GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Program
Instructor Certification
A comprehensive certification designed to prepare you to deliver real-world accent, voice, and professional communication coaching.
GlobalVoice™ provides a proven framework so you know exactly what to teach, how to teach it, and how to guide meaningful progress with a wide range of clients. Beyond skill-building, this certification helps you establish a professional reputation for thoughtful, effective communication coaching that earns trust, referrals, and long-term client relationships.
Designed for instructors who are new to accent training, as well as those expanding their professional scope into professional accent and communication coaching.
Available for earning up to 1.5 ASHA CEUs.
ENROLL NOWAccent Specialist Training: 1.0 ASHA CEUs (Subject code 7030: Meets the DEI Continuing Education requirement.)
Business Bootcamp: 0.5 ASHA CEUs
Total ASHA CEUs available for both sections inside the program: 1.5 ASHA CEUs.
Over 26 Years of Proven Results in Accent Training and Speech Improvement
Trusted by Instructors in 15+ Countries
GlobalVoice™ was developed by Jessica Kijowski, MS, CCC-SLP, founder of The Accent Channel and a speech professional with more than 26 years of full-time private practice experience specializing in accent and professional communication training.
The program reflects the exact teaching systems, client programs, and business frameworks she has built, tested, and refined through decades of working directly with students, developing premium communication services, and running a successful independent practice.
Every part of the program was designed to be practical, usable, and straightforward to apply in real client work.
In this program, you’ll:
- Learn to assess, plan, and lead effective accent training sessions using the Accent Channel Method™ framework.
- Expand your expertise through voice and professional communication skills modules using the GlobalVoice™ framework, so you can work with a wide range of clients, including ESL learners, corporate professionals, actors, educators, and L1 (native) English speakers who want to refine their presentation and public speaking skills.
- Develop foundational marketing and client acquisition skills so prospective students can find you and understand what you offer.
- Learn to talk about your services comfortably and professionally so clients understand the value and feel ready to commit to structured, ongoing programs.
- Move beyond isolated sessions by understanding how complete, professional programs are designed to create meaningful, noticeable progress.
This certification positions you to grow into a expert specialist, known for doing work that clients refer, professionals respect, and institutions trust.
Language-Specific Assessment & Teaching Frameworks
A Core Pillar of the GlobalVoice™ Program
GlobalVoice includes a growing library of Language-Specific Assessment & Teaching Frameworks, designed to help you assess real speech samples, identify high-impact targets, and plan instruction.
These frameworks go far beyond “which sound to teach.” Each one is built around common speech patterns influenced by a speaker’s native language and walks you through:
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What to listen for in real speech
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How to assess patterns that affect intelligibility
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Which sounds and communication targets to prioritize
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The optimal order for addressing those targets
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How to translate assessment into structured, effective programs
Rather than relying on guesswork or isolated techniques, you’ll use clear frameworks that guide decision-making across sessions and over time.
The program currently includes approximately 15 language-specific frameworks, covering a range of common language backgrounds. These resources are refined continuously as the program evolves.
Together, these frameworks help you think more strategically about speech, reduce uncertainty when working with diverse clients, and deliver instruction that is organized, intentional, and professional.
The focus is always on guiding progress in ways that clients notice and value.
Lifetime Access to the Instructor Resource Library
Included with All GlobalVoice™ Enrollment Tracks
Every GlobalVoice™ instructor receives lifetime access to the Instructor Resource Library, a structured, instructor-only system designed for confident decision-making and efficient session planning.
This library guides you step-by-step through what to teach, how to teach it, and how to structure complete programs.
It includes:
- Session frameworks and planning guides
- Session activities
- Teaching notes and instructional insights
- Video tutorials
- Slide decks and scripts
- Common challenges with practical solutions
- Structured program progression outlines
- 400+ downloadable PDFs and audio lessons
- Hours of guided video exercises
- Comprehensive coverage of every sound of English, rhythm, stress, and intonation
- Voice improvement modules
- Professional speaking and communication skills
- Corporate and leadership communication topics
The Instructor Resource Library ensures you are never guessing what to teach or how to move a student forward.
During sessions, instructors can share their screen, review materials together, and assign targeted homework without creating custom assignments. Resources can be downloaded and shared digitally, printed for in-person sessions, or worked through together in real time when teaching online. Downloadable materials are yours to save, print, and reuse with your students.
New materials are added as the program evolves. As the method continues to refine and expand, your access remains active.
Matching Student Practice Portal
A Client-Facing Practice System
To complement instructor preparation, GlobalVoice™ also offers access to the Student Practice Portal, an online practice hub designed to keep student practice intentional and aligned with live instruction.
Instructors can assign materials directly and review them together in real time when teaching online or in person.Â
The Student Practice Portal is designed to complement and reinforce private instruction, not replace it. Activities encourage reflection, guided application, and follow-up discussion with a qualified instructor.
Student Practice Portal Access varies by enrollment track
Self-Paced Track:
Student Practice Portal access is available for an additional fee per student.Â
Mentorship Track:
Includes Student Practice Portal access for up to 25 new students per month, each with six months of access, during the first 12 months of Mentorship enrollment.
Two Ways to Complete GlobalVoice™
GlobalVoice™ offers two ways to complete the program, depending on how much hands-on guidance and expert input you want as you set up your services and begin working with real students.
Both tracks include the full self-paced Accent Specialist™ and GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication certifications, along with teaching frameworks, student-facing materials, and core business foundations.
1. The Self-Paced Track
The Self-Paced Track is ideal if you prefer to learn, take action, and move forward independently.
In this track, you’ll:
- Complete the full Accent Specialist™ and GlobalVoice™ certifications at your own pace
- Access a complete library of accent, voice, professional communication, and dialect training materials (videos, audio, and PDFs) designed for use with your students
- Study the core business concepts behind student acquisition, pricing, packaging, and program structure
- Apply the teaching and business frameworks on your own using the provided materials.
This track provides a complete certification pathway for instructors who are ready to implement the method and marketing strategies independently.
2. The Mentorship Track
The Mentorship Track includes everything in the Self-Paced Track, plus direct mentorship, structured review, and experienced input as you set up your services and begin working with real students.
You’ll be able to ask questions and get practical, real-world answers —not generic or prewritten replies— from a working instructor who has built, tested, and refined these systems through more than 26 years of full-time private practice.
In this track, you’ll also receive:
- Twice-monthly live coaching calls with Q&A, hot seats, and mock sessions (12 months)
- A guided walkthrough of business setup, including pricing, packaging, and student-finding systems through the Business Bootcamp
- Step-by-step instruction on how to set up and use email marketing as a client acquisition tool
- The ability to ask questions and get real-world, experience-backed answers from a working instructor—not generic responses or prewritten replies—through live sessions, course discussions, and email
- Feedback on teaching decisions and service delivery as you begin working with real students
- Additional live practice opportunities for dialect work and session delivery
- Access to instructor community discussion and collaboration
- Inclusion in the Teacher Directory and eligibility for referrals and visibility opportunities when available
Live coaching calls, mentorship access, community participation, and directory listing are included for 12 months and may be continued through the Speech Coach Collective (additional fee after the first year).
Mentorship enrollment is only offered during scheduled enrollment periods and is currently closed. You can still join the Self-Paced GlobalVoice™ program, which includes the full training and teaching frameworks.
This option is a good fit if you want a mentor’s perspective as you apply both the teaching and business systems, helping you save time, avoid common mistakes, and implement the method correctly from the start.
Choosing the Right Track
Both tracks lead to the same certification and professional foundation.
The right choice depends on whether you want to move forward independently or with guidance and feedback as you put the systems into practice.
If you’re comfortable learning, applying the material, and taking action on your own, the Self-Paced Track may be the right fit.
If you want guidance, accountability, scheduled live coaching sessions for your questions, and added visibility as you implement the training, the Mentorship Track offers that additional layer of support.
What’s Included
Your enrollment in the GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Program provides a comprehensive training system designed to prepare you for professional-level accent, voice, and communication coaching.
Core Training & Certification
Included with both enrollment tracks
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Full training in The Accent Channel Method™ and the GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication frameworks
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In-depth accent, voice improvement, and professional communication modules, including techniques for working confidently with L1 (native) English speakers
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Dialect workshops, including General American Southern and NYC dialects (additional dialect practice available in live sessions)
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Training for specialized audiences, including corporate clients, actors, long-term students, and groups
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Lifetime access to all core training modules and future updates
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Certification as a Certified Accent Specialist™
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Certification as a GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Specialist
Business Foundations
Included with both enrollment tracks
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Core training in pricing, packaging, and making your services visible to the right clients
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Proven frameworks for designing complete, professional programs rather than isolated sessions
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Foundational guidance on client acquisition, offer positioning, and communicating the value of your services
- Self-paced training on business setup and marketing systems
Mentorship Track Only
The Mentorship Track is designed for instructors who want more than access to recorded lessons. In addition to the full curriculum, you receive mentorship grounded in decades of real-world teaching and private practice experience.
Enrollment in the Mentorship Track is intentionally limited. This allows for thoughtful interaction, real dialogue, and truly personalized feedback.
Questions are answered by an experienced instructor who actively teaches, runs sessions, and applies these systems in practice. Guidance comes from real decision-making and lived experience, not assistants, moderators, or prewritten replies.
The Mentorship Track Adds:
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Instructor insight to help you navigate complex cases, gray areas, and situations that don’t follow a script or appear in recorded lessons
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Thoughtful answers to your business questions as they come up
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Practical instruction for applying student-finding strategies correctly from the start
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Step-by-step training for setting up and using email marketing systems
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Done-for-you business resources, including policies, client emails, and foundational marketing templates
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The option to submit up to three recorded practice sessions for detailed review prior to certification
Plus Live Mentorship & Community
(12 months included with Mentorship Track)
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Twice-monthly live coaching calls with Q&A, hot seats, and mock sessions
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Additional live practice opportunities with review for assessments, session delivery, and dialect work throughout the year
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Expert guest speakers
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Ongoing instructor discussion and collaboration
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6-month Student Practice Portal access for up to 25 new students per month during the first 12 months
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Inclusion in the Teacher Directory and eligibility for visibility opportunities when available
Continued live mentorship and community access beyond the initial 12 months is available through the Speech Coach Collective. The Speech Coach Collective is available to Mentorship Track members only.
Visibility & Referral Information
Referral opportunities may be offered to Mentorship Track members when appropriate.
From time to time, organizations and platforms reach out seeking Accent Channel Certified Instructors. When this occurs, instructors may be notified based on fit, experience, and availability.
Referrals are not guaranteed, and participation in the certification does not guarantee referrals or paid roles.
Self-Paced
Start the Self-Paced ProgramMentorship Track
Join the Waitlist for MentorshipJoin the waitlist to get a reminder when enrollment opens for the Mentorship Track.
Self-Paced is available year-round.
Both pathways lead to the same certification. The difference is the level of personal mentorship, accountability, and professional support you want as you establish your services and build your business.
If you have already completed one of our certification programs, please email [email protected] for alumni upgrade options.
Group discounts are available for 5 or more participants. Click here for more information.
Why Professionals Seek Communication Coaching
Many professionals reach a point in their careers where their responsibilities grow faster than their communication skills. They may suddenly be expected to:
• Lead meetings
• Present ideas to leadership
• Speak publicly
• Represent their organization
Communication coaching helps close that gap so their expertise is fully understood.
If you’ve built skills in speech, language, voice, or communication, you’re not starting from scratch.
Many of the professionals who come into this program already have a solid foundation.
What’s usually missing isn’t knowledge.
It’s a clear, repeatable way to apply that knowledge to create a professional service that clients understand, trust, and are willing to invest in.
That gap is exactly why I built this certification.
After more than 26 years in full-time private practice, I’ve seen what actually works, not in theory, but with real clients who expect structure, professionalism, and meaningful results.
Today, I charge $225 per session for structured communication programs in my own practice. That pricing didn’t happen overnight. It came from refining a clear method, packaging services into defined programs, and consistently delivering a professional client experience.
GlobalVoice™ is built to help instructors do the same kind of work — using a system that removes guesswork and supports confident decision-making.
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Why This Matters Now
Students today aren’t looking for generic ESL classes, disconnected techniques, or one-size-fits-all solutions. They’re looking for:
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Clearly structured programs
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A professional learning experience
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Instructors who know what to listen for, what to prioritize, and how to guide progress
When those elements are in place, clients are far more willing to commit to longer programs and higher-quality services.
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What I See Working Consistently
Over the years, a few patterns have become very clear:
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Specialization stands out. Focused, results-driven services are easier to explain and easier for clients to choose.
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Structured programs outperform hourly work. Clients value clarity, direction, and continuity.
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Professional positioning matters. How you present your services directly affects who reaches out — and who commits.
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Your teaching style is an asset. You don’t need to copy anyone else. You need a system that supports how you teach.
I built GlobalVoice™ around these realities and have now trained over 300 professionals using this method.
What This Program Gives You
This certification provides:
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A proven, method-based framework for accent and professional communication training
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A complete set of teaching materials, assessments, and practice tools
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Clear guidance for structuring programs rather than relying on isolated sessions
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Systems for presenting your services professionally and attracting students who are ready to invest
You don’t need a huge audience, aggressive marketing, or years of trial and error.
You need a framework that works — and the ability to apply it with consistency.
If you’re ready to use your skills in a more structured, professional way and offer services that reflect the value of your expertise, this program was built for that purpose.
Run Real Sessions Before You Graduate
Inside The Accent Channel’s GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Program, you won’t just learn how to teach. You’ll actively run real sessions before graduation.
All participants have the option to connect with practice partners to rehearse session delivery in a real, supported environment.
In addition, instructors in the Mentorship Track may submit up to three recorded practice sessions completed with a volunteer partner for structured review.
Here’s how it works:
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đź’¬ Find a Practice Partner inside the community (available to all enrollment tracks)
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🎥 Record the practice session
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đź“ť Receive detailed review and personalized recommendations (Mentorship Track only, up to three sessions)
Sessions submitted for review must be completed within 12 months of enrollment.
These optional practice sessions help bridge the gap between training and real-world work, offering hands-on experience and practical insight as you prepare to work independently.
Structured practice review and instructor feedback are available exclusively to instructors enrolled in the current certification structure (April 2025 and later).
Career Possibilities & Confident Pricing
The GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Certification is designed to help you move beyond low hourly work and position yourself as a true specialist equipped to offer high-value professional communication services.
This is a highly specialized area of practice, one that most instructors, clinicians, and coaches are never formally trained to offer. GlobalVoice™ is built on a clear, method-based framework refined over more than 26 years, giving you the structure to deliver services that clients consistently choose over generic or loosely organized accent training sessions.
You’ll learn how experienced instructors design and deliver structured programs built for premium pricing and longer engagements.
What Premium Pricing Looks Like in Practice
Pricing in accent and professional communication training varies widely based on experience, niche, delivery model, and market. That said, when services are method-based, clearly structured, and professionally positioned, premium rates are common.
Many instructors begin working in the $100–$150 per session range when offering clearly defined programs rather than open-ended tutoring. More experienced specialists, or those serving executive, corporate, or highly specialized audiences, often charge $200–$250+ per session or package their work into multi-session or program-based offerings.
What determines success in this field is not simply the hourly rate. It’s the ability to clearly communicate value, deliver a structured client experience, and operate within a professional framework that clients trust and are willing to invest in.
Below is an illustration of how structured programs can translate into monthly revenue at a $100/session rate:
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3 clients/week at $100/session → ~$1,200/month
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6 clients/week → ~$2,400/month
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10 clients/week → ~$4,000/month
These examples are for illustration only. Results vary based on experience, implementation, market, and individual circumstances.
GlobalVoice™ provides the method, tools, and structure that support this level of professional positioning through strong program design and clear delivery. Mentorship is available for instructors who want experienced input as they apply these systems in real practice.
What Makes This Program Different
GlobalVoice™ is not just an accent training course. It is a professional specialization designed to help you think, plan, and teach at a higher level, with a clear method and a structured framework behind every decision you make.
The program is built around the way real accent, voice, and professional communication coaching actually works in practice — not abstract theory or isolated techniques.
A Method That Guides Real Decisions
You’ll learn The Accent Channel Method™, a proven, method-based approach that helps you assess real speech, identify high-impact goals, and design instruction that is clear, intentional, and effective. The focus is on how to think through sessions, programs, and progress over time, so you’re never guessing what to teach or why.
Program-Based Coaching, Not One-Off Sessions
Rather than relying on disconnected sessions, GlobalVoice teaches you how complete, structured programs are designed and delivered. You’ll learn how to package your expertise into professional offers that reflect the depth of your work and the value of meaningful communication improvement.
This is the same program-based model I’ve personally used to design and deliver services priced from approximately $1,200 to $10,000+, depending on structure, duration, and level of involvement.
This is not presented as a promise of results, but as a real-world example of what becomes possible when services are clearly designed, positioned, and delivered professionally.
Confidence-Centered, Ethical Coaching
Accent training should never make someone feel smaller. It should help them feel clearer, more confident, and more at ease expressing who they are.
That’s why GlobalVoice integrates a confidence-centered coaching approach throughout the method. You’ll learn how to guide clients without overcorrecting, reduce hesitation without erasing identity, and help speakers sound like themselves — just with greater clarity and control.
This emotional and performance layer is often missing from traditional pronunciation programs. In GlobalVoice, it’s built into how instruction is structured and delivered. It’s a key reason graduates of this program approach their work with confidence and professionalism — and why their clients notice the difference.
Why People Choose GlobalVoice™
GlobalVoice™ appeals to instructors who want a clear, realistic path from interest to professional application. It’s designed to help you move from “I think I could do this” to “I know how to offer this professionally,” with a defined method, structured programs, and tools that support real-world work.
Accent Specialist Training:Â 1.0 ASHA CEUs.
Business Bootcamp: 0.5 ASHA CEUs.Â
Total ASHA CEUs available for both sections is 1.5 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.
To receive a Certificate of Training or earn ASHA CEUs, you will need to:
- Watch all required video lessons
- Pass an online, 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.Â
- Complete and submit the online ASHA CEU or CE hour request form
We will then verify your coursework. If you have not met all completion requirements, we will notify you by email. Â
Partial credit is not available for this course.
Learning Outcomes
After Completing This Course Participants Will Be Able To
- Explain the importance of cultural sensitivity when teaching accents
- Identify the 11 most common goals of speech training programs for non-native speakers
- Describe the 3 main purposes of a Speech Assessment
- Summarize differences between formal and conversational assessments
- Complete the 5 steps of a Speech Assessment
- Present goals and assessment findings to students
- Set goals and create lesson plans based on assessment findings
- Determine the most effective order of goals for personalized speech improvement plans
- Instruct students to pronounce vowels and consonants using General American pronunciation
- Demonstrate American rhythm and intonation patterns
- Design training for vocabulary, idioms, grammar, conversational skills, presentation skills, and voice improvement in response to specific student goals and needs
- Apply practice and training techniques to help students use American sounds and features in conversational speech
- Implement training exercises and provide effective feedback for students
- Develop appropriate speech training activities for 1-to-1 sessions
- Develop homework strategies for students
- Analyze goals based on student's native language
- Integrate training techniques based on individual needs of each student
- Apply basic marketing strategies to find new students
Course content has been reviewed for quality, currency, and effectiveness in assisting learners achieve learning outcomes in compliance with Required Practice 9.13.
Is the GlobalVoice Certification™ Right for You?
This certification is designed for those seeking a defined, method-based pathway into professional communication coaching, whether building on experience or starting fresh.
It’s for you if:
✔️ You’re a Speech-Language Pathologist ready to move beyond therapy into high-level communication training that serves ambitious professionals, international clients, and executives who want clearer, more powerful professional communication.
✔️ You’re an ESL or language instructor who wants to move beyond generalized teaching and become a specialist known for delivering meaningful improvement in clarity, pronunciation, and overall communication skills.
✔️ You’re a voice coach, acting coach, or performance professional who wants to expand your techniques and help clients take ownership of the way they sound in professional and public settings.
✔️ You’re a corporate trainer or educator who wants to build custom programs that elevate leaders, strengthen team communication, and sharpen professional presence across industries.
✔️You’re exploring a career shift or are a motivated beginner who wants a proven system to offer professional communication services without having to figure it out alone.
You don’t need to be an expert in every accent to help others improve pronunciation. You don’t need to have given a TED Talk to help others become effective public speakers. What you need is a clear system and the discipline to apply it consistently.
Over 300 professionals have used this method to launch and grow their own communication coaching services, and you’ll be learning from the same structured system.
If you’re serious about becoming a skilled and respected accent and voice specialist, this training gives you the resources to make that possible.
This Program Is Not For You If…
❌ You’re looking for quick hacks or surface-level accent tips instead of mastering a proven method.
❌ You want results without putting in the time to practice and apply what you learn.
❌ You’d rather stay general than specialize in high-value communication coaching.
❌ You’re not ready to invest in advanced training and apply it with focus and consistency.
This program is designed for people who are committed to building real skill and becoming known for thoughtful, high-level communication coaching.
If that’s you, you’re in the right place.
Course Description:
Learn to assess, set goals, create lesson plans, structure sessions, develop homework activities, and design training programs using proven techniques.Â
Troubleshoot common speech challenges for ESL or EAL (English as a second or alternative language) speakers based on their native language/region. You'll also learn to teach regional dialects of American English and how to work with specific populations like actors and corporate clients.
Essential Materials: Intake forms, outlines for assessments, blank evaluation forms, downloadable practice sheets, audio lessons to share with your students, and Google slide presentations to guide you through assessments and sessions so you'll sound like an expert even if you've never worked with a student before.
Teaching scripts: Learn exactly what to say and how to explain sounds and features of American English. Our ready made curriculum will ensure that you know exactly what to say to get your students excited about working with you and motivated to schedule more sessions.Â
When can I join the Mentorship Track?
How does the Student Practice Portal work?
Can I earn ASHA CEUs or continuing education hours for this?
Do I need to be a native speaker of English?
What if I've never worked with a student before?
How long does it take to complete the program?
Can I Use What I Learn In The Program To Teach Another Accent of English, like British or Australian?
How will I find students?
Will I receive a certificate when I complete the program?
What's the refund policy?
Self-Paced
Start the Self-Paced ProgramMentorship Track
Join the Waitlist for MentorshipJoin the waitlist to get a reminder when enrollment opens for the Mentorship Track.
Self-Paced is available year-round.
Program Overview
Format: Video lessons, related downloadable PDF's, instructor chat section, private Facebook group, and live group Zoom calls
On-Demand Learning:  Once you enroll, you'll get immediate access to all lessons and all materials.
Total Instruction Time:Â Â 609.17 minutes = 10.15 hours = 1.0 ASHA CEUs
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Module 1: Becoming an Accent Expert
Lesson 1: Qualities of a Successful Accent Instructor:Â 5:29
- Identify the top qualities to develop for ultimate accent coaching success
- Examine expectations of teaching accents and dialects
- Recognize the need to embrace your role as a marketer and understand how it will make you a better teacher
- Plan to explain your services to potential students in a way that makes them more likely to enroll in your programs
Lesson 2: The Ultimate Goal of Accent Training:Â 6:05
- Formulate realistic goals for accent training students
- Identify skills, topics, and goals to work on in a typical session not related to pronunciation or accent
Lesson 3: Deciding What to Call Yourself and Your Services:Â 11:29
- Decide what to call yourself and your services (and why this is so important)
- Choose a culturally sensitive approach to talking about our services
- Question if it is right or wrong to change an accent
- Plan strategies for being culturally sensitive when teaching and marketing accent training
Lesson 5:Â The Basics of Accent Training:Â Â 11:53
- Examine pronunciation as the foundation of Speech Improvement
- Learn to effectively cue and correct your students
- Prepare your answers to some of the most common questions you'll get from new students
- Steps to modify habitual speech patterns and how to apply them to your teaching
- Recognize the concept of current accent vs. goal accent
- Accent Reduction, Accent Modification, Accent Training, Learning The American Accent: What’s the difference and why does it matter? (and how to decide what’s best for marketing your services)
Lesson 6: The General American Accent:Â 7:54
- Recognize key features of the General American Accent (GenAm)
- Learn why GenAm is usually (but not always) the goal accent
- How to choose the best goal accent for your students
- Estimate how long it will take most students to meet GenAm goals
Lesson 7:Â My 12-Week Lesson plan:Â 4:43
- A brief overview of the most common goals for non-native speakers. You’ll go more in-depth with these goals in another section of the program
- Get a copy of my 12-Week Lesson Plan for ESL or EAL (English as a Second or Alternative Language) speakers
Lesson 8: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): What you Really Need to Know:Â 10:47
- Compare sounds and letters: They are NOT the same thing
- Sounds and symbols of the General American Accent: What I do and why I do it
- What your students need to know about sounds and IPA symbols and how to explain the difference to them
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Module 2:Â How To Do A Speech Assessment
Lesson 1:Â Speech Assessment Overview:Â 19:38
- Learn proven strategies for a successful assessment
- Identify the goals of the Speech Assessment
- Describe exactly what happens during an assessment
- Create session policies for your business
- Decide on your answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that students will ask during an assessment
Lesson 2:Â Formal vs Conversational:Â 6:29
- Compare the differences between formal and conversational assessments
- Evaluate the pros and cons of a formal assessment
- Evaluate the pros and cons of a conversational assessment
Lesson 3: How to do an assessment:Â 46:43
- Step-by-step walk though of exactly what happens in a speech assessment and how long each section will take
- Prepare to confidently offer your own Speech and Accent Assessments: (Materials and forms included)
- Get the exact questions to ask during a Speech/Accent Assessment and why you should ask them so you can plan for your own sessions
- A full script, outline, and Google slide presentation to follow so you will sound like an expert even if you've never done an assessment before
- Understand the biggest mistakes most teachers make during assessments and how to avoid themÂ
- Prepare exactly what you're going to say when presenting goals to your student
- What to do if you don’t hear any sounds/concepts to present as goals
- Learn to seamlessly integrate the sales pitch into your assessment so you feel like you are educating, not selling
Lesson 4:Â Assessing areas other than pronunciation:Â Â 4:47
- Understand why areas other than pronunciation are important
- Identify specific areas to assess
- Practice presenting findings to your students
Lesson 5:Â Case Study:Â 13:54
Listen in on a real session as I present the findings of an Accent Assessment to a native speaker of Polish.Â
Lesson 6:Â Tips for Making the Assessment Easier:Â 13:20
- Download a Google slide deck to guide you through the assessment process
- Tips to make your assessments more accurate and engaging to increase conversions
- Learn how I "cover my tracks" during a live session when I haven't done a great assessment
- Build confidence in your speech assessment skills
Lesson 7: What to do if they Don’t Schedule: 7:20
- List of reasons a student may not have scheduled
- Plan your follow up with these students to encourage enrollment in the future
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Module 3:Â Â Accent Training Lesson Plan Design and Curriculum
Lesson 1: Lesson Plan Design  9:10
- Designing your lesson plan
- How to decide which sound to work on first
- Planning the most effective order for your lesson plan goals
Lesson 2: The 11 Essential Goals:Â 52:58
- Answer the questions:
- What is an accent?
- How do accents develop?
- How do you change an accent?
- What is the General American Accent and why is it usually the goal for accent training?
- Download The 11 Essential Goals of the American Accent Lesson Plan
- Common substitutions made by ESL or EAL speakers
- How to pronounce each sound with the General American Accent
- Example words and phrases to practice for each sound/goal
Lesson 3: Why I Work on TH first and Why I Never Start with R: 10:50Â
- Why /TH/ should be the first sound that you work on
- Why starting with /TH/ is good for your students
- Why starting with /TH/ helps you as a teacher
- Why choosing /R/ as your first goal is a bad idea
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Module 4:Â Implementing your Programs
Lesson 1: How to Structure Sessions and Programs:Â 39:57
In this lesson, I'll walk you through a time-ordered breakdown of a typical 50-minute session. You'll learn about:
- Setting goals for Accent Training
- The structure of a 12-Week Accent training program and beyond
- Assessing and managing student expectations as far as progress and improvement
- How much time to spend on each goal/activity in each session
- Developing session activities and homework assignments to make your sessions engaging and effective
- The Dos and Don’ts of Accent Training
 Lesson 2: A breakdown of my typical first session:  5:57
- Detailed walkthrough of the first sessionÂ
- Schedule breakdown and specific activities and worksheets that I use in a typical first session (where I am not doing an assessment)
- Recognize the many reasons that you shouldn't work on the most challenging goal/concept in your first session
Lesson 3:Â Working on Goals Other Than Pronunciation:Â 19:45
Strategies and activities to address speech improvement goals not related to accent or pronunciation including:
- Common Words
- Vocabulary
- Idioms
- Grammar
- Public Speaking/Presentation Skills
- Rate of Speech
- Vocal Quality
Lesson 4: Cueing, Correction, and Feedback:Â 26:56
- Develop correction techniques that foster permanent speech improvement
- Implement language that will engage your students and improve client retention
- Learn to assess your correction skills to be a better teacher for your students
Lesson 5: Where to find materials for your sessions:Â Â 0:57
- Get access to an ever-growing list of recommendations for products, software, and materials to use in your sessions
Lesson 6:Â Session Activities: Â Text Only
- To help you keep your lessons, sessions, and programs appropriate for our amazing students, this lesson offers an ever-growing list of activities that I often use in my sessions.
Lesson 7: How to Structure Homework:Â 14:27
- Benefits of offering Maintenance Sessions
- Setting a homework practice schedule
- Strategies to keep your students accountable for practice
- Specific homework ideas for
- Listening Practice
- Reading Practice
- Self-Evaluation Practice
- Conversational Practice
Lesson 8: Tracking Progress:Â Â 6:40
- Create a system to measure progress and assess student improvement
- Learn to provide data to document accent training speech improvement
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Module 5:Â Working with Specific Populations
Lesson 1: Working With Actors:Â 10:34
- Considerations when choosing the appropriate dialect for a role
- My process for working on scripts with actors
- Things to avoid when teaching accents/dialects to actors
- Tips to ensure consistency of dialects throughout a performance
Lesson 2: Managing Expectations with Actors:Â 9:31
- Can actors learn a “perfect American accent"?
- Goal setting for actors
- Compare working with a script vs. conversational speech
- Key considerations for performing with an accent or dialect
Lesson 3: Working with Corporate Clients:Â 21:07
- Create and structure corporate speech improvement programs
- Preparing materials for corporate clients
- Goal setting for corporate clients
- My Top 5 Speech Goals for both native and ESL or EAL speaking corporate clients
- Detailed breakdown of a typical session for private or group corporate speech training
Lesson 4: Marketing to Corporate Clients:Â 28:47
- Where to find corporate clients
- How to create a proposal for your services
- Prepare the documentation required to market to businesses and corporations
- Set up policies and procedures for corporate work
- Actionable next steps for finding corporate clients
- How much to charge for corporate work
- How to collect payment from corporate clients
- Tax forms you'll need to knowÂ
Lesson 5: Long-Term Students:Â 13:08
- Setting goals for long-term students
- Planning specific activities and exercises to use with these students
- Why reviewing concepts is still progress and how to explain that to your students
- How to price maintenance sessions and extended programs
- Ideas other than private sessions for long-term students
- Understand why working with students beyond a 12-week program is beneficial for you AND for them
Lesson 6: General American Southern Workshop:Â 78:32
- Define dialects and describe how they develop
- Compare different types of American Southern dialects
- Recognize the large amount of variety within any accent or dialect
- Learn about a few of the many different Southern dialects, then identify the major features that most people recognize as hallmarks
- Analyze rhythm, sounds, and additional features of the General American Southern Dialect
- Set up your plan to teach Southern dialects or the General American accent to American Southern speakers
- How to use this dialect to help ESL or EAL speakersÂ
Lesson 7:Â New York City (NYC) Dialects Workshop:Â 84:47
- Compare different types of NYC dialects
- Recognize the large amount of variety within any accent or dialect
- Learn about a few of the many different NYC dialects, then identify the major features that most people recognize as hallmarks
- Analyze rhythm, sounds, and additional features of NYC Dialects
- Set up your plan to teach NYC dialects or the General American accent to NYC speakers
- Considerations for teaching NYC dialects to ESL or EAL speakersÂ
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Module 6:Â Next Steps
Lesson 1: Finding Your First Students:Â 12:43
- Discover the average time it takes for most students to enroll after discovering you for the first time
- Marketing basics every teacher should know
- Implement proven marketing strategies for finding students
- 8 actionable steps you can take today to find your first students
Lesson 2:Â Teaching Tools, Tech Stuff, Software, Video Creation Equipment and More:Â Â Text Only
- Quality resources for your accent and pronunciation training toolkit
- My top picks of products and services that have positively impacted my business.Â
- List is updated regularly so you'll be up to date on the latest tech essentials
Total Course Instruction Time:  609.17 minutes = 10.15 hours = 1.0 ASHA CEUs
You'll also get access to...
Lesson Plans For Specific Languages
You'll get detailed lesson plans for specific native languages and several regional dialects of English including:
- ArabicÂ
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Hebrew
- Korean
- Languages of India
- Russian
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Dialect Workshops
Learn to work with actors and teach specific regional dialects. The program includes our General American Southern and Dialects of New York City intensive workshops. Â
Although you don't need to know how to teach dialects, it does make you a better teacher and teaching dialects to actors is a really great niche market. In the program, you'll learn how to do it!
Example Sessions
Listen to recordings of real sessions with real students so you learn how to run a session and feel confident that you are doing it the right way.
Tech and Equipment Resources
Save time and effort by using the recommendations for software, materials, equipment, and other essentials to run your business and provide services. Â
Eligible for a Free Listing in our Teacher Directory
Although referrals are never guaranteed, I send students from my waitlist, my email list, my YouTube channel, and my social media platforms to our Online Teacher Directory to help you find students and educate them about your services. You'll be eligible to apply for the directory after you've completed the program.
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Presenter and Disclosures
Presenter:
Jessica Kijowski, MS, CCC-SLPÂ is an ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist who has spent the last 2 years teaching accents and dialects to award-winning actors, models, voice over artists, corporate executives, lawyers, teachers, diplomats, and professional voice users from all over the world.
After earning a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2000 and completing an internship focused the vocal rehabilitation of actors and singers, Jessica began her career as an Accent and Dialect Specialist at New York Speech Improvement Services and The Sam Chwat Speech Center before opening her own private practice in 2013. She created The Accent Channel in 2015 to offer online speech improvement courses, workshops, and teacher training programs. Jessica has also been an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Diction at New York University.
Presenter Disclosures:
Financial – Jessica Kijowski is creator and owner of The Accent Channel and receives a salary.
Financial – Jessica Kijowski recommends optional products and services in this program and may receive affiliate fees through the Amazon Associates program and the Kajabi Affiliate program if you purchase these products and services using our links.
Non-Financial – Jessica Kijowski has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Content Disclosure:
The content of this online course will focus on learning The Accent Channel Method of Speech Improvement. Other methods of training will be discussed, but not taught.
All materials used for this method are included via download with this program.
Access to download these materials will be available for 1 year after enrollment date. After one year, access will expire and participant will have the option to continue access for a fee.
Intended Audience:
SLPs, ESL Teachers, and other speech and language professionals.
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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. Aside from a brief period early in my career working in early intervention, my professional life has been spent working full-time in this field, building and sustaining a private-pay practice focused on adult communication enhancement.
Through decades of hands-on work — including building one of the longest-running full-time private practices in this space — I’ve seen what actually works, what doesn’t, and where people tend to get stuck when they try to improve their speech or teach this work without clear guidance. That real-world experience shapes everything I do, from how accent training is structured to how instructors are trained to offer this work ethically, confidently, and effectively.
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of speakers, including award-winning actors, models, voice-over artists, executives, lawyers, teachers, diplomats, and professional voice users from around the world. My work is centered on helping people refine their personal speaking style and feel more confident, clear, and comfortable in their speech.
My accent training career began in 2000, and in 2014 I launched my own private practice, offering one-on-one sessions and online programs for adult speakers. In 2019, I expanded this work by creating a certification program to train other teachers to become accent specialists — giving them the skills, structure, and support needed to work with their own students and build sustainable, ethical practices.Â
If you’d like to connect, feel free to reach out at [email protected] or find me on social media. I’m always happy to answer questions and help you determine the best next step.
We all know that results don’t look the same for everyone.
Please note: The income examples, student stories, and pricing recommendations shared here are for illustration and educational purposes only. Every instructor’s path is unique, and results depend on many factors, including your experience, effort, and market conditions. While many of our graduates go on to charge premium rates and build successful practices, The Accent Channel cannot guarantee specific financial outcomes. What we can promise is to provide the tools, training, and support you need to take confident steps forward.
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