Accent Reduction Coaching Sessions
Accent reduction coaching sessions are conducted one-on one via Skype video. Each session lasts for a full seventy-five minutes. During each session you will learn specific tips and techniques that you can use to reduce your accent and communicate more clearly in American English.
Click below to listen to a short lesson on the /I/ vowel sound.
This is a vowel sound that many non native English speakers have difficulties pronouncing.
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Evaluation & Course Objectives
After your initial consultation and evaluation you will receive a personalized and private online course page describing your objectives for the course.
These objectives describe the specific sounds & patterns that you need to change in order to reduce your accent and speak American English more clearly.
When your accent reduction coaching sessions begin we use your objectives as our weekly “road map”. Your objectives are evaluated and updated each session.
I have a special American accent course for IT professionals.
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Accent Reduction Book
All clients receive a copy of the bestselling accent reduction book, Mastering the American Accent when they sign up for the course. This book provides an excellent foundation for the course. The book includes rules, exercises that show you how to pronounce American English vowel and consonant sounds, syllable stress patterns and intonation patterns.
You also receive a beautiful Color Vowel Chart.
Clients who sign up for the Comprehensive Course will receive an additional book such as Communicating in Business English or Speak English Like an American.
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Methods
At Learn American Accent Online, I teach you to learn stress and intonation during your first sessions. This is important because you will learn to speak using the correct rhythms of American English right away. Speaking with the correct stress and intonation makes it much easier for native speakers to understand you!
Time Magazine recently published an article about these “macro” aspects of spoken language.
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Session Audio
After each coaching session you will receive a 60 minute mp3 file of your lesson with me. You are encouraged to replay the lesson throughout the week so that you can practice what you learned and listen to your progress.
Additional American English pronunciation audio mp3 and video lessons based on the accent reduction concepts and techniques that you learn in your accent coaching sessions are also available.
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Assignments & Feedback
Your online course page enables you practice your accent reduction assignments on your smart phone or i-pad. Your practice words and phrases are always easy to access, where ever you are.
You are strongly encouraged to submit recordings of your weekly practice assignments for feedback and evaluation. Our online recording tool makes it easy for you to submit your voice recordings. I will send you recording feedback once a week.
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About Us
Learn American Accent Online is a program of ConfidentVoice. We use the most effective accent reduction techniques to help international professionals speak American English with clarity and confidence.
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Testimonials
My wish to speak English without accent always pushed me to find a good teacher with capacity, compassion and reliability. Susan Ryan has not only capacity, experience but also passion in teaching. In a very short time I learned how to reduce my accent. I learned so many things that I'd never known before. Her methods of teaching were highly professional.May, Washington, D.C.
I’ve done some schwa sound exercises and it was very productive: I’m getting more familiar with this sound. It was such a surprise for me to learn that even in simple phrases like “what are you doing” the schwa sound is used. I’ve never noticed it before and I start paying attention now. That’s really interesting!Maria, Virginia
I am more confident conversing with American speakers. I highly recommend other International Teachers to enroll. Excellent teacher and program!Jesusan, Maryland
