by Jay Alexander Poulton | Sep 26, 2026 | Blog
Why People Understand Your Words but Still Miss Your Point By Jay Alexander Poulton When a new client tells me that people don’t understand them, they almost always assume their accent is to blame. Many have spent years worrying about how they pronounce...
by Jay Alexander Poulton | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog
What Actually Happens in an Accent Assessment A look inside the first 30 minutes I spend with a new client. Most people who book time with me have never worked with an accent coach before. They are not sure what one does. Some arrive openly skeptical. Others expect a...
by Jay Alexander Poulton | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog
How to Speak With Authority: Closing the Gap Between What You Bring and What the Room Hears You have watched it happen. Someone presents a well-reasoned recommendation to the board and the room drifts. Twenty minutes later, a colleague restates half the same idea with...
by Jay Alexander Poulton | Jun 9, 2026 | Blog
Breath Control for Non-Native Speakers: The Foundation Nobody Teaches Why diaphragmatic breath is the leverage point for clarity, pace, and authority Almost every non-native (and even native) English speaker I have worked with arrives with the same blind spot, and it...
by Jay Alexander Poulton | May 26, 2026 | Blog
The First 90 Days of Accent Work: What Realistic Progress Looks Like An Honest, Week-by-Week Timeline From a Coach “How long is this going to take?” It’s almost always the first real question. Before someone asks about my method, my background, or even the price, they...
