Hello!

I'm Annabelle Beckwith. First - and most importantly -I'm a native English speaker (with a neutral accent) living in the UK. I come from a mixed race background: my mother is Indian (Gujarati) and my father is English, and I grew up hearing English spoken in various accents in the UK and whilst living and travelling in India and the Far East, where I taught spoken English for a while. More recently, I have delivered management training programmes across Europe, working with people with different languages and accents across the continent.

I have an Honours Degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Birmingham, UK, which at the time of my studies was considered to be one of the top English faculties in the entire country. During my studies I focused on the structures and habits of spoken conversation.

I have also studied Drama, and received Gold, Silver and Bronze awards from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and this, together with my work at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama provides me with techniques for presentation skills and accent reduction work.

I am a co-founder of a training consultancy, Yara Consulting, which specialises in corporate and personality development, and I also train on a freelance basis for other companies. To date, I have developed and delivered training on a range of business, communications and leadership issues with clients like Rolls Royce, Avon Cosmetics, BAe Systems, Glaxo SmithKline, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Johnson and Johnson, and many many more.