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Speak Easily Voice and Accent Specialists
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Accent Reduction Evening Class

"With Speak Easily I have learnt how to recognise the sounds and the technique to produce them. The trainer's very deep knowledge of accent differences was a key strength." EVA BEI, AVIVA (Greece)


We are now offering our proven accent reduction training method as an affordable evening class.

These courses are aimed at non-native speakers of English, those whose accent is strongly influenced by another language.

It is for advanced speakers. You need to be totally fluent so you do not need to think about what you are saying. So you can focus on changing how you are saying it.

In the comfort of our teaching studios in BLOOMSBURY STREET, just five minutes from Tottenham Court Road and Russell Square tube stations, and in the capable hands of our Master Accent Coaches, you can learn to speak perfect, neutral English, or RP (Received Pronunciation).

Our eight week course combines audio-visual feedback in class, online video and audio practice materials at home, our super-efficient course structure, and our exceptional coaches - to help you gain control of your accent.

Our maximum group size of just 6 people of similar accent backgrounds makes learning easier and quicker.

Our courses are sell-outs - here is why...


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"I take this opportunity to thank you for all your support during the course, I am truly impressed by the quality of the course and it has been worth every single penny!!"
C Fuentes-Gutierrez, Columbia

What Makes our Courses So Special?

Our Group Size/Structure
We teach in small groups, maximum 6 people, organised by similar accent backgrounds. This allows us to target the work and the course materials precisely to your needs.

Our Materials
The quality of our materials is exceptionally high. Our 150 page full-colour Accent Reduction Programme is provided FREE with the course along with over three hours of audio supports recorded by professional RP speaking actors. We also have online video and animated supports so you can check again once at home.

The sophisticated course structure progressively trains your muscle groups, knowledge and ear in the most efficient and easy way.

At the end of the course, you will own and understand a detailed developmental training programme, specifically designed for your accent. Skills and materials for a life time.

See here for a short sample of our written materials and here for a small sample of our online audio/visual materials.

Our teachers
Our Associate teachers are among the best in London. They are highly trained, highly qualified and highly experienced voice and accent reduction specialists.

They all hold MA degrees in Voice from the Central School of Speech and Drama, the world's leading institute of Theatre Voice Training. They have also gained years of experience through intensive teaching. In addition to their work with Speak Easily, they train actors in Voice and Accent in the leading Drama Training Schools in the country. You are in very safe hands with our team of coaches.


"I just'd like to give my very very good feed back about your lessons. I did enjoy all the lessons that you have given to us. I'm gonna do the stuff again by myself and afterward, if worthy, I think to do this course again, maybe in a new level, if you have it. You're such lovely and bright coach."
T. Martins, Brazil


"I wanted an accent that is almost as good as BBC newscasters, which was of course a long shot at the time. However now people tell me I have a nice BBC voice! am over the moon! The experience was excellent, a perfect 10!"
GOWSIA HYDER, TV presenter, Bangladesh


The 20 hours of training takes you through a 4-part process:

  1. We retrain your speech muscles to be able to easily adapt to the sounds of RP English.

  2. We train you to accurately hear and use the Stress and Intonation of English.

  3. We train any difficult vowel sounds.

  4. We train any difficult consonant sounds.

 

You will easily absorb skills and information that will help you work on your accent for years to come:

  1. The Phonetic Alphabet - the symbols that represent the 20 vowel sounds and 24 consonant sounds of RP English. This allows you to overcome any habitual, incorrect responses to our spelling. (For example confusing walk and work).

  2. Our Unique Vowel Star® Movement System for the Vowels. At Speak Easily we teach the 20 vowels in families of movements. This trains your muscles more effectively and makes the vowels much easier to remember.

  3. The 4 Levels of Stress which make up the Stress, Emphasis and Intonation system. Again, our simple system allows rapid absorption and application of RP's complex rhythm and emphasis patterns.

  4. The rules of spelling you can trust and the lists of 'exceptions' you have to memorise. Our materials are based on lists of the most common 500, 1000 and 7000 words in English. We familiarise you with the most common vocabulary and also the most unusual spellings.

We will give you:

  • A specially adapted workbook of materials., edited to your exact accent to simplify your learning experience. See a sample here.

  • A full DVD of accompanying MP3 files for the course book.

  • Access to your own online page with video and audio sounds, words and samples. It is invaluable to be able to watch video samples of the precise shaping of sounds to remind you of what you have learned. This online page is available for a minimum of three months after your course.

  • Class time video feedback of your mouth as you speak.

  • Class sizes of just 6 people of very similar accents to make learning easier and quicker.

  • Tea, coffee and biscuits. Sometimes even cake!

  • The best Accent Reduction coaches in London.

You give us: Just £375

 

MORE TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR TEACHING

"Thanks to Morwenna's precise, methodical teaching, I have been able to achieve a great mastery of my vocal apparatus and to overcome the major difficulties in the pronunciation of English. I am delighted. "
CHARLEY SITBON, Former Managing Director Leading Pharmaceutical Company (France)

"The lessons was fantastic. I really love having Laurann as my teacher. She's a great teacher."

"Yes, I enjoyed the courses. Laurann is a wonderful coach. Many of the technics taught were very useful. And I still need lots of practices to make some real improvement"

"Thank you for the email. We enjoy the course and found the training very helpful. Lawrann has done a great job"
M. Lee, B Chen, T Lu (all Mandarin speakers from East Asian course)

"Firstly, I would like to say thank you, I have really enjoyed the course and found it very interesting and useful!!! Sonya is a brilliant trainer and the overall course was very well prepared (expect that it was maybe a bit short) otherwise it was excellent!"
Z Heincova (Czech)

"I am so thankful to you that you showed a huge amount of patience and paid attention to every single word I said. The biggest benefit is that I don’t have to repeat things to my listeners. About 95% they understand me clearly; very rarely I have to repeat things. You pay attention to every single detail, also you work very closely and give full attention to your students. I would say 5 out of 5!"
SOHAIL CHOUDRY, Senior IT Consultant (Pakistan)

"It was an absolutely fantastic experience, Sonya was a great teacher. Thank you again to both of you!"
E. Fulesi (Hungarian)

 

 

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