Accent Modification Training

Speak English clearly and confidently

Speaking Success offers individual coaching sessions for non-native speakers of English who want to modify their accented speech. Clients are taught important features of North American English pronunciation and then practice those specific sounds and patterns that were identified as interfering with communication.

  • Learn about consonants and vowel production, especially those that are different from the native language sounds.

  • Learn word stress patterns. We store vocabulary in our brains by their stress pattern. If the wrong syllable is stressed, it takes longer to process the information.

  • Learn rhythm and linking. English has stress-timed rhythm; most other languages have syllable-timed rhythm.

  • Learn discourse intonation patterns.

  • Learn how to “slow down” your speech.

Clients receive targeted feedback, specific to their needs and goals.

My Commitment To You

If you have the desire to change, and the willingness to practice and work hard, I promise to provide you with the knowledge, the skills, and the support needed to achieve the cultural and linguistic goals you pursue. I also promise to make the process enjoyable!

KATHI CHRISSINGER    •   FOUNDER

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I would love to find out what kind of help you are looking for. Let’s set up a free 15-minute consultation.

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