We can help you! Carolina Speech Services, Inc. (CSS) offers individualized accent modification programs.

Our trainers consist of licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologists who specialize in speech and language. Working with such experts ensures that you receive the best American accent training from a specialist with years of experience in helping people communicate better.

Our accent reduction training program works regardless of your native language, the number of years in the United States, or how strong your accent is. Whether you are a professional looking for help in the business setting or a student wanting to be better understood in the classroom, we are able to design a program for you. Although no one is able to get rid of their accent completely, we are able to reduce your accent so that you can be better understood. We are able to guarantee that you will show at least a 50% improvement in your spoken English by the end of your training.

Improve your English pronunciation with our accent reduction classes. Call or take our no obligation free screening (below) to get started.

Everyone knows that an employer cannot discriminate because of race, ethnicity or national origin. However, can you be discriminated against on the basis of your accent? According to the law, the answer is maybe. Hiring decisions cannot be based on accent if the accent does not impact the employee’s ability to be understood. However, if a job requires clear communication, an employer can use accent as a reason not to hire or promote an employee.

According to Dianne Markley, a professor at the University o North Texas at Denton, “sometimes an accent leads to the perception that the person can’t perform this job.” Markley’s graduate research looked at how accents affect the hiring process. She found out tha even regional American accents can have an affect on an employer’s decision to hire. Her research showed that potential employees who have accents that are identified with a certain region, may end up facing discrimination during the hiring process. Her research suggested that those accents that are less identifiable are rated higher.

According to Victor Arias, the co-managing partner of the diversity practice at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, “A professional tries not to let an accent get in the way of hiring decisions. But subtle emotions can come into play and they may make a difference. Clearly, people make judgments based on accents.” Arias said that although companies usually understand how important diversity is, he does not know any company that looks at and addresses how a person’s accent affects hiring decisions.

It is important to use strategies such as speaking slowly and using good grammar when interviewing. Carlos Soto, president of the National Hispanic Corporate Council also said, “Prepare more than anyone else. Practice your answers in English. An accent shouldn’t matter, but it does. That’s life.”