Healthcare Edition

Medical ESL Pronunciation Accent Modification Medically Speaking Rules

Rules for Using Linguistic Elements of Speech

Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker

Medical ESL Pronunciation Accent Improvement for Nurses and Doctors

Accent improvement pronunciation medical ESL doctors nurses residents Medically Speaking Rules Healthcare EditionMedically Speaking RULES Table of Contents

Introduction

1.   Introducing Yourself (pre- and post-speech samples)
2.   The American Sound System

Effective Communication in the Work Setting

3.   Strategies for Effective Communication
  • Introductions - Communicating with Patients/Family Members
  • Tips for Dictation
  • Speeches and Case Presentations
  • Communication Tips for Poster Presentations
  • Tips for Controlling Nervousness
  • Tips for Active Listening
  • Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback
  • Small Talk and Networking
  • Tips for Transitional Statements
  • Repairing Communication Breakdowns
  • Answering Questions

4.   Tips for the Telephone

Stress and Intonation RULES

5.   Compound Nouns
6.   Proper Nouns
7.   Acronyms/Initializations
8.   Numbers
9.   Syllable Stress Patterns
10. Syllable Reductions
11. Sentence Level Stress Patterns
12. Questions
13. Heteronyms

Pronunciation RULES

14. Contractions
15. Past Tense -ed Endings
16. -s Endings
17. Y-Insertion

Language Usage RULES

18. Idiomatic Expressions
19. Articles and Demonstrative Pronouns
20. Prepositions

Putting It All Together

21. Summary Chart
Note for Oral Paragraph Reading/Tips for Reducing Rate
22. Sound Loaded Paragraphs
Sound Loaded Paragraphs
23. Compound Nouns
24. Proper Nouns
25. Acronyms/Initializations
26. Acronyms/Initializations/Numbers
27. Miscellaneous Medical Reports

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Accent and pronunciation improvement for nonnative English speakers