Newfoundland and Labrador have the collective distinction of being Canada's most Eastern providence. The mainland Labrador and island Labrador are often described as being a single entity, despite the fact that nearly 92 percent of the providence's total population of 526,702 lives on Labrador. Aside from their close proximity to one another, another fascinating part [...]
Perception is Everything In professions where speaking is the primary form of communication, the tendency for accent bias to develop to various degrees amongst a speaker's audience is inevitable. It is an unfortunate reality for foreign born business executives, teachers and CEO's, who must work harder than their American counterparts when speaking to get listeners [...]
American accent Training: The perils of trusting outdated information The overall process to reduce your native accent and can be a long and difficult road, especially if proper teaching methods and materials are not employed. American accent training has become increasingly popular due to overseas travel, social media and a general desire to assimilate to [...]
Accent Reduction Program: Famous People Who Dropped Their Native Accents An accent reduction program can really make a person sound like a native speaker of a local language. Traces of their original accent can be reduced and substantially minimized through exercises and drills which help individuals sound like native English speakers. It is important to [...]
English Accent Training: How Accents Affect Communication People have a natural preference for their native accent. Because of this, native speakers easily recognize when another person is not a native speaker simply by paying attention to their accent. Although one’s accent does not impede the proper use of grammar and pronunciation skills, English accent training [...]
Accent Reduction Programs: Canadian accents The Canadian accent is one of the most widely mocked by comedians who base their act around pointing out racial, cultural and linguistic differences. Although jokes of this nature may get consistent laughs from audiences all over the world, they have the undesired effect of perpetuating and reinforcing stereotypical beliefs. [...]
Accent Reduction Tongue Twisters Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who are interested in learning accent reduction techniques and how to speak with an American accent, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. . Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases [...]
English Accent Training: The Disappearing Philadelphia Accent The evolution of a dialect once believed to be strictly regional is usually a slow process, marked by the gradual merging of vowels, where two formally distinct vowel sounds merge into one, such as the case with the A and E vowel sounds in the Philadelphian dialect. [...]
Learn to speak English: The push for bilingual speakers As they begin to learn to speak English, studies have shown children show a natural preference for those American dialects which are similar to their own, such as the standard American English accent found in the Midwest. Many parents believe they can eliminate favoritism toward a [...]
How to speak English: Do You Suffer From "linguistic Insecurity"? Those who decide to take on the task of learning how to speak English and/or reduce their native accent are usually hesitant to do so for a number of reasons, including fear of the unknown in another language and the time and effort required to [...]
Learn to speak English: How particular accents can lead to typecasting When Hollywood producers and casting directors are looking to fill a role, they aren't necessarily looking for a specific actor. Rather they are looking for actors and actresses who are best able to communicate what is written on the page to the audience, while [...]
English accent training: Are Pronunciation Programs Necessary with Young Children? Humans are born with the ability to make 40 universal sounds, which are then gradually decoded by the brain and associated with specific words and actions. This allows a child's vocabulary and understanding of a language to grow at a far more rapid pace than [...]
How to speak English: Tracking the development of accent attitudes Those who decide to take on the task of learning how to speak English and/or reduce their native accent are usually hesitant to do so for a number of reason, including fear of the unknown in another language and the time and effort required to [...]
Learn to Speak English: How are accents being used in advertising? In the world of advertising, agencies always looking for the next big thing that will convince audiences to part with their hard earned money. As we have discussed in the previous installments of our learn to speak English, accents in advertising series. Cartoon and [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who come in for accent reduction sessions, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]
Learn to speak English: The Geico Camel Phenomenon One of the keys to Geico's advertising success lies in their ability to supplement the gecko character with other equally memorable and funny commercial campaigns. The commercial below has gone viral thanks to the use of a clever visual pun. A camel walks around a business office [...]
Accent reduction programs: What can Japanese teach us about American English? As a non native speaker of English, you are more conscious than most people of how your particular accent comes across to others, as you attempt to enunciate words as clearly as possible to avoid drawing attention to your accent. However have you ever [...]
Accent reduction process and alcohol Drinking in excess can quickly impair reflexes and cause impulsive behavior. For non-native English speakers, alcohol amplifies your native accent while working against the muscle memory training exercises taught in Accent reduction. The parts of the brain responsible for Accent reduction become fatigued when someone has become legally drunk. Often [...]
Does singing truly negate individual accents? If you were to scan the playlist on your personal music player, paying attention only to how clearly the lyrics are pronounced in a given song, you'd be surprised to note that, irrespective of factors such as genre, musicianship, vocal style and melody, a singer's native accent normally isn't [...]
