HIGLY QUALIFIED LECTURER IN LANGUAGE AND SPEECH AND DRAMA

EvanSchoombie · Post by **EvanSchoombie** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:56 am

Hi, My name is Evan. I have just moved to Helsinki and am looking for a project based job teaching businessmen and other individuals accent neutralization, presentation skills and basic English language skills to aid them in their business and interaction with the Anglo-Saxon world. Please e-mail me on evanschoombie@gmail.com, should you be interested. I have relevant post graduate qualifications.

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:53 pm

Maybe you should start working on the accent neutralization off the limeys and ozzies moving here, the Finns have no accent, they need to learn one lest people think they're talking with a robot

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:56 am

I'm more horrified with the "been a summer in brighton" fake RP

meplusthree · Post by **meplusthree** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:02 am

HIGLY QUALIFIED LECTURER...

...presentation skills and basic English language skills...

Great advert for your 'skills'

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:24 pm

meplusthree wrote:
HIGLY QUALIFIED LECTURER...

That's Welsh for "very".

Accent neutralization??? Who invented that??? How can someone, anyone, NOT have an accent

????
What's the technique? You cut out their tongues, or do you go straight for the vocal chords?

Joking apart, I think you should move to China. More work there, IMO.

kimster46 · Post by **kimster46** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:44 pm

penelope wrote: Accent neutralization??? Who invented that??? How can someone, anyone, NOT have an accent ????

Not sure who invented , but its very useful for a non native English speaker , if they do interact with native English speaking counterparts on daily basis for business. its very expensive to get such training in FI , and options are a few ..

mita · Post by **mita** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:18 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJI6k3SsryE

EP · Post by EP » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:22 pm

This accent neutralization for doing business – I don´t know, sounds trivial... I just think it is more important WHAT you have to say than what kind of accent you have.

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:46 pm

EvanSchoombie wrote:presentation skills

1) Cuff-links are a must
2) Fasten up your flys

AldenG · Post by **AldenG** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:17 am

mita wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJI6k3SsryE

I kept expecting a punchline.

Is that synthesized or digitally averaged from multiple speakers or is Clifford Tee an asian ESL speaker or what's the deal?

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:58 am

EP wrote: I just think it is more important WHAT you have to say than what kind of accent you have.

http://yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=1&ag=5&t=743&a=6305

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:03 am

AldenG wrote: Is that synthesized or digitally averaged from multiple speakers or is Clifford Tee an asian ESL speaker or what's the deal?

I thought it was a deaf person speaking.

Mölkky-Fan · Post by **Mölkky-Fan** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:12 am

In business you just need to use either

buzzword bingo or the buzzword generator http://www.robietherobot.com/buzzword.htm

It does not matter what your accent is if you can suddenly pop up with 'I propose we should engage plug-and-play synergies' in a meeting!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:15 pm

one of our nerdy types programmed a !"#¤% bingo webapp for staff meetings...

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:40 pm

kimster46 wrote:
penelope wrote: Accent neutralization??? Who invented that??? How can someone, anyone, NOT have an accent ????
Not sure who invented , but its very useful for a non native English speaker , if they do interact with native English speaking counterparts on daily basis for business.

You still lost me.... native English speakers don't have accents then?

I tried teaching Estuary English to group of my students last year. We listened to a Jamie Olivier podcast from the BBC and I had them practising glottal stops. Then we listened to Sir Alex Ferguson... It was the best fun ever. Hopefully I convinced them all that there was nothing wrong with their "Finnish" accents and to stop the self-deprecation.

I read somewhere recently that it is impossible to get a TV presenter job at the BEEB these days if you DON'T have a regional accent!!!

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