Look for patterns, not a score
One difficult word is not a diagnosis. Notice whether the same friction appears across sentence endings, pace, word stress, names, or spontaneous answers. A repeated pattern is more useful than a percentage.
Free Accent Clarity Test
A practical five-minute self-assessment to identify the speaking patterns most worth addressing first.
Step 1 of 2. This test asks how speaking feels to you. In step 2, the Clarity Check, you record and listen to how you actually sound.
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The Accent Clarity Test asks how speaking feels to you in three areas. In the Clarity Check, Jay listens to how you actually sound and looks at four areas. In coaching, he uses a fuller picture with five dimensions, the Executive Communication Index.
Want to know which pattern matters most for you?
Take the Clarity Check. Record one minute and tell Jay what you would like him to focus on. Record and save a private copy, or check whether Jay is accepting recordings for personal feedback.
Already have a recording? Go to the send formWhat an accent clarity test can—and cannot—tell you
A useful accent test does not grade your identity or decide whether you sound “native.” It helps you notice where a listener may be spending extra effort and which speaking situations deserve attention first.
Use a real speaking sample
Read-aloud speech can hide what happens under pressure. Record thirty seconds about a current project, then compare it with a prepared sentence. The gap between the two samples often reveals the most practical starting point.
Choose one high-impact priority
Trying to monitor every sound makes natural conversation harder. Select the pattern that most affects understanding in your real work, practice it briefly and consistently, and only add another target when the first feels more automatic.
Use the result as a starting point, not a verdict.
A useful tool should make one pattern easier to hear or practice. It cannot diagnose everything about a voice, and it should never tell you to erase the identity in your accent.
Choose one cue, practice it inside a real sentence, and check whether your listener has to work less hard to follow the idea.
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