English Pronunciation   

This course covers three major areas that help you achieve confidence and success: Presentation Skills, Speaking Techniques, and Pronunciation. Classes focus on a combination of skills needed to enhance your business and your personal lives.

• Interview Strategies
• Do you freeze when you are asked: “Tell me about yourself” during an interview?
• What is Really Listening? Are you too nervous to Really Listen?
• How do you answer awkward questions?
• What questions can, and should, you ask? Telephone interviews; ZOOM interviews. How are they different from face-to-face interviews?
  
  Speaking Techniques
• Pronunciation: Are certain sounds, words, or combinations of words difficult to say? Does the last word of your sentence get lost?
• Projection: Are you asked to repeat yourself when you order something? Can people hear you easily?
  
  Presentation Skills
• Most people fear giving Public Presentations. Do you?
• Learn various techniques to overcome your specific fear of speaking.
• Learn types of breathing to relax; breathing to energize.

   

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  Instructor

  Elizabeth Marner-Brooks is an Associate Professor at The New School for Public Engagement, where she teaches Listening/Speaking, Pronunciation, and Reading. Elizabeth has created and taught courses in Presentations, Public Speaking, “Acting for Non-Actors”, and “Be Assertive: Speak Up & Speak Out” for The New School. During her career as a professional actor and public speaker, Elizabeth represented major corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and CBS Television Network throughout the United States.

   

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  More Information

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  Prerequisites

  There are no prerequisites for taking this course.

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  Cost and Credits

  Each class carries 36 educational hours, or 3 credits for the purposes of the J-1 visa. Students should always check with their counselor or agency when signing up for classes.
  
  The cost of one class is $275, or two classes for $500. Students who are registering for two classes should reach out to us by phone in order to receive a $50 discount on the second class. Please call us at (646) 204-6865 or email with questions at aupair@bmcc.cuny.edu.

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