Tamara Prokofyeva (postgraduate degree with distinction in English Philology and Translation from Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia) started her teaching career in 2003 as a phonetics instructor to language students at Saint-Petersburg State University. After moving to London in September 2014 she established a successful private practice helping speakers of English as a foreign language improve their pronunciation in English. Tamara has developed her own accent reduction training based on her experience of both learning English as a foreign language and teaching it to students of various ages and backgrounds.