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Inclusive Listening. What Is It, Really, And Why Does It matter? by Judy Ravin | | Accent Comprehension, Diversity We tend to think about listening as a passive experience, and it certainly can be. It’s a choice. When we choose to listen in ways that actively invite...

Best Practices for Accent Reduction Classes by Judy Ravin | | Accent Reduction Practice for Success Accent reduction is fundamentally about acquiring new pronunciation patterns. This involves changing the muscle memory of the mouth so that new speech patterns become...

Advice from an Accent Coach: The American R by Judy Ravin | | Accent Acquisition An accent coach may tell you that another way to think about “accent reduction” is “accent acquisition”, learning the articulation techniques to produce the sounds that differ from other...