FOR FLUENT SPEAKERS WHO STILL GET ASKED TO REPEAT THEMSELVES
English pronunciation coaching for professionals
You know the word. You've used it a hundred times. And still someone says "sorry, could you repeat that?"
That's not a vocabulary problem. It's a pronunciation problem, and it costs you something every time: the thread of your argument, the room's attention, a little of your authority.
Sorry, could you repeat that?
This is not about losing your accent
Your accent is part of who you are, and there is nothing wrong with it. Plenty of the most compelling speakers in international business have strong accents. The goal is to be understood without effort, so your listener spends their attention on your idea instead of decoding your words.
We work on clarity. You keep your accent.
If any of this sounds familiar
WHO THIS IS FOR
01. Professionals who are fluent in English but get asked to repeat themselves
02. Anyone whose ideas get missed in meetings because the room lost a key word
03. Sales and client-facing people whose credibility depends on being understood first time
04. Speakers preparing for a presentation, a pitch, or a conference talk
05. Anyone who has been told "your English is very good" in a tone that suggests otherwise
You do not need to be a beginner. Most people who come for pronunciation coaching are at B2, C1 or above. That's the point: at this level, pronunciation is what's left.
WHAT WE ACTUALLY WORK ON
A small number of patterns, not everything at once
Every person has a small number of specific sounds and patterns causing most of the difficulty. We find yours in the first session, then work on those.
Sounds
The sounds your first language doesn't have. French speakers, for example, have particular trouble with "th", the difference between "sheep" and "ship", and the English "h".
Word Stress
English is a stress-timed language. Put the stress on the wrong syllable and a familiar word becomes unrecognisable, even when every sound is correct.
Rhythm & Linking
Native speakers run words together. Learning to hear it and do it is what makes speech sound natural rather than effortful.
Intonation
The melody that tells your listener what matters, what's a question, and whether you're finished speaking.
Speed
Most people speak too fast in a second language, usually out of nervousness. Slowing down is often the single fastest improvement available.
HOW THE COACHING WORKS
From first call to real change
STEP 01
Free 15-minute call
To hear where you are and what you need.
STEP 02
Full diagnostic, session one
You speak, Catherine listens and analyses. You leave with a short, clear list of what's actually holding you back, usually fewer things than people expect.
STEP 03
Sessions built on your real material
Your presentation, your client call, your product vocabulary. Not textbook exercises.
STEP 04
AI analysis between sessions
Access to the A Star Yoodli platform, which records your speech and gives instant feedback on pace, clarity and pronunciation, so you can repeat between sessions, not just during them.
STEP 05
Online or in person
Sessions run by video call anywhere, or face to face in Grasse.
What changes
Lionel, a sales director at an international company, came for pronunciation after clients repeatedly struggled to understand him on calls. After 20 hours of coaching, he was understood first time, and stopped avoiding the phone.
3 - 4
Sessions before most clients notice a difference in their own recordings. Some notice it sooner.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you book
Is this the same as accent reduction?
Similar work, different intention. Accent reduction usually aims to replace your accent with a native one. This coaching aims to make you clearly understood while your accent stays yours. In practice we work on the same sounds; we just aren't trying to erase where you're from.
Can adults really change their pronunciation?
Yes. It's slower than for children and requires deliberate practice, but adults have an advantage: you can understand the mechanics of what your mouth is doing and apply it consciously. Most clients are between 30 and 55.
How many sessions will I need?
Most people work in blocks of ten hours. That's usually enough to fix the two or three patterns causing the most difficulty. Deeper work, like Lionel's, runs to twenty.
Do I need a certain level of English?
Pronunciation coaching works best from B1 upwards. Below that, the difficulty is usually vocabulary and structure rather than sound.
Can you do this online?
Yes, and it works well. Good audio matters more than being in the same room, so use headphones with a microphone.
Find out what's actually making you hard to understand
Book a free 15-minute call. Catherine will listen, tell you honestly what she hears, and you can decide from there.