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LESSON 8 · From Mumbling to Commanding

Accent and Intelligibility

If people understand you easily and remember you clearly, your accent can be part of your presence. If they struggle to follow, the target is clarity, not erasing identity.

Many intelligibility problems come from a small set of sounds, stress patterns, or rhythm habits. Identify the exact points that cause misunderstandings, then drill those. Targeted clarity work beats trying to erase your whole accent.