How to Improve Spoken American English - Sound like a Native Speaker

The video tutorial focuses on improving English pronunciation through two main exercises: the Ben Franklin exercise and the imitation exercise. The Ben Franklin exercise involves detailed listening and note-taking to analyze speech patterns, while the imitation exercise emphasizes listening and repeating speech to capture pitch and musicality. The tutorial provides step-by-step guidance on how to perform these exercises and highlights the importance of linking sounds and reducing certain words for natural speech. The video encourages using native speaker audio or video clips for practice and offers resources on the instructor's website.

What is the Ben Franklin exercise mentioned in the video?

How can one integrate difficult sounds into their speech according to the speaker?

What are some characteristics of native speaker pronunciation that learners should pay attention to?

What does the speaker mean by 'linking' in pronunciation?

What should you do after listening to the audio several times?

What is the purpose of the imitation exercise described in the video?

How does the speaker suggest using audio or video clips for pronunciation practice?