Pronunciation clinic · 15 minutes
Warm up together. Then shadow Dr. Becky Kennedy and Dr. Rhonda Patrick.
Warm-up 1 of 6 · Volume knob · 45 s
I can’t believe it’s Friday.
One says it at 3. The other at 9. Then both meet at 6.
Warm-up 2 of 6 · Emotion swap · 45 s
Oh really? That’s interesting.
bored
Tap the word for a new feeling.
Warm-up 3 of 6 · Vowel stretch · 30 s
Smile wide. Show your teeth.
Drop the jaw. Two fingers.
Round the lips. Push forward.
wow · I love it · about
wow: oo, then a big ah, then oo again · love: jaw down · about: a wide "ow"
Warm-up 4 of 6 · Mirror vowels · 45 s
Smile wide
Feel: lips wide, tongue sides press up on the top teeth, a little tension.
Feel: tongue tip taps for t, then wide lips, tongue sides pressing up, tense.
Feel: tongue back lifts for k, then a tense wide smile, lips pop for p.
Drop the jaw
Feel: jaw dropped, throat open and relaxed, tongue low. Don’t squeeze.
Feel: jaw dropped, tongue low and flat, throat open. A clean “ah,” no squeeze.
Feel: tongue back lifts for k, then jaw dropped, throat relaxed, tip up for l.
Lips forward
Feel: lips pushed forward, tongue back raised, slight tension.
Feel: lips forward, tongue back raised, slight tension. Tip taps for d.
Feel: tip taps for t, then lips far forward, tongue back raised.
Warm-up 5 of 6 · Vowel pairs · 30 s
Feel: short, lips relaxed, throat loose. No tension.
Feel: long, wide lips, tongue sides press up, tense.
Feel: short, lips loosely round, throat relaxed.
Feel: long, lips far forward, tongue back raised, tense.
Say each pair three times. Make the difference bigger than feels normal.
Warm-up 6 of 6 · Pen in your teeth · 1 min
What we now know / is simple.
Hold a pen lightly between your teeth. Say it twice. Take the pen out and say it again. Notice how much clearer it sounds.
S vs SH · Shadow Dr. Becky Kennedy
Smile. Tongue tip near the ridge, not touching. Thin, sharp air. SH only where you see it.
Big Think, December 2025 · 1:37:14
S vs SH
S or SH? Keep the tongue tip up, the middle down.
Sounds American, 2018
S vs SH · Becky · 1 of 4
Self-care is not selfish.
S vs SH · Becky · 2 of 4
Self-care is self-sustaining.
S vs SH · Becky · 3 of 4
And kids don’t need martyrs.
S vs SH · Becky · 4 of 4
They need sturdy leaders.
S vs SH · Becky · all together
Self-care is not selfish. Self-care is self-sustaining. And kids don’t need martyrs. They need sturdy leaders.
Energy & melody · Shadow Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Sound like an expert who is sure. Full voice, clear ups and downs, no rush.
The Diary of a CEO, 2025 · 1:03:50 · watch on YouTube
Energy & melody · Rhonda · 1 of 5
what we now know / is that being deficient
Energy & melody · Rhonda · 2 of 5
or insufficient in vitamin D
Energy & melody · Rhonda · 3 of 5
can increase dementia risk by eighty percent,
Energy & melody · Rhonda · 4 of 5
and that’s been shown in multiple studies.
Energy & melody · Rhonda · 5 of 5
The converse is also true.
Energy & melody · Rhonda · all together
what we now know / is that being deficient / or insufficient in vitamin D / can increase dementia risk by eighty percent, / and that’s been shown in multiple studies. / The converse is also true.
Done
Two minutes a day: one warm-up, one shadow.
Prepared by Monica Lim