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Planning and Running Your First Accent Training Session

Curious what it’s really like to work with an accent training student?

This introductory course takes you inside an entire accent training session from beginning to end. You’ll see what to do at each stage, how to structure your time, and how the pieces of a successful session fit together.

You’ll also get practice sheets you can use with students, giving you practical tools to help you get started.

$49.00

Offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs: Subject Code 7030

A Certificate of Training will be provided for all participants who complete the course.

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If you’ve been curious about accent and communication coaching but aren’t quite ready to commit to a full training program, this course gives you a practical way to experience the work for yourself.

Rather than starting with theory, phonetics, or complex frameworks, you’ll step inside a single accent training session from beginning to end and see how an instructor makes decisions, structures the session, chooses activities, and gives a student meaningful practice between sessions.

You’ll learn the decision-making behind:

  • Choosing appropriate first-session goals

  • Structuring session time

  • Designing simple, effective practice activities

  • Assigning homework that supports progress without overwhelm

The goal isn’t to teach you everything you need to know about accent training in 45 minutes. It’s to let you experience what this work really looks like, while giving you a practical framework you can begin using.

By the end of the course, you’ll have:

  • A clear framework for planning a basic accent training session

  • Practical materials you can use with students

  • A better understanding of what it’s like to do this work

  • Clarity about whether you want to pursue accent and communication coaching further

Many instructors have used this course as their first step into accent and communication coaching.

What’s included

  • Accent Training Basics

  • Populations We Work With

  • Planning Your First Session
    A detailed breakdown of what to do during each part of the session and how much time to spend on each segment

  • Homework Between Sessions

  • Ethical, Client-Centered Accent Training

  • Typical Pricing in Accent & Communication Training (2026)

  • Bonus: My Five Most Popular Practice Sheets (PDF)

Time commitment: Approximately 45 minutes of video content, plus short readings and downloadable practice materials.

What this introductory course doesn’t cover

This course focuses specifically on planning and running a session. It does not include detailed training in specific sounds and features of English, accent assessment, language-specific frameworks, or client acquisition.

It is an introduction to the work, not a certification or complete professional training program.

Frequently Asked Questions

How It Works:

Immediately after enrolling, you’ll receive an email with a username and password to access your personal student library.  There, you can watch the lessons, access the quiz, the course survey, and the ASHA CEU and Certificate Request form. 

If you don’t receive an email with your access to your student library, let us know at [email protected] and we will take care of you as soon as possible.

Meet Your Instructor: Jessica Kijowski, MS, CCC-SLP

I’m an ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 26 years of experience in accent and pronunciation training. My professional work has been focused almost entirely on adult communication enhancement through a full-time, private-pay accent training practice. Over decades of hands-on work, I’ve seen what actually works in real sessions, where people tend to get stuck, and how this work can be taught and offered ethically and effectively.

I’ve worked with a wide range of speakers, including award-winning actors, voice-over artists, executives, educators, lawyers, diplomats, and professional voice users from around the world. In addition to my private practice, I’ve developed online training programs and certification pathways to help other instructors offer this service with structure and confidence. Everything I teach is grounded in real-world experience and designed to help people refine their personal speaking style in a way that is practical, respectful, and sustainable.

Planning and Running Your First Accent Training Session

Learn to plan and structure a complete accent training session using a clear, repeatable framework. By the end of the course, you’ll understand how a session is run and be able to decide whether accent training is something you want to pursue as a professional service.

$49.00 USD
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Completion Requirements for Speech Pathologists Who Want To Earn ASHA CEUs For This Course

The information below is intended for Speech-Language Pathologists earning ASHA CEUs for this course. If you are not an SLP, feel free to skip this section.

This Program Is Offered For 0.05 ASHA CEUs

Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour.

ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

This course is open for enrollment and available for earning ASHA CEUs from  

March 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

To receive a course completion certificate or earn ASHA CEUs, you will need to:

  • Watch all video lessons.
  • Pass a 5 question multiple choice quiz with 80% accuracy.  You are permitted to retake the quiz until you have achieved a passing score.
  • Complete and submit the online course evaluation. 
  • Complete the ASHA CEU and Certificate Request form. 

We will then verify your coursework and if you have NOT met all the above course completion requirements, we will notify you by email.

  Partial credit is not available for this course.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Identify the core goals and boundaries of accent training, including what it addresses and what it does not.
  2. Explain the structure and purpose of each part of a basic accent training session.
  3. Apply a clear, step-by-step framework to plan and run an initial accent training session focused on intelligibility.
  4. Select appropriate session activities and homework tasks that reinforce session goals without overwhelming the learner.
  5. Demonstrate ethical, client-centered decision-making when discussing and delivering accent training services.
  6. Evaluate whether accent training is a professional path you want to pursue further based on a realistic understanding of the work.

Course content has been reviewed for quality, currency, and effectiveness in assisting learners achieve learning outcomes in compliance with Required Practice 9.13.

Course Description

This introductory course explores the core concepts of accent training and helps participants consider whether offering accent training services aligns with their interests and professional goals.

The course covers the populations commonly served in accent training, along with ethical and culturally sensitive considerations when discussing and delivering these services. Participants examine the skills they already bring to this work and how those skills translate into effective, client-centered instruction.

Participants learn how to plan and structure a basic accent training session focused on intelligibility, including how to select appropriate session activities and assign meaningful homework to support carryover between sessions.

By the end of the course, participants have a clear understanding of what an initial accent training session involves, how services in this field are typically priced, and whether accent training is a path they want to explore further.

Disclosures

 

Presenter Disclosures:

Financial – Jessica Kijowski is creator and owner of The Accent Channel and receives a salary.

Financial –Jessica Kijowski offers other professional development courses through The Accent Channel and may mention those courses in this workshop.

Non-Financial – Jessica Kijowski is creator of The Accent Channel Method of Speech Improvement and uses this method with her own students.

Content Disclosure:

This course is focused on The Accent Channel Method of Speech Improvement. Other methods of accent training will not be covered.

Intended Audience:

SLPs, ESL Teachers, Actors, Voice Coaches, Professional Voice Users, and Curious Beginners