Russian vs English rhythm & stress patterns. Tips to improve the clarity of your communication

<p>This episode explains the differences in stress patterns in Russian and English. We will look at how and why Russians hear/don't hear the rhythm of English, and how Americans/British hear the Russian language.</p><p><br></p><p>Intonation helps us hear the essence of what's being said, the shades of meaning, the context, the attitude and the intention of a speaker. People who learn a language to succeed in sales or business communication in an international team, rarely pay attention to the effect that intonation can have on their relationships with people.</p><p><br></p><p>Non-native speakers can improve the quality of their communication in English if they learn to hear and use intonation and stress patterns correctly.</p><p><br></p><p>The episode was created primarily for native speakers of Russian who are working on advancing their communication skills in English.</p><p><br></p><p>Why can't we hear certain sounds?</p><p>What can poetry explain?</p><p>What if you can't tell the difference between the falling and the rising intonation in English?</p><p>How to divide your speech into clear "thought groups" or "chunks"</p><p>and a lot more in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Here is another video with examples of what rising and falling intonation sounds like in English - <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FHgRTig8Cpk8&amp;token=adaceb-1-1598052702066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/HgRTig8Cpk8</a></p>