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Accent Reduction

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Will faking a plummy
accent serve you well?

Accent Reduction

Making our accent intelligible

Some accents are better received than others and many people believe a regional accent reflects a person’s social standing.

Elocution can give the confident, honeyed, mellifluous tones of a voice that will 'open doors' like no other training can. Faking it is the start of the process to your new natural voice. Even if one is caught out occasionally with the odd place name or idiom, this is part of the fun of the whole process.

Received Pronunciation continues to be prominent in many walks of life including corporate boardrooms, legal professions and Parliament. Politicians often take coaching lessons to modify their speech to appeal to their electorate or peers. The most notable example is former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who changed the way she spoke to add resonance and widen her appeal to the electorate.

Whether born in the UK or abroad, learning English as a second language, mellowing an accent or polishing the delivery, the UK Speech Academy’s tutors can make your accent more understandable and better received. Fine tuning the way you speak in this way can be a great way to boost your personal and professional development.

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What the customers say

''Well still pinching myself! You do know that's the first time in my life I just spoke without a meltdown either internally or externally.. its all thanks to you!''

Sarah
“Thanks to UK Speech Academy I've improved significantly. I would highly recommend the Academy to anyone wanting to improve their communication in English.”

Ekaterina
"The speech went very well. There were about 200 people attending in the end. We came second overall and just missed first place by 6 votes!! Thank you!"

Rachel
“Many thanks for your help, the speech went really well, and many dignitaries congratulated me.”

Tim
“Without your help, I have no doubt I would have been a jibbering wreck, so thank you. My 2 hours were worth their weight in gold!”

Phil
“Thank you very much for the past 10 lessons. I have managed to improve my elocution and grammar, and reduced my French accent.”

Aminata
“I just wanted to thank you for helping Mark with his speech. He absolutely nailed it!”

Lisa
"- it went really well, I have definitely conquered my fear of speaking about me ! "

Davina
"Congratulations Christodoulos-George on being selected as a reader at the forthcoming Carol Service."

Maria
"We’ve never seen Taylor so confident and the positive comments received on her performance were outstanding. Your coaching had a significant positive impact on her. We can’t thank you enough. We will certainly call upon your support again with any future public speaking events”

Catherine
"Pitch went really well thanks and I got over all the key points - at the end the head buyer even made a point of saying that I presented really well "

Davina
"Luke is an amazing and very experienced tutor. We have had 3 classes which has helped me with my speech and pronunciation. I will be taking many more classes with Luke as his classes are definitely worth every penny!"

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Danial
You’ve given me a lot more than the top tips. You’ve given me more confidence and that’s just priceless! Thank You! I have greatly enjoyed our lessons. Chatting to you has been effortless!

Maya

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Will faking a plummy accent serve you well?

Accent Reduction

Making our accent intelligible

Prices, availability and bookings

Zoom coaching

now available

Need help? - Contact the UK Speech Academy

What the customers say

''Well still pinching myself! You do know that's the first time in my life I just spoke without a meltdown either internally or externally.. its all thanks to you!''

“Thanks to UK Speech Academy I've improved significantly. I would highly recommend the Academy to anyone wanting to improve their communication in English.”

"The speech went very well. There were about 200 people attending in the end. We came second overall and just missed first place by 6 votes!! Thank you!"

“Many thanks for your help, the speech went really well, and many dignitaries congratulated me.”

“Without your help, I have no doubt I would have been a jibbering wreck, so thank you. My 2 hours were worth their weight in gold!”

“Thank you very much for the past 10 lessons. I have managed to improve my elocution and grammar, and reduced my French accent.”

“I just wanted to thank you for helping Mark with his speech. He absolutely nailed it!”

"- it went really well, I have definitely conquered my fear of speaking about me ! "

"Congratulations Christodoulos-George on being selected as a reader at the forthcoming Carol Service."

"We’ve never seen Taylor so confident and the positive comments received on her performance were outstanding. Your coaching had a significant positive impact on her. We can’t thank you enough. We will certainly call upon your support again with any future public speaking events”

"Pitch went really well thanks and I got over all the key points - at the end the head buyer even made a point of saying that I presented really well "

"Luke is an amazing and very experienced tutor. We have had 3 classes which has helped me with my speech and pronunciation. I will be taking many more classes with Luke as his classes are definitely worth every penny!"

You’ve given me a lot more than the top tips. You’ve given me more confidence and that’s just priceless! Thank You! I have greatly enjoyed our lessons. Chatting to you has been effortless!

Will faking a plummy
accent serve you well?

Need help? - Contact the
UK Speech Academy