"The spoken word belongs half to the one who speaks, and half to the one who hears."
- French Proverb
REACH YOUR SPEECH POTENTIAL
THROUGH ACCENT REDUCTION
Communicate Effectively So You Can Compete Effectively
Corporate and Individual Consultations
Individual and Group Training
On-Site Training Available
Make speech an asset!
- In this period of great globalizaton, the increase of highly educated, expertly trained specialists from
all over the world into major U.S. companies and professions has brought to the forefront the need for better
communication among diverse nationalitites.
- Increasingly, foreign born professionals are seeking ways to improve their English speaking skills.
- Many foreign born professionals express frustration in their ability to accurately and appropriately convey
information in spite of their apparent command of the English language. The reason for their frustration is
rooted in their accents.
- Clear, effective communication is critical in today’s business world.
- Companies recognize good communication skills as a priority and are investing in the language training of their key employees.
- Coworkers, supervisors, clients and customers often misjudge people with strong
accents and/or non-standard English speaking styles.
- Employees with foreign or regional accents and/or dialects often face corporate
barriers.
- Faulty communication wastes time and can be costly.
- Good communication creates a positive image, and saves time and money.
- Reduce accents and dialects to meet specific business and social communication needs.
- Improve English speaking skills to increase confidence.
- Improve pronunciation, intonation and grammar.
- Improve effectiveness of communication - make speech an asset!
- The ability to communicate more effectively in English.
- Increased confidence.
- Enhanced career opportunities.
- Increased productivity.
- Greater meeting participation.
- Improved presentations.
- Better phone communication.
Alice R. Kamin, M.S., CCC - SLP, a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist is owner and director of Speech Potential Associates which specializes in accent modification with foreign born, as well as, native English speakers. Her practice is devoted to reducing foreign, regional and non-standard accents and dialects.
