American accent coach helping professionals overcome language barriers and speak clear, confident English to achieve their professional and personal goals. You can expect emails with tips to improve your English and soft skills, course launches, event announcements and free resources.
Free Live Webinar: Be Understood the First Time You Speak
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Hi Reader, Do people sometimes ask you to repeat yourself? You suspect it’s your accent, but you’re not exactly sure what the problem is. In many cases, it’s how you’re stressing the words. In English, word stress is fundamental. If you emphasize the wrong part of a word, your listener’s brain may not even register the word. That’s why incorrect stress often leads to confusion, blank looks, or frequent requests to repeat yourself. I’d like to invite you to a free, live 60-minute webinar where I’ll give you a couple of simple rules for instantly clearer English speech: Be Understood the First Time You Speak 📅 Tuesday, January 20 🕔 5:00–6:00 PM PST 🕗 8:00–9:00 PM EST In this live session, I’ll teach you a few word stress hacks you can apply immediately to determine where to place the stress in the majority of words. Mastering word stress patterns can make all the difference in the clarity of your English speech. 👉 You can sign up here for this free one-hour live webinar:https://bit.ly/be_understood_em I hope you can join me live. And even if you can’t attend live, please still register for the event. That way, I can send out the recording and a takeaway sheet the next day. Best, Nicole |
English Coach Nicole
American accent coach helping professionals overcome language barriers and speak clear, confident English to achieve their professional and personal goals. You can expect emails with tips to improve your English and soft skills, course launches, event announcements and free resources.
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