We are offering Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession as well as our enriched version of the Compton P-ESL or Pronouncing English as a Second Language Program. These basic level programs are described in detail below.  We  begin with a free telephone screening interview followed by a formal information session and screening test held in our office locations or on corporate sites.

We also offer two additional specialized programs: Speak Standard, Too and MEEC (Mastering Effective English Communication).

• Speak Standard Too is a program for Americans who are regional speakers of English and wish to "code switch" from their dialect patterns to standard business English in corporate settings.

• The MEEC is an advanced program with three components addressing intonation, consonant and vowel variations. Enrollment in this program is by recommendation of the instructors and is for clients who have successfully completed the P-ESL program. 

We are also offering seminars at your company location including a one-hour diversity themed "slide talk" on Understanding The Linguistic Origins of Foreign Accents and Regional Dialects. This includes a question and answer session and can be tailored to your needs.  We can expland this to a five hour program covering the material we present at Duke in The Sounds of English workshop and customize our program for specific corporate employee groups. We can also conduct individual accent screening tests for interested foreign born employees. Contact us regarding scheduling and fees.

See "Steps to Success" below.

Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession

by Lynda Katz Wilner, M.S. CCC-SLP of "Successfully Speaking"

  Program Description:

• The Inventory: an assessment designed to be administered by a speech-language pathologist.
• Client manual
• Four audio CDs
• Content areas: (1) Intonation, (2) Pronunciation and (3) Idiomatic Expressions and American Slang
• All content including the testing and training materials is medically oriented and appropriate for training foreign born physicians, nurses and others who work in medical settings.

The Pronouncing English as a Second Language (P-ESL) Program

By Arthur J. Compton Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Program Description:

• Based on 30 years of research and development at the Institute of Language & Phonology
• Extensive normative data on clients from 100 different language backgrounds
• Training and specialty certification offered to speech-language pathologists
• Includes practice with client's work related materials
• Stresses technical vocabulary, presentation skills and carry-over practice activities to transfer skills to actual work and social speaking situations
• Triangle Speech Services enriches the P-ESL Program with our own units on Repairing Conversational Breakdowns, practice strategies for learning difficult sounds and explicit teaching of intonation patterns.

Steps to Success

Step 1.We begin with a brief telephone screening interview to determine your level of mastery of English and your commitment to meeting the daily practice requirements.

Step 2. An information session is held to demonstrate the materials and conduct a brief accent screening test. You will receive an information folder with a course outline, fee summary and articles about accents. There is a $55.00 fee (separate from the tutorial fee) for this session which typically lasts about one hour.

Step 3. An individual evaluation is digitally recorded and analyzed. This is administered again as a post test. We provide written initial and final reports and before/after digital sound fiiles.

Step 4. The client purchases materials for the appropriate program.

Step 5. We provide an individual or small group (three to five clients) customized tutorial.

• Thirteen one-hour weekly individual tutorial sessions can be conducted at our offices or yours. We offer discounts to individuals without company sponsorship, accept installment payments from individuals and accept payment by MasterCard or VISA.

• Thirteen two-hour group sessions are conducted at our classroom space or your location. We do not offer individual discounts for group tutorials but do offer volume discounts to corporate sponsors.

Try a practice version of the Compton PESL CD-ROM