Improve your English Speaking Skills with this Pronunciation Training course

This English-speaking course, Pronunciation Mastery Program, is based on strong linguistic research in the area of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). It focuses on the specific areas of English pronunciation that have been shown to have the greatest impact on global intelligibility of spoken English.

Typical pronunciation programs focus on accent reduction – the idea that we need to remove an accent and replace it with something else. Unfortunately, most schools are not aware of the research done on Global English and take an outdated approach to global communication training by trying to force a specific (unachievable) accent on learners.

The Pronunciation Mastery Program is different in that it focuses on clarity – the specific, research-based, academically-proven areas of pronunciation that cause the greatest misunderstandings. We work to clarify and/or differentiate the specific sounds or patterns that are causing confusion so that the individual is best understood globally, and not just by one specific sub-set of English speakers who speak the same dialect or with the same accent.

When we speak English in international settings we need to speak and be understood quickly and without error. The Pronunciation Mastery Program will help your employees be understood by everyone, everywhere, every time with minimum effort on the part of the listener. When every employee has the confidence to speak up and be heard, you boost productivity, innovation and the company’s bottom line.

Objectives

• See immediate improvements in the way you speak that get noticed by friends, Clients and colleagues
• Gain more confidence to speak up in formal meetings, presentations and even informal conversations
• Take pride in knowing that people are now paying attention to your message – instead of your accent
• Gain more respect from colleagues and other stakeholders because you’re speaking up more and sharing your bright ideas
• Reduce misunderstandings due to your poor pronunciation, mumbling, soft voice, or lack of confidence
• Learn how native and non-native speakers hear and understand English and how you can best avoid misunderstandings
• Accommodate to your listeners with your vocabulary, pace and pronunciation so you are best understood