We Love Your Accent!
We just want your speech to be easily understood. If you know that the way you speak is keeping you from getting what you want (the job, the promotion, the guy or girl...) we can help.
There is nothing wrong with having an accent.
We all have them. An accent is only a problem if it interferes with your social interactions, career goals, or everyday activities.
Having EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE speech is the key.
Many people really do have trouble understanding other accents. Sometimes I have a lot of trouble understanding British speakers and we both speak English as a native language! You may have experienced this yourself. Is it harder for you to understand a speaker from New York? Do you turn up the TV when an actor with a southern accent is on the screen?
We all know how frustrating it can be when we don't understand what someone is trying to say.
Is your speech easily understandable?
- Do you have to repeat yourself to be understood?
- Do you have to spell your name for the listener to get it right?
- Does it take several attempts to give someone your email address or other information?
- Does the way you speak make you feel anxious?
- Do you avoid conversations in noisy environments because of your accent?
- Has your boss or supervisor at work asked you to “improve your communication skills?”
- Are you afraid of speaking in public or giving presentations at work?
- Do you avoid specific words because you don’t know how to pronounce them?
You don't have to lose your accent.
You just need to be sure that you are being heard and being understood.
Visit our blog for free speech, voice, and pronunciation improvement lessons.
Start Improving Right Now"The Accent Channel is efficient and it works. You don’t have to practice for hours every day, 15 min a day is more than enough to learn the American accent in a couple of months. "
Stefan, Actor
Los Angeles. Native Language: Bulgarian
"My pronunciation is much clearer now and I have forgotten the last time I was not understood. I am even getting compliments about my presentations at work. I feel very comfortable with my speech and finally can focus on what to say rather than how to say it."
A. T., Vice-President, Citigroup
New York City. Native Language: Russian
"Wow! This is exactly what I had been doing! Amazing how you could correct my way of pronouncing words without meeting me. Thanks so much for your feedback."
Luis R., Photographer
New York City. Native Language: Spanish
"I never dreamed that I would hear so much improvement and get such personal attention from an online course. My students want to thank you for making me so much easier to understand when I am teaching!"
Joseph W., Professor
New York City. Native Language: Chinese
"Clear explanations, convenient format...what more can I say? The program works and you make it easy. Thanks again."
Rani, Accountant
Michigan. Native Language: Arabic
"As an agent, I work with many models who also have acting careers. I know that having an accent can be a deal breaker when it comes to landing an acting job. When one of our models needs to lose an accent, I refer them to The Accent Channel and immediately hear the progress. The method is effective and produces noticeable, sometimes miraculous, results. "
Thomas Dunleavy, MSA MODELS
New York City
"After having tried not less than 7 Accent Reduction Programs, (after researching not less than 80 programs) I can say with confidence, that this program stands heads and shoulders above the many others out there. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would be willing to give the Accent Channel a 20 because it certainly exceeds all expectations."
O.O.
Nigeria. Native Language: Yoruba
"Working with The Accent Channel approach has made me believe we can improve and perfect our speech. This simple method breaks down the English language and its sounds to a cellular level. And yes, it takes work on your part. But it's smart work. And lots of fun."
David P., Attorney
Vancouver. Native Language: Spanish
"The Accent Channel can be your magic tool (you need to practice every day, of course). Each lesson gives you very clear explanations about how American English should sound and what you need physically to do which is very important for building "the American-English mouth."
R.A.
Japan. Native Language: Japanese
Jessica Kijowski Elson, MS, CCC-SLP is an ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist who has perfected the speech of award winning actors, models, voice over artists, corporate executives, lawyers, teachers, diplomats and professional voice users from all over the world. Her user-friendly method of speech improvement has been proven to deliver immediate change and lasting results.
After earning a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2000 and completing an internship focused the vocal rehabilitation of actors and singers, Jessica began her career as an Accent and Dialect Specialist at New York Speech Improvement Services and The Sam Chwat Speech Center in New York City. She worked with thousands of students during her 11 years at the center before opening her own private practice in New York City. Jessica has also been an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Diction at New York University.
Jessica develops and teaches online American Accent Pronunciation courses through The Accent Channel. Her dialect work with actors can be seen in feature and independent films, in commercials, on television, and on the stage.
