CLD Café (June 2025) Speak Like a Native! How to Neutralize Accents and Increase Understandability and Confidence When Interpreting

Speak Like a Native! How to Neutralize Accents and Increase Understandability and Confidence When Interpreting

• Date: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
• Time: 8:00-9:30pm US Eastern | 5:00-6:30pm US Pacific
• Presenter: Dottie Li 
• CE Points: Those who attend the Zoom session live will be eligible for 1 ATA-approved CE point.
• Venue: Zoom (event link will be shared via Email to registered attendees)
• Register at: https://forms.gle/MNy4ByCAKWVjabPi6

This interactive session is designed for non-native English speakers. It will help you speak with enhanced clarity and purpose, neutralize accents, and develop more effective methods of interpreting for your most critical clients. You will learn techniques of replicating standard American speech sounds and intonation to increase the clarity and effectiveness of your communication. This workshop will help overcome communication barriers, reduce complaints, and boost your confidence and bottom line. 

Dottie Li, a seasoned accent reduction coach, former Voice of America broadcaster, and network television producer, will guide you through this eye-opening training to improve your oral English delivery.       

Dottie Li is a successful coach, keynote speaker, and communication strategist who designs and provides media training and cross-cultural communication training.  She has conducted numerous workshops, presentations, and seminars on the techniques and benefits of effective communication.

Her work has been featured on NPR, by China Daily, and in other media. She is a certified coach on accent modification and reduction.  Millions hear her voice as the Voice and Voice Coach of Rosetta Stone’s Mandarin products. Dottie has coached countless non-native English professionals to transform their careers through accent reduction and modification.