Mastering the American Accent
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Webinar hosted by: Jon Sperry
Acting, Voice, Dialect and Accent Reduction Coach
Based in Los Angeles, Jon Sperry is one of the foremost acting, voice, dialect and accent reduction coaches in America who has coached many of the finest actors in the world. Jon has also taught speech, dialects and Shakespeare at some of the most prestigious schools in America including the Circle in the Square professional theater school, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, SUNY Purchase, and the Actors Studio in Los Angeles. Jon is also an award-winning producer, an accomplished actor, and a proud member of and teacher at the Actors Studio. To learn more about Jon click here. Jon's IMDB. Jon's Stage 32 Profile. Actors Jon Has Coached: Catherine Zeta Jones Arnold Schwarzenegger Russell Crowe Melanie Griffith Philip Seymour Hoffman Liam Neeson Zoe Saldana Juliette Lewis Geena Davis Harvey Keitel Full Bio »
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Stage 32 Next Level Webinars is thrilled to bring you Jon Sperry to teach you how to develop and master the American accent! You'll leave this webinar with working exercises and various techniques that strengthen your American accent.
Understanding that Stage 32 is a global community, we realize our members from all over the world may need help with mastering the American accent. Or, if you are based in America but live in an accent-heavy region, you may need help neutralizing your accent for acting or voice opportunities. We are excited to have brought in Jon Sperry who is one of the foremost acting, voice, dialect and accent reduction coaches in America. He has coached many of the finest actors in the world including Russell Crowe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Harvey Keitel, and many more.
Actors Jon Has Coached:
- Catherine Zeta Jones
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Russell Crowe
- Melanie Griffith
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Liam Neeson
- Zoe Saldana
- Juliette Lewis
- Geena Davis
- Harvey Keitel
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"Jon's webinar was very interesting today. The feedback from our questions were very good and helpful! He is very kind indeed. Now we have to do the "homework" by practicing pretty much every day. The good thing is that we have the possibility to see the video the whole year and check back on the exercises he goes over. That will for sure help me. Thanks Jon!" - Daniel Sebille, Webinar Attendee
"Thank you for the fascinating class. I will know when I have finally got it, when my American husband doesn't burst out laughing as he does at the moment when I try our my British attempt at an American accent. I will keep practicing!" - Catherine B., Webinar Attendee
"Excellent! Absolutely fantastic and helpful session. It is fantastic that I can be sitting in my office in Melbourne Australia and watch Jon in his office in LA! I got great value out of it and will be enlisting Jon's services in the future! It was very cool to be able to ask a question - he not only answered the question, but offered up so much more! Excellent session would recommend to anyone." - Chris Hilton-Wood, Webinar Attendee
"It was an incredible experience with an a mazing professional. I hope I can take another one of this soon. Now, practice, practice, practice..." - Esteban Balbi, Webinar Attendee
What You'll Learn
- Basic principles of the American dialect
- Variations of sounds including American regional sounds, British sounds and other foreign sounds
- Speaking relaxed, beautiful American English
- Utilizing the neutral, region-less American sound
- Various exercises to strengthen your dialect and speech inflections
- When you purchase the webinar you have access for a whole year to replay these exercises as many times as you'd like to practice!
- Q&A with Jon
About Your Instructor
Jon Sperry
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Testimonials
"Jon's webinar was very interesting today. The feedback from our questions were very good and helpful! He is very kind indeed. Now we have to do the "homework" by practicing pretty much every day. The good thing is that we have the possibility to see the video the whole year and check back on the exercises he goes over. That will for sure help me. Thanks Jon!" - Daniel Sebille, Webinar Attendee
"Thank you for the fascinating class. I will know when I have finally got it, when my American husband doesn't burst out laughing as he does at the moment when I try our my British attempt at an American accent. I will keep practicing!" - Catherine B., Webinar Attendee
"Excellent! Absolutely fantastic and helpful session. It is fantastic that I can be sitting in my office in Melbourne Australia and watch Jon in his office in LA! I got great value out of it and will be enlisting Jon's services in the future! It was very cool to be able to ask a question - he not only answered the question, but offered up so much more! Excellent session would recommend to anyone." - Chris Hilton-Wood, Webinar Attendee
"It was an incredible experience with an a mazing professional. I hope I can take another one of this soon. Now, practice, practice, practice..." - Esteban Balbi, Webinar Attendee
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