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Foreign Accent Improvement Programs
Tustin Speech and Language Center offers a foreign accent improvement program designed to help foreign-born individuals improve their business, professional, and speaking skills. Our program is based on more than 20 years of linguistic research and was designed specifically to aid foreign-born individuals in improving their spoken English. The program, the Compton P-ESL Program, was developed by Arthur J. Compton, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Language and Phonology in San Francisco.
The Benefits of an Accent Reduction Program for Individuals
- Create advancement opportunities
- Earn a higher salary
- Increased Self Esteem
- Gain Confidence in yourself
- Enhanced communication with peers, thus increased productivity
- Enhanced communication with customers or clients, thus increased sales
- Enhanced communication with superiors, thus increased potential for career advancement and earnings
- Better understanding of the nuances of the English language
In business, communication is key! Tustin Speech & Language can help you open doors by breaking down the communication barriers that prevent you from reaching your true career potential
The Benefits of an Accent Reduction Program for Businesses
Problems arise when listeners pay more attention to the speaker's accent than to what he or she is saying. On the job, accents can hamper performance, can adversely influence advancement and promotion, and may be a source of concern and embarrassment. While adept at reading and writing English, many foreign-born physicians, engineers, business people, and other professionals express concern about their accents and indicate a desire to reduce their accents.
Client and Customer Benefits
- There is no struggle to understand the speaker
- Business can be conducted quicker and more efficiently
- There is an increased confidence that the speaker understands their needs
- Your clients and customers are more likely to give repeat business
Employer Benefits
- Increased revenues as a result of increased employee productivity
- Decreased expenses resulting from less need for support and supervision
- Increased customer retention and satisfaction
- Improved organizational communication and efficiency
- Decreased recruiting and training costs resulting from slower employee turnover
- Better able to groom employees for advancement
Employee Benefits
- More effective and efficient communication with customers
- Increased productivity - can do more work
- Increased effectiveness - it takes less to do tasks
- Decreased costs - don't have to be closely supervised
- Decreased turn around time for processing work Increased loyalty - opportunities for advancement are not restricted
- Greater advancement opportunities
Companies that have benefited from the foreign accent program include:
Tustin Speech & Language Center offers both private tutoring and client workshops tailored made to fit our clients' needs at our office or at theirs'. |
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- American Medical News, "Accent on English"
- Calgary Herald, "Speech therapy helps immigrants shed accent while climbing corporate ladder"
- Chicago Tribune, "Talk about accent reduction"
- Los Angeles Times, "To Accentuate Their Chances for Success, Immigrants Seek Experts’ Help in Polishing"
- Philippine News, "Speech pathologists praise Filipinos’ English-speaking skills"
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Shedding an Accent to Attain Success"
- The Wall Street Journal, "Lose That Thick Accent To Gain Career Ground"
- The Washington Post, "For These Students, The Accent Is on Reducing Theirs"
Tustin Speech and Language Center offers free consultations
to help determine the need for services.
Please call to schedule a free consultation and/or to obtain further
information.
(714) 838-2853
Last
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9/9/03
Tustin
Speech & Language Center • 661 West First Street,
Suite E • Tustin, CA 92780 • Phone:(714)-838-2853
• Fax:(714)-838-4533
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