesson about body language at the end module 10. Because I do think that it helps us connect our body to our voice and to be more expressive. Okay, let's see. Sorry, let me see. What is the difference between beyond and New Sound? That's a great question. Beyond is our English practice community. Laura. Laura just got three months inside Beyond. So excited to to welcome you there. And if you decide to join New Sound, you will keep those three months for when you need it, probably after, not at the same time. If you're just starting out with Beyond. Beyond is our English practice community. So that's where you get to practice to speak a lot. You learn bits and pieces, right? We do have coaching sessions, so I do help with Mindset once a month, but it's a lot less intensive and it's really about creating a lifestyle where English is part of your life, so you always have access to coaching and support and community. It's an incredible community and it's an incredible program. But if you were thinking about the foundations and pronunciation in particular, we don't teach pronunciation actively. I get feedback if people ask in a hot seat when we meet monthly or in our Q&As. But it's not like the. The foundational pronunciation work. It's not chronological. It's more like here is your choice, pick and choose based on your needs and on your schedule. So it's more about maintaining the habits and helping you maintain the habits and create a safe space for you to practice. So beyond is incredible for that. But if you feel like you need a real transformation, you want to work on your pronunciation prosody and improve your. Your clarity. If you want to really, you know, take the time and dig deep into the mindset, work in a methodical way. Right. Versus something that is just like that. It's. It's just there. Then I think that New Sound is better for you if all you need is just. You want to stay in the community, you want it to be small and concise, you want to have the challenges, you want to have the speaking opportunities, and you want to have coaches when you need them. Beyond is an incredible place for that. But in my opinion, if you want a real transformation, New sound, and then to maintain that, I would recommend to continue with Beyond. Beyond was created initially to support my signature course, my signature program students. So at the end of the program, they were like, now what? Like you are now, right? Like the end of the festival, now what? Okay, so I'm inviting you to join New Sound and then they'll finish and be like, now what? And then I invite them to join beyond so we can still support them and the community is kept. So ideally, this is the. The. The. The healthiest evolution of and transition from the eternal learner to the new speaker of English. Let's see. More questions. Sorry. Let's see. Okay, so Luisa is asking Hadar and team, I would like to join conversation groups on a regular basis. How can I do that? Two options. One, if you. If you decide to join us inside New Sound, we have several conversation groups every single week. If not, then in the influency community, there is the speaking club. And then you have a few sessions to choose from with the entire community and influency community hosts who are influency community incredible members who host sessions and you can do it there as well. Okay. I'm just trying to. I want. Giri Prasad is saying I want to improve my vocabulary first. Finding hard with daily workplace conversations with native speakers. I would bet that it's not that you need to improve your vocabulary, it's that you need to improve your active vocabulary because I bet that you still understand them but the words don't come out. And then I would say don't spend your time learning words that you don't know. It's just you have to actively speak. So first of all, speak. Speaking a lot more would help. But also recognizing the words that you don't use and you know and, and focusing on learning them in. In the worksheet that we've shared with you with resources to videos that I've created in the past, there is one video that has gotten great response. It has way above 1 million views because people really resonate with it which is how to improve your passive vocabulary. So I really recommend for you to go and watch it. There is a, there is a freebie, you can download it which will guide you on how to do that. Okay. So practice work on improving your passive vocabulary, not just your vocabulary. Okay, who has already joined the sneak peek? Who are. Who has access already? Let me know in the chat so I know. Now it doesn't taste weird anymore. Good. Wasim is in and you have comments there. So I would love to know what you think. So once you watch a lesson, please let me know in the comments what you think and if you have questions. My team is going to be there. We're going to continue supporting you inside the platform link is not working so try again to hadar she image.com forward/try if not write to support supportadarshemish.com and we will help you. Or just write a post in the Facebook group and the team is going to help you. Yay. A lot of me. Okay, when is the ne next round? The next round is going to be at the beginning. Usually it's in the spring of 2023, so we don't have the exact date yet, but it's going to be somewhere in the first quarter of 2023. More questions. Okay, more questions from today. Let's see. How, when, how will the new sound schedule be? So I think I talked about it but we have like every week we have a different module and every day you have a plan. So it's around 30 minutes a day, one day off throughout the week. But you don't have to follow it rigidly. Right. It's just A recommendation and we tell you what you can skip and whatnot. Usually. And usually we include in that conversation, practice and conversation time. But you can decide to do it daily, you can decide to do it every other day or create your own timeline and your own schedule. Good. I keep seeing a lot of me's. That means that A, everything's working, which is all always a concern when you're thinking about digital stuff, right? Hence my microphone, my camera and my Internet over the last four days, so it's working. And B that so many of you are interested in the sneak peek, which makes me very, very happy. And again, like, I think it's a great opportunity whether you're considering new sound or not. How and where can I practice PCM Pronunciation Confidence method with a working group so you can practice. You can look on the website for the practice groups with Christina and Jelena and just join. Join. All the information is inside the calendar and at the top of the website you have a list of what's coming up today. If you click the link, you'll have a pop up. Pop up Oz and father, as in cup pop up. That will give you all the information, including the link. Did you record the com. Your conversation group or pronunciation practice groups with Yellen, Implementation workshop with Christina. A lot of things conversation groups are not recorded out of like respect to the privacy of the people participating. But we did record the pronunciation group and the implementation group. So everything with those two are recorded. Practice listening practice group is also recorded. Okay, what else? A person who works 8 hours daily plus commute. I would like to know what is the intensity of new sound. I love that. You know, last year, last round, before last round, we had a student called Aline from Brazil and she's a working mom. She's very busy. She was like one of the reasons why she didn't want to join New Sound was because she did not have time. She was like, I'm not going to have time to invest, you know, three hours a week, three hours a day to practice. This program is designed for busy people. We assume that the people who are going to consume it are people who have families to take care of. They have businesses, they have work, they have to commute, they have to, you know, to. It's like we live in a reality where most of us need to work. You know, we. We spend a lot of time doing other things. So. But we also respect the need to make a change and really trying to do something that. Because you know that you need to do different things than to get different results. So yes, New Sound is a commitment, but it's designed for people who are busy. So at the beginning in the orientation session, I give you the priority on what to do and what to focus on. So for example, first I tell you the core content is most important. Okay. And which means the videos that you watch at your own time, in your own pace. So it's, it's at your own pace. So it's really like something that you can do on your own without anyone else and only come and ask for the coaching and support that you need. And then you can, you can take a full year to do it as long as you're doing it consistently. And then the other circle is all the coaching and the conversation groups which you can add based on your availability and need. You don't have to do it to see results. Of course it's amazing and of course it's great. But if you're very busy, then you might not get to it. And then finally you have the Facebook group that, for example, Aline, she was very focused on the core content and only joined a few conversation groups and a few hot seat sessions. Hot seats is like a coaching session with me or, or the other coaches, Christina and Jelena, where we give you, we work individually with our students for 10, 15 minutes. So you know, she only joined a few and she wasn't active in the Facebook community because that was her decision so she could stay on track and she managed to get there all the way till the end. We get it, we get that people are busy and that's not like something that is going to be too demanding until you can't live your life. It's supposed to, it's designed, it's modular. We have breaks, we have implementation weeks and we have a very specific schedule so you don't have to spend time on figuring out what to do. You know exactly what to do and then that you know that time is saved. So as a busy person, as a busy mom who is very present at home with her girls, I know what it's like to want to achieve things and want to do things, but at the same time, still I want to keep my sanity, my well being and being with my family and still do the work that I need to do for my team and my students and myself. I get it. And this is why when I design the programs, I design a program that I would want to feel comfortable in. And this is why, by the way, when you do join, you'll see that you have an opportunity to, to join and test it out, because we have a refund period for two weeks. Because, again, I want you to be 110% certain that this program is for you. Right. I'm not interested in you paying us money and not doing the work. I'm not interested in that. You're going to be resentful, you're not going to be happy. You're not going to see results. And that's, first of all, bad karma, bad business energy, bad teaching energy. So we want you to be very happy even if you don't go through the entire program but just three modules and you'll see results. That's also amazing. And that happens a lot. So many of my students will tell you I only gone through half of the program and still have seen incredible results. Adults and. And if you, you know, you. You will see, you will hear student stories. If you're really interested in that, in hearing more. Okay. Another question about fluency. Oh, good question, Jose. I feel pretty fluent when speaking, but when it comes to using phrasal verbs, I could get blocked. Any recommendations? Don't worry about phrasal verbs. Just treat it like other words. Just regular verse words. We put phrasal verbs on a pedestal, and then we're like, oh, you know, we really need to know to be fluent, or we really want to get it, but it's not ingrained in us. And then we get frustrated about it, or we treat it like we feel that it blocks us. So if you want to learn phrasal verbs, treat it just like learning words. And you already. I've already shared my method for learning words. It's in the video that we've shared with you. Don't think of this like trying to figure out the system of phrasal verbs. It's not going to work. It's too confusing. It's too, like, you know, it's too random. The particles change. A phrasal verb can have several meanings. Treat it like regular words that you just learn as a package, right? As a set. And that is a word in your vocabulary. And then you need to use it to practice it like you would practice any new word that you're trying to help to make more active. Okay? And if you can express yourself without using phrasal verbs and with using other words instead, do it. And don't feel bad about it because you're still super fluent. The most important thing and what I'm seeing here is that I feel very fluent. Fluent. And, you know, cheers to that. Let's first kind of like, enjoy that. And. And second, make A list of 15 phrasal verbs that get you stuck and that you know that you need to use and that you're aware of. And. And use the pronunciation confidence method. Prioritize, choose those 15 pronounce. Make sure that you know how to say them, and you say them out loud quite a few times. Perception. That's before. How is it different from how you would say it in your first language? Repetition. Repeat it many times in context and then use it intentionally. Practice speaking while using them when the circumstances are not demanding meaning. Not when you are pitching to your boss, but when you are practicing on your own with your phone. Yes. PCM works well with phrasal verbs as well. Exactly. So it's. But you have to treat it like a word and not try to fall into the trap of, you know, phrasal verbs as a thing that you need to learn. I think it's very deceiving. I think how it's being taught on YouTube is confusing because they try to give you a list, right? You know, build in, build up, build out. I just invented a few phrasal verbs. Give in, give up, give away. And. And there is no connection except for the coincidence of the word give. Right. But it's. It's just like three different words, three different definitions. And that is where the brain gets all like your brain, you know that emoji where like the mind blowing emoji where your brain explodes is like, what am I missing here? You're not missing anything because there isn't a thing. It's just. It's just the language being efficient and taking verbs and turning them into more words. So just learn them as words. Does that make sense? Good. Thank you. Amar. Amar, can you share the phrasal verb myth video in the chat? Okay, good. Bon. Okay, next up, how much time do we have? Let's take one more question. Hernan is saying the most difficult position for my tongue to do is the strong R. I can't pull it back and flatted aside among my teeth. Any suggestions? You're asking me if I have suggestions for the pronunciation of the R? Why, yes, I do. Thank you for asking it. And we're gonna wrap up with a pronunciation lesson. So to pronounce the R. Here's the thing. You don't need to pull your tongue back. The only thing that I mean, yes, but the only thing that you need to focus on is two things. One, trying to understand your native language. Okay. Assuming, let's say Spanish, right? So in Spanish, let's Say you use the trilled R by using the tip of the tongue against the upper palate. So again, perception priority. You already know that the R is a challenge. Perception. In Spanish, let's say, or Russian or Arabic, the tip of the tongue touches the upper palate, right? It's a trill for Hebrew speakers and French speakers and German speakers. The back of the tongue touches the soft palate, okay? So first of all, you have to understand what it is that you do yourself. The second part is, how is it different from English? In English, the tongue does not touch anything. Not in the far back, like the sound and not the front. The tongue literally sits there in the middle of the mouth. Okay? You don't need to pull it back so much. That's not what makes the sound. I know that people talk about pulling the tongue all the way. That's not what makes the sound. What makes the sound is this part that needs to touch the sides of the teeth, and that creates a little bit of tension. And then there is also the root of the tongue. The tense is up. Now, one of the ways to do that is to move from a sound. Let's all do it. And as you do, you just. You're just moving it away as if you don't want it to vibrate anymore. You're moving it away until you hear this muffled sound, right? Move it away and feel how the sides of the tongue start to touch the sides of your teeth, because that's what happens. Now, one more thing that you can try is to try to flatten your tongue. Now, I know for some of you that might be very strange, right? Your tongue can be narrow, can be flat. Try to maybe bite on the sides of the tongue, to feel the sides and try to push the sides against the teeth. Okay? That part. So it's here. It has to touch. If it doesn't touch, the tongue is not going to curl into that ball that creates that ish sound. So pull it in, and as you do it, make sure that the sides of the tongue touch the sides of the teeth. Then one important element is that you round your lips. This part is really important. Look, if I do this, the sound kind of like disappears into the air. But if I round my lips, I grab it and the sound resonates inside the mouth. And then you get a stronger R sound. So again, moving from a sound. Muffled. Now you. Now the tongue's in the middle of the mouth, and I. I want you to feel like you're like. I want to make. I want you to make sure. That the tip of the tongue is not touching. So what you can do is use your finger, if it's clean, and even push your tongue inside, right. To make sure to stop it from touching the upper palate. Right? And then that there is that muffled sound. And then play with the tongue. Imagine it like a play doh, or a big piece of dough or bubble gum or something that you're just moving inside your mouth without bringing the tip of the tongue to touch. Think of it like a W sound and not an R sound. Because for you, an R is very distinctly like or. Or whatever R you're pronouncing. But it's not this weird R sound that sounds like nothing for speakers who don't have that. So you pull it in. You round your lips to grab the sound. The sides of the tongue touch the sides of the teeth. Let's all try together, together. Pull it in, right? Make sure the tongue doesn't touch round your lips. And then open it up for a vowel. Now, I know that this might be confusing, but if you need, you can re. Watch it. The idea is to bring the sides of the tongue to the sides. And there are several exercises like that or the L moving from L to the R. Another exercise is to move from. To do this, right, Go from ah to L to ah. Allah. And then to say the L without touching the upper palate. Notice the difference. And then again without touching. Arrah. Arrah. Can you hear it? And then in. And then what I want you to do is to try it again. You lift the tongue up as if for an L, without touching. Then you close your lips. It takes practice. The R is one of the hardest sounds to acquire. Acquire. I'm not gonna lie, but it's possible. I've seen it happen over and over again. Just so you know, for kids, it's like the last sound that people acquire is the kids acquire as well. And that's the most confused sounds for kids. Like, you know, Rs and Ls, Rs and Ws. But really start by, you know, just make it a W at first. Wed. White wheelie. And then try to combine that like. Like where you lift the tongue up. If you do decide to join new sound. As you'll see, we have several stages that teach you the sound and practice guide to help you understand what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong. And then ultimately a lot of drills for you to practice so you can build that muscle memory. Sylvia says yes, it's possible to flatten the tongue is what's super challenging. Great. So, Hernan, start creating a daily drill for yourself where you're sitting in front of the mirror and you're just doing this. It's going to take you five days and then you'll get it. You can also put your fingers on the sides of the tongue and push against the fingers. Because you have so many muscles in your tongue, you just don't know how to use them. But you can. You just need to. To teach yourself how you can actually control the tongue, the muscles of your tongue. And when you know, then you can do anything. Because basically pronunciation is just using your muscles in a certain way. So you just need clarity. It's science. Unlike prosody, that is art. Because you need to like. It depends on what you're trying to say and everything. But pronunciation is science. Do this. Hear that? That's it. So it's just a matter of teaching you how to use your articulation organs to get to those sounds. Okay, Masoud is asking how many sessions are we're going to. Are we going to have. We have two coaching sessions a week where you can sign up to work with a coach. We have one practice group a week where you can. You actually. It's like one long sprint like the practice groups here. And. And you have several conversation groups a week throughout all the weeks of New Sound. This is inside of New Sound. Hernan, keep me posted on how that's going. Right. Still inside the Fluency community in Fluency, the Fluency Festival community, if you're in the group. All right, my friends, thank you so, so much for your incredible participation and for being here and for all the great questions, I just want to recap really quickly. First of all, if you want to win a 60 minute live with me where I can coach you on pronunciation. Hernan, if you want that R sound figured out, join the raffle. Just take a screenshot right now, share it on Instagram or on your Facebook profile. Tag me hashtag Fluency Fest, and you will enter a raffle. We'll announce the winner tomorrow. So that is one thing. And then another thing is that if you want to try New Sound and get a trial version of New Sound with six full lessons and resources to practice and keep for good, then go to hadarshamish.com try if you're struggling, write it in the Facebook group or contact us@supportccentsway.com thank you beautiful people. I'll see you tomorrow at the same time. Minus two and minus two hours. And we will meet with our incredible students that I'm so excited for you to get to know them and hear their stories. They're so inspiring and encouraging, and they're going to give you a lot of clarity. Clarity. So I'll see you tomorrow. And up until then, keep up, make mistakes, because that's the only way to learn. Love you all. Take care. See you soon. Bye.