Communication & Accent Reduction Blog

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4 Inspirational Women Using Their Voices To Drive Change

Today, in recognition of Women’s Equality Day, we want to acknowledge some amazing women. These are pioneering heroines who use their voices to break glass ceilings, overcome what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, and...

Written by Emma Serlin

Transform Your Spanish Accent To Sound Like A Native English Speaker

Principal Coach Jamie Chapman gives his insights working with Spanish speakers who wish to soften their Spanish accents whilst speaking in English. Read on for some useful tips if you are Spanish on improving...

Written by Emma Serlin

7 Black Innovators You Should Learn From

The current Black Lives Matter movement and protests in America and indeed across the world have impacted so many people, and spurred reflections on what is and what is not okay in today's modern...

Written by Emma Serlin

Lockdown Life: I’m Nervous On Camera But Led Daily Zoom Vocal Warmups

I’ve always enjoyed vocal warmups. My favourite class at drama school was voice, partly because I seemed to be quite good at these classes, and partly because I always felt so good afterwards. They...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Manage Uncertainty In The Virtual Workplace

Our working lives have been evolving for a while now, but the global pandemic has led to a radical change, and a scale of uncertainty that many of us have never experienced before. Working...

Written by Emma Serlin

Should I Take An Accent Softening Course?

Should non-native English speakers drop, change or soften their accents? Your first instinct may be an indignant “of course not!” And in a way, we agree. But as with many things in life that...

Written by Emma Serlin

6 Ways To Create Virtual Connections

Remote working has been on the rise for some time with people asking for more flexible employment options - and with the current lockdown forcing most of us to become acquainted with virtual communication...

Written by Emma Serlin

The Best Home Office Environment For Virtual Communication

We’ve all been on conference calls that have been less than perfect - crackly lines, disappearing hosts, background interference and blurry screens, to name a few! During the current lockdown situation, it’s most likely...

Written by Emma Serlin

What is our approach during this time of disruption?

There is no doubting this is one of the oddest and in many ways most alarming times most of us have experienced. But as a resolutely positive person, I am fully committed to finding...

Written by Emma Serlin

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