PIRF:432 - Performance - Pressure, Precision, Payoff

HOW TO SPEAK! HOW TO TALK!

Pronunciation●Intonation●Rhythm●Flow

Don’t make a VOWEL FOUL!

How many certain SHORT As in this assignment?

Performance – Pressure, Precision, Payoff

All eyes were on me. The workflow had stopped entirely, and tension buzzed

throughout the office. Everyone waited, unsure, expectant. I didn’t have a team. There

were no second chances. It was down to me—my hands, my judgment. The existing

system was outdated, unreliable. I overhauled it. On time. On budget. Without a single

safety incident. When the moment came, I executed the final step and…it worked.

Everything came back to life. Processes resumed. People moved again. Silence gave

way to motion. I stood there for a second, chuffed beyond words. No applause, no

speeches—just quiet success. And no one ever asked how I did it.

Whoops, you missed the words of chances and "and"

Practice

The second time with Coach Lan at 8:45 am on 2025-04-25

1. precision: ZH sound

2. stopped: stop T sound

3. safety/gave: long A sound

4. Overhauled it: more L sound

5. there: light short e sound

6. chuffed:

The second time with Coach Lan at 6:45 pm on 2025-04-26

1. It was/it worked: stop T sound

2. gave/safety

3. beyond: short o sound

4. No applause: Link, extra w sound

The Third time with Coach Lan at 11:30 am on 2025-04-28

1. throughout: extra W sound, through-w-out

2. It was down/ it worked: stop T sound

3. asked: ast

4. gave: more v sound

The fourth time with Coach Lan at 9:00 am on 2025-04-29

1. precision: more ZH sound

2. safety/came: more long A sound

3. had stopped: stop the D sound

This assignment, the biggest issue is the stop sound.