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WOW! Over 110,000 downloads!!! Midwinter Tuition's Pauline Midwinter shares her tips and hints on how to correctly produce vowel sounds & consonants when aiming for clear pronunciation. These are demonstrated in isolation, within words and finally sentences. Intonation is examined. Spelling variatio…

Pauline Midwinter


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    Elocution News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020


    https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/citizens-for-uyyakondan-chart-a-new-course/article30490765.ece https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/two-of-viswabharati-school-students-bag-prizes-minister-kodali-venkateswara-rao--593434 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/fatima-mujawar-gets-awards-in-national-pharmaceutical-congress/articleshow/72948681.cms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/accent-reduction-newcomers-ottawa-1.5402451 https://news.sky.com/story/voters-dont-care-if-labour-leader-has-ovaries-or-northern-accent-says-ex-mp-jenny-chapman-11888948 https://www.engvid.com/how-to-remember-ipa-phoneme-symbols-my-tricks/

    Elocution For Singers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019


    This time of year we're gearing up for concerts of all sorts, or maybe just singing round the Christmas Tree, or in church, or by the photocopier for the office party. Wherever your debut will be, ensure good articulation by using these tips!

    Square breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019


    September - an Ode and Hello Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019


    September is a great time for a fresh start!

    FREE Udemy course available!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019


    Go to my website www.midwintertuition.co.uk and check out the shop page for my free Tongue Twisters course! There's also a course aimed at families and those aiming for RP.

    Top 10 Tips for Lowering the Pitch of your Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


    The list is included on the resources section of my website www.midwintertuition.co.uk

    -ed endings of regular past tense words

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018


    Thinking about how to say these words - using the last sound of the verb, rather than relying on memory!

    KIT episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018


    This is an episode to help people Keep In Touch with me - I just briefly go through some ways you can contact me if you need any help. Short and simple!

    How can I change my voice forever?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018


    A child asked me this week - "Can I change my voice forever?" Here are some tips to help you towards this aim...

    Contractions - no, I'm not in labour!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 8:27


    Have a listen to some examples of contracted words (such as I'm, he's, she'd etc) and listen to some of the common mistakes people make. Listen and repeat the smooth transition from vowel to consonant. The list will be available on my website - www.midwintertuition.co.uk

    HELLO and Tongue Exercises!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 9:58


    Just a quick chat to get me back into podcasting!!! It's been soooooooo long!!!

    Featuring the Midwinter Offspring - Word endings.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 8:11


    Jennifer and Christopher sing a song they've learned at school, which leads on to me talking about sharpening up those word endings. A short and sweet one as the school run is impending!

    New Year, New Voice, 2016 - Vowel Sounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 8:49


    Let's stretch out the vowel sounds that we should begin our vocal training with. A simple set of sounds that we use all the time.

    New Year, New Voice, 2016 - Warm Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 10:45


    Listen to Pauline warming up her voice on a freezing cold January morning. Hear the difference between the start of the podcast and the end as she goes through some simple but effective warming up techniques. Use these exercises after the breathing exercises that you learned with the previous podcast.

    New Year, New Voice, 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 7:14


    Breathing. The power behind the voice. Let us begin from the very beginning and remember how to breathe, why we breathe, use our breath effectively and efficiently.

    T vs. L

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 7:33


    A discussion of the differences and similarities between the two alveolar sounds. Go to www.midwintertuition.co.uk for more details 7shi64cf

    The Snail and the Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2015 10:04


    Written by Julia Donaldson, this book is a beautiful read. Reading aloud is a fantastic way to improve your pronunciation and rhythm.

    Muscular Flexibility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2015 9:37


    I use Voice Box exercises for this episode - fantastic tongue twisters designed to exercise to increase precision in rapid change. Some of them are quite a challenge!

    Consonant / Vowel - W Plus Short OO

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015 5:49


    Let's try some words that begin with w followed by the short oo sound. It's very tricky! Take it slow. Use a mirror if needed.

    "If" by Rudyard Kipling.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2015 3:42


    Amateur Alert: I thought I had started recording, so apologies if the podcast leaps straight into the poem! I did do a lovely introduction! Listen to the lovely rhythm of the poem, to the rhyming and overall the beautiful sentiment. Read it yourself and try it out. Try learning it off by heart too to increase your off text confidence.

    Poetry Reading - Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 7:38


    A gorgeous poem. Listen and then read it yourself, find the text at poemhunter.com

    The Letter 'e' that sounds like 'i'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2014 10:11


    A little chat about how the letter 'e' can sound like an 'i'

    Elocution Lesson 1 Resources (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2014 1:47


    A revision aid for current students although listeners can hear the intonation and pronunciation of many common sounds, words and phrases. It's at a bit of a pace and split over two podcasts.

    Elocution Lesson 1 Resources (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2014 11:38


    A revision aid for current students although listeners can hear the intonation and pronunciation of many common sounds, words and phrases. It's at a bit of a pace and split over two podcasts.

    Vocal Health Tips in the Winter Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 10:33


    I forgot to say - I wear a scarf ALL the time in the winter to try and keep my vocal folds nice and warm. I'm not sure how scientific that is but it makes me feel better! Listen to some tips gathered from my experience and some online research.

    Elocution - Consonants - NG sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 10:55


    An examination of the nasal velar consonant sound generally represented by NG.

    Ear Eer Ere! A Falling Diphthong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2014 10:19


    Let's think about falling diphthongs! 100,000 DOWNLOADS now! Wow! THANKYOU GUYS!!!!

    Elocution for Jobseekers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 10:51


    This week, Pauline goes through some reasons why good Elocution is essential for Jobseekers.

    The Consonant 'H'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 7:04


    Pauline and her 4 year old son Christopher talk about the letter 'H'.

    Repetition and Disfluencies in Public Speaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2014 6:53


    We use Ed Miliband's speech at the Labour Party conference as our starting point, then discuss repetition in speeches followed by disfluencies in everyday conversation.

    The Letter 'R'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2014 8:12


    SUCH a tricky letter sound. Let's work through it together.

    TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2014 6:36


    Arrrr! Avast me hearties! Let's speak some PIRATE today!

    The 'er' Sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2014 6:36


    Here we briefly examine the sound made by er/ir/ear/ur in words like 'bird'. See my website www.midwintertuition.co.uk for a list of words.

    Vocal Projection - a Few Tips!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 9:24


    Here I go through some ideas for ways in which you can improve the volume at which you project your voice.

    EPISODE 50! Diphthong 'air' 65k DOWNLOADS! THANKYOU!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2014 7:36


    Thankyou for listening to my podcast - now at 65k downloads and 50 episodes long. Today we look at 'air'.

    Elocution - A Mini Lesson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2014 8:26


    A refresher for previous and current students and an introduction to how an Elocution lesson might work for newbies.

    Intonation - Hopes and Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2014 8:03


    Poetry Reading - Daffodils by William Wordsworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2014 9:18


    Lateral Consonant - L

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2014 7:47


    Pauline demonstrates how and where to make the L sound, gives some example words and a training technique. It is all about tongue strength this week!

    Intonation - Linking Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2014 6:27


    Pauline and her daughter Jennifer briefly explore linking words. We are both snotty and poorly so it's short today!

    Consonants - Semi-Vowel - W

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2014 6:07


    Today we examine the semi-vowel / consonant sound 'W'. We look at words then sentences that use the sound. Listen and repeat to practise the sound.

    Intonation - Congratulations / Compliments

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2014 9:11


    Today I talk through some examples of how to say 'Well done' or 'really?' type phrases. Listen through then listen with lots of pausing and repeating! Practice copying the intonation until your vocal pattern matches mine.

    Consonants - CH / DZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2014 7:59


    A simultaneous podcast / vodcast this week! I recorded the audio of my youtube channel video this week, where I examine the CH / DZ sound.

    Intonation - Lists and a series of similar items

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2014 8:11


    Together we can practice list making using intonation. I give some guidance regarding how to make a list then we examine how to show the items are equally important or related to each other.

    Vowels - Diphthong - eur / ewe / ur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2014 7:44


    A contentious sound - some people pronounce this in slightly different ways so be prepared to practice it and pronounce it differently to your peers!

    Intonation in Greetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 6:27


    A simple concept - the Greeting. Get the intonation right and make the best first impression possible. Listen and repeat.

    Consonants - B and P

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 8:58


    Pauline uses four different resources to explain how to pronounce the two consonants so that they sound different.

    Intonation - Reassurances and Contradictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 10:46


    In this episode Pauline gives some examples of commonly-used reassuring sentences, taken from Thompson's 'Intonation in Practice'. We look at where the rise and fall occur. Listen to Pauline and repeat slowly. Secondly Pauline gives some examples of how we contradict people, either by disagreeing or correcting them. The intonation pattern is different so listen carefully and repeat. Email for copies of PDFs, for more info or to book an Elocution lesson - info@midwintertuition.co.uk

    Elocution - S and Z in Plurals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2013 5:27


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