🦚 What if your accent is your leadership superpower? 🦚


June 2025

Hello Reader!

Let’s Talk About Accents. Really Talk About Them.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Are people not taking me seriously because of how I sound?” you’re not alone.

We hear this all the time. And too often, the follow-up question is: “Should I just get rid of my accent?”

Our answer at Peacock Voices? Absolutely not!

Your accent is not a liability. It’s part of your vocal identity, and it may carry incredible strengths that actually support your leadership voice.

In this month’s video, I dive into how accents shape perception in professional spaces and what you can do to strengthen clarity and confidence without erasing what makes your voice yours.

Here’s what you’ll take away from this video:

You don’t need to lose your accent to be heard.

We’re not here to erase anything. We’re here to build on what works and tweak what doesn’t.

Find your language superpowers.

Romance languages, for example, bring natural expressiveness that directly supports a charismatic speaking style in English.

Small adjustments go a long way.

Something as simple as slowing down your rate of speech can make a big difference in how clearly you're understood.

Watch the Video:

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Whether you speak Spanish, Mandarin, Farsi, or have a regional accent, your accent carries valuable vocal characteristics. You deserve to be heard as you are.

Just more clearly, more confidently, and more effectively.

Next month, we’ll dig into how your voice affects your Executive Presence.

Cheers,

Margaret Izard Oskoui

Cofounder and CEO, Peacock Voices

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