A Sound Practice For Accent Modification

Summary: If you've ever been interested in working in the area of accent modification, have I got an episode for you! Tom Shull (@MrShullsClass) is back to talk about this very topic. What makes Tom so impressive is that his  accent modification business is a part-time one. Like myself, Tom's full-time gig is in the public school system (please listen to our last talk about <a href="http://www.conversationsinspeech.com/csp-013-tom-shull-on-donors-choose-cued-speech-and-mel-gibson/">Donor's Choose</a> if you haven't already).<br> <br> In today's episode we cover:<br> <br> * What sparked Tom's interest in accent modification.<br> * The importance of phonetic transcription skills.<br> * Having an ear for dialects.<br> * Code switching.<br> * And more!<br> <br> As always...links:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.mghihp.edu/academics/center-for-interprofessional-studies-and-innovation/default.aspx">Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation</a> (MGH Institute of Health Professions)<br> <br> <a href="http://www.mghihp.edu/academics/center-for-interprofessional-studies-and-innovation/prerequisites-health-care-professions/default.aspx">Speech-Language Pathology Prerequisites Online</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/soundpractice/">Tom's Facebook Page</a><br> <br> <a href="http://soundpractice.org">Tom's Professional Website</a><br> <br> Oh yes, that podcast about the guy who cleans up crime scenes was in fact featured on <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/164/crime-scene#">This American Life</a> (not for the squeamish).<br> <br> Finally, the name of the famous dialect coach to the stars was <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704102.html">Sam Chwat</a>.<br> <br> If you like this show, please leave an honest review <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-in-speech-pathology/id791327219?mt=2">here</a>.<br> <br> Thanks for listening!