I was recently introduced to a musician and singer called Hozier. You have probably heard of him when his song “Take me to Church” was all over the radio a few years ago. If you take a look at that
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The first time you do something Impossible.
Have you ever thought of doing something and a voice in your head said ‘impossible’? Me too. In fact, this happens more often than we think. It’s just so common and recurring that we don’t even
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How to Pronounce the /S/ sound like a Native English Speaker
Here, we introduce the /S/ sound and all the rules around pronouncing it like Native English speakers. Remember, we are not going to focus on pronouncing sounds ‘correctly’ but easily, lazily,
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Genius tip to make the /TH/ sound.
Our Master coach Daniel calls this 'The Nightmare Sound'. Native English speakers won't understand why, they've never had to learn how to pronounce it as adults. All their pronunciation was learnt
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What is your superpower to succeed with accent reduction?
This is a really interesting topic. For this we have to go back to how everyone learns their native accent. Of course you learn your native accent by listening to the sounds around you and imitating
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Why am I an Accent Reduction Coach?
Let's get one thing straight. I never woke up one day and thought I want to remove people's accents. I never thought I want people to sound like me. I wanted to be a cowboy. The truth is people
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Why change your accent?
That’s a good point and a common question. Changing an accent is not entirely about other people, it is mostly about the person’s ability to communicate effortlessly and be understood when they speak.
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Why Speech therapists WON’T change your accent
I have a client that spent thousands of dollars on a speech therapist to change her accent. She had to book seven months in advance and on her first class she was told: "Forget about sounding like a
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