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I work with serious learners, professionals, language schools, and organizations that need clearer spoken language, better communication performance, or sound-first language training. I once worked with a Mandarin learner who had lived in Shanghai for seven years. He knew words. He had exposure. He had experience. But his spoken Mandarin still broke down because he had never been trained to hear, copy, and control the sound of the language. That is one problem Copycat Karaoke solves. Most learners are taught through reading, memorization, grammar explanations, and translation. They may know the words, but native speakers still struggle to understand them. Copycat Karaoke trains the parts learners usually cannot fix alone: - listening - pronunciation - tones - rhythm - contour - mouth control - real-time correction The core principle is simple: Hear → Copy → Control → Use Using this performance-first approach, one of my students at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics reached the top 5% on IELTS with only six weeks left before the exam. I coach Mandarin, Cantonese, and English through hearing-first performance training. The goal is not just to know the language. The goal is to be understood. The same performance-first approach also applies to professional communication. I once helped a working professional produce over 50 recommendation letters while he was at Cathay Pacific, supporting his communication, positioning, and career advancement. He later received multiple promotions. That experience confirmed something I now apply across my work: Language is not just information. It is performance, positioning, and timing. My background includes linguistics, interpretation, language teaching, AI language evaluation, sales communication, cross-cultural work, and performance coaching. I work with serious learners, professionals, language schools, and organizations interested in spoken language performance, communication training, or sound-first acquisition.
Founder Copycat Karaoke — Hear-First Sonic Reflex Coaching Jun 2022 – Present · Online Copycat Karaoke is a sound-first language performance method for learners who want to be understood faster in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. The method trains the parts most learners cannot fix alone: - listening - pronunciation - tones - rhythm - contour - mouth control - real-time correction Instead of starting with grammar, memorization, or reading, Copycat Karaoke starts with: Hear → Copy → Control → Use I coach serious learners and professionals through ear-mouth training, repetition, correction, and performance-based practice. The goal is not just to know the language, but to produce sound clearly enough for native speakers to understand. Core areas: - Mandarin tone and pronunciation coaching - Cantonese sound and rhythm coaching - English pronunciation and fluency coaching - song-based language training - spoken language performance - professional communication coaching
Supported Uber AI’s conversational-model development through multilingual speech-data production in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Created and reviewed natural dialogue recordings for speech and language model training, with focus on clarity, realism, linguistic accuracy, and voice-data quality.
Review multilingual AI-language tasks in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, evaluating tone, register, naturalness, cultural fit, and contextual accuracy. Certified through Mercor’s EPM Program and Rubric Academy, with prompt-rubric work integrating tonal linguistics, ear training, and AI-pedagogy principles. Developed the Tone-as-Lick framework to connect spoken-language performance with AI evaluation and assessment design.
Support multilingual AI language-quality initiatives through review and evaluation of Cantonese, Mandarin, and English assets. Focus on linguistic precision, tone alignment, naturalness, and cross-cultural accuracy for global AI development projects.