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James
- Rate 22 US$
- Response 1h

22 US$/hr
1st lesson free
- English
- Reading
- Oral expression
- Phonetics
- Linguistics
Accent Coach with years of experience for all levels and goals - offering a wide range of methods to help you adjust your speaking habits.
- English
- Reading
- Oral expression
- Phonetics
- Linguistics
Lesson location
Recommended
James is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About James
After studying in both Virginia and California, I earned my TESOL certificate while traveling through Southeast Asia in 2017, beginning my career as an educator and collaborator within a global community. Over the years I've worked my way into specifically working with speaking and pronunciation, and I’ve worked with students from more than 30 countries—including China, Russia, Mexico, Peru, France, and Thailand—developing a strong understanding of the unique challenges different accents face and the specific tools needed to address them. I’ve helped students improve test scores, deliver confident presentations, and feel more comfortable speaking in everyday life.
My lessons are tailored to each learner’s background and goals. I've helped congressional candidates work on speeches, doctors improve their pronunciation of industry-specific jargon, and college students sharpen their social skills. Whether you’re a Spanish speaker aiming to refine professional or business English, or a Russian speaker looking to be better understood in daily conversation, I offer techniques and lesson plans designed for both structured, professional use and relaxed, real-world communication.
In addition to teaching, I’m a lifelong artist, musician, and traveler. I strongly believe in habit-based learning—using muscle memory, consistency, and repetition to make pronunciation improvement more realistic and less intimidating. Having lived abroad and learned other languages myself, I understand what it feels like to be misunderstood, and I bring that empathy and relatability into every lesson.
About the lesson
- Primary school
- Junior high school
- SHS 1
- +9
levels :
Primary school
Junior high school
SHS 1
SHS 2
SHS 3
BTS
University education
Adult Education
Master's degree
Doctor of philosophy
MBA
Pre school
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
A typical lesson balances clear pronunciation theory with guided practice through reading and conversational, free-speaking exercises. Depending on your level, we may begin by focusing on written theory and sounds as defined by the IPA within regional English accents, or we may dive more heavily into practicing with these techniques in real time.
That being said, my lessons are tailored to each student individually —from professionals who need polished, workplace-ready speech to learners who simply want to sound more natural in everyday conversations. Sessions can be highly structured and professional or relaxed and social, depending on your goals and learning style. I look forward to working with you!
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I met James through a friend’s referral, and from the beginning I was impressed by his methodology and professionalism. He teaches with great patience, adapts easily to scheduling challenges, and creates a supportive learning environment. Beyond being an excellent instructor, he has been a constant source of motivation during moments of frustration throughout my process. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for both technical guidance and genuine support.
Working with James Dahlman really helped me reduce my Indian English accent and speak more clearly. He was patient, encouraging, and gave very specific feedback that made a big difference in my confidence and pronunciation.
James is a great coach who really understands the technical details of my accent. He was able to pinpoint my problems and walk me through them with examples. I really enjoyed working with him. Highly recommended.
James is has been fantastic as an accent teacher, from the very first lesson I noticed a clear difference between him and previous people I had worked with, while he is professional, always on time, and always accommodating of any scheduling issues I have, he is very pleasant to talk to, creative about findings methods to keep lessons engaging, and always proactive about pointing out new methods/structures that better suite my level as I make progress. He is also extremely knowledgeable about accents, their origins and ways to minimize them. You won't find a better accent teacher, I highly recommend him. 10/10
I’ve been taking classes with James for about a year, and he has been amazing for my English improvement. His lessons are fun, dynamic, and effective. He's extremely helpful in teaching and practicing all the sounds that make my accent smoother, and also helps me to expand my vocabulary.
James is a very kind and patient teacher who always points out areas for improvement in a supportive way. Thanks to his guidance, I feel much more confident speaking, and every class brings me closer to a clearer and more advanced level of English. I super recommend James!!James is very responsive, very structured, and methodical in his process of improving an accent. I give him a top-level mark for his coaching in helping me speak eloquently. My articulation and clarity in speaking English experienced an enormous breakthrough after just a few classes with James.
James is a great accent coach! I’ve made noticeable progress in my pronunciation and natural speech flow by learning from him how to train specific sounds correctly. Very knowledgeable and patient!
Genuinely, one of the best decisions I have ever made so far is signing up with James. I used many apps to improve my English, and they helped me, but not as much as James did. He is a friendly coach who helped me a lot to improve my English and my accent.
I became more confident speaking and presenting in front of people. What makes him amazing is the structure of the learning plan he creates, which allows you to see improvement in the most efficient way..View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- 22 US$
Pack prices
- 5h: 110 US$
- 10h: 220 US$
online
- US$22/h
free lessons
The first free lesson with James will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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