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February 14, 2020 By Daniel

They told me to stop focusing on accent

"people don't care about accent" You know who told me that? People who don't speak a second language. Try walking one day in the shoes of someone who LIVES in their second language. You have a big

November 11, 2019 By Daniel

When to Smile in a Meeting?

Lilly, comes from Russia... She's excellent at English which is the language she uses for work, although it is not her first language. But she feels massively unconfident. She facilitates meetings

October 14, 2019 By Daniel

Mary Tells Us Why She is doing Accent Reduction – A Student perspective

At the beginning of every new accent reduction group I go around the class and ask everyone what is motivating them to push their English skills to the ultimate level. Here is Mary's answer. "My name

October 2, 2019 By Daniel

Why I don’t use the phonetic chart or IPA

Why I don't use the phonetic chart or IPA My first time ever teaching pronunciation I prepared from books and brought my phonetic chart into the classroom. After the first 10 minutes one student said

September 28, 2019 By Daniel

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

September 25, 2019 By Fatima

When am I ready for accent reduction?

Are you thinking of reducing your accent to sound more like a native English speaker? You may be wondering, when's the time for change?Sometimes we make a decision for change and then we throw

September 20, 2019 By Daniel

How To Speak Perfectly

Perfection happens when... your mind teaches your body how to do something and then your body takes over and your mind then takes a holiday. Do you know what I mean? How did you learn to play the

September 1, 2019 By Fatima

When I lived in Cairo my native accent indicated wealth

Hello Friends I want to tell you about accent prejudice in my mother’s life and then share one great tip for you to tackle this prejudice. If you want to jump straight to the tip, scroll down to the

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