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Achieve More with Improved Pronunciation
Work with a Licensed Speech Therapist and Los Angeles’ Best Accent Reduction Teacher, Derra Huxley, M.A, to improve your verbal communication skills.
Free Online Pronunciation Screening
Would you like to find out if the Accent Reduction Program is right for you? It only takes a few moments to complete a free pronunciation screening at no obligation.
Are you struggling to be understood?
If you speak English as your second language or if you’re just learning English right now, you might find that there are some sounds in the English language that are harder to say than others.
About Derra Huxley, M.A.
Speech and Language Pathologist
Derra specializes in Accent Modification, having been trained and certified to utilize the nationally acclaimed Compton P-ESL Program through the Institute of Language and Phonology.
Accent Modification Program
Get started with our Accent Modification Program to attain clear communication skills.
Online Accent Reduction Training
Online Accent Reduction training enables individuals from anywhere in the world to improve their speech.
Benefits of Accent Reduction
Find out the many different ways specific professions can benefit from Accent Reduction.
Achieve Success in an English-Speaking Society
There are some simple ways to know whether your accent is standing between you and your success in an English-speaking society.
Are you often misunderstood?
Do people frequently ask you to repeat yourself?
Do you feel that people are focusing more on your accent than on what you are saying?
Do you fear that your accent is standing in the way of getting the job you want, or from being promoted at your present job?
Do you feel embarrassed and upset when people have difficulty understanding you?
Goals for Accent Modification
The most important goals of accent modification are speaking English with improved pronunciation and being clearly understood by others. While retaining the charm of your native accent, you will be able to:
Be more easily understood at work and at school
Enhance your social communication
Achieve greater professional advancement
Build self-confidence
Learn Clear Effective Speech
Many people study English for years and have no difficulty reading or writing in English but they have problems speaking because:
Their teachers spoke with a strong accent themselves
They didn’t have enough opportunities to practice speaking English
They never mastered the “tricky” aspects of English, where there are different ways to pronounce vowel sounds, and the letters in some words are silent
English has many “exceptions” to pronunciation rules, which can be confusing
Who Can Benefit?
Non-native English speakers
Native English speakers who wish to reduce a regional accent
Business professionals who wish to improve communication skills with colleagues, clients, on the phone, and in presentations
Physicians and medical staff seeking better communication with patients and colleagues
Individuals seeking career advancement and promotions
Professors and educators who want to communicate more effectively
Actors hoping to achieve more diverse roles
