Susan Ryan, MA (ESL)
Susan has been fascinated
with American English pronunciation,
accent training and online learning since
1993. While teaching at an elementary
school in California, she discovered that
she could not communicate with the
immigrant parents of her students because
of their foreign accents and speaking
skills. This prompted her to start working
with adult non-native English speakers,
and to begin learning to effectively teach
American English pronunciation.
Since then, she has
successfully taught hundreds
of foreign adults and non-native
English speakers from all over the
world. Her passions are working
with motivated learners, and
combining education and technology to
bring online American English courses to
students all over the globe.
Susan holds a Masters degree
in Adult ESL (English as a Second
Language) from Hamline University in
Minnesota, a teaching degree from San Francisco
State University, and a Bachelors of Arts from
the University of Minnesota. She is an English
pronunciation and technology instructor
at Carlos Rosario International Charter
School (Washington DC) and Montgomery College
(Silver Spring, Maryland). Susan is also an
active member of TESOL (Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages) and sits on the
Executive Board of WATESOL, its Washington DC
chapter.
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CK Wong, Ph.D.
CK came to the USA in
1986. Like many of Confident Voice's
students, she struggled with being
understood when she arrived
in America because of her
foreign accent. This was compounded by the
fact that she was working professionally
as a software trainer, and had to
present and speak in public on a daily
basis. Realizing that she had to improve
her communication skills very
quickly, she found a coach and began
working on American English pronunciation
and American accent training. As her
communication skills improved, her
professional opportunities and successes
were also greatly enhanced.
Since those early days, CK
has not only attained a doctoral degree
and won awards for her academic conference
presentations, but she has also successfully
launched several business ventures. Her mission
is to help others achieve greater success by
enabling anyone, anywhere to
learn American English through online
learning.
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