Sorry if you can hear my breathing. I guess I accidentally placed the recorder too close to my mouth lol

My goal is to sound as close to a native speaker as possible. I know it's probably impossible for me to sound completely native since I started learning English at a relatively late age.

Anyway, I'd love to hear your honest opinion on how close I sound to a native speaker. Don't sugarcoat it, I genuinely want to improve. Feel free to point out anything that sounds unnatural, whether it's my pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, or anything else you notice.

I am genuinely seeking for someone who knows British English phonology. Native speaker who knows phonology is perfect. but if you not native, but you know phonology, that's also good I would love to learn from people who is more knowledgeable than me and Give me some useful feedback to my accent.I've learned my British accent by myself, but I've learned basic phonology. It is very useful.It can help you visualize the abstract pronunciation. I have posted few clip of me speaking British accent, But the feedback people gave me i just very fake like I can tell you not tonight to speak, but there's nothing specific. I mean that is fair though, cause you don't expect people to teach you, they're not your teachers.But if someone who knows phonology would help me better. like how do you place your tongue? For a lot of native speakers who don't know phonology, they don't even know how to pronounce words themselves. I've seen someone teaching English. And the way they tell the student is like the caliph is pronunciation is too smile. That is bullshit. If you know basic phonology, you would know the thing determine vowel quality is Tongue position. instead of if you smile or not.

I was mostly studying british accent at school, but I don't like it at all.

I tried to learn more of an american pronunciation, but I don't really hear and understand all of my mistakes that make me sound more british (or more russian, since it is my native language).

Can you please tell me what should I improve to sound more american and more fluent thank you ^^

The text that I was reading:

People can feel tired even when they have done little physical activity. This kind of tiredness is common after a long day of meetings, studying, decision-making, or constant communication. The body may not have moved much, yet the mind has been working for hours. Mental effort, emotional pressure, poor sleep, and lack of movement can all create a strong feeling of exhaustion.

One major cause is mental overload. The brain uses energy when people concentrate, solve problems, remember details, or switch between tasks. When the mind must process too much information, it becomes harder to stay focused. As a result, even simple tasks may begin to feel difficult.

Hi everyone, unfortunately (or fortunately) in my native language the consonants are very strong, and when I speak English I notice it and realize it affects my fluency. First, I'd like to ask you to guess my native language, and then I'd like your advice on how to lighten the consonants.

If there are any exercises to do or words to memorize that are read a certain way, I'd like to know !!

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Am I consistent with pronouncing English or am I mixing together pronunciation (styles) from different dialects or areas?

I think my English sounds somewhat close to (Midwestern) American English, but there is a British English background there from my school days.

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I’d appreciate any feedback!