We've been working on updates to American Speechsounds, Personal and Professional versions, for quite a while now. Click here to update your software today. We hope you like it!

New to the Speechsounds family:

Canadian Speechsounds - Professional Version

The comprehensive software choice for accent improvement. Canadian Speechsounds Professional Version’s extensive content covers all the challenging areas of spoken English: consonant sounds, vowel sounds, stress, intonation, linking, word endings, casual speech, and more! Video clips, diagrams, instructions, explanations of common problems, and spelling examples are included for every sound. Listening exercises are scored with recommendations to tell you when you are ready to go on to recording. Record sounds, words, phrases, and sentences. Practice independently, progress at your own pace.

With Authoring, you can extend, modify, delete, and create your own content, making this program even more of an individual tutor! This is the only version with the display of IPA characters.

Canadian Speechsounds - For Healthcare Professionals

If you are in the healthcare industry, this is a must. Using words and expressions heard in medicine, Canadian Speechsounds for Healthcare Professionals introduces all the consonant and vowel sounds with instructions, video clips, diagrams, explanations of common problems, and spelling examples. It teaches you to hear the critical differences between words you may confuse. You record 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-syllable words, short phrases, and sentences – from “Hi” and “pain” to “We suspect subacute bacterial endocarditis.” and “A cervical chordotomy was done for intractable pain.” Stress, Endings, Linking, Intonation exercises use realistic medical words and expressions. The Locator finds any word in the program. And, with Authoring, you can add whatever you want, making this program even more of an individual tutor!

To order, contact:

NAS Software Inc.
44 Joshua Court
Thornhill, Ont. L4J 8B6
www.nas.ca
Toll free (800) 837-5354
(905) 764-8079

Starting today we’re adding a new page to the American Speechsounds website, called Freebies. Formally found on the Speechcom website, Freebies offers two fun games to test your English speaking skills. The Monthly Contest allows you to enter to win a free copy of American Speechsounds each month. And Now Hear This is a monthly quiz. Try them out today!

American English vowel sounds present a real challenge for ESL students. With only 5 vowel letters but many more sounds, pronunciation is confusing. Most experts agree that “perception precedes production,” so correctly hearing these sounds is a critical first step to pronouncing them well. Click here to learn about our new game, Is ERnie an attORney?

American Speechsounds has been updated to version 4.4. Click here to download the update for either professional or personal versions.

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American Speechsounds and Speechcom are now separate entities. As Speechcom will continue to focus on training, Speechsounds is where you'll find the right software for your accent reduction needs. A fun new game focusing on vowel sounds will be released. Also, a new version of American Speechsounds is coming for International Teaching Assistants. Stay tuned for more...

American Speechsounds Professional and Personal Versions updated to version 4.3 (Vista compatible)
Contact us at: info@americanspeechsounds.com

New pricing for our American Speechsounds Software:

Professional Version:
Was $399, Now $149.95!

Personal Version:
• Now includes 8000+ words (up from 3000)
• Also includes all Add-ons at no extra charge
Used to be $121.70 with the add-ons, Now for only $74.95!