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The surest, easiest way to perfect pronunciation of American English!
Hummingbird teaches exact production of American English phonetics, using mouth position icons, tongue placement and musical accompaniment. Videos and audiotapes provide rhythmic presentation and exercise of English sounds, words, and phrases. Hummingbird's Mouth Movement format also improves voice quality, fluency, and conversational English.

Audio Tracks:

RealAudio Player and sound card required. Download RealAudio Player, (then come back!)

Try the Speed Drill audio lesson for fluency with English phonetics.

Go to a Restaurant!

Sample a voice quality drill.

Practice the Sound of R

.WAV Sample, V Phrase. (not RealAudio, sound card required, .4MB)


Is it important for you to speak English with the standard sounds? Yes! The sound and quality of your speech is the most important factor in spoken communication. Whatever your position in life, speaking English clearly and phonetically correctly will make a better impression for everyone.
The world is becoming a single community where they speak using American sounds as a de facto standard sounds. So if you are learning English then your logical choice is American pronunciation.

Why let poor English sounds hold you back? It is possible to pronounce American English perfectly! even though you were not born and raised here in U.S.A.
Hummingbird will teach you to speak "broadcast quality" American English sounds, as spoken by professional, educated American men and women. Here is the method and it is your choice.

Hummingbird's musical instruction is an opportunity to have fun while improving your English! Through music, Hummingbird teaches you to speak in sync with the audios and videos, like singing, so you'll master English pronunciation 3-5 times faster! Rock and pop music throughout is recorded in digital stereo. All videos have colorful English captions with pronunciation symbols. Fun, easy, effective and audio-visual..


The Hummingbird Audio Study Kit: Two Audiocassettes with 2 Hours of Musical Speech Instruction, 110 page Handbook

Picture of Audio Kit
The International Market for English Language Materials

Hummingbird is a unique method that enables people of the world to acquire all American sounds and speak better English, through an entertaining combination of video and music. The Hummingbird method is being taught in several locations in the US and in Japan. We are looking for distributors for each country throughout the world. A brand new English language schools may be started by adapting Hummingbird method as a front end of their ESL system. videos.

New Market for Language Education in the world

Good spoken English is the single most important skill that everyone needs to become economically and socially integrated into the 21st century. American English sound became a de facto standard of business communication in the world. The sound is not just for American. It is for everyone learning English language worldwide. If you have correct sounds from the start, you can acquire the language much easier and faster. Hummingbird is a new business.

Business opportunity A new business development opportunity

We are looking for distributors in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Mexico, Central Americas, South Americas, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and any sizable English language market area where we can assign a territory. U.S.A. and Japan are taken already.
Marketing organizations. entrepreneurs and distributors are invited to contact AAT, Inc.

[Why is Pronunciation Important?] [Listen to Audio Samples] [Video Study Kit] [Audiocassette Study Kit] [Prices and ordering information.] [Hummingbird US Patent] [Educator Information] [Company Information]

Contact Ken Inouye for more information about Hummingbird classes, materials, or business opportunities.

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