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Your voice and style of speech go a long way in determining how much attention you get when you speak. The good news is, that they can both be improved through training. Having an accent that is different from everyone else's, gets you more attention because people notice what is different and this can work to your advantage when it comes to simply holding people's attention, or really standing o
26/04/2019
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THE AMERICAN ACCENT: For many people still hung up on British English, the American accent and language usage, is seen as lowering the standard of how English is spoken. Growing up in former British colonies, I too was led to believe that, but not for long. I took a liking to the American accent from watching American TV programs, and later on living in the U.S. but was convinced of it being technically superior to British English after I started training it here in India. Yes, technically superior I dare say, because of the numerous changes they made to make it, easier to speak, better in clarity with certain sounds that are muffled, because of the lack of opening the mouth wide enough and even outright changes to some others, to reduce the possibility of them being confused for something similar. Like with all other things American, practicality of use, efficiency and simplicity, has come into their use of language as well. Rules of music have come into use in speaking, for example. For if it sounds good to the ear, you will be more likely to hold the attention of your audience. I could go on and on about this but wouldn't want to overwhelm or bore readers with technical information. So much for now.
SPEAKING ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER : Speaking a language well is an art, and is developed with effort over a period of time. Unlike in technical subjects, formulas, in this case grammatical rules, cannot be used in getting to speak in an effective manner as native speakers do. This explains why many non-native speakers, are able to write correctly in English, but make mistakes or are not able to express themselves well, while they speak. Remember, grammatical rules came after the language, which would then mean that, you don't really need it to learn to speak well. In fact native English speakers didn't have to learn grammar and neither did you to learn yours. Everyone learnt to speak their own languages by simply listening to others, and if they spoke well, so did you. It would then be safe to say that, to learn to effectively speak English or any other language for that matter, it would make a lot more sense to listen to people who speak it well, rather than just study the rules. It is one thing to be grammatically correct and totally another, to have great language usage.
30/03/2017
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WHY WE NEED ACCENT TRAINING : While the several language backgrounds that non-native speakers of English bring with them influence the way they speak in interesting ways and even make it kind of cute sometimes, it is essential to have proper training to correct errors that can cause confusion, when it comes to using English for business communication. As India came into the IT era and started doing huge business with the West, it became essential to impart accent training to increase the efficiency of business interaction, especially over the phone. Time is money and thus the longer it takes for a customer service representative to successfully understand customer issues and provide the necessary service, the higher the cost of operations. Bangalore became one of the biggest centres for BPO and our large technically skilled population who could also speak English, as opposed to maybe the Chinese, brought in a ton of jobs. This opportunity allowed new graduates and several undergraduates to get jobs that paid half way decent wages, with little or no experience. We however took this for granted, I hate to say, and quality was not maintained and deteriorated over time, leading to companies taking their service centres elsewhere, like the Philippines for example. This left us with a lot of non-voice support jobs and naturally, the demand for such training also fell. However, in the interest of maybe bringing back some of these jobs, which is very essential to our large, young and growing population, this sort of training needs to make a comeback. In addition to people working in the BPO industry, even experienced individuals in other areas that require international interaction over the phone or on site, would do themselves good being prepared with better language skills. Language being something that improves with habitual usage, takes time to perfect and it will pay off to start working on it before the need arises. The common notion is that accent training will change a person's accent to either a British or American one and thus we don't need it if there isn't a specific job requirement for it and we can generally be understood. That is however only partially true. Accent training can also be used to just neutralize an individual's speech by helping them iron out their mother tongue influence and the pronunciation errors that come with it. It also helps in improving a person's tone to a more confident one, by correcting their intonation and adding better voice modulation. All said, I have enjoyed the benefits of having these in place, and often been complimented on it, not to mention that I got my first job as an accent trainer based only on this skill which I acquired mainly from TV. Formal training helps you acquire it faster and reduces the possibility of errors being held onto for years. Schools have now started using phonetics to teach children English, which is a great step forward.
06/10/2017