Voice and Accent Training Online (5 H)

What is voice training?Your voice not only delivers your message – it can say a lot about you. Like it or not, people make judgments based on the way you communicate; in short, your professional success will depend on your speaking skills. Our voice training programme is designed for both native and non-native speakers of English. The training can focus on very specific aims and can help you to:Speak with greater authority and confidenceReduce problems caused by an accentImprove individual sounds to be clearerDo you have questions?Book a FREE 15-minute one-to-one consultation session with a member of our client care teamWho is it for?Voice training is for anyone who needs to be a successful communicator but who feels that one or more aspects of their speech prevent them fully achieving this.People from a wide range of professions have taken voice training, including executives, politicians, lawyers, sales personnel, consultants, doctors, academics and call centre staff.Course contentEnglish accent training teaches you new sounds and speech habits. A typical session involves work on:Breathing and the way you hold your bodyTongue position when speakingMouth musclesAbility to copy and recognize RP* sounds(*RP stands for ‘Received Pronunciation’. It is the term used for the standard British non-regional accent.)The lessons also involve relaxation exercises, voice drills and workouts. Trainers pay attention to accent, and also to rhythm, stress and intonation patterns.Your trainersThe programmes are delivered by professional voice and accent coaches who have a master’s qualification in voice studies. They have hundreds of hours of voice training experience, working with clients from numerous countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Indian subcontinent.BenefitsAt the end of the course you can expect to:Speak more clearly and confidentlyUnderstand and use your voice more effectivelyExtend the range of your voiceNon-native and native speakers who have a good level of English may choose voice training to soften an accent.In all cases, voice training will improve your presentation and public speaking skills. This will help you to communicate more effectively not only with large audiences but with small groups too.

Minimum age: 18 years
Minimum duration: 1 week

The London School of English - Holland Park

Our Holland Park Gardens centre is a beautiful traditional building located in one of the best residential areas in London. The centre caters for adults over the age of 20. The school is located in the heart of the elegant Holland Park district, and offers an ideal location to relax and focus on your English.

London, United Kingdom - Holland Park is an area of Kensington, on the western edge of Central London, that contains a street and public park of the same name. It has no official boundaries but is roughly bounded by Kensington High Street to the south, Holland Road to the west, Holland Park Avenue to the north, and Kensington Church Street to the east. Adjacent districts are Notting Hill to the north, Earl's Court to the south, and Shepherd's Bush to the northwest. The area has many pretty local shops and restaurants and the school is just a 10 minute walk from Westfield, the largest shopping centre in Europe. Nearby Notting Hill is also very popular with visitors and the city centre is just 15 minutes travel away.