TS 10/2/20

             I met with Hongru today. We discussed his speech that he has been working on for Dr. Kennell. I had him read through it for me to figure out what his biggest issues in the speech are. Overall I told him to work on his pronunciation, that there are many words he is mispronouncing and I pointed them out to him and pronounced them for him. I outlined to him that it's important to pronounce words correctly since it can affect the meaning of a word or idea. I then showed him a TED talk about public speaking and connected it back to the importance of pronunciation in conveying his intended idea. I then closed that accents are fine but he has to ensure that his pronunciation does not affect the meaning of a word. I also gave him some practicing tips like taking short pauses to make sure he refocuses on his next ideas.

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