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 ACCORDING TO OUR CEO PAMELA VANDERWAY, THE BEST ACCENT COACHES IN THE BUSINESS POSSESS:

  • An expertise in the anatomy and physiology of vocal production

  • A deep understanding of phonology

  • Professional level experience with The International Phonetic Alphabet

  • A keen and ongoing interest in socio-linguistics

  • The perception that all accents are beautiful and relevant.

  • The knowledge of how languages evolve over time

  • Professional level script analysis skills

  • A keen interest in the psychology of learning

  • A complex understanding of the craft of acting, and a familiarity with the most popular training methodologies.

  • An awareness of what it means to be professional actor vs. a student actor.

  • A professional level understanding of all that goes into film and television production, including knowing one’s way around a se

  • Excellent and efficient research skills

  • Excellent people skills

  • An entrepreneurial spirit, and good business acumen

  • The desire to collaborate, and to understand what one’s exact duties are on a specific project

  • A willingness to be away from home and family for months at a time

  • The ability to travel worldwide with 24-hours’ notice

  • The stamina to work 12 plus hours per day, 5 to 6 days per week (often outside on one’s feet)

  • The ability to understand legal contracts, as nearly every job requires that the dialect coach sign contracts that are very specific, and quite extensive. The coach must understand and adhere to what they agree to in the contracts or face legal repercussions, sometimes with high financial penalties of up to $500,000USD per infraction.

  • A strong sense of professional discretion as dialect coaches will be privy to information such as film plots that they must keep confidential from everyone including their families.

 

The above list of qualifications is copyright 2016 and 2022 by Entertainment Linguistics LLC and Pamela Vanderway. Permission to reprint the list in its entirety is freely granted only when it is accompanied by this statement. For all other use, please contact us at support@dialectcoaches.com.