Acting to be Normal
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome, HEALTH, Personal Experience on 08 25th, 2009 | No Comments
I have had a few revelations this week in regard to my ongoing adventures with Foreign Accent Syndrome. As I was doing some voicing exercises to try and elleviate my foreign accent (or at least diminish it), this thought occurred to me. I have to ACT, to sound “normal”. I have to be fake,...
Interview No. 8
It has been a while since I last posted. Why?? Well, I’ve been incredibly busy with 4-H Dog Obedience and especially agility. I am a leader and am the coordinator for the Marion County 4-H Dog Agility Show at the Marion County Fair. So I was living and breathing fair preparation for the last 3...
WIBC Interview 090728
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 07 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Today I was given a surprise phone call by producer Dan at the 93.1 FM WIBC, asking if Terri and Joe of the morning team could have me on this morning for a brief interview/ check-in. It has been three weeks since I was on the program and I have had a lot of people asking about why I wasn’t on...
Sounds Like?— a Lot of Work
Today was a special day for me; I officially began speech therapy. It has been two months exactly since my speaking voice has changed from my normal Midwest farmer’s daughter dialect to one that sounds clearly like that of a foreigner trying to speak English.
Though I had my initial analysis with...
No Interview on 7-7
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 07 10th, 2009 | No Comments
I was asked by several different people why I didn’t talk on WIBC radio this week. I told them that there was just too much happening in the world for me to even fit in the normal Tuesday morning time slot. Blessed boss of WIBC Tom Sevarino lost his battle with cancer. The “gloved one”...
WIBC Interview for June 30th
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Today’s interview with Terri Stacey and Big Joe Stayzniak on WIBC 93.1 FM can be heard at the following link. However, before you listen let me explain one thing. Earlier in the morning show, Joe and Terri were talking about a bit of a mystery that is happening at the radio station. Newsman Joe...