Dr. Samson Liu
Heartland Dental Care has an abundance of brilliant dentists who represent devotion to health care and patient welfare. One of their ambassadors is Chinese born, Dr. Samson, Liu with whom I have had the pleasure of working.
Dr. Liu and I have been holding classes via Skype as his practice is in Missouri. We are working to have his American accent stronger so he is always understood.
Here is what Dr. Liu says about our process…
“A large part of being an executive for a Dental Group Practice Management company is public speaking. I frequently travel, giving leadership lessons and clinical seminars to doctors and management. However, not until I watched my 4 year old boy, Oliver, struggle through his first words, did I become increasingly aware of how my Chinese accent can distract my predominantly American audience away from my message. As soon as my son started his speech therapy, it really opened up the possibility of an accent reduction coach for me.
As the saying goes, ‘what you are looking for is looking for you’. Through a series of fortunate events I met the very pretty, Claudette, who brings energy and enthusiasm to her lessons. She makes hard work fun and gives optimism to those who have given up on accent reduction. I will continue to work on my American accent for the rest of my life and I will always appreciate what Claudette has done for my family and I.
My favorite nugget about Claudette is, she starred in one of my all time favorite movies, Millenium.”
Promise, I did not force him to write ‘very pretty, Claudette’, he just has innate charm! Dr. Liu is one of those individuals for whom hard work is an exciting challenge. Some English language sounds are non-existent in his native, Mandarin, and that must be appreciated. What an incredible achievement it is for him to speak both languages fluently. But that shows you how dedicated he is to communication and assuring that he is effective.
