Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash If you speak a second (or third...) language with a strong or recognisable accent influenced by your first language, you are not alone.…

As a voice and pronunciation coach, I help English speakers achieve clear, effective pronunciation. This process is sometimes called accent reduction. I've always been a little uncomfortable with this term…

Don't confuse accent with pronunciation! Learn the difference!’ I see comments like the above A LOT, and I understand why. 'Accent’ and ‘pronunciation’ are often used interchangeably, but they are…

British pronunciation training materials tend to teach the accent of the south-east of England. This doesn’t show many signs of changing. A non-native English speaker studying pronunciation in the UK…

Accent reduction, accent softening and English pronunciation courses remain popular with non-native speakers around the world. In the 15 years I’ve been a trainer in this field, I’ve helped thousands…

Learning a new accent is physical. In accent reduction, our mouth muscles learn new, unfamiliar positions and movements, so we need to  practice independently between sessions to develop new muscle…

The word elocution creates old-fashioned images of people repeating vowels in order to speak with a ‘better’ accent. Although this now seems terribly outdated, people still use the word elocution!…

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