It's our third week of training and I feel that based on our recording, there isn't a lot of improvement with the accent and the diction and all that jazz...well, not to my ear anyways. But maybe there is.
We've accomplished a lot in such a seemingly short time, from group presentations to sharing anecdotes to convincing other people to support an advocacy. And of course, the usual Thursday recordings. Oh, I did sound more "normal" compared to my usual breathless presentations. I say breathless because by the time I get to the middle part of my recording, I sound like I'm running out of breath....hehehe...it's difficult to pace yourself when your heart beats too fast because your nervous and have to think about American speech music, pronouncing words correctly and at the same time, stressing words. Sometimes my voices ends up sounding squeaky, or high pitched. Being high pitched is really how I am and I have to make a conscious effort not to do that.
But, all in all, I am glad with the way that I've progressed. It may not be remarkable to some people but the confidence that I've gained is, as the commercial goes, "priceless."
On to the fourth week and the end of the training, which I look forward to with excitmement and trepidation at the same time.
We've accomplished a lot in such a seemingly short time, from group presentations to sharing anecdotes to convincing other people to support an advocacy. And of course, the usual Thursday recordings. Oh, I did sound more "normal" compared to my usual breathless presentations. I say breathless because by the time I get to the middle part of my recording, I sound like I'm running out of breath....hehehe...it's difficult to pace yourself when your heart beats too fast because your nervous and have to think about American speech music, pronouncing words correctly and at the same time, stressing words. Sometimes my voices ends up sounding squeaky, or high pitched. Being high pitched is really how I am and I have to make a conscious effort not to do that.
But, all in all, I am glad with the way that I've progressed. It may not be remarkable to some people but the confidence that I've gained is, as the commercial goes, "priceless."
On to the fourth week and the end of the training, which I look forward to with excitmement and trepidation at the same time.
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