Is your accent or communication style preventing you from reaching your full professional and personal potential?

  PUBLICATIONS

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner contribute an article "Accenting the Positive" to the April issue of Language Magazine: The Journal of Communication and Education. View PDF file.

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner published an article entitled, "Keys to Optimal Patient Care" in Advance for Healthcare Careers Annual Resource Guide (2008). View PDF file.

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner published an article entitled, "The Communication Component" in Advance for Nurses on Feb 4, 2008.

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner are regular guest contributors to the India New England Newspaper. Please click on the following links to view some of their recent articles:

• Communication Tips for Teens Nov 16-30, 2007
• Follow Basic Precautions to Savor Multicultural Food August 1-15, 2007
• "Communicate Effectively as a Medical Caregiver" June 1-15, 2007
• American Weddings 101: What You Need to Know Mar 1-15, 2007
• Put Your Best Speech Forward During the Interview Process Feb 16-28, 2007
• South Asians Walk the Walk, but Can They Talk the Talk? Feb 16-28, 2007
• You Say, “Potato,” I Say, “Potahto”: Accent Trainer’s View Oct 1-15, 2006

Preliminary results for the online study "Culture, Language, and Accent in the Medical Community" Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feinstien-Whittaker, Lorna D. Sikorski are available.View PDF file.

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Information PDF

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker was featured in an article entitled, "Speaking up for Yourself," in Business Spotlight, a German Magazine. This quarterly publication is designed to help business people use English for international communication.

RULES (Rules for Using Linguistic Elements of Speech) by Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner, received a favorable review in the June 2007 issue of the Essential Teacher magazine, a publication of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages).

This comprehensive workbook includes over 75 customized and adaptable drills and activities for 23 critical and frequently confused English grammatical, semantic, and syntactic rules of American English speech. Visit our Products page for details and ordering information.

  PRESENTATIONS

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner showcased their accent modification materials at the TESOL 2008 conference in New York in April.

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner, co-authors of RULES and Medically Speaking RULES, presented "Using Scripts in Accent Training to Enhance Conversational Fluency" at the Maryland TESOL Fall Conference in November 2007. They also had an exhibit table to showcase their new products, the current Medically Speaking training program and Medically Speaking Inventory. They are available to come to your ESL Department in the Maryland and Massachusetts areas to demonstrate these products.

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner displayed their newest materials, Medically Speaking RULES, at the November 2007 ASHA conference and presented at the 2008 TESOL Conference in New York City.

Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feintein-Whittaker and Lorna D. Sikorski recently presented Designing 'Culture-Savvy' Accent Training to Medical Professionals at the 2006 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in Miami.