COURSE GOALS:
To give you the tools, tricks, exercises and techniques to apply your American Accent knowledge to every day, real world situations.
Are you sick of people asking you “Where are you from??” or “Can you please repeat that?” or “Sorry, can you speak slower?” If so, this course will help you speak with a clear, crisp and correct American accent in circumstances spanning business, phone conversations, presentations, interviews, acting and social conversations.
The goal is simple: finally remove the barrier to communication you have as a foreign English speaker and improve your American English Pronunciation.
THE SEQUEL COURSE EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR:
With thousands of clients around the world, more and more I’m hearing the need and craving for a course that doesn’t only teach the techniques to achieving a perfect American accent, but how to apply these techniques to specific real world situations.
As a foreign English speaker, you can understand the struggles of being understood on the phone or being passed over for a job because the manager couldn’t understand you. You’ve known what its like to order food or a product and receive the wrong thing because the person on the other end misunderstood you. The experience of people laughing at you awkwardly or tuning out of your stories or presentations because they don’t know what you’re saying, is all too familiar.
After learning the techniques in my first course, it’s time to use advanced skills to apply them. So, I decided to create a course where you get to watch and listen as we convert foreign accents to an American accent in real world situations. This course also gives you a whole new way of approaching the American accent by removing the technical aspect and getting you to THINK like an American English speaker.
The idea of this course is to breakdown the techniques you’ve learnt and show you how to apply them in your daily life and also provides practical assignments and exercises for you to practice in your daily life.
The reason this is a separate course is because the forms of application are so vast that putting them in the introductory course would be overwhelming. This is for those who need to and are ready to use their accent in high stake situations in their daily lives.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR:
This course is for anyone who wants to perfect an American accent in the real world, regardless of your field of work. The teachings apply to everyone from those who work in IT and business, to those who need the accent for presentations, meetings, phone conversations, to actors, hosts and voice over artists.
Ideally, you will have completed my first course “American Accent Made Easy” and have a basic understanding of the drills and techniques we will be applying here.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
You will learn how to apply the Drills and Technical lessons to real world situations. You will learn how to use the American accent to your advantage in professional and social situations. You will also learn how to analyze American conversations through case studies, so that you will understand how rhythm is applied. This will help you tweak and shift your accent to American English that can be understood in this ever expanding globalized world.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS:
“My lack of understanding of the US accent was preventing me from booking work. Ashwin has a wonderful, effective and easy to learn approach to his teaching that wasn’t just about the sound, but also rhythm and tone. After only a few lessons I had more much confidence for auditions and within only a few weeks had book an American job!”
– Keisha Castle-Hughes (Oscar nominated actress in Game of Thrones, Whale Rider, FBI: Most Wanted)
“Meticulous, thorough and practical. Ashwin Gore’s accent coaching means walking in the room feeling prepared and on-point with the American accent.”
– Deobia Operai (actor in Independence Day 2, Dumbo, Sex Education)
“Ashwin has helped me get the perfect American accent. His methods are easy to learn, easy to practice and fun to do. Not only did he help me with the accent, he also taught me to use my voice in the best possible way.”
– Tyler Atkins (actor in Outlaw Chronicles, Puberty Blues)
Learn how to use American Rhythm and the idea of "American Storytelling" to communicate your presentations clearer and more effectively.
Learn why harnessing your Diphthongs are essential to clear communication in presentation situations.
In this case study, we listen to a scientific presentation in a German accent and learn how to convert that into an American accent. Pay attention to the difference in sounds and clarity.
In this case study, we listen to a presentation about Artificial Intelligence spoken with an Indian accent. We then work to convert it to an American accent and study the difference.
In this case study, we listen to a medical presentation spoken in a Spanish accent and learn about the techniques needed to convert it to an American accent.
Here are the assignment exercises you will undertake to improve your presentation skills (applicable to all facets of life).
Learn why Plosives are extremely important in Interviews and Meetings and how to use them to your advantage.
Learn the importance of having a strong ER sound during interviews and how it directly relates to your ability to communicate clearly and powerfully.
One of the most important elements of successful communication in Interviews and Meetings, Downward Inflection can be trick. Here we learn how to use it properly and effectively.
In this case study, we listen to an Interview situation involving an Australian accent and breakdown how to convert the foreign accent into an American accent for increased clarity, power and effectiveness.
In this case study, we witness an Interview featuring a candidate with a Spanish accent, and apply the techniques taught to convert it to an American accent.
For this assignment, you're going to take part in a mock interview. As the interviewer, I'll ask you questions and you'll have to respond in an American accent using the techniques we've learnt. Record yourself to review and compare.
Learn why the OU to AH Shift is the technique that is most often misunderstood on the phone if not utilized in your speech and how to ensure you use the technique correctly.
Learn about the OR Sound and why it is important to get a strong grasp of his sound for conversations on the phone. This is the sound that most Americans say they can't understand when dropped by foreign speakers.
In this case study, we witness a phone call where the customer is placing an order for delivery. Watch how we convert the Spanish accent into an American accent to achieve clarity an alleviate confusion.
In this case study, we examine a phone call between a doctor and patient with an Indian accent. Watch how converting it to an American accent leads to clarity in communicating symptoms.
In this case study, we listen to a German customer ordering food over the phone and the struggles he has getting the clerk to understand him. Watch as we convert it to an American accent using the techniques discussed earlier in this section.
The assignment for this section includes exercises where you create and take part in mock phone conversations using your American Accent skills and techniques.
Clear communication in the customer service industry is crucial, so in this chapter, we learn about which aspects of the American accent work to improve relations with customers (whether you're working in a call center or not) and how to correctly apply those.
In this case study, we listen to a tech support phone call. Watch how we fix issues with clarity and miscommunication by converting the Indian accent to an American accent.
In this case study, we listen to a customer trying to change her flight with a Spanish travel agent. The frustration in not understanding the agent is alleviated when we convert the foreign accent to an American accent.
Learn several tips, tricks and techniques to ensure your American accent remains perfect when you are involved in improvisation scenes during auditions or on set.
Learn how to apply an American accent to your audition Slates so that you don't reveal your foreign accent to Casting prematurely.
Often times in auditions, the casting director will engage in conversation with you. It's best to stay in your American accent, so in this lesson we learn some tips and tricks to stay in a perfect American accent in that situation.
For the Actors in the house, here are a few practical assignments that will arm you with the tools and skills needed to ace your audition in a perfect American accent every time.
In this lesson I discuss how we will be using case studies to analyze American conversation in real time. Conversations and fast and spontaneous, so its essential we know where the techniques appear so we can replicate.
In this case study, we witness a Detective scene. Pay attention to the rhythm, downward inflection and Ou to Ah shift in particular.
In this comedic case study, which is fast paced, pay attention to plosives and the ER sound and how they are vital in effective and clear communication.
In this confrontation case study, pay close attention to how Storytelling is used to achieve rhythm and communicate the strong ideas clearly. Also pay close attention to the use of diphthongs.
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