ACCENT MODIFICATION ACCENT REDUCTION PORTLAND OREGON group

Portland, OR, US

2,114 members · Public group

Organized by Darren Packard

What we’re about

WELCOME TO THE ACCENT MODIFICATION ACCENT REDUCTION PORTLAND OREGON GROUP!

Welcome to our group! Accent Modification Accent Reduction Portland Oregon is a social and educational group started in 2011 by Darren J. Packard M.S., CCC/SLP, a nationally certified speech-language pathologist specializing in accent modification, accent reduction, and communication skills training.

Group Topics
American English pronunciation, American English melody (also know as intonation), speech rate, speech volume, and non-verbal language to improve your ability to speak American English more clearly and confidently in conversations, when interviewing, giving presentations, or participating in meetings. Anything that will improve how you communicate!

Our Group Members
Group members are persons from throughout the world who speak English as a non-native language. Members are usually professionals or students who have adequate use of the English language (reading, writing, and understanding) but would like to improve how they speak and communicate using American English in personal and professional settings.

Our Events
We have events every month. Our events are free, although I do ask for donations to support the group. Our most popular events is a monthly class I teach covering areas such as American English pronunciation (vowel and consonant sounds), rules for conversational pronunciation, speech rate, speech volume, non-verbal language - anything that improves how you speak! The content of the free seminars is exactly the same that is provided in the accent modification and accent reduction training courses I provide for companies, classes, individual students, and universities – only it's free for group members!

Group Leader
I'm Darren J. Packard, MS, CCC/SLP a speech-language pathologist who specializes in accent modification, accent reduction, and communication skills training. I'm an active member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and an Oregon licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. I have over 20,000 hours and 25years of experience training people in accent modification and communication skills. I've been on faculty as an adjunct lecturer at Portland State University, adjunct faculty for Portland Community College, and have taught classes for Pacific University. Feel free to view my work and educational history and experience on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenpackard/

Packard Communications Assessments, 1:1 and Group Classes
Through my company Packard Communications I provide comprehensive communication online assessments (including your pronunciation and melody), "Online Small, Intensive Accent Modification Classes," and online 1:1 accent modification training. To find out more please visit my website:
https://packardcommunications.com/

Facebook and Twitter
I frequently post information about new classes and resources that are extremely helpful to non-native English speakers who would like to improve their communication skills. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for more
information:
https://www.facebook.com/PackardCommunications/
@PackardCommun

Free American English Professional Communication Skills Meetup Group
I also have a Meetup.com group dedicated to improving the professional communication skills of non-native English speakers. We have free monthly training sessions focused on improving your ability to give presentations, participate in meetings, interview, use business idioms. and have 1:1 work conversations. For more information or to join this group go to:
https://www.meetup.com/communication-skills-accent-modification-portland-oregon/

YouTube American English Pronunciation Video Channel "Sounds American"
In addition to all the above (whew!) I also have a YouTube channel, called Sounds American, where you can find excellent videos with detailed instructions and visuals to learn to better "hear" and pronounce most of the sounds in American English. The channel is called "Sounds American" and I write and record the videos. Check them out!
https://www.youtube.com/c/SoundsAmerican/videos

Contact Me
Have questions? Please feel free, I'm always happy to help!

Darren J. Packard M.S., CCC/SLP
Owner and Director
Packard Communications
Phone: +1 503 201 3008
E-mail: darren@packardcommunications.com
Website: www.packardcommunications.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/darrenpackard

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