"I found the six weeks of training very helpful in identifying areas where I needed to pay more attention with my communication and pronounciation of words. The audio and video sessions helped me to get valuable visual feedback about my communication. We normally don't get much feedback from native American with whom we communicate on a daily basis about Indian pronounciation of words that they find hard to understand, so thanks for pointing that out (the difference between the 'v' and the 'w', the 't' and the 'th' etc). Thanks."

Srini, GSR-INC, December 6, 2004

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Accent Reduction/Modification

Is your foreign accent holding you back because you are hesitant to talk at meetings or in public? Are you speaking too fast? Are you too nervous to pace your speech when speaking in front of an audience? Are people around you asking you to repeat what you said or avoid including you in team negotiations? Through sharp focus and intense study, an accent reduction workshop can make you sound better in Public Speaking in a short time.

This workshop identifies and assesses main error sounds made by the foreign speaker in US English; we provide comprehensive and personalized language improvement classes which remove barriers due to foreign language/foreign accent or difficult to understand regional accents. Individual accent improvement evaluation is geared to clients' specific foreign languages - so we know what sounds interfere with American English if Chinese, Indian, the French or other cultures speak them.

Workshops include detailed pre and post speech analyses, tape (iPod) and video recording, working with flash cards and lists of words that clients need to pronounce understandably.We send the 'homework' assignements via wave files to our clients' computers.

Training Programs will:

make social and business interactions easier among colleagues, clients, and friends
improve clarity in phone conversations
increase self-confidence and professional image when speaking

Classes cover:

consistent speech patterns (slow vs. rapid speech)
precise enunciation - especially speaking consonants clearly
correct word stress - differentiating between nouns and verbs (/to record/ versus /the record/)
difficult American sounds
correct pronunciation of frequently used words
correct word order
spoken word 'middles' and endings
pitfalls in American English
phrasal verbs - examples: put up, put through, put in, put out
correct professional terminology of clients' fields
sports' metaphors, street talk and TV jargon

For further details of an accent reduction workshop, see our Foreign Accent Reduction Coaching program.

Why don't you take our English Needs Survey and find out how language proficient your are. Also, consult our Tips section for new, updated hints at better communication.

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Professional Business Communications

Accent Reduction/Modification

Training Programs will:

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