In this lesson, you’ll discover how vowel length impacts word meaning and overall speech clarity.

You'll practice holding vowels for the correct duration using real-world exercises, such as refining a paragraph from a work presentation or practicing commonly used workplace words with precise mouth movements.

With 22 vowels in English—including short, medium, long vowels, diphthongs, and triphthongs—mastering their pronunciation is key to sounding confident and professional.

While this course covers foundational elements of clear speech, true mastery takes time and practice. Be patient with yourself!

Esther Bruhl is a Speech and Language Pathologist with more than 30 years of experience helping children and adults.

Over the years, assisting people who wanted to eliminate their accents became a specialty for Esther.

She developed a program to assist in removing accents.

She accomplished this by incorporating her background in speech therapy with a scientific method proven to enhance learning capabilities by strengthening the connections in the brain’s language centre.