The most important thing about your Accent

The most important thing about your accent is how you shape your body. This includes how you shape your throat, tongue and muscles. Every language is spoken with a body holding unique shapes. I’ll show in this video how to think about the shape of your body and what shape it needs to be in if you want to sound more like a native speaker. 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Topic: How to shape your body when you speak 00:21 Live class on how the Spanish voice should be different from the American voice 01:03 What happens when you speak English without changing the shape of your body 01:13 Rachel working with a student on how to say the phrase “I’m living“ 01:46 Where your voice vibrates as a heat map 02:23 Piccolo analogy 02:44 Piccolo/Flute difference 03:09 Minnesota Orchestra 03:25 Piccolo 03:55 How does it relate to voice 04:48 Placement / link in the video description 05:28 Student exercise 09:52 More mellow exercise 10:37 Huge thank you to student who volunteered in live class 10:45 Live class in Rachel’s Academy 11:17 To learn more, visit 11:34 Subscribe and watch Best English Accent - Speak Like A Native Speaker - PLACEMENT: Get Rachel’s free guide to the sounds of American English: Get Rachel’s Book: Follow her on Facebook: She’s also on Instagram :) Join her YouTube Membership: Join Rachel’s Circle or Rachel’s Superstars for awesome YouTube perks! Study in Rachel’s online school to speak better, more confident English: Get your FREE Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet: SUBSCRIBE!: New to Rachel’s English? Where to Start Playlist: Get Rachel’s Book: Follow on Facebook: I’m also on Instagram :) Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel’s English with video-based lessons and exercises. Rachel uses real life English conversation as the basis for teaching how to speak English and how to sound American -- improve listening comprehension skills. Study English vocabulary and English phrases such as phrasal verbs, as well as common expressions in English. Learn American idioms and American slang. #RachelsEnglish #LearnEnglish #EnglishPronunciation #AmericanEnglishPronunciation