Accent Reduction Blog and Resources
Coping with Coronavirus COVID-19
It's staggering what this world is living through right now. And you are still expected to work. Now, that many of you are working from home, you're teleconferencing 100% of the time using your phones, Go-To-Meeting, or ZOOM, for example. Great and not so great. The...
Why is Accent Reduction Important in Business Communications?
Even with the popularity of modern technology and the ability to email, text and chat online, many businesses still prefer the old-fashioned forms of communication like phone calls and in-person meetings. While most companies utilize technology through video...
Which Nationality Learns The American Accent Best?
All individuals learn, process and implement new concepts differently, therefore, no one nationality has the hardest time. Many people share the same pronunciations for certain English language sounds. Brazilians, Chinese, French, Indians, Nigerians, and Russians, for...
VOTE FOR SKYPE!
I recently had a phone consultation with a potential student. He lives in Florida and wondered how effective online coaching could be. He was highly doubtful that I could “fix” his Russian accent using Skype. He needed to become more comfortable and comprehensible in...
5 IMPORTANT WORDS TO PRONOUNCE PROPERLY
I teach accent reduction in Los Angeles and all over the world. These 5 words are often mispronounced by non-native English speakers causing confusion and embarrassment. FOCUS. If you mispronounce the first vowel you will be saying something very bad. Making that Long...
Featured Publications
Articles
- Hollywood… Accent Snob?
- Claudette Roche
- A Vocal Coach’s Advice on Developing Dialects
- Robert Pattinson’s ‘Little Ashes’ Spanish Accent: Experts Weigh In
- What’s behind the British ‘invasion’ of so many US film and TV roles?
- Odd Hollywood Jobs: Dialect coach
- Why Foreign Actors Are Taking Over American TV
- Interview granted to Jonathan G. by Ms. Claudette Roche, in her Los Angeles studio.
- Tips to Enhance Your Speech with Visual Aids
- Catching Up With: ‘Harry Potter’ Star Evanna Lynch
- Accent Coach
- The Next Best Thing
- PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS…
- Why You Need an Accent Coach for Your Business
- Did Meghan Markle Develop an English Accent? Hollywood Dialect Coaches Answer
- Everything about my English pronunciation/accent reduction classes
- Practice Tips For Accent Modification
Videos
- Accent Reduction: The Interview with Claudette Roche
- Another Day with Olga Kay – BACK to accent lessons
- Claudette Roche – Cloozoo.com – Accent Coach
- Another Day with Olga Kay – ACCENT LESSON #8
- Another Day with Olga Kay – ACCENT LESSON #7
- Another Day with Olga Kay – Accent Lesson ~2.2.10~
- RTP.PT Interview with Claudette Roche
- Up Close And Personal: Claudette Roche and Jeff Woolnough (Part 6)