Our hero product

OzTalk: Australian Speech Training

Hear it. Say it. Sound Australian. For teams with people who speak English as a second language.

If a sound isn’t in your mother tongue, you have to learn to hear it before you can say it.

The OzTalk course start screen: six modules, with Annie Boulton on video
The problem

One small sound can change everything.

We asked a client on a TAFE course what her job was. She said “I mother class”. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, it turned out she meant “I mow the grass.”

Until you can hear the nuances of actual Australian pronunciation, you can’t reproduce them in your own speech.

What she said

“I mother class.”

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What she meant

“I mow the grass.”

cl→gr

One small blend turned grass into class. A real client from one of our TAFE courses.

See it, then say it

Watch Annie’s mouth, up close.

Annie Boulton is filmed close up, so learners can watch her lips and tongue shape every sound, then say it back.

Slow it down, loop it, record yourself and play your version next to hers.

Annie Boulton, filmed close up
Hear it · Say it · Record it · Compare it
How it works

Six steps for every sound. Hear the difference first.

Six modules: every letter sound, the vowels, beginning and ending blends, numbers and colours, and the top 100 words, plus Mouth Gym drills and tongue twisters.

1Hear itAnnie says it, close up on video
2Say itSay it back, watching her mouth
3ListenSlow it down, loop it
4RepeatThree times, tap a circle each time
5RecordRecordings stay on your own device
6CompareHear the gap close
Why it matters

In medicine, a misheard word can change a life.

Fifteen milligrams or fifty. Being understood the first time is a safety issue, not a courtesy. Medicine is the clearest example. The need is everywhere.

MedicineBanking and financeITFarmingHospitalityHairdressingBuilding and tradesCall centres
For call centres

Train your agents without taking them off the phones.

Your agents serve Australian customers. We tried teaching Australian pronunciation inside a call centre in the Philippines. It took far more paid time than the centre could spare, so we built the trainer into the course.

  • ✓No trainer needed. Annie shows every sound close up.
  • ✓Practise anywhere. Short lessons that fit a break, a commute or time at home.
  • ✓No classroom, no timetable. Each agent works at their own pace.
For your team

One passcode. Twenty-five devices. The whole team.

Desktops at work, laptops, phones, and the family’s at home. When the whole household hears Australian English, everyone’s ear improves.

$100per month + GST, for 25 devices

That is just $4.00 per device, per month.

Billed every 6 months: $660 including GST. Need more devices? Just multiply by 25.

Try it now

Try the free lessons. No sign-up. No card.

Used by thousands of people for more than 20 years, and developed and produced by Trevor and Annie Boulton, who have taught English as a second language around the world.

430+video clips
330words & sounds
6modules
90+drills & tongue twisters
boultons MultiMedia · Since 1995

Technology built for community benefit.

boultons MultiMedia has been building innovative digital products since 1995, from interactive software sold in Harvey Norman and Big W, to AI-powered tools now used in 150 countries.

We are Trevor and Annie Boulton, based in Hervey Bay, Queensland. Everything we build sits at the intersection of technology, education and community benefit.

1995building digital products
150countries using our tools
500,000+people reached through BHEI
24/7AI in any language

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Trevor and Annie Boulton of boultons MultiMedia
Trevor & Annie BoultonHervey Bay, Queensland
On-Demand Seminars

Learning people actually finish

What they are, how we can turn your material into one, and a working example you can try for yourself.

What is an On-Demand Seminar?

An On-Demand Seminar is an interactive, self-paced learning experience that brings the engagement of a live workshop into a flexible online format. Instead of passively reading a static document or watching a continuous video, learners are guided step-by-step through bite-sized video insights, targeted self-reflection questions, and interactive checkpoints. By prompting active participation and immediate application at every stage, an On-Demand Seminar replicates the high-touch feel of a personal facilitator—giving learners the focused guidance of a live 1-on-1 session whenever and wherever they choose.

Turn your material into one

Have a course, a workshop, a training manual or a slide deck? We'll turn it into an On-Demand Seminar that people engage with, remember and act on.

  • ✓Built from your videos, slides or manual
  • ✓Reflection questions and checkpoints
  • ✓Any phone or computer, no app or login
Two separated parents look confused and frustrated while their young children sit between them, covering their ears Free · On demand · Try it now
A working example

Co-Parenting Children After Separation

Whether you get along or not

Separation itself does not harm children nearly as much as ongoing conflict between their parents does. This free seminar shows parents how to lower the stress, protect their own sanity, and keep their children out of the crossfire.

Built by us for the Brain Health Education Institute, and free for anyone to use.

  • ✓No sign-up, no app, no email. It just opens.
  • ✓On demand, at the learner's own pace, whenever it suits them.
  • ✓Short expert videos instead of long lectures.
  • ✓Questions to think through before each video, so the ideas land.
  • ✓Practical tools people can use the same day.
Who We Are

Three decades of making complex ideas accessible

Multimedia products that work across every platform, in any language.

What We Do

We develop and produce multimedia products that work across every platform - PC, tablet, smartphone, interactive whiteboard, and web - in any language.

From language learning tools and mental health training programs, to AI chatbots, talking books and workplace wellness apps, our work has always been about making complex ideas accessible to ordinary people.

Our History

boultons MultiMedia was founded in 1995 by Trevor and Annie Boulton. Initially, they produced floppy disk souvenir products and language learning tools sold in major Australian stores. That early work grew into something much larger.

Trevor is a founder of Life Education, Surfers Paradise Anglican Crisis Care and Community Housing, among many other youth-focused programs. His background in technology led to the production of numerous PC-based and online training packages for government and the mental health sector. He was a pioneer in virtual meetings and remote training technologies.

Annie and Trevor, with their son Dan, have travelled extensively and taught English as a second language in China, Tibet and the Philippines. Both hold TESOL degrees and recognised early the need for multimedia products to model English phonics, which led to the English Pronunciation Teachers Toolkit, now used internationally.
Brain Health Education Institute resources on a tablet
Mental Health

The Brain Health Education Institute

boultons MultiMedia is the production engine behind the Brain Health Education Institute, the organisation Trevor and Annie co-founded to provide early intervention resources for mental health. For over 35 years, BHEI has worked at the intersection of neuroscience, lived experience and community education, reaching more than 500,000 people in 150 countries. Every digital tool, course, app and AI product we build for BHEI is produced in-house by boultons MultiMedia.

Toxic Thinking awareness and prevention training
Our portfolio

What We've Built

Our portfolio spans three decades and covers a lot of ground. And now, a 24/7 AI Mental Fitness Personal Trainer available in any language.

Interactive pronunciation trainersMental health certificate coursesHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy World book37-episode podcast seriesCircle of Security deliveryStreet Lockers For The HomelessAI sales assistants for real estateGrant writing trainingWorkplace debrief toolsTalking booksAI web apps for tourism, museums, history and cosmetics
Street Lockers for the Homeless
Community & Parenting

Street Lockers and parenting support

Practical community projects sit alongside our digital work, from Street Lockers For The Homeless to Circle of Security parenting programs and around-the-clock parenting support.

Free eBooks

Download a FREE copy

How to Help the Homeless eBook

'HOW to HELP THE HOMELESS'

Multimedia eBook PDF: VIDEO | TEXT | PODCAST | INFOGRAPHIC

DOWNLOAD HERE
How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World eBook

How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World

The PDF eBook from the Brain Health Education Institute.

DOWNLOAD HERE
The Parenting Toolkit eBook

The Parenting Toolkit

MultiMedia eBook PDF.

DOWNLOAD HERE
Our team

The People Behind It All

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Trevor Boulton

CEO, M.B.A. (I.T.), Cert4TAA

Trevor has spent 35 years pioneering the use of digital media for education and community benefit. A serial founder, grant writing specialist with a 100% success record over 40 years, Lifeline-trained counsellor and early adopter of every meaningful technology shift from Floppy Disk, CD-ROM, DVD and now, AI.

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Annie Boulton

Director of Programs and Training, Cert4TAA

Annie leads curriculum development and training program design across all BHEI and boultons products. A qualified teacher, TESOL graduate, accredited Circle of Security facilitator and experienced trainer in adult and school-based learning environments.

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Dan Boulton

Development and Editing

Narration and contribution to the technical development of boultons' growing suite of AI products.