Accent Reduction and American Accent Development Program (Free Weekly Workshop) TED Talk Analysis - Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Every Wednesday 10PM Eastern Time Virtual classroom https://zoom.us/j/8782712588 © Speak to Lead, LLC. http://speaktolead.us Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Workshop Schedule 1. A as in Apple 5/7/15 10:00 PM EST 2. th as in thank and th as in those 5/14/15 10:00 PM EST 3. V vs W: e.g., very well; farewell 5/21/15 10:00 PM EST 4. dg: e.g., measure, treasure, or casual 6/4/15 10:00 PM EST 5. l vs n: e.g., labor vs neighbor 6/11/15 10:00 PM EST 6. Intonation: musicality in American English 6/18/15 10:00 PM EST 7. r-controlled vowels: e.g., Girl; Word; World 6/25/15 10:00 PM EST 8. linking: e.g., good day; a lot of; because of it 7/1/15 10:00 PM EST (Wednesday given the July 4th Holiday) 9. Z: e.g., president; business 7/9/15 10:00 PM EST 10. Dropped sound: e.g., camera; favorite 7/16/15 10:00 PM EST Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Workshop Schedule 11. The American "t"- Recently; Clinton; Internet 7/30/15 10:00 PM EST 12. Vowel "OU" as in about, round, Brown 8/20/15 10:00 PM EST 13. Nasalize your sound - as in Banana, Amanda, Round 8/27/15 10:00 PM EST 14. Word Stress - as in classroom vs large room 9/3/15 10:00 PM EST 15. Weak form - as in big man; handbag 9/10/15 10:00 PM EST 16. Staircase Method 9/17/15 10:00 PM EST 17. Thought Group Method 9/24/15 10:00 PM EST 18. Pitch and Pace Method 10/1/15 10:00 PM EST 19. American "L" as in Yellow, Billion; Ability 10/8/15 10:00 PM EST 20. Reduced Sound - Like it, like him, like her, and like them 10/15/15 10:00 PM EST Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Workshop Schedule 21. Ben Franklin Approach X 22. Vowel “O” as in Boss, Hot 23. Long Vowels vs Short Vowels x 24. Read a Great Letter (Zuckerberg) 25. Read a Great Letter 2 (Zuckerberg) 26. American Schwa as in Beautiful, California 27. Equal Opportunity for Education 1/13/2016 28. “I have a dream” speech analysis 1/20/2016 29. How to order a Starbucks Coffee 1/27/2016 30. Anti-Affirmative Actions 2/3/2016 Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Workshop Schedule 31. Long, Complicated words 2/10/2016 32. Support Peter Liang 2/17/2016 33. Support Peter Liang – Second Wave 2/24/2016 34. Support Hydrologist, Sherry Chen 3/2/2016 35. Republican Presidential Candidates 3/9/2016 36. TED talk -Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed 5/11/2016 Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Objectives of the Workshop Learn how to present with clear and pleasant pronunciations Deep dive in script writing technique Learn life lessons to be a better person © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Highlights of the Speech Power of Three Story telling Five senses Seven emotions Compare and contrast Analogy and metaphor Alliteration Probing questions Spirituality © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Highlights of Good Expressions Bucket list Unemotional Eliminate negative energy Mental clock Artistic talent Miracle No longer postpone Allow my ego to get in Things that did not matter vs people that matter Try to be right vs choose to be happy Connect the dots Brace for impact © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Record your speaking and submit for feedback – fee based service © Speak to Lead, LLC © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com

Ten-Week Coaching Program Conduct a self-assessment Compile and practice your most frequently used words in daily life and in your profession Practice with Voice of America Special English Practice with TED Talks on presentation speed Read a paragraph at your choice Give a table topic speech Evaluate your homework Final self-assessment to check your progress © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC

Coach Mike’s Bio 教练Mike拥有19年美国知名公司经验(包括13年以上领导层经验（四大会计师事务所及美国联邦金融监管机构），持有特许金融师(CFA)和注册会计师(CPA)执照，工商管理硕士(MBA, Smith School) Mike是Toastmasters的成员。Toastmasters是一个专门培养沟通和领导能力的国际组织，在全球116个国家拥有分支机构。Mike拥有Distinguished Toastmasters (“ DTM”) 称号 Mike在Washington, DC地区的Toastmasters演讲（励志，幽默及即兴演讲）比赛中取得过冠亚军的成绩 Coached immigrants, professionals and youths in pubic speaking, critical listening, and social intelligence for over five years Accent Reduction, Public Speaking, Job Interview and Soft Skills Training (Fee based, one-to-one coaching) (703) 606-0270 / mnie88@gmail.com / “mnie0002” on WeChat Coach Mike's website at: http://speaktolead.us Prior weeks’ workshops can be found at http://www.cinfoshare.org/services/communications/accent-reduction © Speak to Lead, LLC. Contact Coach Mike at 703-606-0270 or mnie88@gmail.com © Speak to Lead, LLC