Event Information: Speaking English With Correct Pronunciation
	After our 2-day course, you will be able to read the ‘phonetic symbols’ in dictionaries and be able to pronounce any English word. You will also be able to read words and sentences with correct stresses. You will be able to pronounce words correctly and impress others when you speak too. You will sound more refined and will command more respect. You will also build your self-confidence.

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Brief Description

How do you pronounce these words?

1. Comparable

2. Almond

3. Debt

4. Presentation

5. Gloucester  Road

Did you just read:

1. Com-pare-re-bel

2. Al-mon

3. Debt

4. Pre-sen-ta-tion

5. Glo-ches-ter  Road

If you did then you are one of thousands of Singaporeans who mispronounce a lot of English words.

Well, it is not entirely your fault; the problem exists because:

· English words, unlike worlds in our main three Mother Tongues, are not always read phonically ( like rat, cat, sat and mat ), and

· because, unlike our Mother Tongues, English is a ‘stressed’ language.

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Outline :

· How to read Phonics and Phonetics

· Vowels – Monophthongs, Diphthongs and Triphthongs

· Consonants

· Stresses – words & sentences

· Intonation

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Targeted Audience:

· Anyone who has to speak in front of people or with people such as: CEOs', managers, executives, sales and service personnel, trainers, instructors and those in the hospitality industry

· Anyone who would like to improve their pronunciation

· Anyone who would like to speak English correctly

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Trainers' Profiles:

Profile of our Trainer, K Rajamanikam (Raja)

K. Rajamanikam (Raja) has 18 years experience training adults in English and Business Communication skills. He has been conducting both spoken and written communication courses for clients such as MINDEF, HDB, NEA, ITE, CAAS and PSB. Some of these courses are:

· Public Speaking

· Train-the-trainer

· Business Communication

· Writing Letters and Email

· Writing Reports, Proposals and Staff Papers\

· Writing Minutes of Meetings

· English Language

Participants to Raja’s courses have consistently rated him as ‘Excellent’.

He is also a local author who has published more than 60 books including fiction and supplementary books for the English Language.

Profile of our Trainer, Ms Merle Celine Magness

Merle Celine Magness holds a BA (Distinction) from the University of South Australia in Communication and Media Management and has been trained as a trainer in The Singapore Institute of Management’s Course Leader’s Course.

She also holds a certificate in ‘Teaching English as a 2nd or Other Language’ from the Regional English Language Centre.

She is experienced in conducting English Languages Courses for adults in the public and private sector and she has written English educational supplementary books for Primary and Pre-University levels.

Participants in her courses have commented that she is a good trainer and is fun and friendly.

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Details:

Date :	10th March - 11th March 2008
Time :	9am to 5pm
Fee :	S$ 588 Early Bird Fee: S$488/- for payment made by 26 March 08
Venue :	IES Academy, tanjong pagar

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Company Name: TriLife Communications

For more information, please call Merle at 6581 0970

Email: merle@trilife.com
Website: http://www.soulcentre.org