Offer Accent Training and Accent Modification

Become a Certified Accent Instructor

Add a High-Value Skill to Expand Your Professional Services.

With a complete method that builds on your current skills and done-for-you materials, you’ll be ready to start delivering life-changing results for your students within weeks.

The Accent Channel Method™ Accent Specialist FOUNDATIONS Certification gives you a complete, step-by-step system that’s been trusted by over 300 professionals to launch their own accent training services.

If you’ve been curious about offering accent training, but unsure about where to begin, this certification makes it simple and accessible to anyone. If you’re new to the field, you’ll gain the step-by-step framework, tools, and confidence to begin working with students right away. And if you’re already an SLP, ESL teacher, or communication professional, you’ll learn how to take the skills you already have and turn them into a high-value service that you can offer right away.

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Offered for 0.55 ASHA CEUs

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Over 25 Years of Proven Results. Trusted by Instructors in 15+ Countries.

Designed specifically for SLPs, ESL teachers, voice coaches, and other speech and language professionals, this program gives you the tools, structure, and support to confidently specialize in one of the most valuable and in-demand areas of speech training.

This isn’t just theory.
And it’s definitely not fluff.

You’ll get practical, actionable strategies that will prepare you to start working with students in just weeks. It’s the exact method I’ve used to help thousands of clients improve their speech, and the same system that’s helped hundreds of first-time instructors launch successful accent training services.

With lifetime certification, a proven method, and done-for-you materials, you’ll have everything you need to offer this high-value service.

What’s Included

If you’ve ever thought:

“I’d love to teach accents... but where would I even start?” This is your answer.

The Accent Channel Method™ Accent Specialist FOUNDATIONS Certification gives you with everything you need to offer accent training services:

✅ A complete, ready-to-teach accent training system for any L2 or ESL speaker.

✅ Professionally designed, client-facing materials, practice PDFs, audio files, and homework resources

✅ Step-by-step instructor guides and teaching tutorials

✅ Optional peer practice access through a Find a Practice Partner space in the community, where instructors can connect to practice teaching, build confidence, and ease the transition into paid work

✅ Lifetime certification (no renewals required.) as a Certified Accent Specialist (Foundations.) Includes certificate and digital badge

✅ ASHA CEUs or PD Hours for professional development

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✅ Designed for quick implementation: With a proven method and ready-to-use materials, many graduates begin working with clients within weeks

Full Pay Plan

$597

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Lifetime Access + Any Updates

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3 Month Payment Plan

$210 X 3

3 Payments + Administrative Fee

$597.00 + $33.00 Admin Fee (Total = $630.00)
No interest, just a flat admin fee
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Group discounts are available for 5 or more participants. Click here for more information.

If you are a Speech Pathologist or Audiologist who wants to earn ASHA CEUs for this program, please use this page to enroll.

Tuition Credit/Upgrade

If you decide to advance into our GlobalVoice Professional Certification, your full FOUNDATIONS tuition can be credited toward the GlobalVoice enrollment fee if you upgrade within 9 months.

Career Possibilities & Confident Pricing: Even as a Beginner

This certification goes beyond learning how to teach accent and speech training.
It’s designed to help you build the confidence, clarity, and structure needed to offer a specialized service using skills you already have.

Foundations is the first step many instructors take toward positioning their skills as a premium service without relying on high caseloads or low hourly rates.

What This Training Prepares You to Do

Develop the skills and confidence to set rates that reflect your expertise, rather than defaulting to entry-level or platform-restricted pricing
Move beyond low hourly rates often seen in SLP or ESL positions
Offer a clearly defined, specialized service rooted in evidence-based training
Stand out in a growing field where specialization matters

What Pricing Can Look Like In This Field

Pricing always varies based on niche, scope, experience, and delivery. That said, within professional communication and accent training, premium rates are common when services are method-based, clearly structured, and delivered professionally.

In this field, it's common for instructors to work within ranges like these:

Many instructors begin around $100–$150 per session when offering clearly defined programs rather than open-ended tutoring
More experienced instructors, or those serving executive, corporate, or highly specialized audiences, may charge $200–$250+ per session, depending on demand
Others package their work into multi-session or program-based offerings rather than charging per single session

To illustrate how these pricing models can translate into monthly income for a beginning instructor charging $100 per session:

3 clients/week at $100/session → ~$1,200/month
6 clients/week → ~$2,400/month
10 clients/week → ~$4,000/month

What You’ll Leave With

You’ll complete the program with a clear structure, practical tools, and a ready-to-teach curriculum that allows you to begin working with paying clients when you’re ready—without guessing, scrambling, or starting from scratch.

You Probably Already Have the Foundation. Let’s Turn It Into a Specialized Skill

If you speak English at a conversational level or have experience teaching, training, or coaching, you already have a foundation to build on. This program shows you how to turn that foundation into a structured, professional skill set for a growing field where students are actively seeking support and investing in high-quality instruction.

Accent and pronunciation training is in demand, but getting started can feel overwhelming.

Maybe you're not sure how to structure a session, create a program, or choose the right materials. Maybe you worry you don’t know enough about different accents or dialects yet.

I get it.

When I started, I didn’t know much about accents either, but I still built a successful career helping students speak more clearly and confidently.

The truth is: you don’t need to be an expert in every accent to begin.
What you do need is a clear method, ready-to-use materials, and the confidence to get started.

That’s exactly what the Accent Specialist FOUNDATIONS™ Certification provides.

Designed for SLPs, ESL teachers, voice coaches, speech professionals, and even motivated language lovers exploring accent training for the first time, this self-paced program gives you the tools and training to:

Coach students using a proven, step-by-step method
Teach confidently, even if you’ve never worked with accents before
Start seeing real results with real clients, quickly

Here’s How We’ll Get You There

1. Apply What You Already Know

You don't need another degree or years of extra training. We will build on your speech and language background and show your how to guide students through accent, pronunciation, and speech clarity training programs.

2. Build Specialized Skills

Get the practical knowledge you need to coach ESL or L2 professionals, performers, and international speakers. Learn how to handle common questions, provide helpful feedback, and deliver effective training sessions.

3. Set Up Your Teaching Foundation

Know exactly what to do (and what to skip) to start working with students quickly. Learn how to structure lessons, set goals, and create a positive learning experience from the start.

4. Use Our Done-for-You Curriculum

Save hours of prep time with a curated set of ready-to-use PDFs and audio lessons covering rhythm, intonation, connection, and every sound of American English. Use them in your sessions and share with your students for guided practice between meetings. No more starting from scratch. Just download, teach, and go!

What Makes This Certification Program Different?

This isn’t just another accent training course.
It’s a professional specialization designed to help you build real confidence, apply proven methods, and start offering high-value services using the skills you already have.

Expert-Level Training & Curriculum

Learn The Accent Channel Method™—a research-informed, step-by-step system for accent, pronunciation, and speech clarity

Develop the skills to assess speech patterns and guide students through structured improvement plans
Gain tools to work confidently with L2 and ESL speakers who want to speak more clearly and effectively

Specialization That Supports Confident Pricing

Deliver structured coaching programs, not just one-off sessions, with a clear beginning, middle, and end
Learn how to create structured programs that align with $100+ session pricing as you gain experience.
Start building a specialized, results-driven service that sets you apart from low-cost ESL tutoring or general language instruction.

Tools, Materials & Support Included

Access done-for-you materials: client-facing PDFs, audio lessons, assessment templates, and instructor guides
Follow practical, actionable steps to find your first students
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Confidence-Based Coaching

Accent training shouldn’t make someone feel smaller, it should make them stronger.

That’s why our method includes a coaching approach that focuses on clarity and confidence. We help students stop apologizing for their voice, speak without hesitation, and sound like the experts they are.

This emotional and performance layer of training is missing from traditional pronunciation programs but it’s built into everything we teach. That’s what makes our graduates different. That’s why their students get real-world results.

You’ll be certified—but more importantly, you’ll be ready. Ready to coach real students, deliver real results, and offer a service you’re proud of.

You'll be certified, but more than that, you'll feel ready and qualified to start working with real students and offer a service you’re proud of.

Accent Specialist Training section is offered for 0.55 ASHA CEUs.

Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour.

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Optional Peer Practice: Find a Practice Partner

You’ll have access to a Find a Practice Partner space inside the community, where instructors can connect to practice teaching, walk through session scripts, or focus on specific skills together.

This optional, self-managed space gives many instructors the confidence boost they need to move from learning the method to actually using it. Practicing in a low-pressure, peer setting can make it much easier to transition into real, paid work.

This is included with lifetime access at no extra cost.

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Can I Use What I Learn In The Program To Teach Another Accent of English, like British or Australian?

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Why I Created This Program + Why Now

I created this program because I’ve been where you are—interested in accent training, but unsure how to start. When I first began, I didn’t know much about accents either. But I learned, I built systems that worked, and I started helping students transform the way they speak.

Now, I’ve trained over 300 professionals to do the same.

And I want you to know: you don’t need to be an expert in every dialect.
You just need the right tools, structure, and support.

You Don’t Need a Huge Audience. You Just Need a Place to Begin.

This program gives you a step-by-step framework, done-for-you materials, and a simple way to get answers if you ever feel stuck.

You’ll walk away with:

A method that’s been tested with real students
Materials you can use right away with no guesswork required
The confidence to begin without waiting for the day you feel “ready”

If you’re ready to stop trading time for low hourly rates...
If you’re ready to use your skills in a new way that helps others and supports your professional growth...

This is the place to start.

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: 609.17 minutes = 10.15 hours = 1.0 ASHA CEUs

Module 1: Becoming an Accent Expert

Lesson 1: Qualities of a Successful Accent Instructor: 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: 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: 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: The Basics of Accent Training: 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: 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: My 12-Week Lesson plan: 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: 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

Module 2: How To Do A Speech Assessment

Lesson 1: Speech Assessment Overview: 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: Formal vs Conversational: 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: 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 them
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: Assessing areas other than pronunciation: 4:47

Understand why areas other than pronunciation are important
Identify specific areas to assess
Practice presenting findings to your students

Lesson 5: Case Study: 13:54

Listen in on a real session as I present the findings of an Accent Assessment to a native speaker of Polish.

Lesson 6: Tips for Making the Assessment Easier: 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

Module 3: 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: 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: 10:50

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

Module 4: Implementing your Programs

Lesson 1: How to Structure Sessions and Programs: 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 session
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: Working on Goals Other Than Pronunciation: 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: 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: 0:57

Get access to an ever-growing list of recommendations for products, software, and materials to use in your sessions

Lesson 6: Session Activities: 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: 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: 6:40

Create a system to measure progress and assess student improvement
Learn to provide data to document accent training speech improvement

Module 5: Working with Specific Populations

Lesson 1: Working With Actors: 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: 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: 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: 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 know

Lesson 5: Long-Term Students: 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: 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 speakers

Lesson 7: New York City (NYC) Dialects Workshop: 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 speakers

Module 6: Next Steps

Lesson 1: Finding Your First Students: 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: Teaching Tools, Tech Stuff, Software, Video Creation Equipment and More: Text Only

Quality resources for your accent and pronunciation training toolkit
My top picks of products and services that have positively impacted my business.
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...

Assessment and Teaching Frameworks For Specific Languages

Clear, step-by-step frameworks that show you exactly what to assess, what to prioritize, and how to sequence instruction for speakers of specific native languages, including:

Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Hebrew
Korean
Languages of India
Russian
Spanish

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.

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.

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.

Access all modules and lessons immediately

We train your ear before we train your teaching.

After completing the core training, you’ll be able to:

Identify priorities in under 5 minutes, even with unfamiliar speakers
Explain why something matters in a way clients immediately understand
Adjust mid-session without panic, rather than stopping or over-teaching

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.

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.