Improving Confidence

I'm Julie Cunningham, MA, CCC-SLP, a licensed speech-language pathologist. I help non-native speakers who know English well but hold back when it's time to speak.

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Does this sound like you?

You know what you want to say, but you stay quiet in meetings.
You worry about making a grammar mistake or saying a word wrong.
People sometimes ask you to repeat yourself, so you avoid speaking up.
You feel self-conscious about your accent.

Improving Confidence: What We Work On

Confidence grows when you know how to say things clearly. So we work on the parts of your speech that make the biggest difference for you:

The sounds that cause the most misunderstandings for you
Word stress and sentence stress, so listeners catch your key words
Intonation, so you sound natural and sure of yourself
Pace and pausing, so you have time to think
Filler words like um and like
Your voice: breath support and volume, so people can hear you easily

How I Can Help

In private sessions, we meet 1:1 on Zoom. We practice the real situations where you want to feel more confident, like meetings, phone calls, presentations, or small talk. You get feedback right away, and you leave each session knowing exactly what to practice.

In English Pro, you can join my weekly live class, English Pro Live, and volunteer to work with me 1:1 while the class watches. It's a friendly place to practice speaking up.

Start practicing now with these free lessons:

Questions about training? Contact me.

Common questions from speakers who lack confidence when speaking English

What are the biggest communication challenges for speakers who lack confidence when speaking English?

The most common are fear of making mistakes, worry about being asked to repeat yourself, and feeling self-conscious about your accent. Many people know what they want to say but stay quiet in meetings.