Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker formed ESL RULES in 2006. Through this joint business venture they provide workshops and produce and distribute their unique training materials for accent modification and communication training.
They have written RULES: Rules for Using Linguistic Elements of Speech, Medically Speaking RULES, Medically Speaking Idioms, and RULES BY THE SOUND which address critical and frequently confused English grammatical, semantic, and syntactic rules of speech and pronunciation for nonnative English speakers in the financial/business, scientific/medical, information technology, hospitality, and religious/spiritual settings. They also developed and published Boston RULES, to help individuals modify their regional dialect.
Lynda and Marjorie are respected leaders in their field and present often at international professional conferences including ASHA and TESOL. Their published materials are used by medical centers, colleges and universities, and language schools around the country and internationally.
They have written RULES: Rules for Using Linguistic Elements of Speech, Medically Speaking RULES, Medically Speaking Idioms, and RULES BY THE SOUND which address critical and frequently confused English grammatical, semantic, and syntactic rules of speech and pronunciation for nonnative English speakers in the financial/business, scientific/medical, information technology, hospitality, and religious/spiritual settings. They also developed and published Boston RULES, to help individuals modify their regional dialect.
Lynda and Marjorie are respected leaders in their field and present often at international professional conferences including ASHA and TESOL. Their published materials are used by medical centers, colleges and universities, and language schools around the country and internationally.
Lynda Katz Wilner
Lynda is a corporate communication consultant and speech language pathologist in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. She is the founder and principal of Successfully Speaking, a woman-owned communication consulting firm, that specializes in professional speaking skills, executive coaching, foreign accent modification, and regional dialect reduction for native and non-native speakers.
For over thirty years, Lynda has provided individual training, group seminars, and workshops for medical healthcare professionals, employees of major corporations and technology firms, and the clergy. She has worked with individuals to modify regional dialects, has coached scientists and engineers for briefings and technical presentations, and was Adjunct Faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on the Essex and Catonsville campuses.
Lynda developed and published Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession and The Medically Speaking Inventory: Assessment of Accented Speech. She trains individuals, groups, and trainers around the United States with her unique program.
For over thirty years, Lynda has provided individual training, group seminars, and workshops for medical healthcare professionals, employees of major corporations and technology firms, and the clergy. She has worked with individuals to modify regional dialects, has coached scientists and engineers for briefings and technical presentations, and was Adjunct Faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on the Essex and Catonsville campuses.
Lynda developed and published Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession and The Medically Speaking Inventory: Assessment of Accented Speech. She trains individuals, groups, and trainers around the United States with her unique program.
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
Marjorie is the founder and principal of The Whittaker Group, a corporate speech and communication consulting business in Boston, MA. She has over 25 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist, with a specialty in regional and foreign accent modification. Her Boston RULES course at Boston Casting has been featured on The Today Show, NECN, WGBH, WBUR, Fox news, The Boston Globe, and The Boston Herald.
She is currently developing training materials for Japanese physicians in clinical and research settings through collaboration with Yodosha Publishing in Japan. Marjorie is also an adjunct professor at Bunker Hill Community College, where she teaches accent and communication training programs onsite as part of the Workforce Development Program.
As a trainer/consultant, she has worked with high level employees from a wide variety of industries including medical, financial, legal, technological, manufacturing and business to help unleash the potential of a diverse workforce through improved communication.
She is currently developing training materials for Japanese physicians in clinical and research settings through collaboration with Yodosha Publishing in Japan. Marjorie is also an adjunct professor at Bunker Hill Community College, where she teaches accent and communication training programs onsite as part of the Workforce Development Program.
As a trainer/consultant, she has worked with high level employees from a wide variety of industries including medical, financial, legal, technological, manufacturing and business to help unleash the potential of a diverse workforce through improved communication.
