SpeechSchool.TV explained
SpeechSchool.TV |
Type: | Private |
Area Served: | Worldwide |
Foundation: | Auckland, New Zealand 2009 |
Location Country: | London, United Kingdom and Auckland, New Zealand |
Industry: | Online Education |
SpeechSchool.TV is an online speech training service based in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It provides a subscription based Internet TV channel to provide a Standard English accent training service to students worldwide. It was founded in 2009 for the purpose of teaching the English accent to foreign students and others who were interested in improving their accent. It has won the Technium Challenge Award for New Zealand.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The company provides two different courses in speech training: 'The Master Speaker English Accent Programme', which is focused on accent reduction to help develop clear English speaking skills without mumbling or stuttering; the other is 'The Master Communicator Programme to help develop presentation, confidence, and public speaking skills.[6] [7]
References
- Web site: Battle of the bright ideas. nzherald.co.nz. 29 June 2014.
- Web site: Technium Challenge triumph for SpeechSchool. btob.co.nz. 29 June 2014.
- Web site: SpeechSchool wins Technium Challenge. scoop.co.nz. 29 June 2014.
- Web site: TV Speech School Wins Top Prize. voxy.co.nz. 29 June 2014.
- Web site: Hague wants to build on trust. nzherald.co.nz. 30 June 2014.
- Web site: Is your accent holding you back? . . 30 June 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405131958/http://www.3news.co.nz/Is-your-accent-holding-you-back/tabid/572/articleID/146515/Default.aspx . April 5, 2013 .
- Web site: Launch Pad 2010 selects three leading startups. computerworld.co.nz. 1 July 2014.