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Just Like a Dancer

Even if you are not a dancer, you can apply some tips from dancing to your speech: Be nimble and free … at ease, not stiff. Dancers who...

As a Speech & Accent Coach, I often question to what extent it’s important for someone to speak with an American Accent. For example, I...

Facial Movement Asians often skimp on facial movement. That is, the face doesn’t move much when you are speaking, so an audience of mixed...

Your Body is a Musical Instrument Many of my clients are surprised to learn that posture and speech are inextricably linked. What could...

As a Speech Coach, I’ve had the opportunity to talk to thousands of executives about what they perceive the challenges to be when...

Executive Presence Fake news … trade war … children in cages … severing ties with our allies … the US president meeting with oppressive...

Uhhhhh … How to Avoid “Filler” Sounds Many of us want to eliminate the little sounds that we utter unintentionally when we talk. The “you...

Challenge Sounds The biggest mistake many Asian speakers make (Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Thai or Vietnamese, for example) is...

I have a lot of Indian clients who talk fast, really fast. It’s not even just the speed, it’s the up and down intonation and feels random...

Breath on Air Flow Sounds Most Asians don’t use enough breath on “air flow” sounds in English. Which sounds are these? They are the...