Accent Reduction Lessons in Lamar. Amazing Teachers.

As a singer, I pay special attention to accents and dialects of all types. My trained ear will help you sound more natural in conversation, improve speaking and/or singing voice, and your overall communication effectiveness. I operate these lessons a bit differently than other music instruction, but the main goal is still to be as holistic and fun as possible!

How you communicate is especially important in business, professional and social situations. 'Not that speaking English like an American is the end all, be all, but it can assist you in communicating your ideas without being misunderstood or as rapidly as possible. Everyone can speak English with clear and proper pronunciation, I can give you the tips and tricks to assist you in excelling. My background with singing required that I learn the 'IPA' or International Phonetic Alphabet. This training has assisted me in learning ways in which to decipher the spoken word (as well as singing in various languages). My background in teaching English has also prepared me to understand various idioms, cliches', jargon, slang and euphemisms. My students in accent reduction will find that I have a wellspring of information and methods for reducing an accent. In working together via our private lessons, you will have practice becoming more fluent in your conversational speech. You will learn how to

Practice and feedback on pronunciation. Guidance on how to produce the accurate sound, and fluency in order to be understood clearly. Improvement in oral presentation and communication.

𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 & 𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 (𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇)⁣
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𝐈 𝗪𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐓𝐎:⁣
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• Sound clear and confident when you speak English⁣
• Improve your Fluency & Accent⁣
• Nail your pronunciation!⁣
• Learn a lot of new expressions that we ACTUALLY use!⁣
• Become an independent learner⁣
• Find your American voice⁣
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𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄: ⁣
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• I'm a certified TEFL English Teacher ⁣
• I graduated in Law School in 2013⁣
• I studied Human Behavior Psychology and Linguistics ⁣
• I believe in language acquisition, which basically means that I believe in learning a language in a natural way. ⁣
• I speak Portuguese, so I know how it is to learn a second language. ⁣
• I have worked as a translator (Port to Eng) ⁣
• I was born and raised in Santa Monica, CA.⁣
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𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐃𝐒 𝐈 𝐔𝐒𝐄:⁣
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• Comprehensible Input⁣
• Storytelling⁣
• Total Physical Response⁣
• Conversation Classes (I bring some weird topics sometimes! But don’t worry! I’m harmless! 😊)⁣
• Accent Reduction Exercises⁣
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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!

I will have clear exercises for you to practice between lessons. I have taken language classes and ASL so I know how self conscience you can feel. You will feel comfortable working with me and see results quickly.