Erica Walch
Speak Easy Accent Modification

Being misunderstood is frustrating. Some fluent English speakers have accents that stand in the way of their communicating effectively, and some may not even realize they are not being understood. Poor communication impedes workflow, causes frustration, and may stand in the way of career advancement.

Erica Walch provides accent modification training to non-native -- but fluent -- English speakers. Working individually or in small groups, Erica teaches people how to recognize and reproduce the sounds of standard American English, as well as how to change their intonation and non-verbal communication patterns. A variety of training models is available, ranging from an intensive two-day group training to weekly hour-long sessions. Training can be done in-person or at a distance, using web-cams. Clients can expect at least a 50% improvement in their ability to be understood at the completion of the training.

A semester-long training for college and university professors, which includes work on presentation skills and effective instructional methodology, is also available.

Erica is also available to present short workshops and Lunch-and-Learns on cross-cultural communication in the workplace. Corporate clients include Harvard University, Lenox American Saw, and Baystate Health Systems.

Erica holds a Master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.) in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to adults and a Master of Arts degree (M.A.) in Translation Studies. She has taught college-level ESL and Italian since 1996.

Erica Walch
413-747-1700
erica@speakeasyenglish.com

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