People of all ages, from many different
language backgrounds, who work in many different professions have had
success in changing their accents. Accent modification clients come from many
fields, including medicine, retail, computing, engineering, customer service,
and academia.
Anyone who needs to communicate clearly in
spoken English can benefit from the Speak Easy program.
Below are recordings of actual clients, each reading the same passage twice. The first reading was recorded during the client's initial speech analysis, and the second was recorded during the final speech evaluation.
Spanish speaker from Bolivia (male)
These results are typical! Upon completion of the course, clients should expect at least a 50% improvement in their ability to be understood.
Here's what some clients have said about Speak Easy:
"I used to have people ask me all the time for someone who could speak English. Now that never happens." -- S.G., Network Health Customer Service Representative
"People at work can understand what I am saying now. I don't have to repeat myself all the time. I feel much more confident in speaking English at work." -- A.V., Lenox American Saw
"I feel much more confident when I give presentations at conferences. I know people understand me, and they can focus on my research findings, not on how I am speaking." -- A.S., Harvard School of Public Health
"My supervisor asked me to give a training in English after I finished this course. Before, I only used to give it in Spanish, but now I also do the English version, because people can understand me when I am speaking English." -- J.C., Harvard University Security