This is a key question to ask when people want to improve their pronunciation, and make their English more Global.

Is it better to have a British accent, or an American accent? Which will give you more of an advantage?

The truth is that you dont really want to acquire any such accent. In fact, people who try very hard to ” put on” these accents make a bit of a spectacle of themselves. You dont fool anyone, specially native English speakers.

You need to have your own accent, with some small changes to make it completely understandable. You need to smooth out the influence of your Mother Tongue - neutralise it rather than change it. And, you need to make sure that your English is understood by everyone you talk to.

When call centres and BPOs first began to operate, all the focus was on giving the employees an American accent, an American orientation, and even American names. Anu had to be Ann. Pretty soon, this approach was discarded, since it simply wasnt working.

Now the focus is on speaking clear English in an accent that comes naturally to you, with some fine tuning to ensure it can be understood.