The Great Imitation Challenge

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3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Master the style of your favorite native English speaker in 21 days! Don't have one yet? Discover it when we start next.

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Course overview

Is your spoken American English leaving you behind in your career and life?

Learn the secrets of public speaking by imitating one of your most admired native English speakers so you can have the professional and personal life you dream of having. Yep, that's right! Let The Diamond Method™️ frameworks elevate your speech until you feel like you belong in the room.



✨ The first 10 people to enroll get a FREE VIP Pass that includes 3 BONUSES:


✔︎ VIPs receive 30 extra minutes of coaching daily, which means there's more time for you to get personal feedback from Jill.


✔︎ VIPS maintain lifetime access to all the recorded workshops so that you can revisit The Diamond Method™️ frameworks at any time in the future.


✔︎ VIPs can join us backstage 10 minutes early to see the behind-the-scenes action and sneak in some private conversation with Jill.


✔︎ BONUS for the first 10 to enroll: You'll get a private 30-minute session with Jill after the challenge finishes so she can point you in the best direction for future speaking success (a value of $250 alone) 


✔︎ BONUS for the first 10 to enroll: You'll get The Gold VIP Bag filled with resource material, important definitions, rules, additional practice sheets, and more. 


✔︎ BONUS for the first 10 to enroll: Tell someone you know to join the cohort using your name, and you'll get a second 30-minute private session.

Who is this course for

01

You're a seasoned professional who speaks English as a second language fluently, but you know you've got another level of skill in you.

02

You're frustrated when asked to repeat yourself. You lose sleep over presentations. Or, you just feel like something is missing.

03

You have dreams for yourself that require you to have greater confidence, clarity, and ease when speaking English.

Key outcomes

Model your preferred native English speaker through imitation

When it comes to acquiring proficiency in a second language, copying the sounds and speech patterns of native English speakers is your best bet for achieving success and tackling your fluency challenges. Join The Great Imitation Challenge™️ and model your way to success!

Experiment with the 6 frameworks inside The Diamond Method™️

Have you been working on your American accent without the results you desire? Join The Great Imitation Challenge™️ and experiment with applying thought chunking, emphasis, rhythm, melody, diction, and flow so that losing your accent becomes secondary to mastering your speech.

Dissect your (and your peers') speech and build an incredible ear for English

Having an intellectual understanding of a foreign language is different from speaking with amazing skills. You need to become the speaker and listener at the same time. Join The Great Imitation Challenge™️, fine-tune your self-awareness, and become that amazing speaker yourself!

Feel rewarded by your hard work resulting in enhanced English-speaking skills and confidence

When you put in the time required for success in The Great Imitation Challenge™️, your hard work will lead you to deeper conversations and greater opportunities. The end of the challenge is just the beginning of many more rewards to come.  

What’s included

Jill Diamond

Live sessions

Learn directly from Jill Diamond in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

36 live sessions • 52 lessons • 23 projects

Week 1

Jun 2—Jun 8

    Jun

    2

    Challenge Workshop 1

    Mon 6/23:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    2

    VIP Session 1 (By separate invitation. Register now!)

    Mon 6/23:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    3

    Challenge Workshop 2

    Tue 6/33:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    3

    VIP Session 2 (By separate invitation. Register now!)

    Tue 6/33:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    4

    Challenge Workshop 3

    Wed 6/43:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    4

    VIP Session 3 (By separate invitation. Register now!)

    Wed 6/43:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    5

    Challenge Workshop 4

    Thu 6/53:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    5

    VIP Session 4 (By separate invitation. Register now!)

    Thu 6/53:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    5

    Optional: Office Hours 1

    Thu 6/57:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    6

    Challenge Workshop 5

    Fri 6/63:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    6

    VIP Session 5 (By separate invitation. Register now!)

    Fri 6/63:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    7

    Challenge Workshop 6: Special Weekend Hours

    Sat 6/73:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Choosing Your Guru

    9 items

    Choosing Your Passage

    4 items

    Learning The Diamond Method™️ Frameworks

    10 items

    Part II: Get Inside Your Guru's Head: Observing Thought Chunking & Emphasis

    4 items

    Observing Your Guru's Rhythm & Diction

    5 items

    Observing Your Guru's Melody & Flow

    4 items

    Part III: Feel Your Guru's Courage

    0 items

Week 2

Jun 9—Jun 15

    Jun

    9

    Challenge Workshop 7

    Mon 6/93:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    9

    VIP Session 7 (By separate invitation only.)

    Mon 6/93:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    10

    Challenge Workshop 8

    Tue 6/103:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    10

    VIP Session 8 (By separate invitation only.)

    Tue 6/103:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    11

    Challenge Workshop 9

    Wed 6/113:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    11

    VIP Session 9 (By separate invitation only.)

    Wed 6/113:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    12

    Challenge Workshop 10

    Thu 6/123:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    12

    VIP Session 10 (By separate invitation only)

    Thu 6/123:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    12

    Optional: Office Hours 2

    Thu 6/127:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Jun

    13

    Challenge Workshop 11

    Fri 6/133:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    13

    VIP Session 11 (By separate invitation only.)

    Fri 6/133:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    14

    Challenge Workshop 12: Special Weekend Hours

    Sat 6/143:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Feeling Your Guru's Courage Thought Chunking & Emphasis

    4 items

    Feeling Your Guru's Courage Rhythm & Diction

    6 items

    Feeling Your Guru's Courage Melody & Flow

    3 items

    Feeling Your Guru's Courage Putting It All Together

    2 items

    Feeling Your Guru's Courage Reading Their Passage As You

    3 items

    Part IV: Find Your Guru's Magic Drafting Your Speech

    3 items

Week 3

Jun 16—Jun 22

    Jun

    16

    Challenge Workshop 13

    Mon 6/163:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    16

    VIP Session 13 (By separate invitation only.)

    Mon 6/163:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    17

    Challenge Workshop 14

    Tue 6/173:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    17

    VIP Session 14 (By separate invitation only.)

    Tue 6/173:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    18

    Challenge Workshop 15

    Wed 6/183:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    18

    VIP Session 15 (By separate invitation only.)

    Wed 6/183:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    19

    Challenge Workshop 16

    Thu 6/193:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    19

    VIP Session 16 (By separate invitation only.)

    Thu 6/193:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    19

    Optional Office Hours 3

    Thu 6/197:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    20

    Challenge Workshop 17

    Fri 6/203:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    20

    VIP Session 17 (By separate invitation only.)

    Fri 6/203:30 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    22

    Final Challenge Workshop 18: Special Weekend Hours

    Sun 6/222:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Applying Thought Chunking & Emphasis

    2 items

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Applying Rhythm & Diction

    3 items

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Applying Melody & Flow

    2 items

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Revisiting Your Guru

    3 items

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Dress Rehearsals

    3 items

    Finding Your Guru's Magic Presenting To The Group

    5 items

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The Diamond Method™️ Frameworks

The Diamond Method™️ Frameworks

The Thought Chunking Framework™️

Pause to communicate confidence, facilitate thinking, and establish trust with your listeners.  

The Emphasis Framework™️

Emphasize the right words in each phrase to get the engagement you need from your audience.

The Rhythm Framework™️

Stress the correct syllables in your words to ensure you are being understood by others effectively.

The Melody Framework™️

Speak with the musical patterns of American English to get the results you're after in your communication.

The Diction Framework™️

Shape the vowels of important words correctly to elevate your English and stand out with professionalism.

The Flow Framework™️

Connect and reduce words like an American to sound fluent and natural when you speak.

Meet your instructor

Jill Diamond

Jill Diamond

As a former actor and singer, Jill knows that self-expression is at the heart of every great communicator.


And when it comes to speaking a foreign language (she speaks Portuguese), she knows that speaking in public can feel intimidating, frustrating, and simply unsuccessful compared to speaking her native tongue.


That's why she's taken her life's work and created The Diamond Method™️. In just 6 easy-to-use frameworks, you'll accelerate your spoken American English and be speaking like a pro in no time.


Jill's had the great fortune of bringing her methodology to millions of professionals since 1997, and she's passionate about adding you to the list.


Want to know more about Jill? Check her out here.


And remember, the advancement of your English-speaking dreams is just one challenge away.

Schedule

4-6 hours weekly

  • Challenge Workshops

    21 DAYS: Mon-Fri 11:30 AM-12:00 PM EST

    Show up to our 30-minute workshops Monday-Friday to think quickly and implement the 6 Frameworks from The Diamond Method™️. The next challenge begins June 2nd.

  • VIP Access (Optional)

    21 DAYS: Mon-Fri 12:00 PM-12:30 PM EST

    This special offer will give you an additional 30 minutes in each workshop to accelerate the application of The Diamond Method™️. Plus, you can log in 10 minutes early to be part of our backstage setup. And because you'll be among the first 10 to enroll, it's FREE! (Normally $57)

  • Daily projects

    30 minutes daily

    To succeed at The Great Imitation Challenge™️, make sure your schedule allows you to add a minimum of 30 minutes daily to your schedule for assignments that will allow you to get the most out of our workshops.

  • Office Hours (Optional)

    Thursdays 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

    Have questions or want to run something by Jill and the group? Stop by the office hours scheduled for 30 minutes each Thursday.

  • Special Weekend Sessions

    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

    Meet us on the first two Saturdays and last Sunday for our extended 90-minute sessions and graduation ceremony on the final Sunday. 

  • Free VIP Pass for the first 10 to enroll. Seats fill up fast. (Normally $57)

    That Includes:

    ✔︎ 60 minutes instead of 30 each day


    ✔︎ Lifetime access to the recordings.


    ✔︎ Backstage pass


    ✔︎ BONUS 1: One private 30-minute session with Jill


    ✔︎ BONUS 2: VIP Gift Bag


    ✔︎ BONUS 3: Tell someone you know to join the cohort using your name and get a second 30-minute session.

In addition to the daily instructional videos, worksheets, and encouragement, you'll get:

ACTIVE LEARNING

Instead of just working solo watching videos and reading documents, this challenge builds on live workshops and hands-on projects so that you can feel change each and every day.

ACCOUNTABILITY

You'll be joining a community of like-minded people who want to enhance their advanced English and who will grow alongside you and hold you to higher standards than if you did it alone.

SIMPLE FRAMEWORKS

The Diamond Method's speaking tools are organized into six easy-to-use frameworks. You'll dissect them all: Thought Chunking, Emphasis, Rhythm, Diction, Melody, and Flow. 

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED LIVE

There's nothing better than having access to an expert when you are mastering a new skill. That's why, in addition to question-asking time in each workshop, there are daily office hours to have your questions answered by Jill.

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        The Great Imitation Challenge™️ is an outstanding platform for all those non-native English speakers who pursue polishing their skills in English. It is a non-traditional training that tackles the problems that people like us face and it helps us feel comfortable when we have to talk in any scenario or situation.
Monica Rivera

Monica Rivera

Latin America Hybrid Hosting Operations Schlumberger
        Jill Diamond embodies extravagant mentorship. I've been through several of her programs and her methods really help me to understand and acquire the rhythm and flow of spoken English. As a result of Jill's coaching, I have discovered my spoken English voice and learned to love it.
Roselle Gale

Roselle Gale

Community Manager at The Keystone By Homestead
        This was an outstanding course and it helped me to identify my weak area in communication as a non-native English speaker.
Pervaiz Yaseeni

Pervaiz Yaseeni

Educational Trainer & Researcher, Afghanistan
        The Great Imitation Challenge™️ was great! Jill is a very dynamic and knowledgeable trainer. I loved the balance of theory and practice. I also loved the experience of learning together with a group of non-American speakers from all over the world. I feel that I have made lots of improvements and I am keen to put what I have learned into practice
Antonia Luedeke

Antonia Luedeke

Chief, Child Protection at UNICEF
        It was a great course to learn and implement each framework of the Diamond Method™️. The most important aspect of this course was meeting every day. For all three weeks, I had those methods in my mind all the time and I was consciously trying to implement them in my day-to-day conversation.  
Bharati Jadhav

Bharati Jadhav

Bioinformatician at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
        As a polyglot, Jill understands the pains of non-English speakers, she has a framework that enables trainees to learn fast and speak more fluently and understandably.
Oladipo Olayanju

Oladipo Olayanju

Software Platform Product Owner, Wi-Tronix, LLC
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        This course warrants attention for anyone who seriously wishes to improve their English communication effectively. The unique approach of the Diamond Method™️ really paves the way for a quick grasp of the essentials in securing the learners to speak English in a confident way, just like a native speaker. Highly recommended!!
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Hui "Karsten" Jin

Senior College Counselor at King's College School Chengdu, China
        This course is just awesome. Jill’s framework make it clear what to do to improve our accent. Jill is simply an amazing teacher.
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Vivi Alatas

Chief Executive Officer at Asakreativita
        The course was neatly organized and crystal-clear in its structure. What is more, Jill was highly motivated and always eager to help. 
Claudia Mollin

Claudia Mollin

Assistant Teacher / Trainee University Bielefeld
        This is a great course, I definitely recommend it to everyone that is looking to improve confidence while speaking in public! They will find much more, worth every penny! I'm so grateful! 
Marco Antonio Memdoza

Marco Antonio Memdoza

Senior Program Manager, Vehicle Program Management at Zoox
        The course is good to bring an overview and awareness of all the elements when it comes to communication. So the learner can focus on the elements he/she needs to work on. Plus the specific feedback from Jill is really something that I liked the most in The Challenge.
May Tsay

May Tsay

Internal Audit Manager at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
        This workshop was so helpful. It helps you improve how you present and communicate in your daily life by knowing where you can pause, emphasize words as well as confidences in speaking. 
Prosper Ntigurirwa

Prosper Ntigurirwa

Field Services Engineer at Wi-Tronix, LLC

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