Accent Mastery

FREE WEBINAR: MASTER THE TOP 10 MOST DIFFICULT SOUNDS IN NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Are you a foreign-born business professional with a strong command of English but struggling with North American English pronunciation? Do you want to be more easily understood, gain confidence when you speak, and advance in your career? Then this event is for you!

FREE Webinar: Master the Top 10 Most Difficult Sounds in North American English
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 7 pm EST
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/ImprovedAccentBetterCareer

This free event, led by our seasoned North American Accent and Business English Language Coach, offers a rare opportunity to refine your communication skills. With over 25 years of experience working with high-level clients across finance, engineering, manufacturing, information technology, medicine, law, marketing and many other industries, our expert brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.

Fluent in five languages, with three at native/advanced level, she combines linguistic expertise with a solid business foundation, holding a BA in Economics and an MBA from the University of Toronto. Certified as an English as a Second Language Instructor and trained as professional translator & interpreter, our expert accent coach is dedicated to helping you achieve excellence in spoken English and to boost your confidence and impact as a communicator.

From the elusive "th" to the infamous "r" and other hard-to-pronounce sounds, our expert instructor will guide you through mastering these challenging pronunciations. Say goodbye to misunderstandings and hello to clear communication! Improve your confidence and super-charge your career! Don't miss out on this opportunity to level up your English speaking skills.

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Did you know that English has the largest vocabulary of any language in the world, with over 170,000 words in current use?

English is the language of global commerce. If you need help with your advanced business English or your American English accent reach out and send me a message. As a certified English as a Second Language teacher and North American English accent expert, I help business professionals from all over the world improve their English and enhance their careers.

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Define your language learning goals and objectives. Knowing what you want to achieve will guide your learning process.

Reach out if you need help with Advanced Business English or American English Accent Reduction.

"Language is the key that unlocks the door to a word of opportunities".

Reach out if via Messenger you need help with improving your accent. We work with many business professionals, and help them improve their American English accent so they can advance in their careers.

Here are 5 of the most commonly mispronounced words:

Espresso (often mispronounced as "expresso")
Nuclear (often mispronounced as "nucular")
Mischievous (often mispronounced as "mischievious")
Ask (often mispronounced as "aks")
Sherbet (often mispronounced as "sherbert")

What other words can you think of that are often mispronounced?

Accents are a very important component in the way individual is perceived in a professional setting. This academic paper investigates how significantly a person’s accent affects the way they are perceived as an individual.

The author discusses stereotypes associated with different accents and also explores why certain accents are considered to be more attractive or prestigious than others. The author concludes that it is important to be aware of how accents alter our judgments about others and how we might be perceived, based on the way that we speak.
https://inkblotuoft.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/alexandra1.pdf

Why is accent improvement so important?

A meta-analysis of 27 studies by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology showed that there was accent bias in hiring decisions: Candidates who spoke with standard accents were consistently favored for jobs over candidates who spoke with non-standard accents. https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/spence-accent-discrimination-hiring

One of the key factors in accent reduction is to listen to programming by official North American media organizations and pay close attention to the pronunciation used by the newsreaders and television personalities. Here are a few key North American media outlets that you can use to help you with your accent reduction.

1. CNN (www.cnn.com): CNN is a 24-hour cable news channel that covers breaking news, politics, and international news. Its anchors and correspondents speak in a clear, neutral American accent.

2. NPR (www.npr.org): National Public Radio (NPR) is a non-profit news organization that produces news, music, and cultural programming. It features a diverse range of voices and accents from across the United States.

3. The New York Times (www.nytimes.com): The New York Times is a leading American newspaper that covers national and international news, politics, and culture. Its reporters and columnists speak in a clear, neutral American accent.

4. Voice of America (www.voanews.com): Voice of America is a US government-funded news organization that produces news and programming in multiple languages for an international audience. Its English-language programming features a range of American accents and styles of spoken English.

5. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (www.cbc.ca): CBC, or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, is a public broadcaster that produces news, entertainment, and cultural programming for Canadian audiences. Its English-language programming includes news broadcasts, documentaries, and radio shows, all of which feature a range of Canadian accents and styles of spoken English. Standard Canadian English and Standard American English share many similarities due to their geographic proximity and historical ties. Both varieties of English are based on the same British English roots and share a similar grammar structure, vocabulary, and pronunciation of many words.