Pronunciation Workshop

• Expertise
• Trainers
• Impact
• Diversity

Speech and Language Expertise for Business Communication

Founded in 1999, PronunciationWorkshop.com® LLC is the leading American English Pronunciation and Accent Reduction provider for business communication. We help global organizations improve efficiency and performance by addressing the growing English Language Business Communication skills gap as a result of the mispronunciation of American English and the communication barriers that follow. Our goal is to significantly improve the verbal business communication skills of our clients with clear, correct and confident English proficiency.

Pronunciation Workshop® is a professional Speech Language Pathology corporation with qualified, expert trainers to instruct those individuals seeking vocal and Business Communication skills improvement for clear and effective speech. We have delivered proven and measurable results to thousands of non-native speakers of American English and the corporations they work for. We provide services to individuals exhibiting other speech difficulties (i.e. articulation, voicing issues, fluency, etc.) as well. We are passionate about helping your people succeed in reaching their maximum potential and enhance their ability to communicate effectively.

Resulting in Clear, Confident and Correct:

• American English consonant and vowel production
• Business communication speech rhythm, rate, volume and intonation patterns
• Syllable and word stress to increase meaning, understanding and overall business communication interactions
• Spontaneous verbal delivery which is less robotic and monotone

Trainers

Our trainers are ALL certified speech language pathologists, holding a minimum of a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology. They are specialists in the field of American English Pronunciation and Business Communication as well as being personally trained by Pronunciation Workshop's® founder, Paul S Gruber MS, CCC-SLP. They have experience in teaching ESL, accent reduction, speech/voice improvement and/or phonetics both at the university and corporate levels. They are skilled clinicians who have practiced in both educational and medical settings so they understand the speech and language acquisition process. All are experienced educators in improving the verbal business communication skills of their clients. Our trainers are leading experts in verbal business communication and the areas of phonics, language development, articulation and oral-motor therapy, speech production, accent reduction/modification and American English pronunciation.

Impact on your organization

Significant Increase in the Need for Improved English Skills for Better Business Communication Organizations that consistently raise the bar on human resource programs are well aware of the need for improved business communication and English proficiency among their people. With the rapid pace of globalization and the trend for attracting international talent, there has been a sharp rise in the need for our business communication services throughout the world.

Our unique business communication course brings together people from across an organization and provides direct knowledge in effective verbal expression within the diverse speech community of the workplace. Pronunciation Workshop® is here to align with your efforts to convey the knowledge, ideas and expertise with the most effective business communication possible. Companies committed to motivating, supporting and helping their people, will recognize the value in our offerings and services.

Philosophy regarding Cultural Diversity

We welcome and highly value cultural diversity in our society and especially within our workplaces. Our goal is never to eliminate an individual's accent or to detract from his or her heritage or cultural identity. Rather, we provide assistance to our bilingual or multilingual clients who would like to communicate more effectively in Standard American English and in their Business Communication.

When a speaker is difficult to understand, the business communication shifts from what is being said and instead focuses on how it was said. Focus should be on the content of the communication not on its delivery or the inability to understand the message. Consider the power of speech in affecting one's ability to convey, persuade, and engage clients and colleagues.