Sunnyvale, CA Accent Reduction Lessons

In my speech classes, I have worked with many people to reduce their accents over the years, and have been extremely successful.

Extensive experience teaching Accent Reduction for non-native English speakers who need to be able to speak English clearly for business and academic purposes.

Learn how to be heard and understood so that the person you're communicating with hears you and what you are trying to say, not the accent. I work with any regional or national accent you may want to modify.

As professional actor, singer, and teacher, fine tuning the way my voice sounds and understanding how accents work are a huge part of my life. But in any field, elocution/pronunciation is a huge part of how you are understood and how you present yourself professionally. I love working with fine differences in vocal sounds, and I hope to make it fun for you as well! We'll use easy exercises from the worlds of acting, singing, yoga, Feldenkrais, and sound meditation, to put your voice and pronunciation in your control and build your confidence.

Throughout the past 8 years, I have successfully supported numerous students from a wide variety of native language backgrounds in fine tuning their phonetic awareness and pronunciation skills in order to achieve the accent modifications they've always desired.

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I am the ONLY coach from NYC who can teach ANY accent! Wow! I have worked with film, Broadway and off-Broadway actors. I can help you too!

ACCENT COACH
NY work

Phyllis, A Slave to Poetry Producers Club 2000
Accents: (S.R.) British, Cockney, Irish, French, German, Russian

Displaced Altered Stages 2001
Accents: Ugandan, Rwandan, Bosnian, Afghani, Russian, Mexican

To Kill a Mockingbird American Theater of Actors 2002
Accents: Deep south

Stumps The Pelican Theater 2004
Accents: Southern

kosher harry’s (US Premiere) Spoon Theater 2007
Accents: Standard British, Cockney, British working class

No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs Spoon Theater 2008
Accents: Jewish, Georgia (South)

Tibet Does Not Exist Spoon Theater 2008
Accents: Tibetan

Beautiful Thing Spoon Theater 2009
Accents: West London, British Working Class

Letter from Algeria June Havoc Theater 2009-10
Accents: Boston, New York, British Upper Class

Modotti The Acorn

Broadcast Journalist with more than 30 years speaking experience. CTESOL certified language professional with experience teaching all levels.

I am a certified Speech-Language Pathologist. This in combination with my vast English as a Second Language experience allows me to tutor accent reduction in an effective manner.

I have developed a proven, groundbreaking, unique, fun and interactive approach to reduce, and in some cases eliminate the foreign accent completely. How you ask? Being a singing teacher for over 15 years, I have always found it fascinating when my foreign students would be able to sing a standard American song with NO accent. Somehow, singing completely eliminated their accent. Since that discovery, I was determined to find out why and how. Based on my research, I have created a very easy to understand method that can dramatically reduce the foreign accent.

Coming from an immigrant family myself, and being fluent in three languages (English, Spanish, Italian), I can relate to the challenges foreigners face when attempting to speak in a neutralized American accent. This can be holding you back from advancing your career.

You will see results instantly. Take the first step to propel your career to the next level!