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exploration of pronunciation tutorials designed for speakers of English as an additional language (EAL) in a university context in Australia suggests that developing abilities to speak clearly involves more than just focusing on the sounds that are uttered. Students’ comments and observations collected during pronunciation tutorials highlight factors that are important for understanding how these speakers successfully manage their spoken interactions. This article reports on what these students say about their experiences and strategies for communicating clearly and effectively at university and while in their professional placements. Implications for the ways that pronunciation tutorials are run include the need to focus not only on the sounds that the speakers make, but also to provide opportunities for them to develop awareness of themselves as speakers and to develop their understanding of the speaking contexts and the associated pragmatic language skills that are required for becoming clearer and more confident speakers.  \nWith internationalization and migration, the student body  \nin universities worldwide is changing. Students arrive in  \nclasses with different experiences of formal education and different levels of readiness, confidence, and ability to use the language of instruction. In universities in Australia, the US, and other places, being able to clearly and confidently speak English is essential for success. All students, local and international, need to learn new genres of speaking in academic contexts, such as participating in discussionsand giving formal presentations. However, opportunities to practice these kinds of speaking can be limited. Furthermore, university stu  \nThe CATESOL Journal 30.1 • 2018 • 249  \ndents need the chance to practice the speaking involved in tasks specific to the particular occupations and professions for which they are training before they become fully qualified and are working in those jobs. These are new and challenging skills for anyone. However, for some users of English as an additional language (EAL), these tasks present an additional level of difficulty in being able to not only know what to say, and when and how to say it, but also to say it with clear, comprehensible, and confident pronunciation. (Note: EAL is the preferred term in Australian contexts, while in the US, ESL is more common.) Speaking clearly in a language that one has begun learning later in life can be difficult for many people. Juggling this difficulty with everything else that is going on when learning new genres of speaking is especially daunting.  \nIn this article, I discuss my experiences of working with students who were faced with these challenges. This work took place in individual or small-group pronunciation tutorials. In describing my approach to these pronunciation tutorials, I discuss the importance of taking account of the contexts in which the speaking takes place. I also highlight the need for speakers to become aware of their own speaking and pronunciation and of how others respond to them. The importance of feeling confident and in control of the speaking situations also emerged as consistent themes.  \nBackground  \nThe pronunciation tutorials were part of my work at an Australian university in the early-mid-2000s within a center that provided support with English language and academic skills. Our work at the center was with students who had already met the minimum English language requirements for entry to their university degrees (i.e., IELTS 6 or TOEFL CB 213 / IBT 60 for undergraduate courses and higher for students taking postgraduate degrees) but who still needed to work on their English language skills. Most students coming to the center sought help with their academic writing. However, a smaller number sought help with their speaking, including their pronunciation. 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