Fluent pronunciation with a digital recorder

All students of English want to improve how they sound, how they pronounce each syllable and word. Everyone understands and respects people who speak clearly and precisely, without sounding like a robot. In other words, everybody wants to sound natural even if they can never sound fully native. No one doubts that face to face live conversation with a native speaker is the best way to improve but many learners don't get much opportunity.

Overcome this obstacle in this simple way. These days, digital recording is available through smart phones (like iPhone or Android), laptop and desktop computers, and dedicated digital voice recorders. Use any voice recording method you can. Ask various native English speakers to help you out for a minute. Ask each to slowly read the same article, from a website, newspaper, book, magazine, etc. Ask them to read for one-two minutes and record them while they do so. Before you finish, check spot check to make sure your recorder worked properly.

On your own, simply play back the readings and try to copy their sound exactly. Read from the same article. Don't pay much attention to the meaning, just listen to the sounds. Try to imitate them exactly. Experiment with your mouth, lips, tongue, and teeth to see what shape is needed for each sound. Listen closely to vowels and consonants. With a recording you can privately repeat as many times as you need. After all, your voice is ultimate musical instrument. To get their best sound, musicians have to practice a lot. So get going now!