English · Specialist course
An english accent reduction coach online who works on clarity, not erasure
The goal is being understood easily, not sounding British or American. Most intelligibility problems come from stress and rhythm rather than from individual sounds.
- CEFR B2
Who this is for
Is this the right course for you?
Professionals who are asked to repeat themselves, presenters and client-facing staff, and anyone whose English is strong but effortful for listeners.
What you cover
What the lessons cover
- A diagnostic recording, to find what actually costs you intelligibility
- Word stress, which causes more misunderstanding than any single sound
- Sentence rhythm and the weak forms English speakers expect
- The specific consonants and vowels that matter for your first language
- Intonation, and how it carries meaning English grammar does not
- Recorded practice with before-and-after comparison
This is a clarity course, not an accent elimination course, and the distinction is not cosmetic. Trying to replace an accent wholesale is slow, demoralising and rarely successful. Targeting the handful of features that actually cost intelligibility is quick and effective.
Stress before sounds
English is a stress-timed language and listeners rely on stress patterns to identify words. Get the stress wrong and a perfectly pronounced word can be unintelligible. This is where the first weeks go.
Diagnostic first
The features that matter differ by first language. A Spanish speaker, a Japanese speaker and a Punjabi speaker have different intelligibility profiles, and generic pronunciation courses waste time on sounds that were never the problem.
Accent and Clarity questions, answered properly
Will I lose my accent?
No, and that is not the aim. An accent is not a defect and there is nothing wrong with sounding like where you are from. What this course targets is intelligibility — the specific features that make listeners work harder or mishear you. Most people finish sounding recognisably themselves and noticeably easier to follow.
What actually makes someone hard to understand?
Word stress, far more often than individual sounds. English listeners use stress to locate words, so a correctly pronounced word with the stress in the wrong place can be genuinely unrecognisable. Rhythm and weak forms matter next. Individual consonants and vowels come third, despite being what most learners worry about.
How long before people notice a difference?
Most learners hear a measurable difference in recordings within six to eight weeks of weekly work with practice in between. Listeners tend to notice before the speaker does. It is slower than grammar work because you are changing motor habits, and it does not go away once established.
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You meet the tutor, they work out where you actually are, and you both decide whether to carry on. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.