Your Best Journey to Unparalleled Linguistic Mastery with Acclaimed Film Actor
THE ACTING-ACCENT REDUCTION CONNECTION
Eric Thal as Didier Foucault in
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
THAL'S ENGLISH ACCENT REDUCTION
🎭 **Unlock Your Potential: Accent Reduction with a Professional Actor** 🌐
Embark on a unique and transformative journey to refine your spoken English with Eric Thal, a seasoned professional actor. Here’s why studying accent reduction with a professional actor can elevate your communication skills to new heights:
✨ **Artistic Precision, Linguistic Mastery:** As a professional actor, I bring a heightened awareness of the nuances in speech, intonation, and rhythm. This artistic precision extends to the realm of accent reduction, where every session is an opportunity to fine-tune your pronunciation with a keen ear for detail.
✨ **Storytelling Expertise:** Acting is the art of storytelling, and effective communication is central to conveying a compelling narrative. Learn to captivate your audience not just with words but with an accent that enhances the impact of your story.
✨ **Versatility in Communication Styles:** Actors are skilled in embodying various characters, each with its own unique voice and accent. By studying with a professional actor, you gain insights into the diverse ways people express themselves verbally, enriching your ability to adapt and connect in different contexts.
✨ **Performance Confidence:** Mastering your speech and accent is not just about correctness but about confidence. Benefit from the actor’s toolkit to overcome stage fright, speak with assurance, and command attention, whether in a boardroom or on a global stage.
✨ **Real-world Application:** Actors often face the challenge of adopting different accents for roles. This real-world experience translates into practical techniques for authentic and effective accent reduction, ensuring your newfound skills are applicable in professional and social settings.
Ready to take center stage in your linguistic journey? 🌟 Contact Eric Thal today for personalized accent reduction coaching that combines the artistry of acting with the precision of linguistic mastery.
📧 *Email:* [email protected]
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WORKING WITH DIALECT COACHES AS AN ACTOR
My work as an actor gave me the incredible opportunity to learn from some of the best dialect coaches in the business. I will forever be grateful to them. Thank you Sam Chwat, Tim Monich, and Lilene Mansell.
A STRANGER AMONG US
In the audition process for this film, director Sidney Lumet suggested I work on the “sound” of the character. I found a dialect coach in the yellow pages named Sam Chwat. This audition with Sidney Lumet was the biggest opportunity of my career, since moving to New York City seven years earlier. I invested in a session with Sam. This was my introduction to working in such a detailed way on an accent for a character. Sam was a very kind man and a legend. After a seven-week audition process, I was cast in my debut film role, playing the character “Ariel.”
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
My third film role was the character “Rick” in “Six Degrees of Separation,” directed by Fred Schepisi and written by John Guare. We were fortunate enough to have legendary dialect coach Tim Monich work with us. Back then I would not have known the difference in regional accents between Utah and New York. Tim worked with amazing precision and efficiency. The subtle changes in speech clearly created a different character.
LAW&ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
When I auditioned for the character of Didier Foucault, I had a French-speaking friend help me with the sides (scene pages). This was before we had the rich resources the internet provides today. I did the best I could at the audition, with my accent going in and out. I was offered the job, and the production paid for me to work with a dialect coach of my choice. Tim Monich, who I knew from “Six Degrees of Separation,” was unavailable, but he recommended his partner, Lilene Mansell. Lilene and I worked together for two sessions. She dissected the script and wrote out my lines phonetically for me. She was an amazing talent. Tim Monich and Lilene Mansell were the contributing authors to the very important “Speak with Distinction,” by Edith Skinner.