The quarterly report
The ten-minute check and worksheet passage 1.
Step 2 · How you actually sound
Hear what your listeners hear.
One recording, in your everyday voice. Read two sentences, then talk naturally about your work. Listen back and choose what you would like Jay to focus on.
About three minutes. Free, with nothing to book. Nothing is sent until you press Send.
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.
Every recording from the guide
Use the number beside each example or scan its QR code. Hear Jay read each example, then try it yourself.
One sentence, three meanings
Move the emphasis between Tuesday, we and can.
Choose the word that matters
The budget is due on Friday: harder to follow and clearer.
Let a decision sound decided
The second option: rising and falling sentence endings.
Let the weak beats shrink
Different, separate, comfortable, and a separate budget.
Words that shift their strong beat
A record, to record, an increase, to increase.
Keep the pieces of the idea together
The vendor sentence, chopped and grouped.
Keep the word endings audible
Past tense and plural endings, then the three past-tense sounds.
Natural rhythm rather than slow words
A slow version and a relaxed, clearer version.
The status update
Worksheet passage: where the project stands this week.
The question from leadership
Worksheet passage: a calm, direct answer to a senior colleague.
The camera-off call
Worksheet passage: delivery changes when nobody can see your face.
The two sentences you record
The short passage used in the online Clarity Check.
Use the result as a starting point.
Listen for one change that makes your message easier to follow. Your self-scores describe what you hear; they are not a diagnosis.