ESL RULES, LLC Newsletter                   April 2008
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Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker of The Whittaker Group and
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Lynda Katz Wilner of Successfully Speaking have formed ESL RULES, LLC for their joint workshops and training materials. Their individual websites are www.prospeech.com and www.successfully-speaking.com.
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We thank those who attended our booth at the TESOL Convention this month in New York City. We were overjoyed with the response to our materials and we sincerely enjoyed meeting those of you who took the time to talk with us personally. If you missed us or our booth, please feel free to contact us with your questions and comments. As a thank you, we are offering a 15% discount on materials through May 31st, so please take advantage of this cost-saving offer. Please contact ESL RULES by phone or email and mention this newsletter to receive the discount.

"Scripts in Accent Training for Conversational Fluency" 

Again, thanks to everyone who attended our presentation. If you have not yet tried to incorporate this script activity into your training programs, we highly recommend it. The script is located in the RULES books and Medically Speaking RULES. Some of the advantages that we have found include:
  • Reinforces correct production of targeted pronunciation and intonation rules
  • Increases self-monitoring and self-correction of errors
  • Increases self-confidence
  • Improves non-verbal communication (eye contact, gestures, body language)
  • Improves public speaking skills
  • Provides before/after speech samples for students and managers
  • Enhances student's ability to comprehend conversational speech by other nonnative English speakers
Another Article on Accent Modification

Marketing Materials Available

Trainers and teachers have been asking us for marketing materials for the ESL RULES products. Good news!  We have updated our flyers and they are now available for purchase at a nominal fee. Save time by including detailed information about your course materials, including powerful testimonials from satisfied clients! Check out our website for details. http://www.eslrules.com/marketing-materials.html.

RULES: Tip of the Month:

 

Acronyms and Initializations - Acronyms are pronounced as

a complete word, such as TESOL. Abbreviations/Initializations are pronounced by saying each letter individually, such as ESL. The primary stress in on the last letter of the initialization.
With best regards,

Lynda Katz Wilner
 
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
 
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