analyze your speaking style

by | Nov 7, 2008 | Uncategorized

Here’s something that will help some of you quickly improve your accents.Do a little self-diagnosis of your individual speaking style. Here are three questions to ask yourself:1. Do you tend to speak quickly in you native language?If yes, you probably speak fast when...

Advice for Success in the American Corporate World

by | Oct 21, 2008 | Uncategorized

A majority of my students are educated professionals. They are MBA’s, engineers, research scientists, lawyers. Some of them had already achieved a level of success and professional respect in their native countries before coming to the US. Others got their graduate...

Your Accent on a Job Interview

by | Oct 15, 2008 | Uncategorized

When you are competing with other job applicants, all other things being equal, the person with good communication skills will get the job.Many of my students are taking accent reduction courses because they want to be better prepared for job interviews. They are...

Do Singers Have Accents?

by | Oct 10, 2008 | Uncategorized

I have several students who are singers. When they sing in front of an audience, generally no one knows that they are not American. Then, when they talk between the songs, people are shocked to hear their accent. This is common. Here is a very interesting podcast...

Which American Accent Should I Learn?

by | Oct 6, 2008 | Uncategorized

Your goal should be to learn the Standard American Accent. Some people call it “broadcaster English.” It’s the kind of standard, neutral speech you hear on CNN for example. It’s a non-regional American accent, meaning that people don’t...

American versus British Accent

by | Oct 5, 2008 | Uncategorized

A lot of my students ask me: “I studied the British accent in my country. How is the American accent different?”Some of the major differences between the American and British accents are the pronunciation of several vowel sounds, and the pronunciation of...