The ebullience, wonder and curiosity of a child, taken beyond into adulthood. The impact of a voice can never be underestimated.

Karen Halliday has been assisting on our courses for the last five years and your feedback has told us just how much you’ve appreciated her kind attention and helpfulness.

Cheryl Cole’s been axed from the American X Factor on the grounds that her accent is unintelligible to an American audience. American audiences are notorious for not understanding regional English accents, that much is true.

It’s always good to have a Skype training session before coming on a Speak English Clearly course and that’s why we include one Skype training session free for every Speak English Clearly participant.

No matter how brilliant your team is, they aren’t going to go too far if they can’t communicate in English. This is why voice coaches like me at Max Your Voice, work with people on Accent Neutralisation.

A problem shared by many who do not speak English as a first language is that they are tempted to use the rhythmic stress of their own language when they are expressing themselves in English.

When you watch and listen to a Fern interview, you know that she’s interested in the person or people she’s interviewing.

Frances Parkes went to Shanghai in September to train in Voice and Presentation. The course was a great success with the participants who were involved in the steel industry or commodities.

A bit of a struggle to follow a programme when it’s not in your own language and even if your English is good.

Vanessa Feltz read The Twelve Thank You Notes of Christmas with such fantastic timing and a powerful voice.