Do people often say to you “you must be from New York,” or do they say “where from down south are you from?”
Many individuals have distinct regional accents. These accents may have vowel pronunciations and stress and intonation patterns that characterize the region in the U.S they are from but differ from where they live. Is this what you are experiencing? Does your accent bother you?
Although your speech is often understood, your pattern of speech may differ greatly from the speech patterns of the region where you are currently living.
Regional accent reduction training can help you to speak clearer. Our regional accent reduction training can help you gain self-confidence in your daily business.
Think about your communication skills:
Are you looking to get ahead in your current job? In today’s competitive market are you looking to secure the job you have? You would benefit from regional accent reduction training.
A person with a southern accent may draw their words out and use inappropriate elongation of vowels. The New York accent is identified by its heavy, nasal sound. If you are telling someone that you do business in the Far East, you don’t want them to think you work in a forest, do you?
Think about your speech. In today’s competitive marketplace, don’t let your speech and communication skills stand between you and job security.
- Here’s a quick intro to our regional accent reduction services.
Are your friends teasing you and making fun of you because of your regional accent? If you feel that your regional accent makes it too easy for your friends to make fun of you then Corporate Speech Solutions can provide speech training to reduce your accent and give you greater confidence in all situations.
We have just released TRICKY SILENT LETTERS (Volume I), a list of 74 words containing “tricky silent letters” along with the pronunciation and dictionary description.
Improve your pronunciation of Standard American English so that you increase your sense of confidence during all personal and professional situations.
“Saying it Better,” a visual demonstration of the sounds of Standard American English. Just click on the sound and you will see words and sentences containing the sound you need to practice. This DVD gives you the opportunity to say the words with the expert.
If you want help with regional or foreign accent accent reduction issues (your grammar, your intonation patterns, frequently mispronounced words and more), public speaking, voice projection, active listening, confidence building or any of our other services, we can help you select one of our speech improvement and accent reduction training programs specifically designed for your communication needs. Contact us today!
