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Did you know Americans tend to ask a question flatly? Try saying, "How was work today?" See, your voice probably doesn't go higher on "today." That's the type of detail dialect coach Claudette Roche notices—and teaches her students. If you came to her to learn an accent for a role, she would first point out what Americans do. For example, she says, we take shortcut sounds for granted: "Let's go fer coffee." We also have no love for the letter "T." Say "Internet" and "Intercontinental," and you'll get the idea. With Roche, you'll then learn how foreigners say those sounds.Further, to coax an actor into an accent, she gets to the heart of communication in those languages. To sound like a German speaking English, you'd need to elongate the letter "s." To speak like a Frenchman, you'd need to not make eye contact. To sound Australian, vowels and speed make.