Introduction to the Course
  • Course Introduction: What You'll Learn & Who Should Take This Course
  • IT Professionals: Why You Have an Accent
  • 15 Challenging Words for IT Professionals
The American Vowel Sounds Including the Schwa Vowel Sound
  • Creating Contrast with Syllable Stress & Schwa
  • Syllable Stress in IT Words
  • Vowel Sounds Quiz
Product Names for IT Professionals
  • Product Names for IT Pros
  • Product Names For IT
Initialisms, Compound Nouns and Phrasal Verbs for IT Professionals
  • Initialisms for IT Pros
  • Compound Nouns for IT Pros
  • Phrasal Verbs for IT Pros
  • Phrasal Verbs & Compound Nouns for IT
Speak with a Good Pace Using Pauses & Intonation
  • Using Pauses & Intonation
  • How to Speak with a Good Pace
Sentences for IT Professionals ~ Front Vowel Sounds
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 1- /iy/ as in Green
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 2- /I/ as in Silver
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 3-/ey/ as in Gray
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 4- /ɛ/ as in Red
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 5- /ae/ as in Black
  • Front Vowel Sounds
  • Watch the Articulation of the Front Vowel Sounds
Sentences for IT Professionals ~ Central Vowel Sounds
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 6-/ɝ/ as in Purple
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 7- /ʌ/ as in Mustard
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 8-/ɑ/ as in Olive
  • How to pronounce launch
  • Central Vowel Sounds
  • Watch the Articulation of the Central Vowel Sounds
Sentences for IT Professionals ~ Back Vowel Sounds
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 9-/uw/ as in Blue
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 10- /ʊ/ as in Wood
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 11- /ow/ as Rose
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel -13 /or/ as in Orange
  • Back Vowel Sounds
  • Watch the Articulation of the Back Vowel Sounds
Sentences for IT Professionals ~ Diphthongs
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 12- /aw/ as in Brown
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel 14- /ay/ as in White
  • Sentences for IT Professionals Vowel -15 /ɔy/ as in Turquoise
  • Diphthongs
  • Watch the Articulation of the American Diphthongs
  • IT Professionals Syllable Stress Quiz
Problematic Consonant Sounds
  • The W Sound for IT Professionals
  • Watch the Articulation of the W & V Sounds
  • The American Th Sounds for IT Professionals
Pronouncing Numbers
  • Pronouncing Numbers for IT Professionals
Syllable Stress Master Lists for IT Professionals
  • American Accent for IT Professionals Master List Front Vowel Sounds
  • American Accent for IT Professionals Master List Central Vowel Sounds
  • American Accent for IT Professionals Master List Back Vowel Sounds
  • American Accent for IT Professionals Master List Diphthongs
  • American Accent for IT Professionals Master List
Specialized Vocabulary
  • Oracle DBA Vocabulary
Tips and Practice for Making Small Talk
  • How to Make Small Talk During the Holidays
Course Summary and Practice Strategies
  • American Accent for IT Professionals: Course Summary
  • Free online resources for American accent & pronounciation practice
  • Five Strategies for Practice
  • Five Strategies for Practice
Downloadable Video Case Studies & Dialogs
  • Video Case Study~Steve Jobs
  • Notable Non-native Speaker~Vic Gundotra
  • Notable Non Native Speaker~Sergey Brin