Albert Einstein

"We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility."
-- Albert Einstein

Accent Reduction Training

Do you find yourself remaining silent when you would like to talk? Are you self-conscious about your accent? Would you like to find a way to be taken more seriously when you speak? If you do, accent reduction training is for you.

In each language, we make different sounds, we have different stress patterns, rhythm, and intonation patterns. We actually move our tongue, our teeth and our jaw differently! Learning how to make these sounds correctly is a separate process from learning grammar and vocabulary. Actresses and actors regularly practice this technique, and any accent can be completely changed. Accent Reduction training is designed to help non-native English speakers learn how to make the sounds correctly and improve their accent. It is also good for English speakers who would like to get rid of a dialect or speak with authority and elegance.

Here's what you can master in the one day workshop

· Identify your own trouble sounds, and how to improve them
· Identify the unique stress and intonation patterns in English
· Learn to hear the differences between subtle English sounds
· Exercise and practice the new sounds
· Incorporate the new sounds into your everyday speech

You can attend the regularly scheduled courses or Barry University Adult and Continuing Education can arrange a special training for your company. I also offer private coaching in public speaking, accent reduction and confidence building. Clients include Miami-Dade County, The Jewish Federation, many CEOs, politicians and social activists.