English Accent speech training
and Accent Softening

Benefits

This program will help you speak more clearly. While it teaches you this favoured speaking voice, it neutralises your existing accent. It works on promoting a clear voice, with good articulation and resonance. It helps to eliminate speech problems such as mumbling, stuttering or a lisp.

Accent softening

One of the key benefits of this program is accent softening. If you have a strong accent that is proving an obstacle to your communication, this program will help to soften that accent. Our experience with students from all around the world and countless different language backgrounds has shown, no matter the accent you begin with, the best approach for accent softening is to learn the purity and clarity of a Standard English accent.

Learn International Received Pronunciation

• Most preferred accent in the English speaking world; in the UK, North America and Australasia.
• Widely considered to be the clearest form of English speech.
• A pure delivery of English not linked to any specific region and does not identify the age or ethnicity of the speaker.
• The mode of English speech most taught to Second Language learners.
• Regularly thought to sound 'most intelligent' and 'most educated' in various surveys.

Who studies?

• Second language speakers of English wanting to speak more clearly with minimum of intermediate English level (IELTS 4.5+ or TOEFL 475+).
• Native (first language) speakers of English wanting to acquire a clear and 'unaccented' form of English speech that is well understood around the world.
• Ages 11+ to adult, or child with parent/teacher assistance.

Elocution lessons

This program provides one of the largest and most structured courses in elocution lessons today with proven results for thousands of learners. Elocution is the study of speaking in terms of pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.

What results can I expect?

4 weeks to 3 months:
An appreciation of clear speech and the mode of communication in Standard English has been gained along with the motivation to improve. Initial improvement is seen in clearer pronunciation and better diction, although not always habitual at this point.

3 to 6 months:
A more neutral accent begins to become evident in normal speech. The students have more confidence in how to shape their sounds, pronounce words, and speak more clearly with appropriate delivery for Standard English. Many of the desired speech patterns are becoming habitual. Increased understanding of the culture and idiom intrinsic to spoken English develops.

6 months to 3+ years:
The accent normalises and habitual speech patterns of clarity and the flow of Standard English become a natural part of the student's speech. The student is able to speak significantly more clearly with minimal hindrance of a strong accent or speech impairment. Strong improvements to confidence and knowledge of speech technique along with the culture and idiom of Standard English continue.

See the course syllabus