American Accent Training for IT Professionals
- 3 hours on-demand video
- 16 mins on-demand audio
- 1 article
- 11 downloadable resources
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of Completion
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Try Udemy for Business- Pronounce 150 IT industry words clearly & correctly using the correct syllable stress.
- Speak with an engaging & friendly pace
- Pronounce numbers clearly & correctly
- Apply fundamental syllable stress and pronunciation rules to hundreds of related words
- Use techniques used by great speakers including Steve Jobs and Vic Gundotra to communicate with influence
- Students should have a STRONG command of English reading and writing.
- Students should work for or with companies in North America.
- This course focuses on how using the correct syllable stress and intonation will enable you to speak clearly.
What you will learn in your American Accent for IT Professionals course
This course is designed for IT professionals who want to communicate clearly in American English.
- developers
- programmers
- enterprise architects
- consultants
The course vocabulary is customized for the IT workplace.
Relevant vocabulary
In the course I've recorded the lessons that have worked most effectively with the IT professionals I've worked with in my coaching program.
- You'll learn to pronounce 120+ IT vocabulary words clearly & correctly
- You'll learn to pronounce IT industry sentences with a clear & engaging pace
- You'll learn rules & patterns for speech that's easy for Americans to understand
Immediate application
Since you'll be learning to say words and sentences that are relevant to the IT industry including:
- developer
- programmer
- enterprise
- database
- algorithm
This means that you'll be able to practice and apply the rules you'll learn in this course right away.
Delivery
Lessons are delivered using video, PDF and audio files. I'm continually making updates to the course. I'll notify you when new lessons are posted.
Video case studies
The video case studies that you'll use in this course are powerful way for you to learn exactly how IT industry leaders including:
- Steve Jobs
- Vic Gundotra
Video case studies are downloadable lessons.
Course timeline
Accent change takes time and LOTS of repetition. I recommend that you take each lesson at least three times. MORE is even better!
However, you must practice the words in each lesson more than once in order to internalize the rules and patterns for speaking clear American English.
You will not "lose your accent" by taking this course.
Proven methods
These are the very same lessons that I use with my private clients, so I know they work.
If you're an IT professional who wants to learn the FUNDAMENTAL RULES for clear American English communication, I know that you'll be really excited by content in this course.
Let's get started!
Susan Ryan
- Non native speakers of American English who work as programmers, developers and IT consultants
- Students should have a STRONG command of written English.
Find our who this course is for and who should take this course in this short video introduction.
Hear about the skills you'll learn for clear communication in this course.
Here are 15 words that internationally trained IT professionals frequently mispronounce.
Are you ready to review the vowel sounds that you learned in this Chapter?
This software tutorial shows you how to articulate the American English front vowel sounds.
The diagrams are from the Phonetics website.
Before you start this Chapter, let's review the articulation of the central vowel sounds.
This software tutorial shows you how to articulate the American English central vowel sounds.
The diagrams I use for the tutorial are from the Phonetics website.
Before we begin this chapter, let's review the back vowel sounds in American English.
This software tutorial shows you how to articulate the American English back vowel sounds.
The diagrams are from the Phonetics website.
Learn to articulate the American diphthongs using the University of Iowa Phonetics website.
Before we begin this chapter, let's review the American English diphthongs.
Remember that these sounds are extra long!
The diagrams are from the Phonetics website.