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Speech and Accent Academy

Speech and Accent Academy

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Location11890 S.W. 8th St.
Suite 511
Miami, Florida 33184
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Lisa Jeffery, MBA, MA is the original "Paramedic Speech Coach" in Miami since 1998. She is a motivational speaker, educator, consultant and executive coach. She teaches seminars and coaches in Communication, Public Speaking, Voice & Articulation, accent reduction and Persuasion. She specializes in broadcast quality American English, and coaches actors, television personalities making the crossover from Spanish to English. She teaches Advanced Business English for Florida International University's International MBA program and Master of International Business Programs. She has 30 years experience in the USA, Italy, Greece, France, Monaco, South Africa, Nigeria, Jamaica and Bahamas. She is a former Captain in the U.S. Air Force, a veteran of the 1st Gulf War. Lisa offers training programs and private coaching in communication skills, business writing, public speaking, voice & articulation, elocution, personal presence, confidence and accent reduction. She teaches people to speak with precision, elegance and influence.
Lisa coaches clients in speech, voice, accent reduction, persuasion, and the "Art of Being Memorable".
Her clients include actors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, international celebrities and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

Speech and Accent Academy has been in the industry since 1985.

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How the Speech and Accent Academy Can Help You

Added: 09/12/2011

Lisa Jeffery, MBA, MA is an executive coach, trainer and speaker to Fortune 500 companies in communication skills, accent reduction, public speaking & business writing. With 28 years international experience in nine countries, she offers executive coaching, seminars, and lively keynote addresses in America and Europe. Lisa has presented speeches all over the word in English and French.

Her clients include the NBC Today Show, Telemundo, Plumb TV, The Everything Channel, Burger King, DHL, UPS, Merrill Lynch, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces, TV and sports celebrities. Lisa coaches CEOs, top corporate executives, lawyers, financial advisers, actors, broadcasters, authors, television show hosts, race car drivers, and yes... rocket scientists! She tailors her coaching to the client and combines a package of accent reduction, public speaking, media training and better business writing coaching.

Some of her most-loved programs include, Make Your Voice Match Your Image, The Art of Being Memorable, The Science of Persuasion & “They’re Not Like Us – Communicating Across Cultures.”

Lisa Jeffery, MBA, MA, has been called the "Paramedic Speech Coach" in Miami since 1998. She helps her clients and students communicate with precision, elegance, and influence and most importantly: CONFIDENCE.

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Lisa Jeffery is one of the few accent coaches in America who has experienced accent reduction herself in a second language. Having received a scholarship to study at the University of Monaco, she reduced her accent in French to make dozens of speeches to audiences of 5,000 people. With a background in television in broadcasting, she works with international celebrities and CEOs to help her clients create a powerful, articulate and influential presence.

Clients / Credits

  • Actor William Levy
  • Maria Celeste Araras
  • Steven Goldstein, Ferrari Race Car Driver, Italy
  • NBC Today Show (Voice and Accent Coach)
  • America's Most Wanted (Voice Coach)
  • Tom Todoroff Acting Coach (Voice Coach)
  • Telemundo (Voice and Accent Coach)
  • Plum TV (Voice and Accent Coach)
  • William Morris Agency (Voice and Accent Coach)
  • Univision
  • Telemundo
  • Merril Lynch
  • Morgan Stanley
  • NBC Nightly News

Associations / Organizations

  • NSA - National Speakers Association
  • ICA - International Coaches Forum
  • Institute of Language and Phonology
  • ASTD - American Society for Training and Development
  • VASTA - Voice and Speech Trainers's Association

Awards / Honors

  • P-ESL (Pronunciation ESL Certified Trainer)
  • MBA - International University of Monaco
  • MA - Communication, European University
  • BA - Speech Communication, Chaminade University of Honolulu
  • Broadcasting, Public Affairs Officer Course, US Defense Intormation School
  • Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar

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