Beyond the ACCENT: Speak Without Limits, with Keri
Episodes
Shifters: On Language, Identity, and Becoming
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the question “Where are you from?” isn’t small talk — but a trapdoor? In this episode, I’m joined by Xenia: Russian-speaking triling...
Who Do You Think You Are? Between Languages, Between Selves: a Conversation with Aviya Gavriel, Accent Coach & Psychology Mind
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to confidence when your voice crosses languages?In this episode, Aviya Gavriel, Israeli-born accent coach and psychology student bas...
Quat Are You Doing? Identity Between English & French
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I sit down with Alex — American in France, language teacher, and co-founder of Peasy Anglais — to explore what happens when your sense of se...
Stop Freezing When Speaking: Simple Structures That Work
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that “sounding spontaneous” isn’t about winging it – it’s about structure? In this episode, we’re busting the myt...
Fairy Doors and Accent Feelings: A Multilingual Mind Revealed
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your British self is calm and structured… but your American self is loud, messy, and totally free? In this intimate duo episode, I...
Hebrew 2.0: A Language Reborn
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a language that spent nearly two millennia asleep. Not forgotten—just… paused. Whispered in prayer, never yelled in traffic. Then one day...
The Art of Accent Coaching: With Olga Sytina
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with British accent coach and pronunciation expert Olga Sytina to explore what accent training is really about. (Spoiler: ...
The Voice You Hear — and the Silence You Keep: Inner Speech, Rhythm, and Cross-Cultural Pauses
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Voice You Hear — and the Silence You KeepWhat does your inner voice sound like in English?And what do your pauses say — in a culture that’s ...
Two Accent Coaches Walk Into a Podcast...
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Beyond the Accent is a first — and it’s a duo episode! I’m joined by the brilliant Kristina Birk — voice actor, writer, coach, and a...
Conversations, Connection, and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if you’re a better conversationalist than you think?In this deep-dive episode, I unpack TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being ...
Why Shakespeare Couldn’t Be French: Rhythm, Melody, and the Music of English
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Shakespeare, stress timing, and French composers have in common? More than you think — and less than you'd expect. In this episode, I explor...
The Conversation Beneath the Words: How Enquiry Makes You a Better Speaker
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the most powerful thing you could say… was nothing at all? In this episode, I will be unpacking the subtle, transformative skill of enquiry ...
Seven Ways to Instantly Improve Your Conversations (Without Sounding Like a Robot)
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To join the Waitlist for our newest online workshop (more deets next week), How I Made My English Sound Effortless with these Rhythm & Intonation ...
How to Feel at Home in English
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know that weird feeling when you think you know a word, but the moment you say it out loud, it sounds… off? Maybe someone gently corrects you, o...
How Your Mother Tongue Messes with Your Mind
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you're a slightly different person when speaking English? Like your thoughts flow differently, your reactions shift, or even your...
Going Deeper: How to Be a Better Conversationalist
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like your conversations stay frustratingly shallow? Like you’re stuck in small-talk limbo, never quite breaking through to something meani...
The Melody of Meaning: Why you Cannot Afford to Ignore Intonation
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 9th episode of Beyond the Accent, I dive into the world of intonation—the hidden musical quality in our speech that does so much more than ...
Your Voice, Your Power: What Your Voice Reveals About You
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your voice is more than just sound—it’s a reflection of who you are. It carries your emotions, your confidence (or lack of it), and even the way y...
English Has No Rules (That Last)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve been lied to. Okay, maybe not lied to, but definitely misled. If you’ve ever worried about sounding correct, if you’ve ever hesitated bef...
Not Just Noise: How Sound Rewires Your Mind and Behavior
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if sound isn’t just something you hear—but something that shapes you? In this episode, inspired by Julian Treasure’s How to Be Heard, we ex...
Code-Switching 101: What It Says About You and Your Identity
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ Ever notice how your voice changes depending on who you’re talking to? Whether it’s slipping into your ‘work voice’ or switching to yo...
Perfect English, Perfect Lies: Letting Go of Perfection in Communication
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been sold the idea that perfect English equals perfect communication? Let’s break that lie wide open. In this episode, I share how chasing ...
Your Voice, Your Accent: How Your Idiolect Tells Your Story
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Your Voice, Your Accent: How Your Idiolect Tells Your Story Have you ever thought about how unique your voice truly is? It’s more than just an ...
Small Talk Isn’t Small: Turning Awkward Moments into Connections
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does small talk feel awkward, forced, or downright unpleasant at times? You’re not alone—but what if you could see it in a new light? In this epis...
Love in Translation: Language, Culture, and the Everyday Intimacies of Multilingual Relationships
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the debut episode of my podcast, we dive into the beautifully layered intersections of love, language, and identity. Inspired by Lauren Collins’ ...