A Latino speaker explains why an American accent matters in business. He struggled with prepositions and rolling Rs, and says people trust native speakers more. The unfair bias is real, but mastering the accent pays off.
Which of these two guys are you most likely to do business with? A guy that speaks like this, or a guy that speaks like this in case you want to make some money together? Let's just be real, it's easier to do business with someone who has an American accent. So I just spent a long time trying to get it right, and I still mess up in versus on, and don't get me started on the Rs. Rs are tough if you're Latino, by the way. But it just gives people a certain level of trust if you have an accent. Go to Google, look up what are the most common traps people with this accent fall into, then just try to avoid them. I know it's unfair, it sucks, but it makes money, so we do it.
