Plans & Pricing

PLANS OVERVIEW

See below for further details on our plans.

SELF STUDY

This option is perfect for busy professionals or individuals who do not have the time to commit to one-to-one sit down sessions each week. Many clients simply want to give it a go themselves, and this subscription will allow you the opportunity to do so, by sending you weekly tasks to complete.

These will follow a standardised process of accent modification, passing from the key starting point of accident modification – the International Phonetic Alphabet – to the key sounds we expect to hear in Modern RP.

Once the key sounds have been explored, a wide variety of practice exercises, both technical and conversational will be employed in order apply technique and begin to find ways to introduce these into every day life.

One a month, all subscribers to the SELF STUDY plan will be invited to join a 30 minute Zoom Q and A. This is a session during which you will have an opportunity to seek answers to those burning questions you have generated over the month. Participants are encouraged to send queries in advance of the session so that they can be collated and responded to with clearly and concisely.

As a bonus, subscribers can send short, weekly voice notes or videos with the highlights of their efforts for that week, of up to 5 minutes in length. In response, you will receive a short response of up to 5 minutes. We will endeavour to return our thoughts within 48 hours of your weekly deadline.

To find out more, email us at info@theaccentcentre.com.

BASIC

The BASIC plan is perfect for those who wish to make light modifications to their accent. All work takes place within the weekly sessions themselves, and clients are encouraged to make notes, and take time to work on these independently between sessions in order to maintain progress towards their desired goals.

Sessions deal with pronunciation, oral posture and prosodic features. At the end of each session, instructors may make verbal suggestions as to particular aspects of modification to focus on before the next session.

To find out more, email us at info@theaccentcentre.com.

FULL ACCESS

The FULL ACCESS plan is for individuals who are wishing to shift their own accent as completely and entirely as is possible for them. While it is possible to change one’s accent entirely, it is an extremely challenging process and we cannot, and would not guarantee this with certainty. The process involves regular effort and practise, and can be time consuming. The result, however, can be hugely worthwhile.

We are often asked how long it takes to make this change. The answer to this question depends on many factors, including (but not restricted to): time available to commit to the process outside of the weekly sessions; the degree of change desired; and the familiarity with the target accent before beginning the process. The FULL ACCESS plan is designed for those who seek to benefit from regular contact** in the form of check-ins with The Accent Centre in order to increase their rate of improvement, or to cover more material, in a shorter space of time.

While it is truly impossible to predict the length of time it would take to achieve this goal, we would anticipate a sizeable change within 6 months for FULL ACCESS users, depending on the factors outlined above.

Alongside contact with an instructor and opportunities for check-ins, subscribers to the FULL ACCESS plan will be provided with permanent online access to a full breakdown of all vowel and all relevant consonant pronunciation features, their own oral posture and prosodic patterns, alongside a map of how to modify these towards their target accent. This will act as our programme of work towards your journey of accent modification during our sessions.

To find out more, email us at info@theaccentcentre.com.

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* No guarantee can be made that a client will sound like a native speaker of their target accent. Success is heavily dependent on independent effort of the client outside of the sessions.

**This time is made available for all Full Access members, and is designed for Q and A’s via WhatsApp message and voice notes, and email, rather than full additional 1 to 1 sessions.

Email info@theaccentcentre.com for more information.