Diagnostic Speech Audit & Study Plan

In this 30-minute session, I will identify your primary phonetic 'blind spots.' Using a specialized reading passage, I will analyze your vowel placement and consonant articulation. You will leave with a clear road-map of which aspects of pronunciation we need to prioritize.

(For those choosing the instant lesson option, I can answer any questions that you have.)

About This Lesson:

If you’ve reached a high level in English but still feel like your pronunciation is holding you back, this session is designed for you. We move past general "conversation practice" and focus on the technical mechanics of how you speak.

Approach:

We will use a structured, evidence-based curriculum—specifically the Carley and Mees method—to look at American English phonetics. Instead of just repeating sounds, we analyze the "how" and "why" behind them.

Here is the structure of each session:

1. I demonstrate how to form a specific vowel or consonant, showing tongue and mouth placement.

2. We practice that sound together in context using words, phrases, and sentences. I pronounce them for you to repeat.

3. I send a practice exercise (covering that same sound) to work on as homework.

4. In the following session, we check on your progress with the previously covered sound and move forward when it is fully accurate and comfortable. 

After the needed initial sounds are covered, we take a deep dive into rhythm, intonation, and linking.

**For those who don't need to practice individual vowels and consonants, we can focus exclusively on rhythm, intonation, linking, etc. I have plenty of advanced materials.

Premium Phonetic Coaching: American English Mastery (Carley & Mees Method)

Grammar is the skeleton of the language. If you feel like your English is 'shaky,' we will go back to basics or dive into advanced nuances like modal verbs and conditionals. I love the technical side of English, and I make complex rules easy to visualize and apply to your real-life conversations.

Grammar Deep Dive

This document shows my eligibility to be hired as an English teacher in the public schools of South Carolina.

This transcript shows my background in language training as well as education courses, including Classroom Communication and Teaching Foreign Language.

I had a major concentration in French Language & Literature and minor concentration in English. I also completed these courses related to my teaching:

Teaching a Foreign Language
Classroom Communication
History of the English Language
Descriptive Linguistics
Historical Comparative Linguistics
Teaching Reading
Teaching Writing
Fundamentals of Speech
Voice and Articulation

I teach English to young learners in China using interactive lessons.

I teach English to adult learners around the world in both private and group lessons. I provide instruction in the beginner, elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.