Accent Reduction

ACCENT REDUCTION

We help International Speakers reduce their accent and speak with an American Accent.

Reduce your international accent
Reduce your regional American accent

We help American Speakers eliminate their regional accent and speak with a Standard American Accent. 

INTERNATIONAL ACCENT REDUCTION

These sessions are geared for international speakers who need to be understood at work and in social situations:
  • Actors who need to reduce their accent as much as possible to play “American characters” for commercials, television, film and theater roles as well as for voice overs in radio and television. 
  • Business professionals who need to be better understood to realize their career goals.
  • College students who need to be better understood for job interviews, oral presentations, classroom settings and social situations

REGIONAL ACCENT REDUCTION

These sessions are geared for speakers of English who have a regional accent from their home state; for example, a Boston, Chicago, Southern or New “Yawk” regional accent.
  • Actors who need a Standard American Accent for an acting gig or voiceover work
  • Business professionals who need to speak Standard American English to be better understood

OUR APPROACH TO ACCENT REDUCTION

The Compton P-ESL Method (Pronouncing English as a Second Language) is a proven and successful research-based program that has helped second language English speakers gain the ability to converse and be easily understood.

Documented research has shown that clients who attend all the sessions and are dedicated to practicing between sessions can expect to gain at least a 50% change in their accents.

You will learn to distinguish the difference between your sound errors and the American target sounds. You will then learn how to pronounce the target sounds (vowels and consonants) in Standard American English and to practice them in daily words and sentences as the weeks progress.

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS FOR ACCENT REDUCTION

Individual weekly one hour sessions will include:
  • A comprehensive analysis of your sound system
  • A training plan custom designed for your individual sound system (homework manual included)
  • Recorded homework for daily practice
  • Progress reviews and suggestions for maintaining your new skills
  • A follow-up email report of your improvement and suggestions for maintaining your new skills.

GROUP SESSIONS FOR ACCENT REDUCTION



Group Sessions will include all of the elements offered in the individual sessions however, sessions will be 90 minutes instead of 60 minutes.  Groups will be no more than 3 students for optimum learning and practice.

TRAINING PLANS FOR ACCENT REDUCTION

There are many weekly plans to choose from depending on your time and financial constraints!

5 Week training plan
Learn between 7-9 American target sounds (vowels and consonants).
  • 1st session – assessment is given and first target sound given, record homework
  • 2nd session – review sound homework, 3 new target sounds, common sentences and words discussed, record homework
  • 3rd session- review sound homework, 3 new target sounds, common sentences and words discussed, record homework
  • 4th session- review sound homework, 2 new target sounds given, read a paragraph practicing all target sounds, record paragraph
  • 5th session- review sound homework, assess sounds you have learned, recommendation for maintenance of new American Accent. 
7 Week training plan
All of the above, but learn up to 12 American target sounds (vowels and consonants) , learn more common sentences and phrases on with target sounds, work on voice projection (if needed), work on another paragraph using new American target sounds. 

9 Week training plan
Same as 7 weeks program, but learn up to 14 American target sounds (vowels and consonants), everything from above included plus more! 

11 Week training plan
Learn up to 17 target sounds (vowels and consonants) plus more including a session to begin intense conversation with your new American target sounds.

13 Week training plan
Learn up to 20 target sounds plus more, a session to begin intense conversations with your new American target sounds.

More weeks offered introducing more target sounds!

ACCELERATED ACCENT REDUCTION PLANS

Time Crunch Program

For the student who doesn’t have a lot of time to devote to the Accent Reduction Program we offer a four session package plan. Each session is 90 minutes and you can learn up to 10 sounds in those four weeks.


Accent "Tune Up" Program

Learning an American Accent doesn’t necessarily mean it will stay with you if you stop working on it. We tell our students that maintenance is key to retaining your new American Accent. For students who have already taken at least 4 sessions of accent reduction with us we offer a "TUNE UP" for any of the target sounds you have already worked on.


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