Conversational English with Received Pronunciation
Master the clarity and elegance of Received Pronunciation (RP) while building real-world conversational fluency — the accent trusted by broadcasters, diplomats, and global business professionals.
Perfect for: Non-native English speakers at B1 level or above who want a prestigious, internationally clear accent; native English speakers looking to refine or standardise their pronunciation for professional or performance purposes; actors, public speakers, and anyone preparing for a British work or academic environment.
Received Pronunciation — the accent you hear from the BBC, Oxford lecturers, and the British royal family — is widely regarded as the clearest, most internationally understood form of spoken English. But learning RP isn't just about sounding polished; it's about being understood effortlessly in every room you walk into.
This course takes you from the phonetic foundations of RP all the way to confident, fluid conversation. You won't just drill isolated vowel sounds in a vacuum — you'll practise real dialogues, debate topics, tell stories, and handle the kinds of conversations that actually matter: job interviews, networking events, travel encounters, and everyday small talk. Every lesson is built around speaking and listening, not grammar tables.
Whether you're a non-native English speaker looking to add a prestigious, globally recognised accent to your skills, or a native English speaker wanting to refine and standardise your pronunciation, this course meets you where you are. You'll build muscle memory through targeted mouth-shaping exercises, shadowing techniques, and recorded self-assessment activities that let you hear your own progress in real time.
By the end, you won't be putting on a performance — you'll have internalised a clean, confident, and natural-sounding RP accent that serves you in professional and social settings for the rest of your life.
What you'll be able to do
- Accurately produce all 20 RP vowel sounds, including the key distinctions that most learners confuse (e.g. TRAP vs BATH, LOT vs THOUGHT)
- Speak with natural RP rhythm, stress, and intonation patterns in spontaneous conversation
- Handle common real-world conversations — introductions, small talk, interviews, and storytelling — entirely in RP
- Use connected speech features such as linking, elision, and weak forms the way a native RP speaker would
- Self-diagnose and self-correct your own pronunciation using recorded playback and phonemic transcription
- Expand your active vocabulary with collocations and phrases that sound natural in an RP register
- Manage conversation flow with confidence: turn-taking, active listening cues, and polite interruption
- Sustain a full 5-minute spontaneous conversation with clear RP pronunciation without reverting to old habits
Curriculum
5 modules · 15 lessons
Your teacher
Simon Harrison
Hello, and welcome — I'm so glad you're here. I've spent years teaching spoken English and accent coaching to students from over 30 countries, from corporate professionals preparing for London boardrooms to actors preparing for the West End stage. I know firsthand that changing the way you speak can feel vulnerable, even a little strange at first. That's completely normal. My approach is always practical, encouraging, and grounded in real phonetic science — no mystical "just listen and copy" advice. I'll show you exactly where to place your tongue, how to shape your lips, and how to string it all together into natural, flowing conversation. I'm genuinely excited to guide you through this journey, and I can't wait to hear how your voice transforms.
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