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The Best diction Tutors in California

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Gregory W. Murrieta, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Gregory W.
60/hour

Murrieta, CA

High school English teacher (20+ years) who teaches creative writing

In narratives, I teach students how to create engaging description, internal monologue, and dialogue and integrate them into an effective narrative structure. In poetry, I teach students how to make poetic choices in areas such as diction,...

5.0 (4)
60/hour
7 hours tutoring

In narratives, I teach students how to create engaging description, internal monologue, and dialogue and integrate them into an effective narrative structure. In poetry, I teach students how to make poetic choices in areas such as diction,...

David F. Modesto, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
David F.
225/hour

Modesto, CA

UCLA Graduate Offers Premium Math, Science, and Piano

In graduate school, part of my Master's degree preparing me for a lifetime of public speaking was a Public Speaking seminar; this included weekly addresses graded and critiqued by the Speech coach on communication skills and diction....

5.0 (397)
225/hour
1,469 hours tutoring
Response time: 13 minutesNote that average response time is based on David’s active hours, which are 12:00 am - 12:00 pm UTC.

In graduate school, part of my Master's degree preparing me for a lifetime of public speaking was a Public Speaking seminar; this included weekly addresses graded and critiqued by the Speech coach on communication skills and diction....

Abel S. Parlier, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Abel S.
50/hour

Parlier, CA

Multi-lingual logophile

...grammar and vocabulary. I also studied nutrition communications in graduate school, so I was trained to be attentive to diction and the concept of audience....

5.0 (95)
50/hour
241 hours tutoring

...grammar and vocabulary. I also studied nutrition communications in graduate school, so I was trained to be attentive to diction and the concept of audience....

Carol Anne S. Tarzana, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Carol Anne S.
65/hour

Tarzana, CA

MA in Linguistics, 20+ years as editor, translator and tutor

I help students learn to recognize the errors in the long passages of the ACT English portion of the exam. They learn how to correct and improve grammar, style, sentence structure, diction, and organization issues. Since I also freelance as...

5.0 (510)
65/hour
3,739 hours tutoring

I help students learn to recognize the errors in the long passages of the ACT English portion of the exam. They learn how to correct and improve grammar, style, sentence structure, diction, and organization issues. Since I also freelance as...

Tyler S. Beverly Hills, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Tyler S.
120/hour

Beverly Hills, CA

Fluency & Accent (Dialect) Coach 14+ years

I've been working with people for over 14 years. I work with accent modification for the English language; vocal coaching for diction and articulation; vocal abnormalities and speech disfluency replication; vocal accuracy for character...

5.0 (2)
120/hour
7 hours tutoring
Response time: 18 minutesNote that average response time is based on Tyler’s active hours, which are 12:00 pm - 7:00 am UTC.

I've been working with people for over 14 years. I work with accent modification for the English language; vocal coaching for diction and articulation; vocal abnormalities and speech disfluency replication; vocal accuracy for character...

Gautam P. La Jolla, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Gautam P.
219/hour

La Jolla, CA

T20 USMD Grad with Extensive Writing Experience

I am a graduate from a T20 USMD school, and have 4+ years of experience in editing personal statements and application materials for college and medical school admissions. I focus on making meaningful edits to structure, narrative, diction,...

5.0 (22)
219/hour
48 hours tutoring

I am a graduate from a T20 USMD school, and have 4+ years of experience in editing personal statements and application materials for college and medical school admissions. I focus on making meaningful edits to structure, narrative, diction,...

Aaron S. San Francisco, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Aaron S.
150/hour

San Francisco, CA

English Teacher/Essay Coach

You don't need to know a lot of fancy words to be good at English, even though some didacts are partial to pupils who pepper their prose with grandiloquent diction. If you choose me I promise you will not be disappointed!

5.0 (49)
150/hour
132 hours tutoring

You don't need to know a lot of fancy words to be good at English, even though some didacts are partial to pupils who pepper their prose with grandiloquent diction. If you choose me I promise you will not be disappointed!

Hiroko Y. San Diego, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Hiroko Y.
60/hour

San Diego, CA

Piano, Singing, and Japanese lesson by a Japanese teacher

Piano lessons: I can help you with piano tests (CM) preparations, and/or piano reading, and playing. Singing Lessons: We work on breathe support, extending your vocal range, sight-reading skill, diction, singing on the pitch, and...

4.7 (24)
60/hour
100 hours tutoring

Piano lessons: I can help you with piano tests (CM) preparations, and/or piano reading, and playing. Singing Lessons: We work on breathe support, extending your vocal range, sight-reading skill, diction, singing on the pitch, and...

Prashant B. San Jose, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Prashant B.
55/hour

San Jose, CA

Your Partner in Physics/SAT Math/ACT Science/Calculus Success

I am a native speaker of the language. Hindi is my mother tongue. I am an expert in conversational Hindi as well as written alphabet, diction and accent training. I can provide expats a working knowledge of Hindi language. For foreign...

4.9 (349)
55/hour
1,620 hours tutoring

I am a native speaker of the language. Hindi is my mother tongue. I am an expert in conversational Hindi as well as written alphabet, diction and accent training. I can provide expats a working knowledge of Hindi language. For foreign...

Howard F. Valley Village, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Howard F.
72/hour

Valley Village, CA

Effective Caring Tutor with PhD Math Econ English SAT SPSS SPSS/AMOS

I am an English teacher in a local private high school. As part of my curriculum, I teach phonics and overall pronunciation rules to my students. Proper diction is an extremely important communication skill.

4.9 (192)
72/hour
840 hours tutoring

I am an English teacher in a local private high school. As part of my curriculum, I teach phonics and overall pronunciation rules to my students. Proper diction is an extremely important communication skill.

Deepankar T. Irvine, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Deepankar T.
70/hour

Irvine, CA

Graduate Student and Local Tutor

... different audience types. I'm putting together different speaking styles with a spatial understanding of vocal tones, diction choice, body language choices etc. I really like playing with different public speaking styles because I was once a stuttering...

5.0 (2)
70/hour
10 hours tutoring

... different audience types. I'm putting together different speaking styles with a spatial understanding of vocal tones, diction choice, body language choices etc. I really like playing with different public speaking styles because I was once a stuttering...

Here are even more great diction tutors who offer online lessons.

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Pewee Valley, KY Tutoring
Patience M.
50/hour

Public Speaking Coach and Audiobook Narrator

At UK, I designed my own major - Voice and Speech for Theatre. While there, I served as a speech, diction, and dialect coach on several productions. Since then, I've conducted seminars as well as private coaching sessions on delivery...

5.0 (12)
50/hour
47 hours tutoring

At UK, I designed my own major - Voice and Speech for Theatre. While there, I served as a speech, diction, and dialect coach on several productions. Since then, I've conducted seminars as well as private coaching sessions on delivery...

Murfreesboro, TN Tutoring
Harry C.
80/hour

Brown Ph.D. with extensive writing center experience

As the instructor of several college classes (both at Brown University and Oberlin College), I helped many students to improve their grammar, diction, organization, and other aspects of writing.

5.0 (143)
80/hour
397 hours tutoring

As the instructor of several college classes (both at Brown University and Oberlin College), I helped many students to improve their grammar, diction, organization, and other aspects of writing.

New York, NY Tutoring
James W.
150/hour

Writing / Editing Specialist - with a PhD!

In addition, I taught writing skills to students preparing for the SAT and ACT for the past seven years, so my understanding of grammar, mechanics, usage, diction, and essay organization are excellent. I have also helped many students with...

5.0 (1396)
150/hour
6,226 hours tutoring
Response time: 54 minutesNote that average response times may vary depending on a variety of factors, including time of day.

In addition, I taught writing skills to students preparing for the SAT and ACT for the past seven years, so my understanding of grammar, mechanics, usage, diction, and essay organization are excellent. I have also helped many students with...

Clearbrook, MN Tutoring
Miguel B.
49/hour

Lyric Diction Coach

I first started teaching lyric diction over 10 years ago. I have given seminars and written IPA transcriptions for choirs singing in: Ecclesiastical Latin, Middle English, French, Czech, and Slovak. I have given private lyric...

5.0 (701)
49/hour
1,259 hours tutoring

I first started teaching lyric diction over 10 years ago. I have given seminars and written IPA transcriptions for choirs singing in: Ecclesiastical Latin, Middle English, French, Czech, and Slovak. I have given private lyric...

New York, NY Tutoring
Michael N.
130/hour

English/Writing/Reading/Study Habits Tutor

One of the foundations of English Language Arts is speaking, and I've taken classes, in how to make yourself understood clearly, coherently, and easily. I've taught many students diction, voice, and how to communicate ideas with...

5.0 (810)
130/hour
3,678 hours tutoring
Response time: 22 minutesNote that average response times may vary depending on a variety of factors, including time of day.

One of the foundations of English Language Arts is speaking, and I've taken classes, in how to make yourself understood clearly, coherently, and easily. I've taught many students diction, voice, and how to communicate ideas with...

Saratoga Springs, UT Tutoring
Matthew H.
55/hour

Effective English Tutor for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, and APs

I am a professional proofreader for SAT and ACT essays. I excel in identifying both common and difficult-to-spot grammar errors, as well as syntax errors, diction errors, and fluidity concerns. I am equally adept at providing stylistic...

5.0 (43)
55/hour
87 hours tutoring

I am a professional proofreader for SAT and ACT essays. I excel in identifying both common and difficult-to-spot grammar errors, as well as syntax errors, diction errors, and fluidity concerns. I am equally adept at providing stylistic...

Colorado Springs, CO Tutoring
Rebecca T.
60/hour

Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of fear

I have given more than 100 speeches in various settings for audiences large and small, completed Toastmasters training, and taken Voice and Diction as well as Speechmaking classes in college, both with the top marks in the class. I have...

4.9 (1425)
60/hour
3,901 hours tutoring
Response time: 17 minutesNote that average response time is based on Rebecca’s active hours, which are 12:00 pm - 3:00 am UTC.

I have given more than 100 speeches in various settings for audiences large and small, completed Toastmasters training, and taken Voice and Diction as well as Speechmaking classes in college, both with the top marks in the class. I have...

Albany, NY Tutoring
Elizabeth B.
100/hour

Award-winning English Teacher and Writing Coach

Finally, I teach them to recognize common rhetorical strategies that writers use so that they can recognize the significant nuances in tone and diction that the test questions often target.

4.9 (976)
100/hour
4,823 hours tutoring

Finally, I teach them to recognize common rhetorical strategies that writers use so that they can recognize the significant nuances in tone and diction that the test questions often target.

Santa Monica, CA Tutoring
Alexandra M.
60/hour

Reading

English teacher for 14 years. Excellent with break down of words for meaning, diction and sound. I believe in the power of vocabulary and am passionate about the vital importance of reading.

4.9 (40)
60/hour
354 hours tutoring

English teacher for 14 years. Excellent with break down of words for meaning, diction and sound. I believe in the power of vocabulary and am passionate about the vital importance of reading.

Dallas, TX Tutoring
Oly K.
70/hour

Teacher Meets Actor, On Stage For Life

Acting is an incredibly varied umbrella; it starts with basic reading and writing skills, breathing, diction, posture, and script reading to developing mood and storytelling and characterization to arranging blocking in exactly the right...

4.9 (101)
70/hour
381 hours tutoring
Response time: 6 minutesNote that average response time is based on Oly’s active hours, which are 5:00 pm - 8:00 am UTC.

Acting is an incredibly varied umbrella; it starts with basic reading and writing skills, breathing, diction, posture, and script reading to developing mood and storytelling and characterization to arranging blocking in exactly the right...

Orlando, FL Tutoring
Thomas S.
60/hour

AP, SAT, College Essays, & English Literature Professor

ESL/ELL AP/ACT/SAT STUDENTS It's imperative that the student understands phonics as well as the parts of speech, i.e., syntax, tone, diction, use of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions,...

4.6 (59)
60/hour
133 hours tutoring

ESL/ELL AP/ACT/SAT STUDENTS It's imperative that the student understands phonics as well as the parts of speech, i.e., syntax, tone, diction, use of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions,...

Chicago, IL Tutoring
Ann K.
90/hour

Published Poet & Tutor Specializing in Proofreading

...syntax, and formatting. As a published poet and experienced writing instructor, I also offer guidance on rhythm, tone, and diction, helping writers elevate their style without losing their voice. Whether preparing work for publication, academic submission...

5.0 (130)
90/hour
1,323 hours tutoring
Response time: 59 minutesNote that average response times may vary depending on a variety of factors, including time of day.

...syntax, and formatting. As a published poet and experienced writing instructor, I also offer guidance on rhythm, tone, and diction, helping writers elevate their style without losing their voice. Whether preparing work for publication, academic submission...

Plano, TX Tutoring
Laura S.
79/hour

SAT Writing and Language Expert

She tried to poetically match the verbal content of the line reference and the answer choices, rather than noticing that two of the answer choices included slang diction. I pointed out to her that the question tested the understanding of a...

5.0 (1258)
79/hour
4,807 hours tutoring

She tried to poetically match the verbal content of the line reference and the answer choices, rather than noticing that two of the answer choices included slang diction. I pointed out to her that the question tested the understanding of a...

Columbus, OH Tutoring
Janelle H.
80/hour

English Reading + Writing -- SAT, ACT, TOEFL, College Essays and more!

Through private tutoring over the past 12 years, I have become skilled at helping students prepare for proficiency test essays, correct grammar and diction mistakes, and overcome fears of brainstorming. I enjoy helping students learn and...

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5.0 (363)
80/hour
1,014 hours tutoring

Through private tutoring over the past 12 years, I have become skilled at helping students prepare for proficiency test essays, correct grammar and diction mistakes, and overcome fears of brainstorming. I enjoy helping students learn and...

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Dale S.

80 diction lessons

Always goes the extra mile to help me with my desire to speak and comprehend Spanish. I am over a year into having lessons with Sarah and and I constantly receive compliments on my diction. Sarah is always thorough and prepared. no matter what area of difficulty I have, Sarah always finds a way for us to get passed that challenge. she is always coming up with new suggestions for me to help myself during the week until we meet again.
Laura B.

121 diction lessons

He is learning to read and is much more confident reader thanks to Dr. Andrea. And she quickly figure out Jack and how to motivate him to work on diction and reading more difficult lessons. Dr. Andrea sends very detailed summaries from tutoring sessions so you know what they worked on, what went well/did not go well and how to support these sessions at home. As a working parent who does not attend the tutoring sessions, these are great to receive each week.
Amy G.

5 diction lessons

I felt I really needed someone else’s opinion on my writing. I’m so glad that I chose Miranda to help me with my essays. She helped me to improve my diction, as well as the structure of which I wrote my essays. I appreciate her patience and enthusiasm that she showed me during our writing sessions. I feel that with her assistance, I was able to finish and send these essays on time. I’m confident that because of her assistance, I submitted strong college essays.
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