American Accent Acquisition Specialist
Rebecca Linquist is the Fripp Associates recommended Accent Reduction and American Accent Acquisition Specialist. She has pioneered a program that helps non-native speaker of American English transform their speaking skills in as little as two months. Rebecca specializes in creating lasting behavioral change in the spoken English of adults. She begins by analyzing a client's speech, defining critical areas for focus and customizing delivery to maximize time and effort, creating noticeable and sustainable results in her clients‚ speech 1-1 via Personal Coaching. Rebecca has also worked in business as a Senior Manager and is intimately familiar with the communication challenges of non-native American English speaking professionals in the US.
The Process & Techniques
Her programs are influenced by linguistic theory, speech therapy, and learning English as a Second Language, as well as Best Practices based on her experiences working with professionals and C-level employees in the Silicon Valley. Her methodology includes visual, auditory, and kinesthetic techniques, using brain plasticity to create change. These experiential techniques are critical to re-activate the dormant language learning abilities we all possess as children. She uses both traditional means and proprietary techniques to address clear pronunciation and articulation, word stress, intonation, breathing pattern modification, mouth mobility/movement, voice projection, improving loudness with speech, and alternative solutions to "slowing down" the rate of speech. Through intense, pattern-changing sessions of one hour in length, once per week, for a series of week, her programs enable profound behavioral change in her clients‚ speech.
Past & Present Clients
Managers and executives employed by companies, including Cisco, eBay, Google, Oracle, KLA-Tencor, HP, Vocera Communications, Logitech, PayPal, NEC-America, Yahoo, and Apple.
Education
Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from San Jose State, one year of doctoral studies in Management, UOP, apprenticed under Speech Therapist
Delivery Method
Live 1-1 personal coaching sessions at the client's location or via the internet. Most packages include 10 or more sessions, and may include additional sessions applying the techniques and strategies learned to specific presentations, business conversations, and other client-specific needs.
For more information on and to contact Rebecca Linquist... email: RebeccaLinquist@Fripp.com or call: (800) 634-3035 / (415) 753-6556 or contact Fripp & Associates through this easy online contact form. Fripp & Associates respects and protects your privacy.
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