Biebie Productions - Cape Town, South Africa

Elocution is speaking in a polished and professional way. Accent Reduction is when you reduce your current accent (Coloured, African, Afrikaans, European, etc.) so that you can sound more neutral English like what you hear in South Africa. The course makes you aware of the sound system (or phonology) of a language or dialect: which include identifying problems in the person's current speech from the desired accent (such as pronunciation, speech patterns, and speech habits), changing the way one uses the mouth, teeth, and tongue to form vowel and consonant sounds, modifying one's intonation and stress patterns, and changing one's rhythm. Using this method, individuals trying to help their communication; will learn how to alter their speech to more closely resemble the accent of neutral English commonly used in SA and abroad, thus enhancing the clarity of their communication within the workplace.

Benefits:
• Greater confidence when speaking in public, business and social situations
• Better Communication with people at conferences, meetings and or on the telephone
• Greater awareness of how to use your voice effectively
• Professionalize the way you speak
• Improved results when you need to get your ideas across
• Elocution Techniques to control and project your voice
• A reduction of any specific voice features including a regional or national accent
• Clear speech and diction in a neutral accent helping you reach your potential and goals.

I devised this course, so as to; provide voice and communication training for male-to-female (MtF) clients and for female-to-male (FtM) clients. In general, men and women communicate differently. For example, most men tend to speak with lower pitched voices, while women use higher pitched voices. Women often use more gestures when they speak. Men may use shorter sentences that get more to the point. Individuals who are transgender/transsexual often elect to have voice and communication therapy to help them use their voice in a safe way and communicate more like the opposite gender of that in which they were born.
Benefits:
• A chance to practice vocal skills in a conversational context.
• Career advancement.
• Increased confidence and self-advocacy in a safe, inviting environment.
• Develop your sense of self.
• The opportunity to share information about the transgender community.
• An occasion to interact with other women around shared experiences.
• An important interaction between skill-building and relationship-building in the therapeutic process.
• Establishing emotional expression and intensity levels when communicating.
• Understanding Makeup artistry.
• Basic Image Consulting.

In a culturally diverse society, your accent plays a big part in your heritage and your identity, so in order to succeed in business you must be able to #communicate #effectively with clarity, be heard and understood. However, if your accent causes you to be misunderstood; inaccurately represent yourself, your professionalism and expertise then your career success and work performance will be in jeopardy.
The Biebie Productions English Pronunciation Coaching will address your pronunciation, enunciation and communication problem areas. We don’t want to remove your accent, but instead teach you various techniques to strengthen your speech organs in forming the correct English sounds; thus improving the clarity and articulation of your English pronunciation and Enunciation communication.
We aim to improve and make you aware of your #spoken accuracy, so that YOU can SOUND clear, confident, engaging, dynamic, #expressive and persuasive. When your voice achieves these qualities, not only is the effect #empowering; because, you now experience greater #success and confidence in meetings, #presentations, #public speaking engagements, #training, interviews and #sales pitches.
We strive for excellence because Biebie trains winners!