ESTABLISHED IN LONDON - 2006 - TRUSTED WORLDWIDE

Speak with Clarity.

Lead with Authority.

BaTCS Global specialises in elocution. We offer a full range of elocution books, apps, video courses + online and in-person elocution lessons in London

EXPLORE COURSES:

• British Accent (RP) Training

• Public Speaking Skills Training

• American Accent Training

• Accent Reduction and Speech Fluency

Our Story

In 2004, I, Olga Smith, was looking for an elocution tutor. My American husband could not understand some of the words I was saying. I felt my foreign accent was a nuisance for me and others.

After a long, difficult search and failed attempts with numerous "elocution tutors”, I found Linda James, a qualified phonetician with 20+ years of teaching speech in London drama schools and accent reduction to international professionals. From the very first lesson, I fell in love with Linda's teaching method and could see the progress straight away.

In 2006, I told Linda I wanted to write a book based on her method and asked her to co-author it. I wanted to make Linda's exclusive and very enjoyable lessons available to a wide audience. This is how the international bestselling book Get Rid of Your Accent, Part One was born.

Linda and I later co-authored Parts Two - Advanced Level and Three - for Business, and our most recent book is Get Rid of Your Accent for Beginners.

All our books have been converted into iOS and Android apps by developer Yury Kravchenko. Yury himself had a strong Russian accent, and his elocution tutor recommended our Get Rid of Your Accent book. He enjoyed the book and the progress he was making with it. Yury proposed turning the entire series into apps.

Our Team

Linda James (RAM, Dip. Ed., IPD, LRAM)
A trained phonetician and actress with over 25 years of experience teaching RP and accent reduction to international professionals. She brings her proven method and expertise to the apps, books, and video courses in the Get Rid of Your Accent series

Olga Smith (BA Linguistics, MBA)
Linguist, public speaker, and co-author of the best-selling “Get Rid of Your Accent” series. Having overcome her own accent, Olga brings practical expertise to learners worldwide

Yury Kravchenko (PhD in Physical Sciences), software developer with 20+ years of experience

What teachers say about our books:

“Linda and Olga, authors of the books, have been conducting workshops for teachers and students in many colleges that teach English as a foreign language. Books and apps are invaluable resources for them.”

"Clearly, the authors of the book have collected years of experience and expertise to create this practical and effective tool for speech study."  

Joe Windley

Head of Speech, Central School of Speech and Drama, London

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, residence
"I was very surprised to attend so interesting a class - which, as I’ve noticed, everybody enjoyed. I’ve spoken to my colleagues and all of them have found it very productive. As I previously learned French phonetics, I can say that your method is very useful, because you start from the base matters (how to move the tongue in the right way). From my point, of view it is quite difficult to learn any matter, and especially phonetics, without attending classes. Because the teacher gives much more than a book. And your proved it 100%. Thank you once again for your course!"
Stanislav Suprunenko

Head of the Ambassador’s Office