Client Stories / Case Studies

"Sofia gained confidence in herself and her abilities. We are noticing an improvement after only a short time." (Mother of Sofia)

"...seeing my son make progress! Hearing my son speaking clearly and being understood by people other than family." (Mother of Graham)

The best thing about therapy "is the results we are hearing. Also the way games are incorporated in the therapy...[She] loves it when you play games with her that requires some physical movement or games on the floor and also memory games." (Mother of Danjana)

"There has been obvious improvement. He enjoys it. Things are explained (to me)...He enjoys coming. I think he enjoys that it's fun and positive." (Mother of James)

"...seeing them succeed and be understood better in everyday life by those they come into contact with (outside the immediate family)." (Parent of Romeo and Asha)

"...Cameron learning to say and hear the correct pronunciation of certain words. The learning is incorporated with the playing of games." (Parent of Cameron)

"...interaction with games and computer. How it is all easy to come home and follow up with everyone. My child loves it when she first walks into the room, her face lights up when she sees what is set up for her." (Mother of Cara-Jane)

The best thing is "making it fun with games. Kirstie is great with Zac and he enjoys coming. Interaction is also great." (Mother of Zac)

"Jemima loves the attention and encouragement when she ‘fixes' words up." (Mother of Jemima)

Kirstie "makes it fun for Corey" and he feels"so comfortable." (Mother of Corey)

Everyone who has worked on accent reduction has made at least a 50% improvement in their speech. This is assessed on pre and post testing. The range of improvement has been between 59% and 85%.

"It was pretty hard for many people to understand me speaking way too fast and with a Russian accent spiced with American and French pronunciation...I used to avoid conversation unless it was absolutely necessary. This is not so anymore. And the painful expression on people's faces (tying to figure out what I'm saying) has all but disappeared." Serge Klochkov

"Because I lacked confidence in speaking to others they often had difficulty understanding me, especially on the phone. At Voice Culture, I worked on my pronunciation and on expressing myself more clearly. I now have a lot more confidence, and people are not asking me to repeat myself." Rabeye Siddique, Forman Building

"Before getting into a Voice Culture programme, I had to repeat myself in order for my colleagues to understand me. We focused on accent modification, pronunciation, my job specific vocabulary and my situation. Now I have more confidence in speaking to my colleagues, and I find I'm understood first time." Sammie Yilin Jia, Biometrician, NZ Plant & Food Research.

"My company wanted me to improve my communication skills so that staff could more readily understand me. The accent modification training has given me greater clarity, ability to correct myself and a feeling of confidence when speaking with colleagues individually and in meetings." Vivian Song, HR Metrics and Planning Analyst, Fonterra.

"I used to speak very fast pronouncing words differently. I have learnt to pause...be confident and speak slowly. Customers are not asking me to repeat what I have said." Angela

"I speak more clearly, slowly and talk with confidence." Jo

"...always had problems with speaking too fast and with a bit of a lisp..." the improvement has been "...excellent!!!" Nisha

I was a "fast speaker...no smile in my voice...incorrect pronunciation." The Accent Modification Training has been "...very helpful in communication with customers." Utesh

I learned "...how to pronounce words [and] slow down when speaking." Venkata