Lisa’s Blog
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“Hey”, “Hi” or “Hello”? Choosing the Right Greeting for Professional English in the Workplace
Learn the difference between “hey,” “hi,” and “hello” in the workplace. Practical tips for using professional English greetings confidently.
The Top 5 Pronunciation Challenges Non-Native Speakers Face in the Workplace
Clear pronunciation matters at work. Learn the top 5 pronunciation challenges non-native speakers face—and how to fix them for clear, confident communication.
15 Reasons to Take One-on-One Accent Reduction Lessons
One-on-one accent reduction lessons can change the way you speak and connect. Explore 15 reasons students choose this training to improve clarity and confidence.
4 Tips to Improve Your American Accent Fast
Master the American Accent with 4 tips to improve your accent fast. Use these tips at work when speaking to colleagues and clients to help you speak more clearly and confidently.
Tips for apologizing in English at work
Knowing how to apologize well in English is an important skill for your professional life. We all need to apologize at one time or another, whether it is to our coworkers, clients, customers or bosses. Apologizing is never fun, but it’s necessary to repair and strengthen relationships at work.
Six Tips for a Successful Job Interview Even Though You Have a Strong Accent
People often take accent reduction lessons with me in order to prepare for a job interview in English. Many of my one-on-one students are even more qualified than native speakers who are applying for the same position. But they’re terrified that the interviewers will...
How to Pronounce the word THE – three rules
Learn the two different ways to pronounce the article "the". Sometimes we pronounce it as "thee" with a long /i/ sound. Learn the rules in this video. But first, make sure that you can correctly pronounce the TH sound. Lightly touch your upper teeth with the tip of...
The 2nd Edition of “Mastering The American Accent” Is Here
The second edition of "Mastering the American Accent" just became available for sale. You can buy it on Amazon or wherever books are sold. It has a lot more practice exercises for syllable stress and word stress and sentence rhythm. These are very important skills...
Accent Reduction – Difficult American Vowel Sounds
One of the most difficult things about learning to speak with an American accent is knowing how to correctly pronounce different vowel sounds that may sound similar to you. Here are some very common mistakes that my accent reduction students make: Do you know the...