Voice and Accent Training

What are the learning outcomes from Bodhih’s Voice and Accent Training workshop?

The workshop focusses on getting rid of your accent. It targets changing speech patterns, superior voice production, fine tuning intonation and rhythm by understanding phonetics and practicing jaw exercises and getting the appropriate vowel & consonant sounds along with syllable and word stress. The overall voice and accent training assists participants gain mastery over voice modulation and speech therapy.

What does Bodhih’s voice and accent training cover?

The program is primarily centred on how to improve English accent and pronunciation. Specifically, the modules are about engaging in extensive conversations, presentations and telephone calls, helping to improve the professional image of your company by ensuring greater understanding from listeners. There are segments on improving Voice Quality, Texture and Tone and getting more confident and effective, both socially and professionally.

Starting off with facilitator led presentation and group discussions, Bodhih’s voice and accent training program asks participants to work through the various aspects of accent. The group does class activity, to understand phonetics, the consonants and vowel sounds, how to stress on words and syllables and sentences, and also the basics of intonation and inflection. Bodhih’s facilitator enables comprehension through explanation and practice of the sounds through words and reading passages, explanation and practice of word stress through process specific words and correction of commonly mispronounced words.

The voice and accent training works on how to improve pronunciation skills in English. Learners through individual activity and role-plays practice free speech. Bodhih’s facilitator using group exercises, assists learners to speak with confidence. Tips and techniques of speaking well, how to build confidence and how to overcome fear, are shared. Participants are exposed to speaking in front of people and ensure they receive balanced feedback for future practice.

Bodhih’s voice and accent training is focussed on getting rid of accent by improving pronunciation skills in English. The next five modules are intensive in their exploration of phonetics. The class through videos, group activity, individual reflection, is instructed on the various sound groups, one by one. Starting with short and long vowel sounds and voiced consonants and speech sounds, the participants use live exercises to identify parts of sentences and speak them aloud in certain intonation and rhythms.

The next segment in the voice and accent training is anchored on syllable stress and pronunciation. Through individual class exercises, participants are made to practice organs of speech and differentiate between passive and active articulators. The segment finishes with pacing, pausing and intonation. Bodhih’s voice and accent training in the next module discusses the topic of Indianisms. Participants are exposed to common errors in Indian English and there are a series of examples that are worked through to create awareness on how Indianisms can be worked through.

Bodhih’s facilitators are seasoned professionals who create linkages between skills picked up in the workshops and then to apply them in participant’s current roles. This is done through specific illustrations and analogies and is true for the next session at the Voice and Accent Training – Free Speech

This session uses class exercises, videos and facilitator presentations to detail out the entire process of preparing for a speech. From mastering the material, to preparing for a specific audience, and to also understand the complexities of the voice and accent aspects of it to making a positive mindset, learners receive a 360-degree preparation for their confidence.

At Bodhih, voice and accent training program is a popular session that is part of a larger communication skills training suite.

The session draws richly from research done on leading edge mother tongue influence reduction techniques and voice and accent reduction methodology and case studies based on positive psychology.

The heart of the Voice and Accent Training methods training lies in the insightful session that highlights – how to improve voice quality for speaking?

This section, delivered through facilitator presentation, video and also individual assessments is about understanding and applying rules for proper phonetic usage and also pacing and pausing in delivery. With the help of seasoned Bodhih’s facilitator, the group runs practice exercises to comprehend how to work on their pitch, intonation and inflection sounds.

How would you gain from India’s best voice and accent training workshop at Bodhih?

Bodhih customizes its voice and accent training along the ADDIE model. Workshop experiences are analysed, designed, developed and delivered that are solution focused and include a range of blended training pedagogy such as role plays, group exercises, self-assessment tools, management games, individual activities, videos, case studies, facilitation, discussions and more.

In addition to the ADDIE model, the voice and accent training program takes advantage of the experiential adult-learning process of concrete experience – reflective observation – abstract conceptualization – active experimentation.

The edge in Bodhih’s voice and accent training program comes from researched industry learnings, current best practices and academic insights. The workshop takeaways ensure that learnings are grasped and applied at all levels within a company and its individuals. The long-term benefits are to institutionalise voice and accent training by embedding active listening techniques, using knowledge of language input, adhering to the basics of free speech structure and being self-aware of not using Indianisms.

What is Bodhih’s promise on voice and accent training workshops?

Managers across industries and functions and executive-level participants who have attended Bodhih’s sessions on how to improve pronunciation skills in English talk of the changed individual and team behaviours, namely, greater assurance in body language, speech clarity, higher confidence, persuasion, influence, and finally improving voice quality, texture and tone.