The schwa is the most common sound in American English. Unfortunately it doesn't exist in most other languages. Students have a tendency to not hear this sound. It is a simple sound and it is one of the three lazy vowels, but learning to hear and say this sound will obviously improve your pronunciation and also will help you to advance your English to the next level.
In standard North American English, the R is spoken every time. If you want to sound like an American or Canadian and speak good English, you need to say the R loud and clear every time there is an R. The spelling of English is a mess, but the R is constant; if the letter R is in a word, you have to say it. If you are shy and say the R quietly, it will sound wrong.
Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/rfscVS0vtbw?t=1154
A lot of students call it the "long E." I call it Notorious E. I call it that because it is one of the most confusing sounds for non-native speakers. Knowing when to pronounce this sound and how to pronounce it is critical for speaking English with the American accent.
Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/rfscVS0vtbw?t=1112
English has a rhythm; getting a sense of the rhythm of English is part of stressing important words, and will also make it easier to learn pronunciation in general. One of the most important things to do to sound American is to stretch important words.
For more about stressing important words watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjsjwk01hxk
Speak expressively by stressing important words. Native speakers stress the important words in every sentence that we speak.
Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/rfscVS0vtbw?t=1834
I have another video about stressing important words here:
Speak expressively by stressing important words. Native speakers stress the important words in every sentence that we speak.
Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/rfscVS0vtbw?t=1834