by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Oct 13, 2014 | Business Communications
What is the language strategy at your company? Does it even have one? If not, they are missing the boat since it is essential when hiring internationally-trained employees who have the skills you want and just need coaching in the specifics of particular aspects of...
by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Oct 8, 2014 | Accent Modification
Every industry in Canada has to deal with multiple accents. So we all need to learn how to understand a thick accent and how to clarify when we don’t. And remember, if you are having difficulty understanding someone’s accent, they very likely are having...
by Heather Chetwynd | Sep 24, 2014 | Culture and Values
Canadian Railroad Trilogy is a wonderful old folk song by Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. Lightfoot, who lives in Toronto, has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound...
by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Sep 22, 2014 | Accent Modification
Foreign-trained MDs (Medical Doctors) complain about this problem regularly. And I don’t blame them. For some reason, managing to get your medical license to practice in Canada as an MD is next to impossible. On top of having to re-do medical exams, New...
by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Aug 15, 2014 | Accent Modification
The following article talks about why people take accent training and the benefits they receive from accent modification training. Accent training: the finishing touch By Stephanie McFeeters / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lai Xu had studied English since she was a teenager...