Our services include the Comprehensive Understandability Assessment and customized action plans, enabling speakers to leverage their strengths for greater Understandability when communicating with Native English Speakers.
At Understand Your Accent (UYA), we specialize in helping ESL (English as a Second Language) speakers enhance their Understandability, a construct encompassing Intelligibility and Comprehensibility when communicating with native English speakers. With over 40 years of expertise in communication and linguistics, our founder, Scott Swenson, known as the “Understandability Advocate,” is dedicated to empowering ESL speakers to communicate effectively.
Improve your communication skills efficiently and effectively, leading to better career opportunities and personal growth.
Our assessments provide personalized feedback, pinpointing specific areas for improvement to enhance Understandability.
We offer precise strategies to address intelligibility and comprehensibility, ensuring your message is crystal clear.
While not focused on eliminating accents, we help you modify speech patterns where necessary to improve clarity.
Benefit from the knowledge of a communication expert with a background in communication disorders and extensive corporate training experience.
Our unique assessments are based on scientifically sound principles, maximizing the effectiveness of our training programs.
Our Comprehensive Understandability Assessment offers a detailed analysis of intelligibility and comprehensibility, guiding your personalized improvement journey.
Our approach respects and celebrates linguistic diversity, promoting confident, cross-cultural communication.
Online programs allow you to develop your skills at your own pace, from anywhere in the world.
Our services extend to professionals worldwide, preparing you for success in international contexts.