Sean Savoie has written numerous speeches for people in the Chinese-speaking community. Emphasis in written speeches is placed on awareness of the audience, nature of the event or program, and cultural sensitivity. Care is taken to ensure that a speaker conveys an accurate message that contains the appropriate nuance for the occasion during which the speech is given. 

Public Speaking Techniques

     The art of public speaking involves several aspects of communication, many of which vary from culture to culture. As a public speaking coach, Sean Savoie focuses on verbal qualities, such as volume of voice, speaking rate, enunciation, and variation, as well as body language, such as posture, facial gestures, hand gestures, and positioning. This coaching includes personalized instruction designed to give a speaker confidence and charisma. This instruction also includes practice mastering the use of visual aid to make a greater impression on the audience.  

College Entrance Preparation

     This type of mentoring service is aimed at getting students admitted to colleges and universities. This is achieved by helping prospective students to present themselves in a unique and powerful way to the colleges and universities they desire to enter. Attention is paid to the style and content of application essays. Sean Savoie has had much success in getting students to recognize their own strong points and in coaching them to shoot for the highest level college or university that they have a chance of entering.

Accent Reduction

     The RELT (Reflexive English Language Training) system is excellent for accent reduction. Using various drills, Sean Savoie has clients speaking with a standard American accent in a short amount of time. The combination of rhythmic and substitution drills helps clients to quickly understand how to practice on their own so that accent reduction can be achieved quickly. Because accent reduction is a very personalized goal, a pronunciation assessment is always given to clients before they first begin their pronunciation drills. State of the art recording equipment is used to record specially-requested phrases and clauses.

Naturalization Preparation

     Before becoming a citizen of the United States, immigrants must have an interview that shows not only that they understand and can speak basic English, but also that they understand essential American history and government principles. This service enables clients to interview with confidence. All clients learn the answers to the 100 most common questions about the USA, as well as the various ways that an interviewer may ask these questions. This training usually requires no longer than one month, but it is extremely helpful for immigrants who need to prepare for this important interview.

Cultural Consulting

     This service is very specific to the needs of a client. The range of possibilities is vast. It may simply involve the interpretation of a letter or involve traveling to China as a consultant for a corporation. Because Sean Savoie has been working with the Asian community for over 15 years, he has a great deal to offer individuals and organizations that have interaction with Asians or Asian organizations. This service extends far beyond Sean Savoie's fluency in Mandarin Chinese. Potential clients interested in such a service should first read more about Sean Savoie and then contact him directly.

Other

     Sean Savoie thrives when developing unique and challenging programs to meet the needs of clients. If you or your organization has a unique requirement, please contact Sean Savoie to see how he can be of service to you.