Josh is really good at finding clever ways to map my 'French speaker' sounds to a native US accent. For instance, he taught me how to make a short 'i' using the French é sound -- and it simply works! It's amazing :-) I'm learning a lot of tricks like this from him. I already see real results, and I can speak more confidently at work.

If you are looking to reduce your accent and sound like a native English speaker, Josh is outstanding teacher here on italki. He has learned a lot and he is aware of how your native language patterns affect your English, no matter what country you are from. He is a great communicator and passionate about different accents, languages and how people speak. While you are reading your favorite article or doing pronunciation practice exercises, he can perfectly hear, recognize and find a way to fix every odd sound, incorrect rhythm or a pitch. I would definetely recomend working with Josh to anyone who's been strugled with pronunciation for a long time, or had already been assumed he sounds quite well enough. You'll discover lots of new and interesting things about how you sound, get fluency and levelup your communication skills in English. Thank you!

I liked the approach I needed a structured plan and I got it

I've been taking Josh's accent classes for about a year and a half, and I've noticed that my accent has changed for the better! Josh is a truly professional teacher who applies the most effective methods and tailors his approach to the specific needs of each student, paying attention to their mother tongue and how it affects their pronunciation. Moreover, Josh is friendly, polite, patient, and always finds the best way to explain the nuances of pronouncing certain sounds, even when they're tricky.

Josh helped me with my pronunciation, showing me how to fix it by showing me the phonetics. It was a good class!

I've only had five lessons so far, but I'm already very impressed by how thoughtful and thorough the classes are. The lessons are not just about repeating sounds. My teacher carefully identifies the specific pronunciation problems I have, explains tongue and mouth positions in a way that I can actually understand, and then gives me very specific feedback on how to improve them. What impressed me the most is how much effort goes into the materials outside of class. I've received diagrams, practice documents for different sounds, sentence exercises, and even a personalized priority list explaining which sounds I should focus on first, what mistakes I tend to make, and exactly how to correct them. It makes practicing between lessons much more structured and effective. We've only had five classes, but I already have a much clearer understanding of my pronunciation habits and what I need to work on. I really appreciate the amount of preparation and attention that goes into each lesson, a