Professional Business Communications

Angelika has helped me understand the differences, both phonetic and cultural, that set American English apart from my native version. What sets her apart is her keen familiarity with the idiosyncracies of an Indian accent and her ability to contrast it with other cultures. Today, I am better educated about the issues involved in conversing with not only my American colleagues, but also all other who we deal with on a continual basis in the Silicon Valley.

— G.D., Product Manager, start up company, November 9, 2004

Professional Business Communication provides an individualized accent reduction course and emphasizes fixing the different accent problems for different ethnic backgrounds. Word-by-word, Angelika corrected my mispronunciation of a few common words during my conversations and my business presentation practices. I was amazed how big a difference it made when I removed one or two incorrect pronunciations during my speech.

— Dr. Shao, Philips Medical System, December 1, 2004

I've been through many accent reduction courses but none is as effective as Dr. Blendstrup's. She customized my sessions and emphasized the business words I use every day. I became a more confident professional after her classes.

— Chris Chu, Senior Finance Professional, December 3, 2004

The most helpful to me in your training, Angelika, were your resources I needed to be able to correct the things I came to work on with you. You correctly evaluted my needs and skills and you found the best book for me. I got so much out of it, doing the exercises at home and going over them with you.

You made it a lot of fun, I looked forward to the session as a major plus to come and enjoy the work, you really made it entertaining and enjoyable. You explained things to me carefully and listened to my questions and gave me the answers I needed. After working with you, I felt more confident about what I needed to do and my confidence rose immediately. You have very, very flexible hours and you really worked as much as you could to try to accomodate seeing me when I had time - it was a major benefit for me that you were not rigid. I have recommended you to quite a few people and will continue to recommend you with enthusiasm.

— Fred Redmond, CEO, September 10, 2003

The part that was the most helpful for me in our training were our conversation sessions, your various ideas how to study, the cassette with the correcly pronounced words which I could take home and, of course, you ear and skil to explain how to pronounce English words correctly.

Your training was exactly what I was looking for. After living for nearly one year in the US, my English was not as good as I thought it could be. Therefore, I decided to work with Dr. Angelika Blendstrup to improve my business communication skills. Already after one week, I noticed a big difference; even my friends told me that they could see a lot of improvement. My English pronunciation is much better now, I speak more fluently and my active vocabulary has increased a lot. Thank you very much, Angelika.

— Judith Stegner, 2002

The part of your training, Angelika, which was the most useful for me was that you focused the accent reduction on a number of 'key words' I use frequently. Your coaching absolutely met my expectations, I saw significant improvements after about three weeks; my customers are much more satisfied with my presentations and I am sure that's because they understand me better. I would recommend this class to anyone who wants to improve fast, the time is well spent.

— Start-up Company, 2001, Fremont, CA

I relocated from Israel six month ago, and I chose to study with Angelika in order to improve my English and to speak more easily. I enjoyed our sessions because I had the opportunity to chose the subjects we discussed, it was really interesting, fun, and I achieved my goals.

— Liat Perry, 2000

During the last four months, Angelika Blendstrup, Ph.D., has put an incredible amount of time and energy in helping me sift through my materials and isolate the relevant information to sort through past professional experiences and put them into a resume and cover letters. Her availability and flexibility were truly helpful.

— Lyndon Allydice, December 1, 1998