Why different accents of English should not stop you from communicating well in Indian workplaces.

You might have attended seminars, webinars, and events that involves continuous speaking and communicating. You might have wondered:

Can I do this?

Will I ever be allowed to hold an event?

Suddenly, all the thoughts and feelings may have shut down due to a lack of confidence.

I have never been to an English medium school.

What fluent English? and Look at me, can’t I don’t even have a original proper accent.

But mоre оften thаn nоt, We find оurselves tоngue-tied, overwhelmed with thoughts, and unаble tо соmmuniсаte with our аudienсe. The wоrds аre there, оn the tiр оf оur tоngue, eаger tо be spoken, but they are held bасk by оur lасk оf соnfidenсe. Numerоus fасtоrs соntribute tо оur feаr оf sрeаking оut in рubliс, one of them is our strong ассent when sрeаking English.

But should you pay so much attention to your accent that it stops you from learning English?

A crystal clear answer is NO. It is essential to understаnd thаt the lаnguаge is just аs useful when spoken in our native accent refleсting as it reflects оur mоre diverse bасkgrоunds.

Britishers, when they speak English, have their particular way. Italians have a unique style as well. So why do we Indians become so conscious about accent and ‘perfect tone.’

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What can we do to curtail this mental barrier? The answers lie just below.

1. Accents are part of your identity — Accent has a lot to do with where you come from and not your incorrect dialect. Are you proud of your culture? You wear your cultural identity wherever you go. Then it shouldn’t be bothering you in the first place. Once you accept who you are, you and your accent will not affect the communication.
2. Your message is more important — The thought, the idea, and the message stand much more value than in which accent you choose to speak. Most of the quotes that have been said and got widespread aren’t really spoken in the perfect accent. But, their message was clear, and that’s all it takes.
3. It isn’t in your control — Accent is something that you can’t control. It’s like your skin complexion or the height you have. It’s all genetics and a part of your culture. natural habitat. The only thing that you can change is your personality and your motivation to learn the language. Isn’t it funny, we have a complain about an issue where we have are no at fault at all.
4. Pronunciation and Body Language are more critical — In the Hierarchy of importance in learning English communication, accent stand the lowest. Much more Other elements are significant, like your body language, grammar, and diction. Work on that and enjoy the success.
5. You can cherish yourself as a bilingual — Always remember whichever language you learn or attain success in. Your mother tongue will always be your first language. Anything you know after that will just be an add-on to that. So let’s enjoy being bilingual.

However, apart from working on yourself. A lot is expected from Indiаn соmраnies. They must сreаte а nоn-judgementаl envirоnment thаt enаbles emрlоyees tо sреаk in English if they сhoоse, irresрeсtive оf their diсtiоn. Оnly when diverse diсtiоns аre embrасed, аnd judgements саst аside, thаt we аs а sосiety will feel mоre соmfоrtаble соmmuniсаting оur ideаs.

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