Focus Sessions
Have a speaking situation you want to prepare for?
Want to experience working one-to-one with Dr. Barb?
Focus Session of Speech Coaching
A single session to prepare for your speaking situation: $200
A single session is a 60-minute (online) meeting that is independent from an evaluation and lessons. Feedback for a practice recording made after the session is included.
This is a good opportunity for non-native English speakers to get feedback and specific speech instructions for a presentation, interview, or anything they want to practice.
I'm listening on multiple levels:
1. Speech - How you say it
Are you easy to understand or does it take a concentrated effort?
Are you engaging or boring to listen to?
Those are big general questions that have detailed answers about what it is exactly that's causing interference. I'm listening for these speech features of American English: overall prosody (rhythm), pace, word stress, and pronunciation.
2. Organization - What you say
Is your information organized in a way that's easy to follow?
Are you using helpful transitions between topics?
I have listened to amazing topics that I know nothing about but I can follow along if the organization is clear. When there's a big leap between concepts and something is missing or there's a wandering off-topic, those stand out to anyone. I may not be an expert in AI or liver transplantation, but I have helped experts improve the flow of information in those topics.
