1. 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
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. Highlights of the Speech
Power of Three
Story telling
Five senses
Seven emotions
Compare and contrast
Analogy and metaphor
Alliteration
Probing questions
Spirituality
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8. 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
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9. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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10. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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11. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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12. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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13. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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14. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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15. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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16. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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17. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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18. Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
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19. 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
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20. 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)
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