Many immigrant women feel held back by their English.
I’m here to change that.
I’ve spent more than a decade helping immigrant women improve their pronunciation to sound clearer and more confident- while maintaining their unique personality!
Hi, I’m Morgan, and I don’t just teach pronunciation. I help you feel like yourself when you speak English.
Because I know what it feels like to have the words in your head…but hesitate before saying them out loud.
I’m from a rural town in New England, in the northeastern United States. Almost everyone around me, besides my grandparents, was monolingual. Then the volunteer work I did as a teenager brought me into contact with migrant farm workers, which first sparked my interest in helping others learn English. That’s when I went to university and became a qualified ESL teacher. That was a meaningful start—but my real calling began shortly after I moved to Guatemala in 2013…
When I became an immigrant myself, I realized that it’s not just about having a good vocabulary or a strong command of grammar. Pronunciation is what turns language into a real connection.
I remember going to the market and asking the butcher for “poh-loh” instead of “pollo.” I had to repeat myself multiple times because I was mispronouncing it. Even though he chuckled kindly as he tried to understand me, it made me deflate. I’d always prided myself on being the “smart girl,” the one who could “communicate well.” A simple grocery trip was tiring. So it was discouraging to feel like a lesser version of myself.
I know what it’s like to be in a group of native speakers—smiling, nodding, following along… but the moment you try to share your idea, the conversation has already moved on.
I learned that clear pronunciation is what allows you to build relationships, feel included, and truly express who you are.
The same applies in English. Before I ever left the U.S., I saw how people who didn’t speak English clearly were often not taken seriously, even when they had valuable ideas to share.
Learning more words or grammar wasn't helping because pronunciation was what was holding them back. Those experiences— both being an immigrant abroad and watching immigrants back home—led me to shift my career focus. I niched down into accent reduction and pronunciation training, and Yax Accent was born.
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I’m a busy toddler mom working for a US company. Before, I felt stuck. Although fluent in English, I struggled with pronunciation and didn’t feel natural. After this course, I went from “I have an accent and feel different and excluded” to “I’m bilingual, and I feel confident”. I’m an engaging speaker at work conferences and calls, and I've even been asked, “What part of the States are you from?”
Paula, From Brazil
Why Yax Accent?
I give you specific, practical tools you can use in real-life conversations, along with mindset shifts that help you build confident, effective speaking habits.
My goal is for you to feel empowered and become an independent speaker who trusts your own voice.
Because pronunciation training work isn’t just about how you sound. I know it’s also about how you feel when you speak.
Because when you’re not second-guessing yourself…when you speak without hesitation, even if there are small slip-ups, you show up more fully.
You speak up in meetings, you connect more easily with others, you are more yourself- all in English!
Yax is my married name. Many Americans pronounce it as it is spelled, but it’s really pronounced (YOSH). So I am Yosh Accent / Yax Accent. It’s the perfect example of needing to know how to pronounce sounds in a foreign language. The name is K’iche, a Mayan language spoken in the highlands of Guatemala.
Now, I teach my students how to train their mouths to produce English sounds clearly and how to understand the language's rhythm and melody, so they can be understood with ease.
But it goes beyond technique.
Ludwig Wittgenstein said, “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”
Here’s what I’m all about as a coach:
I’m both deeply practical and deeply personal in how I teach.
On one hand, I’m an academic. I love the details, the structure, the why behind how English works. I’ll show you exactly where to place your tongue, how to shape sounds, and how pronunciation actually follows patterns and rules. It’s not just “listen and repeat”...there’s a method to this. And once you understand it, it becomes doable.
On the other hand, I’m a recovering perfectionist.
I know how loud that inner critic can get—the voice that tells you to stay quiet, to not risk saying it wrong. That’s why my work also goes beyond technique. I help you recognize the thought patterns that hold you back, reframe them into something supportive, and start speaking with more ease and confidence.
Because the truth is, your voice is physical and emotional. Pronunciation training is an external and internal transformation.
When you learn how to connect your breath to your words, you don’t just sound more confident…you feel it. And people can sense that.
You don’t need to erase your identity to speak clearly.
My 14 years of experience working with committed, ambitious women from all over the world constantly inspires me and reminds me of my own immigrant experience.
After improving my own accent and pronunciation, I began expressing my opinions more confidently and sharing my thoughts more freely.
I’ll never forget going with my husband to his local barbershop.
As I sat waiting, the Guatemalan barber looked at me through the mirror and said to my husband, “She looks like a gringa, but sounds española—why?”
My husband laughed, and I piped up: "Yes—I’m from the U.S., but I took learning how to speak Spanish clearly very seriously. That’s why."
That moment stayed with me because it made me realize that I would much rather my origin be ambiguous than my pronunciation or accent be the focus.
And I know you want that, too.
You’re done over-explaining where you’re from, but you also don’t need to “be an American” to be taken seriously.
Improving your pronunciation isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about holding onto your identity and showing up as the most confident, fully expressed version of yourself—only in English.
I help you sound more natural and easier to understand—while still sounding like you. Your personality, your story, your way of expressing yourself… that stays.
“Morgan is the most inspiring and dedicated coach I’ve ever met in my life, and her teaching is extremely effective. You are highly likely to see progress after just a few sessions.
I see the shift in my mindset as the biggest transformation. It's truly incredible that I've managed quiet self-judgment and to start thinking positively which helps me speak out more. I would have never done that without Morgan.”
— Karolina, from Russia