This course series includes both Accent Modification and Effective Business Communication.
Accent Modification II: This includes 6 hours of instruction and is intended for clients who have completed a basic Accent Modification course. It will primarily focus on refining accent modification skills (rate reduction, phoneme production, intonation contrast and focus on the stress and rhythm of English speech) and increasing practice with these techniques in functional communication tasks (e.g conversations, phones etc.). Sessions will include individual goal setting, skill instruction, clinician feedback and practice in real-world situations with volunteer conversation partners.
Effective Business Communication: This includes 6 hours of instruction and is intended for participants who are wanting to improve confidence and expertise in communicating with colleagues and customers in presentations, meetings and other interactions. Participants will develop individualized goals, learn speaking skills will focus on both non-verbal and verbal aspects of speech and will target functional needs of participants including relevant topics to the business, interactions in group meetings, customer interactions and possible conference presentations.
This course is billed at $2,175.00 and includes materials and preparation time.
Please note, group or series sessions are held at pre-scheduled times and at a package rate. Due to this, any portions missed due to late client attendance, illness, etc will not be rescheduled unless approved by the Clinic Director
2024 sessions will be held either Live Online or in-person in Edmonton depending on the group/series preference.
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Fall 2024- August-October (Tuesdays, August 13 to October 29)
Time: 5:30-6:30 PM MT, participants attend all 12 sessions in the series
Due to licensing restrictions in some provinces and states, please email istar@ualberta.ca or call 780-492-2619 prior to registering if you are located outside of Alberta.
*Please see CIP Workshop Listings for current dates and times scheduled.*
A follow-up email will be sent to you following your purchase, listing the full cancellation policy and reminders for attendance.
Sessions are subject to minimum and maximum enrollment. ISTAR reserves the right to cancel the workshop >14 days before the start date if registration is insufficient. You will be given a full refund of the amount you paid, or have the option to fully transfer your payment towards individual speech therapy at our current hourly rate.
NOTE: A $155 processing fee will be retained by ISTAR if you request a refund due to purchasing this item by mistake, or are unable to hold the therapy at the scheduled group dates.
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