The United States is a melting pot that brings together people from all over the world — there are more than 350 languages that are spoken within our borders, and 1 in 5 people speak a language other than English at home.
Whether you have an accent because English isn’t your first language or you have a strong regional accent from within the country, if you feel that your accent is holding you back in your career, we can help.
At Celebrations Speech Group, our team of speech therapists and speech pathologists has devoted our practice to helping people communicate more effectively. As part of this effort, we offer accent reduction services designed to help people gain more confidence when speaking.
So, if you feel that your professional life would benefit from a stronger and more easily understood way of speaking, read on to learn more.
We first want to start this conversation with the idea that accents aren’t bad — they’re just different. So, we don’t support the idea that an accent is a stigma, but we do support clear and effective communication, especially in the career context.
While not the official language of the United States, English is the common language and is spoken in more than 78% of homes. It’s also the language of business, here in the US and across the world.
For anyone with an accent, being understood is always challenging. And these challenges are only worsened by the modern way of doing business — remotely. Video conferencing calls and phone calls have a way of making communication more difficult — even between people who speak English without strong accents.
So, if you feel hindered by your accent professionally and are hesitant to speak up because of it, it’s time to take steps to be better heard.
Our work with language, voice, and speech disorders means our team of speech-language pathologists thoroughly understands the mechanics of speech, enabling us to apply this knowledge to accent reduction.
Our accent reduction work focuses on exercises that help you to:
It’s tough to say here exactly what your accent reduction therapy might involve, as we tailor our work to your specific needs and goals.
For example, if you learned English as an adult and have a heavy accent, we work on pronunciation exercises to help you speak more clearly.
Or, if you have an accent from another part of the country and want to adopt a more universally professional one, we work toward that goal through sound exercises.
Whatever your goals, we customize our accent reduction work to help you meet them through evidence-based protocols and exercises that can change the way you speak.
So, if you want to participate in the next meeting or business call with a confident voice that everyone can understand, we invite you to contact one of our offices in Brentwood, Stockton, or Elk Grove, California, today to schedule an accent reduction consultation.
