Virus update:  ​   DialectsCoach.com uses Video Conferencing to provide dialect and accent reduction services to clients nationally and internationally. Click to see our VIDEO CONFERENCING  page.  It's easy, it works and, most importantly, it's safe.

VIDEO CONFERENCING

Work from the safety of your home anywhere in the world: San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, anywhere in the world.  
It's easy, it works, and it's safe!
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What do I need?
Well, you have probably heard of Zoom by now.  I use both Zoom and FaceTime to do video conferencing.  
If you have an Apple device, we can use FaceTime, otherwise we can work with Zoom.  
All you need is a computer, tablet, or smart phone with a camera and access to the internet.
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How do I get started?​
  1. We make an appointment for a session.  
  2. You will be emailed dialect materials to print out prior to the lesson.  
  3. If Zoom is used, the day of the lesson, you will receive an email with a link to the conference.
  4. Click on the link.  Then click "Join a Meeting."
  5. That's it.  The video conference lesson begins.
  6. If FaceTime is used, you merely initiate a call at the appointed time.  Even simpler. 
What happens during the lesson?
  1. You will be given general tips and advice on how to best succeed in your accent goals.
  2. We listen to samples and go over all of the sound changes of the dialect you are learning. 
  3. In the case of accent reduction, we go over all of the sounds of General American English to see how your native accent varies.
  4. In most cases there will be some recording made of your work.
  5. ​You will receive recordings of yourself, as well as recorded samples of the targeted accent, in a shared "Dropbox" folder. No need for an account.  We send you a link.  
  6. The Dropbox folder will contain audio files you can access and download.  
  7. For auditioning the process is similar but geared towards audition techniques and practices.   ​​
707-536-6276
​rustan50@hotmail.com​
189 Webster St. 
​Petaluma CA 94952
Video Conferencing Dialect and Accent Reduction - John Rustan
John M. Rustan PhD teaches stage and film dialects, accent reduction, and auditioning using video conferencing at DialectsCoach.com
How do I pay for the lesson?   It's easy!
  • DialectsCoach.com has an account with Square.  
  • You may have encountered Square Readers when you visit small businesses.  
  • Square also allows secure remote payment processing online, which we use for a Teleconference.  
  • You will get a receipt for the payment and you will see a transaction on your credit card statement from DialectsCoach.com.  ​​
  • In-person lessons are also possible -- butin this current pandemic, this is the only safe way. Take advantage of video conferencing today!