"I have used Judy's Clear Speech from the Start with multi-level classes at the community college level, one of which included everything from sophisticated Japanese credit students to a pre-literate Hmong woman. Not once has an advanced student complained that it was too easy, nor a beginner that it's too difficult. I used parts of Clear Speech in China (Yunnan University) very successfully. "

—Nancy Hilty, College of Marin, Marin County, California

"[Clear Speech Third Edition] has been a perfect text for both students and instructor. We love the clear explanations, the many and varied activities, and the comprehensive coverage of intonation, stress, and rhythm."

—Carole Mawson, Stanford University

"...an indispensable and highly appreciated tool for any beginning-level class."

—TESOL Journal, Spring 2002

"Judy Gilbert's well-planned approach makes clear pronunciation truly accessible to beginners. The book—rightly so—limits the pronunciation points to those that are most urgently needed for intelligibility.

There are many helpful graphics in the book. Two of my favorites are the extra-wide bolded letters for stressed vowels and the diminishing letters for continuant sounds (Thatsssokay. The storezzznearrrMain [the second and third s's, z's, and r's have decreasing font sizes]).

I've been looking for a book like this for a long time...I only wish all learners of North American English could start out with this book."

—Katherine Dorsch (Los Gatos, CA, USA)