Valerie Fridland

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155 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 30 Mar

Valerie Fridland’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Or you can actually just go and find somebody online doing it and then play it over and over again and shadow that speech.

So if you have an opportunity to maybe do something on Zoom with a native speaker, what's really helpful is record it.

And then after you have that initial practice, go back and repeat, repeat, repeat.

And really, no one runs a marathon without running many 20 milers beforehand.

And I think we have to use that analogy whenever we're trying to get better at whatever we're doing.

Wherever you can find books.

And it's also on audio if you prefer that form.

And it's called Why We Talk Funny, The Real Story Behind Our Accents.

Absolutely.

And I think aim for proficiency, not perfection.

And I think that's really my big takeaway.

Yes.

Thank you so much, Valerie, for being here today.

So much fun.

Thank you.

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