📣 Effective

Pronunciation

Pronounce English effectively and you will be understood.

Have You Ever Wondered...

How sustainability professionals collaborate with people from around the world?
How people in green tech and renewables get jobs in the United States and Canada?

How someone from a non-English-speaking country commands an international audience in environmental activism?

But When You Try It...

You struggle to make yourself understood--especially to people from English-speaking countries.

You think you are clear but are often asked to repeat yourself.

And you secretly wonder who else has trouble understanding what you're saying...

This Used to Happen to Me Until I Learned What Goes Into Effective Pronunciation.

How It All Started

Climbing a pyramid in Cobá, Mexico (1997)

English is my first language, but I have always loved other languages and getting to know the people who speak them.

When I was learning Spanish (and several other languages), I had no idea what was "wrong" with my pronunciation.

Although English and Spanish have the same alphabet, the way we say the letters is not the same, and my teachers struggled to explain the difference.

Instead, they would repeat words louder for the entire class, hoping these sounds would make more sense.

What made it more difficult was that before I went to Mexico to live abroad, I had NO IDEA whether the way I pronounced my words would "work."

Nearly all of my teachers up to that point had grown up speaking English--not Spanish. They didn't sound like native Spanish speakers and neither did I.

I worried whether people would be able to understand me. Whether I'd make friends. Whether I'd be able to fulfill my obligations or even take care of myself.

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And I have met countless people who have had similar experiences with English.

There are many more sounds in English than in several other languages, and among them are completely foreign consonants and vowels that sound and feel strange.

Well-meaning English teachers have struggled to help their students with pronunciation, if they even taught it at all.

And without practice opportunities, it is difficult to know how effective your pronunciation is until you find yourself talking with colleagues from English-speaking countries, or traveling abroad for school or business.

For many people who move to the United States or other places where English is the official language, they lack time to study or learn pronunciation.

Instead, it feels like being thrown in the water to sink or swim.

GETTING THROUGH THIS WASN'T EASY

I doubted my Spanish was good enough...and wondered how anyone could possibly teach English pronunciation.

There were two events that changed everything for me.

The first life-changing experience was living in Mexico. There, I discovered that while I could sometimes make myself understood, I had a lot of room for improvement.

What helped was taking classes on speaking and finding opportunities to practice.

The classes gave me a framework for understanding how to make myself understood.

The practice helped me re-train my muscles and make my pronunciation automatic.

Key to all of this was making friends! My Mexican friends were so helpful and patient. They tried to understand me and corrected me when needed.

Once I returned to Ohio and no longer had as many opportunities to speak, I created them so that I could continue learning.

I listened to and sang along with music, watched videos, and narrated my day out loud. Sure, my roommates laughed sometimes at this, but it was worth it. Between this, living abroad in Spain years later, and the second life-changing event, Spanish speakers often ask me if I am from another Spanish-speaking country. 🙌

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This experience led me to the second life-changing event: getting my Masters in Linguistics (the study of languages).

From there, I learned a framework that allows me to help my clients assess their specific pronunciation needs to speak more clearly.

I've dedicated the past two decades to helping people speak English effectively.

Perfecting My Craft Over 2 Decades

I'm So Glad That I Went Through This Because Now I Know the Keys to Learning and Teaching Effective Pronunciation:

Understanding the framework of pronunciation
Identifying which elements are key to intelligibility
Finding fun ways to learn pronunciation
Practicing effectively until pronunciation is automatic
Having a supportive community along the way

I can't wait to share them with you in this English course!

Does This Sound Like You?

You know you can improve your pronunciation, but you don't know what or how?

You learn best on your own schedule?

You also want to interact with a teacher?

You intend to practice, and want to do it the right way?

What if I said you could...

Take your time going through the 4-hour Effective Pronunciation course.

Watch the class recordings as often as you like to take notes, practice, and gain new insights.

Have a companion notebook with additional information and exercises related to what you're learning.

Access one month in the HUB for live group coaching on the topic you request.

Meet with Dr. Lara Wallace privately to go over your questions, get feedback, and discuss your next steps.

If that sounds like something you want, then it's time to...

Decide whether working on effective pronunciation will help you to communicate more effectively.
Empower yourself with what you need to succeed.
Register for the Effective Pronunciation short course to enjoy all of the benefits.

Effective Pronunciation: the Short Course

When you take this self-paced course, I'll to help you to...

Recognize the system behind pronunciation.

Reconsider what is important for YOU to be better understood.

Reframe how YOU learn pronunciation.

Reinforce YOUR new pronunciation.

And by the end of it, you'll be able to...

Use your knowledge to make meaningful changes and be better understood.

Know what exactly you should focus on to be better understood.

Gain helpful learning tools and techniques.

Find ways to practice that will increase your success in making lasting changes.

HERE'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU TAKE EFFECTIVE PRONUNCIATION

E4S Effective Pronunciation Includes:

4 Class RECORDINGS

$400 Value

Learning Lab NOTEBOOK

$25 Value

1 Month of Group Coaching in the HUB

$250 Value

Private 1:1

CONSULTATION

$50 Value

You Also Get...

Word games featuring sustainability vocabulary
Discount on the best pronunciation app
The E4S Effective Pronunciation Toolkit

ALL FOR A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF

ONLY $79 USD

$50 on sale through 2024 with coupon code

(This offer is NOT available at ANY other time or place)

TOTAL VALUE $725

Pay In Full

$79 USD Gets You:

E4S Class Recordings of the Effective Pronunciation Learning Lab
E4S Learning Lab Notebook with the info and exercises you need for success
1 month free in the HUB, a monthly membership for group coaching, community, and answers to your questions (current HUB members instead get 2 free 1:1 consultations)
Private 30-minute consultation with Dr. Lara Wallace (60 minutes for HUB Members)
BONUS: Word games featuring sustainability vocabulary
BONUS: Discount on the best pronunciation app
BONUS: The E4S Effective Pronunciation Toolkit

Here's What People Say About Working With Me

Ana V.

Andrea Moraga Paredes

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Pablo Caballero

Vaibhov J.

Valeria Alcocer

“I’ve seen myself improve a lot with practicing; it’s gotten exciting for me to do every morning. I’ve improved not just in [reading aloud], but also with my colleagues. I’m able to stress some words without rushing through the word–I PRONOUNCE it. So, when I’m in a meeting and I’m having a conversation, and it’s actually a conversation because people are hearing what I’m saying! And when I say what I want to say, I put a full stop.

So, I’m in command of what I’m saying. I’m in control. Instead of trying to say it and getting ahead of myself and say ‘like, uh’ and stop because I don’t have anything else to say, and they’re wondering whether I have anything else to say, I’m more in control and in command.”