Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Southern Drawl - Speak with an Accent

The Southern Drawl - Speak with an Accent Tube. Duration : 3.33 Mins.


This lesson is designed to help the speaker affect a Southern drawl by employing two key changes: 'AH' leans toward 'AW' lot, father, knock, locked, shop, spot R' vowels are exaggerated four, hear, started, perfect, girl, care The monologue is Mary Frances Lannen from "Pandora 2011: Accounts of the Cursed Shopping Center." The last time I saw Alma McDowell? Her father checked in at four, and at eight there come a knock on the office door. It was locked because I was taking my break. Thing is, I was across the parking lot at that malt shop. Seeing how it was springtime, the night was perfect for sitting out, so I could hear her knock. Well, by the time I got up, went through the shop, and came to the office door, that girl done started knocking on motel room doors. At the time, I thought she was the man's girlfriend or something, so I kept out of it. 'Sides the office phone was ringing, and Betty Lou—that's my boss—does spot checks from time-to-time, to make sure I answer the phone. Personally, I don't much care for the phone. I answer it, but I don't like it, you know. You never know who's on the other end of the line. Available on the Kindle: www.amazon.com Available in hardcover and paperback:www.barnesandnoble.com 'Pandora 2011', 'Speak with an Accent' and 'Dialect Training for Actors' can also both be found on Facebook. Learn the basics of twelve accents in minutes with the 'Speak with an Accent' Compact Disc. Ivan Borodin has broken down 12 popular accents into ...

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