I have been taking lessons with Alex for a year now. It's mostly on and off, mostly off due to my scheduling. The reason why I reached out to Alex was that I haven't been using my writing skills for years because I was in sales and it requires little to no professional writing at all. In the beginning, the cost was a bit higher than I had expected. I never had to pay for a tutor, so I don't know what the average price was. Nonetheless, I still scheduled a meeting with Alex. I wanted to see if $$$$ means quicker results. I have noticed that my writing skills have improved over the year. He was able to point out the mistakes I been overlooking and help me catch these mistakes. He is very patient and is willing to work with my crazy schedule. I can't say that my writing skills were improved overnight. It did require that I also do homework, and my willingness to improve as well. The bottom line, could I write a novel without any mistakes? No. Could I write professionally with little to no mistake? Sure. read more

I had been working on accent reduction for almost a year before taking lessons with Alex, because I felt I reached to plateau, and didn't know how to get to the next level. I decided to take lessons with Alex after talking to 7,8 accent coaches over the phone call. Alex gave me the most meticulous feedback, and it really hit the point. I like that he gave me a full analysis, pointed out exactly the things I needed to work on, then we drill on it. It's really helpful. He also response my questions after class with a detail feedback. It's a great experience learning with Alex. He has lots of patience, answer my question thoroughly. I can tell he is really interested in linguistic. And so do I. Highly recommend his class! read more

I had a few months of class with Alex and I found them incredibly helpful. Alex was able to systematically identify the issues in my pronunciation and correct them. Due to COVID and transition, all our lessons happened on Zoom. I was a little bit suspicious at the beginning since I had another teacher before and it was a waste of time. But I still gave Alex a shot when we started and Alex's class turned out to be very effective even in Zoom, his notes and exercises are well prepared. I highly recommend Alex for someone who needs an accent reduction course! read more

Alex and I went to grad school together, and he's been a great friend and the best mentor you could ever ask for when it comes to the English language. He would always patiently answer people's questions without making them feel bad, and he also explained complicated concepts clearly. He has extensive knowledge of English language and accent learning, and his passion for helping his clients is refreshing and inspiring. For all these reasons, I recommended Alex to my mother when she needed more guidance for learning English as a second language. My mother spoke very limited English when she first came to the US and was very shy about going out in public. After she met up with Alex, I saw her being more and more confident in using English with strangers every single day. Her focus was getting comfortable with English conversations, and Alex was able to tailor the curriculum to fit her goals. She told me that Alex's approach was very different compared to the traditional English teachers she had before. Alex understands common mistakes ESL learners may have and helps them by identifying the patterns, which creates more self-awareness during the learning process. Alex knows how to explain complicated concepts in the easiest way that everyone would understand. To most non-native English speakers, some grammatical rules in English just don't make much sense other than remembering them as rules. Alex can help you to tackle those "nonsense" rules one by one and make English learning as easy as making your morning coffee. read more

Alex is a great accent coach and speech-language pathologist who specializes in articulation and accent reduction training. He has extensive knowledge of how speech sounds are produced in different languages (e.g., English, Japanese, Cantonese, and Mandarin). He is also knowledgeable about language and articulation differences in English language learners. I often consult with him and ask him questions regarding phonology and language and articulation characteristics in English learners. Alex is patient and breaks down complicated ideas and concepts into an organized and understandable format. read more

Alex is great at what he does. He has been helping me for the past 6 months to get rid of my Romanian accent. He is very patient and able to offer a structured way to tackle all of the speech aspects that make me sound as a foreigner. I really enjoy our sessions and feel that I have been improving my speech tremendously since working with him. I'd definitely recommend him to anyone who wants to improve any aspects of their speaking English. read more

The best thing about training with Alex is he entails his program to his clients, unlike other trainers who often use one-fits-all solution. He started by a full assessment, then focused on my biggest problem first. As my career path demanded me to work on language and vocabulary, he once again adapted his training to me. Thanks Alex for being so flexible. I'm still with him now, as I know breaking bad habit is hard and that requires a substantial time & investment. read more

I had taken some classes with Alex to work on my speaking skills. As a non-native English speaker, I had some difficulties pronouncing certain words and organizing my thoughts into sentences. In the first couple of courses, we worked on some speaking issues (grammar and accent) I had that could be confusing to the listeners, which is really helpful. After that, we practiced some daily conversations and put more effort into constructing more clear sentences from ideas. It is still a work in progress for me and requires a lot of practices, but having someone guiding pointing out the mistakes is extremely helpful. It has helped me gain more confidence in social situation. Alex is a very patient teacher and very systematic in his teaching. I would recommend Alex to anyone who want to improve their speaking skills either for their professions or social conversations. read more

Alex is an excellent teacher. He help me with my accent and with my grammar. Every week we had a conversation warm up follow by a grammar review. He help me to pronounce certain words that are difficult for Spanish speaker He gave me tips and technique to help with pronunciation and to remember proper grammar organization. read more

I have been taking lessons with Alex for about a year now. Alex is very knowledgeable about English pronunciation and speech and has a lot of teaching experience. As a result, he can precisely figure out the causes of my accent issues and suggest approaches to improve them. He is very patient during our lessons and suggests several methods until he finds the one that suits me the best before moving on. Overall, Alex's training is helpful and efficient, and my speech has dramatically improved. I strongly recommend Alex to anyone who wants to improve their accent. read more

I hired Alex to work on accent reduction training and the experience was excellent. I loved his academic approach to teaching, clearly explaining the "science" and "techniques" behind American English pronunciation and speech. Despite the fact I consider myself perfectly fluent in English, his lessons provided the deeper understanding of phonetics I was seeking, and helped me overcome some specific difficulties I was experiencing with the pronunciation of certain American English sounds. Alex is clearly a master in his field and approached my case very methodically, tailoring each lesson to my very unique need. He's approachable, super responsive and very friendly -- I am happy to give him and his language services the highest recommendation! read more

Alex is an awesome coach. I have been working with him for several months now on my accent improvement. I took about 10 classes by now (one per week). I love working with Alex as he manages to tailor his approach to me specifically taking into consideration my specific issues. Alex is great at offering lots of exercises that have proved already their efficiency, and he is also quite creative in coming up with new exercises to address some specific pronunciation challenges I have. I feel dramatic difference in my pronunciation now. My American friends ask me to repeat what I've said less and less frequently, which is a great sign. I would highly recommend Alex to work with. He is very client-oriented and a very efficient coach. read more

Alex is the best English teacher I have ever had in my life.I have been taking his online class for a year. He helps me a lot on accent reduction and articulation. He has a deep understanding of the pronunciation which not only helps me correct the sound, improve my listening, but also build the knowledge behind it. So it's super helpful for me to correct myself and find out new issues in my daily life. Meanwhile, he's extremely patient, responsive and he pays strong attention to details. I wish I could met him earlier so that I wouldn't get into many bad habits. read more

I have been taking his class for over a year. He obviously has a lot of experience in teaching to non - natives to speak English. He is very knowledgeable about English grammar and pronunciation, and he answers precisely to my questions. He is very patient when correcting my mistakes and never rushes to move on before I can get it right. Overall, his lesson is efficient and productive, I'm very satisfied with it. I highly recommend him. read more

Alex has helped me a lot. He speaks Japanese, so I can ask him anything in Japanese when I need additional explanations. My TOEIC score was 600 points when I started taking English lessons from him, and he helped me improve to 850 points. read more

I have taken multiple English classes with different teachers, but Alex is definitely the best, especially for a native Japanese speaker like myself since he used to teach English in Japan. He is very knowledgeable about the difficulties of English pronunciation, and he patiently teaches pronunciation and accent skills. I am very lucky to be his student. I used to work as a nurse in Tokyo but now, after improving my English and accent skills, I have become a registered nurse in the US. He definitely helped my dream come true! I recommend both his English lessons and his accent reduction training. read more

I gained a lot of confidence in my English speaking skills after taking one-on-one sessions with Alex. Since English is not my first language, I had so much anxiety communicating with Americans, even though I had been living in the U.S. for more than 3 years. I thought reducing my accent significantly would take more than a decade of living in the U.S, so I was not that intentional in pronouncing English correctly. However, after I took the first class with Alex, I realized I was wrong. The first step for accent reduction is to spot weaknesses and then improve those areas with the help and guidance of professionals like Alex. After only a few sessions with Alex, I was already beginning to feel some improvement. Alex is very patient and knows well how to engage students in the learning process. His sessions helped me feel more confident in my workplace and ordinary life as well. Of course, the money you need to spend for an accent reduction course is not a small amount, but I do not regret spending my money on his accent reduction class. It is one of the best investments of my life. read more

I took his lessons both in person and online when I lived in San Francisco. My focus was reducing my Japanese accents and learning phrasal verbs and natural usages. He is a very meticulous, patient and experienced teacher. He always answered my questions properly and taught me how to reduce my accents precisely. Thanks to his lessons, I learned lots of vocabulary that I wanted to use in specific situtations and It helped me communicate native speakers smoothly in my daily life. read more

Alex is an excellent teacher. I took language lessons with him to prepare for a program. I was a beginner but after just a few lessons I already felt much more confident and had a strong foundation to work from. He is very flexible and encouraging. I was able to focus on my specific interests at a manageable pace while still covering lots of content in each lesson. I found his lessons extremely helpful and fun! read more

Alex is an outstanding teacher and speech therapist. I came to him because I was frustrated by people asking me "what is that?" or seeking clarification of what I just said because I did not pronounce it correctly. Alex knows all the in-and-outs of linguistics, accents and speech patterns, and he is the best. Not long after I started working with Alex, I noticed obvious results. I am very happy to say that, because of Alex, I now have had no one asking me to repeat myself anymore. Alex helped me greatly. read more

I was looking for accent reduction lessons and wanted to improve my pronunciation. After I came to the USA, I studied English in many different schools, and Alex taught in one of them. I enjoyed his teaching style and his enthusiasm about teaching. I became upset when I learned that he left the school. Later on, I decided to find out if he offers accent reduction classes and emailed him. He asked me to do an assessment test first, so he could understand what sounds we should work on. This shows his professionalism. Then, we found the time that is convenient for both of us. I started taking accent reduction lessons via Zoom. He is an excellent accent specialist who helped me to understand how to pronounce different sounds, what the position of the tongue should be, and what muscles I need to use in order to pronounce words as a native speaker. He explained everything in detail and prepared handouts for every class in order to practice different vowel and consonant sounds. I've been working with him for approximately three months, and I'm planning to take more lessons. At the beginning of each lesson we spend some time on conversation, and it's very helpful that Alex corrects me every time when I make mistakes and reminds me what sounds were pronounced correctly and which ones I should work on. I would recommend Alex to anyone who wants to master their speaking and pronunciation skills. read more