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Did you know that how you use your voice can hold someone's attention and let them know you're not finished speaking yet.

You don't want to be interrupted.

It can also let others know that you have absolute confidence in your ideas and your opinions.

The way you use your voice can allow you to disagree with someone else politely, express curiosity or enthusiasm.

Just as your word choice and your grammar structure is important for communication.

Intonation plays a critical role in how you express yourself.

It allows you to be precise and convey deeper levels of meaning.

In this lesson today, I'm going to share with you 10 American intonation patterns plus tips on how you can practice.

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Whether you're leading a meeting and you want to let others know that you have more to say, now is not the time to be interrupted.

Or you're participating in a discussion and you want others to know

that you are absolutely certain that you've identified the solution to a problem.

Or perhaps you're presenting in English and you want to express some doubt about a commonly held belief.

Intonation allows you to do all of that.

Moreover, understanding these intonation patterns will also help you to understand other English speakers better

and be able to interpret the message they are conveying through their intonation.

To start, let's be clear on what intonation is.

Intonation is the way our voice rises and falls when we speak.

Let me say that again.

Intonation is the way our voice rises and falls when we speak.

Let's try listening to that another way.

I can remove the words,

but intonation still allows you to hear the melody and the music of the language.

There's meaning expressed there.

If I speak without intonation, not only do I lose that vocal variety that helps capture interest,

but it also means everything I say is flat, emotionless, boring.

For example, intonation is the way our voice rises and falls when we speak.

In speaking like that, it almost sounds robotic, but intonation can change all of that.

When we talk about intonation in English, there are four different ways that we can use our voice and that we describe what we're doing.

The first one is with rising intonation.

For example, the way my voice goes up at the end of a question, like, are you coming out with us for lunch?

The second one is falling intonation.

For example, the way my voice goes down in a statement such as we need more resources.

Let's compare the two.

Are you coming out with us for lunch?

We need more resources.

The third way we can use intonation is rising falling intonation.

It's a combination of those two.

It's a bit wavy and more subtle.

For example, when I say, sure, I can help you.

Sure.

There's a slight rise and fall.

Sure.

I can help you.

Let's contrast that with sure.

I can help you.

Which one of those do you think is more enthusiastic?

Definitely the first one.

Sure.

I can help you.

The fourth example of intonation is just the opposite.

Falling, rising intonation.

Again, this is much more subtle.

We might use this when we're expressing hesitation.

For example, well, I think so.

Let's contrast that with, well, I think so.

There's much more hesitancy in the first one because of that falling, rising intonation.

Before we get into the 10 patterns we're going to talk about today,

let's go over one more quick example to really see how intonation can add meaning, emotion, and attitude to what we're saying.

Let's say that in a meeting, someone is providing an update without knowing what the update is.

How do you think I'm feeling based on my response in response?

Number one, I might say, seriously, do you hear that steep rise at the end?

Seriously?

I can't believe it.

I'm expressing enthusiasm or excitement, some kind of surprise.

The second one, seriously, there's some curiosity there.

Seriously.

That's interesting.

The third one, seriously, how do I sound there?

Totally annoyed.

Seriously.

I can't believe they're asking that we didn't change our word choice.

All we changed was our intonation and the entire meaning, the emotion that was expressed was different.

As we go through this lesson, I encourage you to practice with me.

There are three ways you can do that.

Number one, you can use a mirroring method.

What that means is that you watch and observe, you listen carefully, then you stop the video and you repeat what you heard.

This allows you to really focus on that intonation.

The second way is to use a shadowing method.

What that means is that you mimic what you hear me say, and you speak while I'm speaking.

It's simultaneous.

You don't turn off the video.

You try to repeat what you hear me say just after I say it.

Doing so allows you to focus on intonation and other pronunciation patterns you'll hear me use.

The third way you can practice all of this

and improve your confidence at the same time is to incorporate everything you learn here with my free,

how to say what you want in English training, which you can get at my website.

And now let's get started with intonation pattern.

Number one, rise to continue and hold attention.

Let's say you're presenting your thoughts on the pros and cons of moving your PR portfolio to a new company. In doing

so, you could say we need to consider the risks of moving our portfolio to a new company

and starting over with a new team at this point in time.

That all makes sense.

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It's clear, but there may have been some difficulty capturing the key points

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and there may have been times when you thought I was finished speaking, but I wasn't.

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I continued.

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That confusion can be eliminated by introducing intonation at the right time.

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With these longer sentences, if I want to let you know that I'm not finished speaking, I have more to say,

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there are more details to come, I can use rising intonation.

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And we tend to do it just before a comma.

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Listen to this example.

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We need to consider the risks of moving our portfolio to a new company and starting over with a new team.

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At this point in time, there were two distinct places where I had a rise in my intonation on the word company and team doing this.

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Let you know that I had more to say.

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There was more to come.

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This is particularly helpful when there are multiple key points, or if you're listing items in a sentence,

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for example, if you're highlighting the benefits of implementing a new solution, you might say by following this plan,

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we will minimize costs, maintain high quality work, stay aligned with our mission and reap financial benefits.

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Did you notice that slight rise just before each comma in my list of benefits.

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Doing that allowed you to know that I had more to come and it discouraged interruption.

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Let me say it one more time.

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By following this plan, we will minimize costs, maintain high quality work, stay aligned with our mission and reap financial benefits.

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The second intonation pattern is rise for yes, no questions, confirmation, and clarification.

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Listen carefully to how I say each of these questions.

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Do you want to review the details again?

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Can you meet me on Monday?

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We're meeting on Monday, right?

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You'll have the final draft by this afternoon, won't you?

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What time do you want to meet?

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Could you say that again?

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Each of those questions does one of three things.

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It asks for a yes -no response, asks for clarification, or asks for confirmation.

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And did you notice that at the end of each one, I used rising intonation by doing that.

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Not only do I indicate to the listener that I'm asking a question, but it also indicates that I expect a response,

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whether it's a simple yes or no, or some confirmation or clarification of details.

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Remember with intonation pattern.

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Number one, I had that long sentence with multiple benefits.

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Let's say that in a business meeting, you got a bit distracted and you missed hearing that sentence.

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So you need clarification in doing so.

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You could ask, would you mind repeating the benefits again?

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That rising intonation lets everyone know that you need that clarification.

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You're expecting some kind of a response.

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Our third pattern is rise to express strong emotion.

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Remember earlier when I said seriously, and I had that excited, enthusiastic, surprised response to an update.

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English speakers often use this rising intonation to express strong emotions of excitement, happiness, and enthusiasm.

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For example, if you're updating your team on the launch of a new program,

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you might say we've received hundreds of requests from clients who want to join our program.

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This is our best response ever.

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Not only does that rising intonation allow you to emphasize your excitement, but it also energizes.

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So if you're speaking to a group of people and you want to energize them with something exciting, you can use that rising intonation.

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Now that we've covered multiple ways to use rising intonation, let's look at falling intonation and intonation pattern.

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Number four, fall for closure.

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Have you ever had one of those situations when you responded to someone's question, you gave them an answer and then you finished speaking,

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but there was this weird, awkward silence and you didn't really know what to say.

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So you said, um, I'm done.

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That's all I want to say.

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There's a much better way to handle that as my fluency school students have learned and practiced in depth, falling intonation allows us to signal closure.

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We're finished.

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There's nothing more to say.

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For example, imagine you're giving an update in a meeting

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and you want to make sure that it's clear when your update is finished.

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Here's how you could do that.

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Rogers, Trader Joe's and Heinemann have all been emailed.

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Rogers, Trader Joe's and Heinemann have all been emailed.

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We're using rising intonation before the commas because we're listing the number of clients, but then to indicate closure, to indicate that we're finished,

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our voice starts to fall.

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Have all been emailed.

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Not only is that falling intonation helpful when you're the speaker and you want to indicate that you've finished,

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it's also helpful to listen for in meetings.

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When others use falling intonation, they're indicating to you that they are finished.

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And now is a great time for you to jump in, share your thoughts, or ask a question.

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The fifth intonation pattern is fall for certainty and authority.

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I'm certain there are times when you want others to know that you have absolute confidence in your ideas,

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your opinions, and your solutions.

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The best way that you can communicate that certainty that you have

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and to to also have some authority is to use falling intonation.

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For example, if your team is in a discussion to discontinue a program

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and you have a very strong opinion that you should not discontinue it,

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you could express that opinion with certainty by saying, in my opinion, we should definitely continue the program.

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We've already invested a lot of time and resources.

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Let's think about how that would be different if I used rising intonation.

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In my opinion, we should definitely continue the program.

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I used rising intonation with program and suddenly I'm introducing an element of doubt.

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I think that's a good idea, but I'm not really sure.

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But if I am sure if that is my opinion and I am certain it's correct,

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in my opinion, we should definitely continue the program.

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Not only does it let others know that you have confidence in your ideas, it also encourages them to be confident in your ideas.

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Intonation pattern number six, fall to get information.

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Earlier we highlighted that rising intonation with certain questions indicates that you're looking for a yes, no answer, clarification, or confirmation.

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But when we're seeking information or multiple details, we use falling intonation.

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Listen to these questions.

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How do you think we should respond to this proposal?

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When do you need the final draft?

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What time do you want to meet?

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Do you recognize that last question?

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What time do you want to meet?

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I used the same question with rising intonation.

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When I was asking to clarify or confirm the time, the word choice and the grammar structure are exactly the same,

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but the change in intonation indicates whether or not we've already had the conversation.

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I just forgot, or maybe I want to make sure I have the details right versus we're having this conversation for the first time.

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And I want to know what time is a good time for you to meet.

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What do we want to do?

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What time do you want to meet?

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I'm looking for information.

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Here are a few more examples of questions that are looking for information and that help get a conversation going.

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How did you get into your profession?

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How long have you been a software engineer?

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What do you do when you need to de -stress intonation pattern?

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Number seven, rise fall to draw attention or emphasize.

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Remember that example?

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Sure.

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I'd be happy to help.

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Not only am I demonstrating enthusiasm, but I'm drawing attention or emphasizing that word.

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I would be more than happy to help that little rise fall helps us do that.

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In longer sentences, it can also draw attention to specific words that we think are important or that we want to highlight.

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For example, so you're saying we should eliminate the descriptions for each legacy service and instead focus on describing the newer ones.

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Did you notice there were three different times I use that rise fall to focus on specific words?

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Listen again.

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So you're saying we should eliminate the description for all the legacy services and instead focus on describing the newer ones.

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I want to emphasize that this is something you're saying.

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I'm clarifying that.

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And I'm also emphasizing the words legacy and newer services.

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Okay.

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We have just three more intonation patterns to go over.

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I recommend that you continue to stick with me

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and practice as we go so that you can naturally incorporate this intonation into your English communication.

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Intonation pattern number eight fall rise to indicate hesitation, uncertainty, and doubt.

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At the start of this lesson, I indicated this with that.

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Well, I think so.

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Do you remember that?

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By using that subtle fall rise, I introduce some hesitancy.

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And if you remember an intonation pattern,

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number five, we highlighted the importance of falling intonation to indicate certainty in your ideas and opinions.

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I also shared an example of what it sounds like with rising intonation at the end.

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You'll also notice that sometimes when there's doubt or uncertainty, there's that slight fall rise.

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Let's see how we do that using almost the same sentence we used before.

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To start, I'm going to use falling intonation to show that certainty, that confidence.

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In my opinion, we should definitely continue this project.

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And now I'll say it again, but this time I'll include that subtle fall rise.

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And in doing so, I'm introducing an element of doubt.

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In my opinion, I think we should definitely continue this project.

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Not much has changed when we talk about the word choice or the grammar structure, but intonation has changed everything.

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In the first one, I am confident.

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I'm certain that this is the right way forward.

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In the second one, maybe I am confident inside, but what others hear is doubt and uncertainty.

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just because of that slight change, that fall rise.

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I think project, let me say the two sentences one more time so

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that you can hear them next to each other and practice after me.

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In my opinion, we should definitely continue this project.

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In my opinion, I think we should continue this project.

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That simple change will transform how others interpret the confidence or certainty we have in our beliefs,

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opinions, or ideas.

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Now there are certainly times when we want to introduce some doubt or hesitancy.

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There are times when we're not exactly sure.

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And in those moments that fall rise is a perfect way to indicate

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that it can also allow us to express doubt about commonly held beliefs or assumptions.

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For example, you might be giving a presentation and you decide to start with a rhetorical question that really gets people thinking.

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There's a bit of dramatic effect.

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You could do that with a question like experts predict that sales will be down next year.

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Does that apply to us?

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I don't think so.

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There is that subtle fall rise on us.

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By doing so, I'm introducing doubt about this prediction that sales will be down.

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That might be true for everyone else, but it's not true for us.

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I'll say it one more time.

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Experts predict that sales will be down next year.

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Does that apply to us?

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I don't think so.

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Intonation pattern number nine, rise and fall for indicating choice.

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We've highlighted several examples of questions where we use a steep rise and intonation at the end,

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those yes, no clarification and confirmation questions.

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We also talked about questions where there's a steep fall at the end when we're seeking information,

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but when we're offering a choice, we use both.

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For example, would you like to meet on Monday or Tuesday? day.

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Here's another one.

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Which color palette do you prefer?

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The one with green shades or blue?

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That quick rise fall clearly communicates that you're offering a choice and intonation pattern.

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Number 10, rise and fall to politely disagree.

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Disagreeing with others can be a bit uncomfortable, but we don't always have to use strong language to do

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that we can also use intonation as a very polite way to indicate our opposition or disagreement.

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Here's an example.

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Let's say that you are presenting a pitch and in doing so, you're going to start by acknowledging a common understanding,

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and then you're going to introduce some opposition.

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Here's how you could do that.

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Although a version of this product already exists on the market, it, we strongly believe that this new version will be a sensation.

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I haven't aggressively disagreed or opposed an idea.

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I simply used intonation to highlight something that we all understand to be true.

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And then I used falling intonation to introduce my opposing idea.

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And it also indicates certainty, that confidence that we talked about in pattern number five,

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Even if you wanted to be more direct and to clearly disagree with what someone else has said, this is a great way to do so.

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Let's say that you don't agree with one of your coworkers decisions in highlighting your disagreement.

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You could say, I understand how pooling all of our resources can accelerate the project, but I believe this would be extremely risky.

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Let me say it again.

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I understand how pooling all of our resources can accelerate the project, but I believe this would be extremely risky.

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In this case, that rising intonation on the word, but also introduces some contrast.

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It's a cue that I'm going to introduce an opposing or contrasting idea.

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There you have it.

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10 American pronunciation patterns you can use to communicate meaning, attitude, and feeling at a much deeper level.

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Thank you so much for joining me.

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And I look forward to seeing you next time.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “American Intonation Patterns and 10 Common Uses”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: intonation, rise, fall, example, pattern. This video has 157 sentences and 3392 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:57. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 28 of its 157 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
indicate verb	/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/	To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
introduce verb	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
highlight verb	/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/	To make prominent; emphasize.
certainty noun	/ˈsɝtn̩ti/	The state of being certain.
clarification noun	/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/	The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid…
disagree verb	/dɪsəˈɡɹi/	To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
confirmation noun	/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/	An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
subtle adjective	/ˈsʌtəl/	Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
emphasize verb	/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/	To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
contrast noun	/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/	The degree of this difference.
slight adjective	/slaɪt/	Minor; small in amount
emotion noun	/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/	A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
enthusiasm noun	/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/	An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
belief noun	/bɪˈliːf/	Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come out with verb	To say (something) unexpectedly.
go over verb	To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
look forward to verb	To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
turn off verb	To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Are you coming out with us for lunch?
How do I sound there?
Do you wanna review the details again?
What time do you wanna meet?
Here's another one, which color palette do you prefer?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	you've identified · we've received · we've covered
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be interrupted · is designed · was expressed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 85 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: clarification /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, closure /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/
Long words — get the stress right: clarification /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like indicate, introduce, lesson.

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Key vocabulary in this video

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Grammar in this video

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