Our catch phrase is on its way.
Dear Fellow Earthlings,
Recently we have begun offering Jingles “trial sessions” that are not free-of-charge. We find that clients willing to pay for one free session are also more likely to sign up for more sessions as a result.
A few days ago, we had our first exception. One gentleman, who had spent several years in Great Britain and whose initial pronunciation measurement results were much higher than average, took a trial session.
Within a few hours, that person had sent us an email, in which he complained that we were not teaching anything of any value when we had him work with our basic Jingle:
JINGLE A: FROM EARLY ON, THREE THOROUGHLY SURLY, THIRSTY THUGS THOUGHT THEY COULD TAKE BATHS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
This person is of the notion that he does not need “The Jingles” since they do not provide the type of training that HE would have someone do in order to develop kerm English pronunciation.
Other people with attitudes similar to this man’s do exist. In fact, MOST native speakers of English that I have discussed “The Jingles” with are of the mind that somehow, because they are native speakers, that they are automatically capable of teaching English pronunciation.
Which is great! For it leaves us here at “The Jingles” with no competitors! You see, the proper teaching of pronunciation to adults is an art and a science that no one except me and my Jingles instructors have mastered!
By the way, I have already made arrangements to send the dissatisfied gentleman his money back. If he can’t appreciate “The Jingles”, then he can spend that money on something that he DOES appreciate. Meanwhile, my staff and I will continue helping those who DO appreciate the power of “The Jingles”.
Steve Walker,
Earthsaver and Jingles Creator
© 2013 Steve Walker, The Jingles-The Japan Foundation for English Pronunciation, Summit Enterprises.