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Even though I grew up with English as my
primary language, I was constantly being asked by colleagues
and friends about my regional accent. I became very self
conscious and it was evident that I needed assistance in
accent reduction. I searched the internet and found Marjorie’s
website. I enrolled for individual sessions with Marjorie
after speaking with a couple of students she provided as
references. She has helped me tremendously! Marjorie is a
very skilled, patient and organized professional. After an
initial assessment, Marjorie immediately prepared weekly
lesson plans specifically tailored to my needs. As a result,
my pronunciation has improved and I have learned various
techniques from Marjorie to continue to achieve my goals.
I highly recommend Marjorie’s program!!!!!
-A.J. (Attorney from New England)
I was born in a former British colony. As a result, I spoke
fluent English before I moved to the U.S., although I wanted
to sound “American”. After calling more than
a dozen accent reduction programs in Boston, I came across
the Whittaker Group. My first impression of Marj was the
most positive, so I asked for references whose accents awed
me. Consequently, I arranged for an assessment. On our first
meeting, I was even more impressed with her as a person.
She is a warm, cheerful and very friendly lady with a perpetual
contagious smile. We had a pleasant, easy-going and well
structured interview that assessed how I said every English
consonant and vowel sound, as well as my intonation. It’s
amazing how simple words like “the”and “man”can
make a difference in one’s accent. Marj picked them
up! I knew I wanted to work with her, as it was just a perfect
fit. I quickly began to see noticeable differences in my
accent, especially with my vowel sounds. Marj’s feedback
helped me not only with my accent, but also with my voice
quality and public speaking skills. The study books and CDs
that she developed are phenomenal, user friendly and great
for self study. I knew that I could not change my accent
overnight and that it took a lot of practice constant feedback
over a long time. So, I was quite flattered one day when
a fellow colleague asked me how long I had been in the US. “Three
years,”I replied. “When did you lose your accent?”he
asked with conviction. Admittedly, I don’t sound 100%
American, but I sound much more so than I did on the first
assessment. I speak more clearly, articulate my thoughts
better, communicate more effectively and indeed feel more
confident speaking in public and giving professional talks.
I have continued working with Marj and would definitely do
it again, without hesitation. As a result, I strongly recommend
her program.
-A.J. (Doctoral Candidate from Zimbabwe)
“Despite the initial apprehension and many doubts
that I had about speech therapy, Marjorie was exceptionally
helpful! Having spent over 12 years in this country, I wasn’t
sure whether a mild accent could be effectively treated through
only a few months of personal sessions. But, Marjorie exceeded
all hopes, not to mention expectations. She was excellent
at identifying my problem areas and highly effective at showing
me how to improve within those areas. Furthermore, she was
great at providing me with materials to use on my own. Marjorie
was especially great when it came to making me feel comfortable.
I always felt very relaxed which helped me concentrate on
improvement rather than how silly I must have sounded. She
was always very responsive when I felt that I needed help
in a particular area. All in all, it was a very pleasant
and highly beneficial experience!”
-E.P. (Attorney from the Ukraine)
The class was different from many English classes that I
took before and I dropped off after few sessions. It was
a real pleasure to attend it. Marjorie was excellent and
very patient. She made me achieve my goals easily by adapting
the class to my needs."
-H. C. (Principal SW Engineer from Morocco)
"Marjorie's accent reduction course is terrific! She
identified the difficult sounds for me and developed a plan
to work on each problem systematically. The goals were very
achievable because there were only a couple of sounds to
work
on at each class. At the end, I improved my pronunciation
by over 80%! Marjorie is very patient and flexible and helped
me with my crazy schedule.
-H.Z. (Engineer from China)
"Over the past ten years, I've tried a variety of different
methods to gain proficiency in my English pronunciation. I
took private lessons and bought materials from many popular
ESL schools, but Marjorie's method was the best and really
worked for me. As an executive of a global investment firm,
I am always requested to speak in front of a large professional
audience. Now, I feel that people are paying more attention
to my message rather than my accent. Because of Marjorie's
professional and friendly assistance, I feel more confident
to extend my network."
-C.T. (Investment professional from Malaysia)
"Marjorie's class has completely changed my life! I
feel more confident speaking English… I speak slowly
and calmly and I am able to concentrate more on the subject
than my pronunciation. I no longer have the anxiety about
not being understood and I am aware of my mistakes and can
catch myself and correct them."
-L.B. (Aesthetician from Romania)
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