Online Speech Coaching

​for Foreign-Accented English Speakers
by Christi Barb, PhD

Private.  Personalized.  Professional.

Free Consultation

Meet Dr. Barb to discuss your goals and learn more about accent modification.

Free Meetup Groups

Join others for American English Pronunciation and Intonation Practice. ​

Individual Instruction

Learn more about private speech coaching.
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Why People Choose Specialized Speech Coaching
​for Non-Native English Speakers

61% of clients seek to be better understood by others and reduce miscommunication.

53% of clients want to increase their knowledge of speaking skills and improvement strategies.

40% of clients seek to improve their speaking skills in the workplace and in other professional settings.

31% of clients want to improve their confidence.

Adastra Speech helps people who speak English with the influence of a foreign accent improve their speech clarity.
Services include:

• Evaluation of speech
• Goals identified 
• Plan created and progress measured at each step
• ​Individual Instruction in set of 10 lessons
• All materials provided
• Feedback for each practice recording between lessons
• All practice is applied to your professional speaking situations (the vocabulary you use, speaking in meetings, presentations, talking to clients, etc.)

Dr. Christi Barb

I analyze what makes your speech unique,

identify what will increase speaking clarity,
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and create a customized plan to help you meet your goals.

Global Clients & Languages

Dr. Christi Barb has worked with:
people from 40 countries 
34 different languages

What clients have to say about working with Dr. Barb:

Christi is one of the best teachers I have ever seen in the area of accent modification. She had helped my students improve their English skills in speaking for two years on skype and they all found her superb in knowledge as well as pedagogy of effective teaching of English to foreigners. I highly recommend her as an excellent teacher to anyone who wants to reduce accents in English speaking.
--Heecheon, Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Language: Korean (LinkedIn Recommendation)

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Free Meetup.com Groups by Adastra Speech

American English Pronunciation
​Mondays at 6-7pm 
Tuesdays at 12-1pm
​(US Eastern time)

American English Intonation
​Wednesdays at 6-7pm
​(US Eastern time)

After each Meetup, I record the words and sentences we practiced and post the video on Youtube for your future practice. You can find all Meetup videos on the Adastra Speech YouTube channel.