FAQs
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
The goal of accent modification (also referred to as accent reduction) is to reduce the number of miscommunications and increase your intelligibility when you are speaking English so that listeners are not distracted by the unfamiliar patterns of your accented speech. The goal is not to eliminate your accent completely, as your accent is a unique and wonderful part of who you are. You will continue to speak English through the filter of your native language, but with increased awareness of what sounds need to be altered to sound more familiar to your listeners. Once you start replacing your accented speech patterns with more neutral American English pronunciation patterns, youll experience less frustration from having to repeat yourself when you are not understood. Perhaps you will find that people are listening a bit more attentively to what you have to say, and the depth of your conversations may increase. This can lead to increased collaboration and improved business relationships, more satisfying and fulfilling social interactions, and an overall boost in your confidence as an effective communicator. But wait, thats not all! Learning proper English pronunciation patterns will not only help you be understood better, it can also help you better understand other American English speakers as well. Once you begin to learn the rules of articulation, phonology and prosody in English pronunciation, suddenly your friends, coworkers, and your boss will be easier to understand too! Its a win/win situation.