Courses

PRIVATE COACHING IN ACCENT MODIFICATION
for Silicon Valley Professionals

Do you want to enhance your professional image by speaking more clearly?
Do you need a coach to help you set up a program tailor-made to your needs?
Would private lessons make you feel less self-conscious?

If so, consider Private Coaching in Accent Modification.

In an Accent Modification Course, we teach you to overcome the stumbling blocks to more native-like English:

choppy, monotone or rapid speech
problems in articulation
mispronouncing words and phrases
inattention to word endings or forms
faulty grammar

After carefully assessing your needs, we teach you what you are doing wrong and give you strategies for correcting yourself. Learn and practice:

Key Elements of American English Pronunciation

Intonation
Stress
Syllabification
Linking
Lengthening
Voicing and unvoicing
Grouping
Rhythm
Problem word endings
Problem Vowels and Consonant Sounds

Delivery Tips and Cultural Clues are also included in Accent Modification Training.

Coaching Session Format:

discussion with your coach
review and practice of previous topics
learning and practice of new pronunciation topics
assigning exercises to practice between sessions

Location: On-site at your company or business in the Silicon Valley area.

InterLect coaches are highly experienced ESL professionals who have worked with clients from many diverse language backgrounds and who understand the problems one faces when speaking English. Director, Gloria De La Ysla Heistein, has a Master's in Teaching English as a Second Language and has taught both private and public classes for over 15 years.