You may be well qualified, have good grades or be experienced, but is your accent or the way you speak English holding you back? According to a recent study, a majority of employment recruiters discriminate against candidates on the basis of non-standard accents, often without even realising it. Now two online courses, based at the ecentre at Massey University are available to help people gain confidence through clear English speech that makes the right impression or to learn the techniques of persuasive communication. SpeechSchool.TV has worked with a large number of students around the world who access their online video training and assessment system through their website (www.speechschool.tv). The School says it has had excellent results with people wanting to soften their accents and speak in clear, Standard English.