by Judy Ravin | Jul 13, 2012 | American Accent Training, Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Diversity, Professional Development Training
I had a wake-up call last week while attending the Conference Board’s 2012 Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Conference in Chicago. The two day event included informative sessions led by nearly every contingent of the American workforce. Except one. ...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 22, 2012 | American Pronunciation, Corporate Training, English as a Second Language, Professional Development Training
That’s right. We have a talent gap in this country, and many people don’t even realize it. The definition of a talent gap, also known as a skills gap, is where there are more jobs than qualified people to fill them. It may not be obvious to everyone, but...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 22, 2012 | Accent Modification, Accent Reduction, Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Human Resources, Professional Development Training
For those of us who work closely with Talent Managers and Directors of Learning and Development, we need little convincing of the business case for communication training. It makes perfect sense that effective communication is directly proportional to innovation and...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | Accent Comprehension, American Pronunciation, Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Diversity, Globalization, Inclusion, Professional Development Training
If I were ‘fluent’ in a foreign language, most people would take it to mean that I’d mastered the grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and pronunciation rules of that language. I’d like to suggest another aspect of language proficiency that...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | Accent Modification, Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Human Resources, Professional Development Training
The Accent Reduction Institute’s mission statement is a little deceiving. It states, Eliminating Language Barriers While Helping People Maintain Their Unique Cultural Identity. While this certainly isn’t untrue, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Our...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Diversity, Human Resources, Inclusion, Professional Development Training
Our faculty provide communication training for a wide variety of organizations: those in corporate America, academia, the US Department of Defense, non-profit community agencies, etc. And, without exception, there’s an emphasis on a new area of proficiency that...
