Accent Modification

Feeling sound is most important in creating a clear accent and clear speech.

An interesting fact: Before you create a North American English accent, the sounds you feel are the sounds you know. These are the sounds in your first language.

When you learn to feel the sounds in North American English, you can produce each different sound with your mouth.

AND you can feel all the sounds in your first language!

This work is challenging but so rewarding – like climbing a mountain or learning to dance!

Interesting Past Clients:

Howard Stern; HBO’s series The Wire: Dominic West, Idris Elba; Chinese Immigration Lawyer, Miles & Stockbridge; Gad Elmaleh, French Comedian; Columbian & Vietnamese Seminarians; Ukrainian Researcher, and an Italian Accountant

The Basic Course

FREE Introductory Conversation

A 30-minute Zoom interview about your vocal history and concerns and possibilities.

Initial analysis

A written vocal history helps you check in on your past vocal work

and helps me create an individual course exclusively for you.

Two readings

a. Paragraphs to hear your accent in sentences.

b. Tongue twisters to explore your sound challenges.

These are interesting, if not a bit strange! And fun!

A Written evaluation of sounds you use:

a. The sounds in your first language

b. Those you already use in North American English

Then Our Real Work Begins

Play with consonants:

To feel the sound differences between your first language and North American English,

learn to feel the differences, produce them accurately, and enjoy both!

Sing (not really because I can’t) on vowels:

Many more than "A, E, I, O, U – sometimes Y"

Actually there are 22 in North American English…sometimes more!

There is more work in North American English than those languages that have only five vowels! Lucky them!

Produce pitch and rhythm patterns

Like dancing!

In your first language

In North American English

With words you use every day

And, yes, I adjust these exercises to fit your specific challenges.

This is where you really see the benefit of 1:1 work!

There is a Caveat! Isn’t There Always?

Your Commitment

Changing your accent can’t be done in two weeks or a month!

After all, it took you three to five years to learn to speak your own language clearly.

Developing a clear North American English accent takes practice – lots of practice!

Most clients find that at least a half an hour a day gives them useful results.

So, learning to speak North American English clearly is not easy.

I cannot guarantee how fast you will progress.

That is up to you!

Your Investment

That’s why the accent modification course is 12 weeks.

It includes a one-hour class each week on Zoom.

Each class is private, completely 1:1, so you get total individual attention.

Your investment is $1875.00 for 12 sessions.

This investment can be paid in 2 or 3 installments via PayPal.

My Commitment to You

I have been teaching and coaching using this method for over 40 years.

I can assist you in learning to feel sounds to improve your North American English accent.

I will adjust our work, finding many ways to help you specifically.

I will support you through the frustrations that happen as you learn to feel sounds instead of just listening to them.

I will present you new skills with the sounds in North American English to create richer communication at work, home, and out in the world.

The Exciting Results

1. These skills enable your colleagues, clients, patients, customers to understand you clearly.
It eases discussions when giving information important to those listening to you.

2. Since your clarity improves, your audience understands what you are saying rather than listening around your accent.
They do stop listening if your accent interferes with their understanding. They pay attention to their phones. GRRR!

3. As your precision improves, your ability to give information more precisely, creating a more supportive environment for you and your colleagues or staff, making it more pleasant for you, and with customers or at lunch.
Psst...ust don't talk with your mouth full.

4. Your confidence in your speaking strengthens your presentations at conferences and seminars!

When you learn to speak North American English well, you will be in charge.

I look forward to assisting you in learning and feeling your sounds.

I will enjoy watching you work me out of a job!

Adjust Your Accent! Keep Your Culture! Own Your Future!

Cell 443-745-1345

Email talkingwelltoday@gmail.com