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It's Not Your Accent. | The Fluent Edge Podcast Ep 17

It's Not Your Accent. | The Fluent Edge Podcast Ep 17

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It's Not Your Accent. | The Fluent Edge Podcast Ep 17You prepared. You knew the material. The meeting started — and the moment you opened your mouth, something changed. Not in the room. In you.You rushed. You over-qualified. You dropped the ends of your sentences. And by the time you finished, you weren't sure if they got it — or if they even tried.Most professionals blame the accent. In Episode 17, Sean and Dr. Howie Jacobson explain why that diagnosis is almost always wrong — and what's actually holding you back. This episode is about the real drivers of executive presence: pace, structure, and the ability to own silence.==========================================🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode• Why accent anxiety is a delivery problem in disguise• The difference between intelligibility and accent — and why it matters• How pace signals confidence (or exposes anxiety)• What gravitas actually means — and how to build it• Why the saber-toothed tiger in your brain is wrecking your presentations• How silence becomes a power tool when it's intentional• The difference between awkward silence and deliberate silence• Bridge phrases for non-native speakers who need to buy thinking time• Why burying the lead undermines you before you've made your case• BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front — and how to use it without sounding blunt• Key vocabulary: accent anxiety, gravitas, intelligibility, BLUF, hold the floor==========================================🛠️ Key Techniques & Professional Vocabulary• Accent anxiety vs. delivery problems — knowing the real issue• Intelligibility: the only standard that matters• Gravitas: weight without stiffness• Pace: slow down 20%, not 50%• Deliberate silence vs. awkward silence — the intention behind the pause• Bridge phrases: "That's interesting. Let me think about that for a moment."• BLUF — Bottom Line Up Front: lead with the verdict, follow with the reasoning• Narrating your inner dialogue to build trust and transparency• Phrasal verbs: speak up, back down, back someone up, hold the floor, hold your ground• Upspeak and rising intonation — when it helps, when it hurts==========================================⏱️ Timestamps[00:00] Introduction — the moment accent anxiety hits[00:20] Sean introduces the episode[01:00] Peter's story: "I know what I want to say, but..."[02:00] It's a delivery problem, not an accent problem[02:45] How accent anxiety creates the very problem it fears[03:30] Accent bias is real — and how leaders build resilience anyway[04:00] Howie on getting honest feedback and orienting to reality[05:00] Intelligibility vs. accent — the distinction that changes everything[05:45] Do North American audiences like accents?[06:30] Toronto, Ghana, India — the wide spectrum of English[07:00] Three things that create executive presence (none of them accent)[07:30] Pace: why slowing down reads as gravitas[08:00] Signal: lead with your point, not your reasoning[08:45] Silence: owning the pause[09:30] Howie on breathing, the nervous system, and speaking under threat[10:00] Deliberate silence vs. awkward silence[10:45] Sean's diplomat client: two seconds that changed everything[11:00] Howie on the Buddhist teacher who paused for 30 seconds[12:00] Narrating your inner dialogue — a tool for transparency[12:45] Bridge phrases for non-native speakers[13:30] Howie: everyone is a non-native speaker of something[14:00] Accents, class, and the army-and-navy theory of language[14:45] Why slowing down feels threatening (saber-toothed tiger edition)[15:30] Do the reps before you need them[16:00] Why even experienced leaders bury the lead[16:30] BLUF in practice: flip the order, make the point first[17:00] Howie on anticipating objections without softening your stance[18:00] Vocabulary section: accent anxiety, gravitas, intelligibility, BLUF[19:00] Sean demonstrates gravitas with Hamlet[20:00] Upspeak, rising intonation, and the list exception[21:00] Syllable stress and the "small hill" technique[22:00] Hold the floor — executive presence in a phrase[23:00] Phrasal verbs: speak up, back down, back someone up[23:45] Hold your ground — military roots, boardroom application[24:00] Closing: what the room is actually judging[24:30] Coaching invitations and closing message==========================================🎙️ Want to Speak English with Clarity and Confidence?Book coaching with Sean (Pronunciation, Fluency, Business English):http://tiny.cc/no70101Work with Howie (Leadership, Mindset):tinyurl.com/yty9n5npSubscribe to Howie's Substack:tinyurl.com/askhowieSubscribe to Sean's Substack:tinyurl.com/rdxyesesVisit us: thefluentedge.comContact: info@thefluentedge.com==========================================🔎 Related Phrases:How To Speak English Confidently With An Accent, How To Improve Executive Presence In English, How To Sound More Confident In Business Meetings, How To Speak English Clearly As A Non-Native ...
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