Accent Reduction Classes
Our Personalized Approach to Accent Reduction Classes
Understanding Accent Reduction
Our accent reduction training classes are specialized and custom designed to help individuals improve their English pronunciation. With the right personalized coaching, you can effectively reduce your foreign accent, enhancing your communication skills and boosting your professional presence. At Speech and Voice Enterprises, our clients experience noticeable improvement with English pronunciation in about three weeks. We equip you with the tools to sound clear ensuring that your message is understood the first time.
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We have decades of experience helping professionals overcome communication challenges due to English not being a first language. After your complimentary consultation, you will have a customized plan to improve your English pronunciation quickly. By enrolling in our accent reduction training classes, you’ll be taking a significant step toward becoming a clear and confident communicator.
Benefits of our accent reduction classes include:
- An enhanced professional image and stronger career opportunities as you articulate your point effectively.
- A deeper understanding of American English, which is crucial for successful interactions in the workplace, writing and delivering presentations.
- Your accent reduction coaching program is custom designed specifically for you. Together we will build your training class based on your unique needs.
- Improved communication and understanding across all settings.
- Increased confidence allowing you to express yourself without hesitation.
Future-Proof Your Skills
Nowadays, effective communication is more important than ever. With the rise of remote work trends, strong communication skills are essential for being understood for virtual meetings and delivering business presentations. Moreover, as businesses expand globally and English is a dominate language, it is important to speak it clearly and confidently.
What is Included in Your Accent Reduction Training Class
We offer a comprehensive accent reduction training model. Every private coaching program includes the full online, eLearning accent reduction class where you can review and practice before and after your coaching session. In addition to working with Liz, your private speech coach you will:
- Own the full library of 90 instructional videos. Review as often as you want.
- Lessons divided into easy manageable units with audio files and exercises.
- Own the book, Accent Reduction 101: Speaking English Closer to the American Cultural and Business Style (4th ed. 2024) with 12-hours of audio files with listen and repeat exercises.
- Flexible scheduling with our 5 and 10 private accent reduction coaching programs for a year. Meet weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. You decide.
- Continue your training with our High Performance, Speak and Sound American, Accent Reduction monthly virtual class where we examine the English language in detail and perfect English pronunciation. Private coaching clients receive 50% off of the tuition plus two additional coaching sessions.
Why Our Accent Reduction Training Classes Work
You will work with Liz a licensed speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience and a recognized national expert by the National Speech Language Hearing Association. Together you will build your customized accent reduction class and focus on what you need. Liz has helped hundreds of professionals reduce their accents and is the author of: Accent Reduction 101: Speaking English Closer to the American Cultural and Business Style 4th Ed (2023), with 12-hours of audio support, the material for your coaching program.
Personalized Coaching
Our accent reduction coaching is private, one-on-one training that addresses your communication and voice challenges. You have access to Liz for a year to finish your training and the door is open for questions and feedback. Reach out with questions or have her analyze a speech sample
Speak in the American Cultural and Business Style
The number one most important skill for successfully reducing your accent is to learn how to speak English in the American rule and melody style known as Intonation. American intonation is spoken with a lot of inflection and vocal variety. At the same time your accented habits of talking too fast, forcefully or monotone will go away as the new American speaking pattern is becoming a habit. After American intonation is achieved, you will further reduce your accent and be ready for learning new sounds.
Practical Real-World Practice
At your first session you will be equipped with easy and quick real-world activities to transfer your new skills out in in the community that day such as using your Speech Notebook Quick Drill, having a list of Speech Triggers, perform Red Light Drills and motor planning with finger tracing that goes undetected during virtual meetings. When it is time for higher-level work, we can practice with presentations and provide some public speaking coaching as well as role-playing scenarios that simulate real-world interactions. These activities are designed to ensure that you are improving your English pronunciation at an advanced, spontaneous conversational level.
Flexible Payment Options
Funding private coaching and investing in your professional development just got easier. We have a variety of payment methods such as major credit cards, buy now and pay later plans with 4- and 6-month interest free payment options and 12 months with an APR through Google and Apple Pay (Klarna and Afterpay) as well as the Affirm app. We send a payment link and you decide how you want to pay. Your receipt will show that you took a professional course. If employers can’t cover your training, often the cost can be used as a tax deduction. Check with your accountant.
Together we will select an accent reduction coaching program that will successfully reduce your accent with measurable goals. At the end of each class, you will notice improvements with your speech. Reduce your accent. Improve your English pronunciation. Embrace a more confident you today!
Our Accent Reduction Coaching Classes
We offer two accent reduction coaching training classes that can be taken onsite in Denver or online. Together we will develop your custom-built program that is the right fit for your needs. Included is the accent reduction online, eLearning class with 90 instructional videos with lessons along with the book: Accent Reduction 101: Speaking English Closer to the American Cultural and Business Style 4th Ed (2023), which includes 12-hours of audio files with listen and repeat practice exercises. Scheduling is flexible. Meet weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or when you feel you need support. After completing three coaching sessions you are eligible to join our Speak and Sound American, High Performance, Advanced Accent Reduction Virtual Class that meets one time monthly for a year at 50% off of the regular tuition and receive two more private coaching classes.
5-Private Accent Reduction Coaching Class Quick Speech Clarity Program: Training Onsite in Denver or Online
By conclusion of this accent reduction training class, the following should be achieved:
- Speak with American Intonation at the conversational level with clear and improved English pronunciation. This takes about three sessions.
- Eliminate the accented habits of sounding monotone, forceful or too choppy or fast.
- Improve oral resonance and the correct mouth placement for improved English pronunciation.
- Remaining time can be spent on presentation rehearsal with public speaking coaching or learn one or two American consonant sounds.
- Anything from the 10-accent reduction coaching package as this is your class.
10-Private Accent Reduction Coaching Class
Full Accent Reduction Training Class: Training Onsite in Denver or Online
By conclusion of this accent reduction coaching program, the following should be achieved:
Everything from the five session coaching program plus:
- Learn the mispronounced American consonant sounds. The most common sounds are /th, f, v, w, r, vocalic er, vocalic L, sh and ch. Sounds determined by assessment.
- Learn the mispronounced American Vowel sounds in the front, center and back of the mouth.
- Advanced oral resonance for clear and measurably improved English pronunciation.
- Learn the American English rules, when they change and other unique nuances of the English language.
- Remaining time can be spent on learning how to diaphragm breath, or speak from the optimal pitch or presentation coaching. This is your custom designed accent reduction class.
The Power of Online Learning
Our online eLearning platform is designed to enhance your experience through a variety of interactive lessons. There are three options that still allow for coaching and feedback and this may be more cost effective than private coaching. Learn English pronunciation with our 90 instructional videos and audio files with listen and repeat exercises. Receive real-time feedback to track your progress with our live, monthly webinars. Benefit from tools that allow you to evaluate and monitor your improvement. With our comprehensive online program, you can confidently work toward your accent reduction goals from the comfort of your home or office. Benefits include:
Flexibility and Convenience:
Learn at your own pace and schedule, allowing you to balance your professional and personal commitments seamlessly. A self-paced course can be more cost effective and convenient.
Access to Coach Liz from Anywhere:
Receive expert guidance from Liz, a national leader in accent reduction, though our live, monthly webinars and Communication Hub where you can post questions, access new articles and videos and meet conversational partners.
Enjoy curriculum tailored to your communication needs, ensuring that you receive focused training that aligns with your goals. We offer a variety of accent reduction classes for a variety of populations/cultural groups, a general training as well as Train Your Team options.
One Day Accent Reduction Workshop
If you would like to learn the most important skills for reducing your accent, quickly consider our one-day accent reduction workshop that is taught onsite in Denver or available virtually. In this course, you will learn how to speak with American intonation at an advanced level, eliminate your accented habits plus much more in this highly active and fun workshop. The benefits include:
By completion of this workshop your accent will be reduced, English pronunciation improved and you will leave with a 3-week reinforcement program to turn your new skills into a habit. This may be more convenient and cost effective.
It is helpful being in an accent reduction class with people who have the same habits and goals as you. The group conversation plus listening to other’s feedback with similar behaviors is beneficial for increasing your own awareness of what you want to change with your speech. As a bonus, classmates network and become conversational partners.
After completing the one-day workshop you are eligible to advance your skills with the High Performance Speak and Sound American virtual class and get TWO FREE private coaching sessions.
Download Your Free E-book
How to Speak English Closer to the American Cultural and Business Style
How can I reduce my accent? Download our free e-book, Accent Reduction 101: How to Speak English Closer to the American Cultural and Business Style (2023) 4th ed. Learn the number one most important strategy for reducing accent and increasing clarity. Understand the unique features of American English pronunciation. Get clear instructions on how to pronounce commonly misarticulated sounds with easy-to-understand directions and examples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I reduce my accent?
Reducing your accent and adopting a more neutral style of speaking American English is a realistic goal with our accent reduction classes. The primary feature behind an accent often stems from cultural differences; each cultural group has its unique melody and cadence. When learning English as a second language, individuals tend to speak in the style of their first language. In our accent reduction courses online, we teach you to speak in the American cultural style, addressing intonation and accented behaviors first. Once these foundational elements are mastered, we then focus on correcting specific sounds that may be mispronounced or missing.
What is learned first in an accent reduction class?
The first step in our accent reduction training is to teach American intonation, which includes rhythm, melody patterns, and the cadence of English. By learning to express yourself in the American cultural style, you will notice an immediate improvement in clarity and comprehension.
Will I lose my accent completely?
No. Anyone who tells you that is not being truthful. There are many nuances across languages that make this not possible for a full loss of accent in spontaneous speech. You can expect to speak your English with more American cultural correctness, better clarity, and higher confidence. On a personal note, I think there are some advantages of having an accent such as being more unique and interesting as long as it sounds clear, and the communication is effective.
Why do American-born actors speak with great accents?
When it comes to actors who speak with beautiful and culturally correct accents, they are working with a speech coach to decode their script and to teach the new language patterns with the right cultural sounds and features. After their work is done, the actors return to speaking in their native style. Rumor has it that Meryl Streep and Russel Crow have speech-language pathologists who travel with them for accent coaching. Unfortunately, it’s not me.
Can I get a customized program?
Absolutely! Our accent reduction courses online are tailored to meet your specific needs. We work closely with you to develop a personalized learning plan that addresses your unique challenges and goals. Each client receives a program designed specifically for them.
Who can benefit from attending accent reduction training classes?
Anyone who speaks English as a second language and wants to improve their communication skills can benefit from our American English accent classes. This includes professionals looking to advance their careers, individuals seeking personal growth, and anyone wanting to enhance their social interactions.
Do accent reduction classes maintain my cultural identity?
Yes, our approach respects and values your cultural identity. Our goal is to enhance your communication skills while allowing your unique background to shine through. We aim for a balance where you can effectively express yourself in English while embracing your heritage.
Will my company cover the cost of an accent reduction class?
Many companies recognize the importance of clear communication as a part of professional development and may cover the cost of your accent reduction training. We encourage you to check with your human resources department to explore this option.