CORSPAN: Testimonials
CORSPAN, the Corporate Speech Pathology Network, is a non-profit organization of Corporate Speech Pathologists whose mission is to share information and ideas among its members and to promote corporate speech pathology as a service to the public.
Accent Modification
| Member: | Shelly Wallace, Founder & President of Accent Management and Director of the Institute of Language and Phonology, www.800language.com |
| Client: | Shelly's client, Mauro is an Engineer working at a Fortune 100 company. He is from Italy originally, and now works in the USA. |
| Situation: | Mauro's position demands that he travel internationally and also conduct business on the telephone. He found that many people, especially those who are not native English speakers, could not always understand him easily. He would have the 'feeling' that people did not understand him and also sometimes they would ask for him to repeat what he had said. |
| Solution: | Mauro worked with Shelly Wallace to modify his accent. He worked with her for a total of 13 lessons, which included 1-on-1 practice sessions and homework. At the beginning of the sessions, Shelly evaluated his intonation and pronunciation so they could focus their work on specific areas. |
| Result: | Mauro was recorded speaking English both before and after his training and is very pleased with the results. His wife and co-workers notice the difference, too. |
 You can easily hear the improvements by listening to the before and after tapes. Several small changes came together to help my speech be more easily understood. - Mauro. |
Public Speaking
| Member: | Jayne Latz, M.A.,CCC-SLP, President of Corporate Speech Solutions www.corporatespeechsolutions.com |
| Client: | Howard, a NYC attorney who contacted Corporate Speech Solutions to develop a stronger, more dynamic speaking voice as well as to develop overall confidence in business and social communication settings. |
| Situation: | Wanted to improve his vocal quality and increase his self confidence in business situations. Prior to last session he emailed Jayne Latz to say he had an interview the next week to work with a prominant Judge. |
| Solution: | Last sessions was spent reinforcing all that was learned to date with the addition of "prepping" with interview questions to get client prepared for a variety of situations. |
| Result: | Client contacted Jayne Latz to inform her that he was offered the job! |
Hi Jayne! I just wanted to let you know that the interview went well last Friday - I know this b/c I got a call Monday morning offering me the job! Thanks for all of your help preparing. All the work we did definitely helped me and I know for sure that my voice sounded stronger during the interview as a result. Thanks again! Howie |