Intonation Clinic by Kim Dodge

Intonation Clinic

Master Melody, Music, and Meaning in English

Master Melody, Music, and Meaning

You know your English speaking voice has so much more potential.

You want to sound more interesting, more engaging, and more natural when you talk.

Intonation Clinic will teach you how to create the melody and music of English through the rise and fall of your voice.

After one month, you’ll feel confident that you’re expressing the right emotions, attitude, and meaning through your tone.

Remember:

Your ideas matter.

Your voice is a powerful tool.

You can learn how to express yourself effectively.

You know that something’s missing when you speak English.

Even though your language skills are good (you might already be fluent!), you still don’t sound the way you want to.

Maybe your pitch is all over the place - you know you need more control.

Or your voice sounds flat - you realize that Americans are much more expressive than you.

You’re tired of misunderstandings based on the way people interpret what they hear in your tone of voice.

You want to finally feel confident that you're communicating your feelings and intentions clearly.

Ever asked yourself one of these questions?

“I’ve been working on the ups and downs of my voice… but it seems like there’s more to intonation than that.What am I missing?”

“Why do people think I sound bored, annoyed, or demanding when I'm actually trying to sound polite?”

“Will I ever sound as interesting, friendly, or emotional as Americans do when I speak English?”

Here's what I know about you.

You are definitely aware that you sound different than native speakers.

You can hear pitch rises and falls, but when you try it, you're not sure if you're doing it right.

You like listening to people who sound expressive, energetic, and friendly.

You’ve probably watched a bunch of YouTube videos on stress and intonation. Maybe you’ve tried shadowing or imitating what you hear.

You get that intonation is important: after all, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.

You want to have more control over your tone of voice.

You’re nervous that you’ll choose the wrong intonation and your meaning will be completely misunderstood.

You want to make sure your tone reflects the true intentions behind your words.

You know that you can use your voice to communicate your ideas more powerfully.

You're ready to learn how.

You're looking for step-by-step guidance so you can feel confident that you’re expressing precisely what it is you want to express.

In short, you want to improve your intonation, and you want help.

intonation (noun): the way your pitch rises and falls when you speak in order to communicate feelings, emotions, and attitudes

clinic (noun): an intensive session of instruction in a specific skill or field of knowledge

Step 1: Intonation Basics: Melody and Music of English

You’ll discover how to create the natural rise and fall in pitch throughout your sentences by stressing, or emphasizing, the right words.

You’ll find out how to emphasize key words in order to bring attention to important ideas, clarify your meaning, and answer questions confidently.

You’ll understand how to change your inflection by focusing attention on different words and by shifting your pitch up or down through steps and glides.

Step 2: Intonation Patterns in American English

Next, you’ll master the three primary intonation patterns in American English: rising, falling, and non-final intonation.

You’ll understand how to choose the right intonation pattern in normal statements as well as five different types of questions.

You’ll find out how to use intonation in longer sentences and how to break your ideas into logical thought groups to make it easier for people to follow what you’re saying.

Step 3: Express Your Emotions and Meaning Through Intonation

Building on this strong foundation, you’ll learn how to develop social and emotional intelligence in English by deciphering and communicating different emotions, attitudes, and feelings in English.

You’ll practice changing your pitch for various conversational reasons, as well as how to express positive emotions and indicate negative feelings and opinions.

You’ll understand how to choose the right intonation pattern for the situation and understand nuances of American intonation that will help you understand native speakers and fit in better.

Step 4: How to Use Intonation in Real-Life Conversations

The last section of the Intonation Clinic will help you put what you’ve learned into practice by examining real-life situations where you’ll need to use the right intonation.

You’ll learn different ways to sound more polite using stress and intonation, as well as how to speak with authority or uncertainty, and how to show openness and respect.

You’ll understand how to use intonation to have more interesting conversations, how to sound more engaging, and how to show you're listening to keep conversations going smoothly - just by using your tone of voice.

Last but not least, you’ll learn special uses of intonation in American culture so that you present the best version of yourself when speaking English.

What Will Change When You Master Intonation

Intonation helps you understand the deeper meaning behind the words you hear.

You'll understand exactly what people mean when they stress different words or change their tone of voice. You'll be able to decipher key information that isn't said in words, but with a change in inflection.

Intonation helps sound more like a native speaker and improves your accent.

Your pitch will sound more natural, and less robotic. Your voice will sound more expressive and less monotone. Your accent will improve because you'll be using the music and melody of English correctly.

Intonation helps you communicate how you feel without needing the perfect words.

You'll understand how to use your voice more powerfully to emphasize key parts of your message. You'll be able to sound more polite, more professional, and more respectful of other people's ideas.

Intonation helps people follow what you're saying and encourages better conversations.

You'll know how to keep people listening by breaking your ideas into smaller pieces and helping them follow along.

You'll feel confident reflecting other people's emotions back to them with your voice.

You'll be able to use the rise and fall of your pitch to encourage people to respond to your questions, to wait before jumping in, or to invite them to keep talking.

What's Inside the Intonation Clinic

27 detailed video lessons with clear explanations and tons of practice exercises
Five modules designed to help you build the skills you need step by step
Practice exercises and drills for each and every video lesson so that you can immediately practice what you learn
Assignments and next steps for each and every video lesson so you know how to apply what you've learned to your real life
Support for your questions and concerns within the course site as well as by email
Guidebook with complete transcripts for when you want to review

Intonation Clinic Is Different Than Other Programs

Speaking courses usually teach words and expressions, but not how you should say them, even though the way you change your pitch can completely change the meaning.

Accent reduction programs often focus on how you say certain sounds, even though stress and intonation are what truly help people understand you (even if you make pronunciation mistakes).

If you want sound like and be understood by native speakers, you need to master both key aspects of intonation: the melody and music of English, as well as how to express your emotions and attitude through your tone of voice.

During the Intonation Clinic, I’ll guide you through all of this step-by-step.

If you’re tired of trying to decipher intonation through bits and pieces of knowledge, Intonation Clinic is for you - we'll cover it all!

What's included?

32 videos 4 text files

What's Inside the Intonation Clinic

Welcome to the Intonation Clinic

Introduction to Intonation in American English

Intonation Clinic

Master Melody, Music, and Meaning

Remember:

You know that something’s missing when you speak English.

Ever asked yourself one of these questions?

Here's what I know about you.

You get that intonation is important: after all, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.

You want to have more control over your tone of voice.

Step 1: Intonation Basics: Melody and Music of English

Step 2: Intonation Patterns in American English

Step 3: Express Your Emotions and Meaning Through Intonation

Step 4: How to Use Intonation in Real-Life Conversations

What Will Change When You Master Intonation

What's Inside the Intonation Clinic

Intonation Clinic Is Different Than Other Programs

What's included?

What's Inside the Intonation Clinic

I can't wait to guide you during the Intonation Clinic.

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