Only 46.5% of this 13-word sentence comes back, at an average 2.43/5 across 977 attempts — the hardest line in the conference set. But the problem is not end-of-sentence forgetting: the highest-dropped words, all (43.3%), of (36.4%) and schedule (32.2%), are all packed into the long opening noun phrase. The real risk is a dense, compressed start, not a lost ending.
Conference orientation
Context cue
The sentence belongs to a conference check-in or venue orientation. A staff member is telling attendees that the complete schedule is already inside their information packet. That context supplies three recall slots—what material, what happened to it, and where it is—so the prompt does not have to remain a list of thirteen unrelated words.
Each word is shaded by how often it was dropped across 977 attempts. Hover for the exact rate. This sentence is one case in the Listen and Repeat research across 23,000+ sessions — where endings and late words drop most.
The three most fragile words here are all (43.3%), of (36.4%), schedule (32.2%) — all clustered inside the long opening noun phrase. Here the main risk is not end-of-sentence decay, but compressing weak words and the information head while processing A full schedule of all conference events.
These are sounds with substantial measurements in this sentence, not a generic pronunciation list. Automatic assessment places /s/ lowest among the sounds shown.
| Sound | Words here | Measurements | Avg accuracy | Below 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /s/ | schedule, conference | 1,146 | 79.6/100 | 14.4% |
| /t/ | events, packet | 391 | 81.8/100 | 8.2% |
| /z/ | events, is | 603 | 85.6/100 | 7.0% |
Omission rates show the pattern, not its cause. Position, word length, and endings still give us specific practice hypotheses to test.
all
43.3% omitted
All sits inside a long noun phrase between schedule of and conference events. It carries little stress, so a speaker compressing the phrase may retain the main nouns and skip it.
Practice: Practise of all conference events as one rhythm group. Keep the stress on conference events, but make all audibly present.
of
36.4% omitted
Of is a weak function word between schedule and all. When it disappears, the main nouns remain, which makes the structural loss easy to overlook.
Practice: Connect schedule-of-all first, then attach conference events. The goal is a reduced but present of, not an exaggerated vowel.
schedule
32.2% omitted
Schedule helps establish the sentence's information subject and is a two-syllable word near the beginning. Losing it leaves the later nouns without a clear centre.
Practice: Secure A full schedule as the opening unit before adding of all conference events.
Place splits between complete meaning groups, following the chunking method. The slashes are memory boundaries for practice, not mandatory audible pauses.
| Speakers paused before | Share of pauses | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| “is” | 14.0% | Natural split |
| “in” | 10.8% | Natural split |
| “conference” | 9.0% | Mid-phrase |
| “information” | 8.6% | Mid-phrase |
Recall only three information slots: schedule of events / is included / information packet. Establish the order before restoring every function word.
Rebuild the long opening group and deliberately restore all, of, and schedule—the three words with the highest measured omission rates. Produce the complete group twice.
Add is included and in your information packet, then reconnect all three groups. Slashes are memory boundaries; the final recording should not contain a long pause at every boundary.
Do not rely on a vague feeling of success. Meet all four checks twice in a row before increasing sentence length.
Record it once and see your own version of the heat map above — which words you dropped and where your pauses landed.
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5 words · Conference orientation · 1026 attempts
“Get your name tag at the main desk.”
8 words · Conference orientation · 1021 attempts
“The seminar halls are up the stairs on the right.”
10 words · Conference orientation · 1020 attempts
“The main hall here is where companies have their booths.”
10 words · Conference orientation · 1007 attempts
Use 3 meaning groups: A full schedule of all conference events / is included / in your information packet. Preserve the information skeleton first, then check the final words and endings.
all (43.3%), of (36.4%), schedule (32.2%) have the highest omission rates among the 977 attempts summarized here.
Pause between complete meaning groups rather than inside a noun or verb phrase. Use pauses as a memory scaffold, then work toward a connected delivery.