Showing posts with label American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

American Accent Training for Indian Speakers

American Accent Training for Indian Speakers Tube. Duration : 8.85 Mins.


This video focuses on the key issues first language Indian speakers face when attempting to speak with an American accent. Learn how to be perceived as speaking "more slowly" without slowing down! Use breath & stressed syllables to your advantage. Distinguish the /v/ and /w/ sounds with greater control; articulate the /th/ sound more smoothly; make the post-vocalic /r/ audible and differentiate it form the Indian one. Learn how not to have to repeat what you say when you speak to Americans!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

TEDxIIT - Onye Ozuzu - Technology of the American Dancing Body

TEDxIIT - Onye Ozuzu - Technology of the American Dancing Body Tube. Duration : 18.88 Mins.


Onye Ozuzu, Chair of Columbia College Chicago's Dance Center, is a performing artist, choreographer, educator and administrator. Her work has been notable for its balance of visionary and practical progress in the arenas of curricular, artistic and community development of diversity, collaboration and interdisciplinary performance arts. Her work has been seen at The Joyce Soho (New York, NY), Kaay Fecc Festival De Toutes les Danses (Dakar, Senegal), Lisner Auditorium (Washington, DC), McKenna Museum of African American Art (New Orleans), and many locations worldwide. She was a 2010 recipient of the Innovative Seed Grant, University of Colorado's most prestigious research grant, for her ethnographic research project ADADIA African Drum and Dance in America: the Oral History Archive. About the talk Onye Ozuzu shares her idea of relating the body to the technology development. Her dance gains momentum by integrating with various culture, discipline and techniques. About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and ...

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Stratocaster pickups comparison - American Standard vs Custom Shop 69 vs 57/62

Stratocaster pickups comparison - American Standard vs Custom Shop 69 vs 57/62 Tube. Duration : 12.43 Mins.


Here's a comparison of three popular strat pickup sets. A CP60s strat is used as a host. First is a set of pickups taken from a 90s American Standard Strat. The Custom Shop 69 pickups that follow are the ones that the guitar came with (signed by Abby!) and last is a set of aftermarket 57/62 pickups. The American Standard and the CS69 are reverse wound/reverse polarity (RW/RP, hum-cancelling at positions 2 and 4) while the aftermarket 57/62s are not. The mint pickguard was replaced with a tortoise one during the process. I did this comparison for two reasons: First, to compare the pickups with everything else staying exactly the same, and second, to help me find out why my guitar sounds so dull : ( Quick links: bridge / bridge+mid / mid / mid+neck / neck Std. .: 00:00 / 00:48 / 01:35 / 02:29 / 03:17 CS69: 04:05 / 04:54 / 05:41 / 06:30 / 07:15 57/62: 08:08 / 09:03 / 09:51 / 10:46 / 11:38 Equipment used: Pick: Dunlop Ultex Sharp 0.90 Strings: Ernie Ball Power Slinky (.011 -.048) (same set of five-days-old strings was used on all recordings) Guitar: Fender Classic Player 60s Stratocaster (all stock besides the pickups) Cable: Evidence 'The Melody', 2 meters long Amp: 1973 Fender Super Reverb, recapped and retubed (Tung Sol tubes) with original CTS Alnico speakers. Plugged into the vibrato channel. Amp knob settings: Volume 2, Treble 8, Middle 5, Bass 4.5, Reverb 2, Speed 0, Intensity 0. Mic: Shure SM57, 90 degrees to grill cloth, at the center of the speaker, almost touching ...

Thursday, October 18, 2012

American Accent Training -- Part 05 | aw sound | Spoken English | ESL | Vocabulary

American Accent Training -- Part 05 | aw sound | Spoken English | ESL | Vocabulary Video Clips. Duration : 6.33 Mins.


American accent training video lesson to speak fluent English like a native English speaker. AW: When your lips form a circular formation, however, a bit of more opening than an exact O. Now listen to your teacher how he producs the AW sound. For example, All : AW-ll Bought : bAW-t Fall : f-AW-ll Thought : thAW-t Call : kAW-ll Fought : fAW-t Tall : tAW-ll Long : lAW-ng Hall : hAW-ll Taught : tAW-t Squash : sqAW-sh War : wAW-r Ball : bAW-ll Brawl : brAW-l Wall : wAW-ll Solve : sAW-lv Contract : kAWn-trai-kt Crawl : krAW-l Caught : kAW-t Walk : wAW-k Posture : pAWs-chur Now those words are used in sentences. All the kids ran to the playground in their break time. She looked down and was afraid she might Fall. The Call Center Industry is at a booming stage. The city was full of extremely Tall buildings. For the marriage we must book a banquet Hall. In the game of Squash the Ball has to hit the Wall. Can I have your Contact number? The police Caught him red handed. I think he bought a second hand car. Before signing the papers give it a complete Thought. I think they both Fought all night long. I must've Taught you how to ride a bike when you were young. America and Iraq were on War for so many years. You'll always find a Brawl happening near a Bar. Who can actually Solve this question of mine? Babies first Crawl before they can actually Walk. It's important to keep a straight Posture while Walking. How to speak fluent English with neutral, American, british accent training ...