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PROFESSIONAL ACCENT REDUCTION COACHING
We respect everyone’s mother-tongue and culture. We work with you, supporting your personal accent goals and sharing our linguistic insights and experience.
WHAT WE DO
HELPING YOU MASTER THE STANDARD ENGLISH ACCENT
We deliver top notch professional coaching with a practical approach. Starting by reducing any strong mother tongue influence, to growing your confidence, eventually helping you to master the Standard English accent and create an impression!
One-on-One Accent Coaching
Change the way you speak – either just ‘polish’ your accent to sound more professional, or change completely. Enjoy private sessions with your coach, following a customised accent reduction programme based on your unique accent needs.
Advanced Communication and Voice work
Enjoy Face to Face Accent Modification and Communication skills coaching. Private sessions with your coach, working on your authentic voice. Diction, Intonation and accent reduction (if needed).
Why Accent Solutions?
We specialise in offering one-on-one coaching to maximise time spent with the coach and to optimise your return on investment. Individuals and companies looking for professional development opportunities for their employees are all catered for in our range of coaching services.
Personalised Plans
Individual programmes are customised to your unique accent needs so you only pay for what you need.
Flexible Availability
Hours to suit you – office hours, weeknights and weekends available by arrangement.
Supportive Feedback
We always provide useful and encouraging feedback on all your accent work – live speech in the session and recorded speech practices sent to us for checking.
FAQ
ACCENT MODIFICATION, ELOCUTION & ACCENT REDUCTION ANSWERED
Does Accent Coaching work? Can I really change my accent?
If you have the same tongue, lips, teeth, palate and ears as other people, you can physically speak like them. You can speak like anybody else, with any accent. Actors do this frequently when they act different roles. Speaking, or pronunciation, is a motor act which requires learning. If you know what to do, you will be able to do it. Accent Coaching works by showing you what to do and what not to do. Then you need to practice and take on board, the feedback received, so you can master the pronunciation skills you want.
How easy or difficult is it to change my accent?
Some people have a gift or talent for languages and speaking, others find it more difficult. If you can tune your ears in to what is being demonstrated, you will find it easy.
Furthermore, people who practice consistently every day and adapt according to the feedback received, will find they fare better than those who don’t practice.
Thirdly, people who create frequent opportunities to chat to native English speakers will find it easier than people who seldom speak to native English speakers.
How long does it take to change my accent?
Time taken is affected by your original accent and how different it is from Standard English, by your diligence in practicing as required, by your opportunities to talk to native English speakers, and by your own talent for speaking. Daily practice is the key. Just like going to the gym! The more you practice, the more you will see results. Improvements can be seen after just 5 sessions.
Do you work with children?
We work with people who have already developed some competence in English language. If children are already familiar with English, they can benefit from accent coaching.
Will Accent Coaching help me get a job?
Most employers are keen to support and hire people from other countries and cultures, as diversity in the workplace has many advantages. However, having speech which is difficult to understand may be seen as a business risk by some employers. Improving your ability to be understood makes good sense if you are seeking employment.
ABOUT US
We love accents!
The world is full of different accents; they bring a rich cultural diversity to our workplaces and communities; they add spice to our lives, making everyday conversations more interesting. When we listen to an accent, we try and figure out how the mother-tongue has influenced the speaker to speak that way. Identifying how native speaking habits create accents in the second language is like solving a puzzle. If someone is experiencing difficulty being understood, then we can target a few key features for modification.
The emphasis is on understanding the differences, practising accurately, and being given helpful feedback’.
“I would highly recommend Accent Solutions as a provider of coaching reduction services. My classes with Katherine helped me a lot with understanding the principles of the native speakers’ pronunciation and I will look forward to working with Accent Solutions going forward”.
Leonid - Russian
"It was a great pleasure to work with Katherine! She's very professional, patient, brilliant and knows perfectly how to help you to step out of your comfort zone. Katherine is definitely the kind of coach you can rely on to improve your English accent. Can't wait to book my next session! Useless to say, I strongly recommend her!"
Isabelle - French Speaker
"One of the greatest decision I have made to work with Katherine. The way she works is so creative because I am a person that gets bored really easily. Meanwhile I have got notice of my improvement on accent the people around me telling me I sound Kiwi. The other day I have seen the director of a theatre show, and couple years ago, I could not get an audition because of my accent. He was shocked that he has seen the change on my accent that he could give me acting job on his theatre. So in conclusion you will never regret a single time you spend with her, and improve your accent for your work or your passion."
Mustafa - Turkish
"Katherine’s accent lessons are tailored to the student’s goals and are well-paced, interesting, fun and thorough. She is an encouraging, good-humoured and patient teacher, putting the student at ease from the start. With such a positive approach, she made it easy for this Kiwi-accented speaker to make steady progress navigating the world of the British English accent. Katherine was always happy to supply additional learning material to complement lessons and to use a variety of approaches in her teaching to enhance learning. In a short series of lessons, Accent solutions has improved my accent delivery markedly giving me the confidence to use it in a professional context. Thank you Katherine, for your great work. One very happy customer who would highly recommend Accent Solutions!"
Guy - NZ English Speaker
