The InFluency Podcast

531. How to sound powerful in English (shadowing Jennifer Aniston)

The InFluency Podcast

Show Notes

Want to sound less monotone, more powerful and more expressive when you speak English?

Then come shadow this scene!

In this week's episode, we're practicing with a scene from The Morning Show, featuring Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy.

We'll break it down together and play with prosody, reductions and focus on how to use your voice to sound more powerful and expressive

I'll walk you through it line by line, and then we'll shadow the scene together.

Close the door, press play and have some fun with your voice! Get out of your comfort zone!

By the end, you might not only sound more powerful in English. You might actually FEEL more powerful, too.

Download the script to follow along with me: https://bit.ly/4wKi6Zl

Check out my other shadowing videos here: https://bit.ly/4fx9j4t

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