I've been evaluating both my guitar practice and English study strategies, and I've started a podcast. Having said that, there will only be recordings of me reading my Journaly posts aloud. For a while, I'd been reviewing my posts after writing them, but I usually did it in batches or just winged it. I believe recording them will allow me to go into greater detail.
LISTEN is a podcast platform that recently became popular in Japan, and the platform documentation is available in English. It has a good reputation for automated AI transcription. The transcript for my recording was generated in no time, but the part where I meant to say year-end came out sounding like ear-end. I need to practice the pronunciation of "y".
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Congratulations! You sound great 👍🏻
I checked out the platform and listened to your podcast, it’s really intriguing! I’m thinking about creating an account. Thanks for sharing! Good luck Akiko-san!
You have great pronunciation.
素晴らしい👍 いい復習になりますね🙂
@CocoPop Thank you, Uly! I constantly look forward to your YouTube channel's updates. Please make videos of how to pronounce the consonants y and nasal consonants. I have difficulty pronouncing nasal consonants, too.
@Mars Thank you, I guess it can also generate transcripts in German or Spanish. Good luck to you as well!
@SEQ77 Thank you, your word gave me confidence!
@Aki_ すこしずつ私なりのやり方でライティングとスピーキングのギャップを埋めていこうと思います！
Akiko, I haven't been able to make videos in a while, but I'll get back into it early 2025. In the meantime, if you ever want to have a zoom and work on sounds, it'll be my pleasure. Also, I think at this stage of your English, it's time to start thinking about phasing. I noticed that in a lot of your recording, you speak word for word. Phrasing allows you to put words together more natively and add the correct rhythm and intonation. As a musician, you'll understand that every language has a musicality that makes it sound pleasant and distinct from other languages. I can help you with that too.
@CocoPop Thank you so much, Uly! This is an unexpected opportunity. I'm conscious that my speaking lacks musicality in addition to the individual sound issue, but I couldn't figure out how to make it better. I basically have time every night at around 10 p.m. (8 a.m. in the US Eastern Time). The same goes for the holiday season.
One thing I have to say in advance: my spontaneous speaking ability may be lot worse than you expect, but I'll do my best.
@Akiko No problem. That's actually a really good time for me. You won't have to do much spontaneous speaking. We'll just start by working on this post piece by piece, and I'll explain the process as we go. In the meantime, find me on Telegram. Telegram has excellent recording capabilities that will allow you to ask questions or request recordings even when we're not on zoom ;)
@CocoPop Thanks, I've created an account on Telegram and sent you a message. Wishing you all the best for the new year! 🎍🎉
Same to you! Talk to you soon)))
This is such a great idea! I once thought about posting my audio reading entries via 'record and share' type of website in the past, but I never got around to it. By the way, you sound great✨
Thank you, @Lariza ! I'm going to focus on pronunciation and phrasing this year. If you start a podcast or something in the future let us know🎙️