Who Can Benefit?

  • Physicians
  • Telemarketers
  • Attorneys
  • Nurses
  • Receptionists
  • PHD Candidates
  • Scientists
  • Realtors
  • Salesperson
  • Lab Technicians
  • Customer Service

Did You Know...

Upon the first encounter with another person, people from Spanish-speaking countries may have long interchanges about the health and well-being of each other's family members. Saudi's, by contrast, consider questions about family members inappropriate unless the people talking know each other well.

Clear Speech Now is a private speech pathology consulting firm based in the Tidewater area. We specialize in creating individualized accent modification training programs for highly motivated professionals desiring to communicate with power and confidence.

Everyone possesses the power to be understood!

Accent Modification...

...for the Healthcare Professional

"International medical graduates...are among myriad immigrants working in the United States who find clear communication crucial to their work. For physicians there is an added urgency, because a patient's health and life may be at stake."

- Mryle Croasdale, "Accent On Clarity; Doctors Seek Classes to Americanize Their Speech", AMEDNews.com, September 18, 2006.

As illustrated by the above quote, there are few professions other than healthcare for which there is a more urgent need for clear communication. Immigrant medical professionals who speak English as a second language face communication challenges unique to them. These challenges also affect clients and co-workers as they interact with the healthcare professional whose speech is heavily accented.

Clear Speech Now provides specialized training to help healthcare professionals meet the challenge of communicating using English as a second language. Our intensive programs are designed to enhance a person's ability to be more easily understood by his or her clients, colleagues, friends and even strangers.

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...for the Corporate Professional

With ever increasing globalization, every business needs to ensure that its employees are able to communicate effectively with customers, clients, and colleagues. In the corporate environment, communication impacts the professional's image and client relationships. Heavily accented speech can result in:

  • impeded communication
  • decreased productivity
  • loss of business
  • missed career advancement opportunities

Our accent modification training programs are designed to meet the specific needs of the corporate professional for whom English is a second language. Thus, individuals will be more easily understood when conversing with persons face-to-face or over the phone.

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