"I am an accent coach with expertise in the American Accent and English Pronunciation training. I can help you with your General American accent. I have 30 years of experience in communication, speech training, and English pronunciation. We can meet for a free 15 min consultation online to see if I can accommodate your needs, and then work together to improve your confidence in speaking. As a qualified professional in communication, I am an ideal speech coach to help individuals who would like to reduce their foreign accent or help native speakers who would like to reduce their regional accent to help you reach you academic, personal, or professional goals.

A personalized and individualized plan will be developed to help you attain speech sound patterns, pronunciation, intonation, and stress patterns of Standard American English. The benefits of accent reduction can help you 1) improve communication efficiency at work, in social situations, and over the phone, 2) increase job effectiveness and performance, 3) enhance confidence in speaking up at meetings and discussions, and 4) improve opportunities for job advancement.

I have a Master's of Science Degree in Speech Language Pathology with clinical expertise in language acquisition, phonetics, phonology, and suprasegmental aspects of speech.

Based on your individual needs and goals, we will set up a weekly schedule in which a customized plan will include online instruction, training materials and home assignments, and audio recordings for instructor feedback. Clients who commit to daily practice can obtain high success rate in reducing their foreign or regional accent. Please feel free to contact me to schedule your first online videoconference session." less...