Instructor Certification Resources

GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Certification 

A comprehensive certification designed to prepare you for 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 — the kind 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.

Available for earning  1.5 ASHA CEUs.

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Over 26 Years of Proven Results in Accent Training and Speech Improvement.  Trusted by Instructors in 15+ Countries.

The Accent Channel’s GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Certification is a comprehensive training for instructors who want to work at a high level using a clear, method-based approach to accent, voice, and professional communication coaching.

Built on more than 26 years of real-world practice, GlobalVoice is grounded in approaches that produce meaningful communication improvement for students — not theory for theory’s sake. The focus is on teaching clearly, structuring sessions effectively, and guiding progress in ways that clients notice and value.

In this program, you’ll:

  • Expand your expertise through structured training in accent, voice, and professional communication skills, so you can work with a wide range of clients, including ESL learners, corporate professionals, performers, educators, and L1 (native) English speakers who want to refine their presentation and public speaking skills.
  • Sharpen your instructional skills through live mentorship, feedback, and practice opportunities that help you assess, plan, and teach with clarity and precision.
  • Clarify the true value of communication improvement services and see how experienced instructors communicate their expertise in a way that builds trust and encourages long-term client relationships.
  • Move beyond isolated sessions by understanding how high-ticket programs are designed and positioned. You’ll learn how to deliver complete, professional programs that reflect the depth of your expertise and support meaningful, noticeable communication progress.

With this certification, you’ll be positioned to grow into a recognized specialist, the kind of expert clients refer, professionals respect, and institutions trust.

What’s Included in the GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Certification

Your enrollment includes everything you need to offer professional, high-quality accent and voice coaching:

  • Full training in The Accent Channel Method™
  • In-depth accent, voice improvement, and professional communication modules, including techniques to confidently work with L1 English (native) speakers.
  • Dialect workshops, including General American Southern and NYC dialects, with additional dialects introduced in live sessions.
  • Training for specialized audiences: corporate clients, actors, long-term students, and groups
  • Lifetime access to all core training modules and future updates
Live Mentorship & Community

Available with the Mentorship Track (12 months included)

  • Twice-monthly live coaching calls with Q&A, hot seats, and mock sessions

  • Five years of session replays

  • Expert guest speakers

  • Ongoing community discussion and instructor connection

Business Training & Tools
  • The Business Bootcamp: pricing, packaging, client acquisition, and retention strategies
  • Proven student-finding system
  • Done-for-you resources: policies, client emails, lead generation templates, marketing copy, and social media content
  • Training on email marketing, building offers that continue to generate revenue outside of live sessions, and developing group programs
Visibility & Professional Recognition
  • Certification as a Certified Accent Specialist™
  • Certification as a GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Specialist
  • Listing in our Teacher Directory for ongoing student referrals.
  • Eligibility for spotlight features in email + social media to highlight your work.

In addition, organizations and membership platforms continue to reach out to us seeking Accent Channel–trained coaches. When these opportunities arise, instructors who have completed the certification may be notified based on fit and availability.

Participation in the certification does not guarantee referrals or paid roles.

Language-Specific Assessment & Teaching Frameworks

A core pillar of the GlobalVoice™ Method

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 beyond “what sound to teach.” Each one is built around common speech patterns influenced by a speaker’s native language and walks you through:

  • what to listen for in real speech

  • how to assess patterns that affect intelligibility

  • which sounds and communication targets to prioritize

  • the optimal order for addressing those targets

  • 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, reflecting real-world teaching experience and ongoing improvements to assessment clarity and instructional flow.

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.

A Complete, Client-Facing Practice Portal

 

The Student Practice Portal is an online, client-facing practice hub designed to keep student practice structured, intentional, and closely connected to live teaching. (Unlimited student access for the first 12 months.)

It includes 400+ downloadable PDFs and audio lessons, along with hours of guided video exercises you can easily assign and review with clients—so you always have a reliable resource to coach from, even with zero prep. Downloadable materials are yours to save, print, and reuse with your students.

Students access a comprehensive practice library covering:

  • Every sound of English, plus rhythm, stress, and intonation

  • Voice improvement

  • Professional speaking and communication skills

  • Corporate and leadership communication topics

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.

The Student Practice Portal is designed to complement private instruction, not replace it. Practice activities encourage reflection and follow-up discussion with a qualified instructor.

Matching Instructor Resource Library

Instructors also receive access to a matching Instructor Resource Library (Lifetime Access).

This instructor-only library is designed to guide confident decision-making and efficient session planning and includes:

  • Session frameworks and planning guides

  • Teaching notes and instructional insights

  • Slide decks and scripts

  • Common challenges with practical solutions

Together, the Student Practice Portal and Instructor Resource Library form a complete teaching system—one built for student practice and one designed for instructor preparation—so you’re never guessing what to teach or what to assign next.

New materials are added regularly as the program evolves. If there’s something you don’t see but wish you had, let us know. We’re continually refining the library to make it as useful and effective for real students as possible. (I use it with my own students!)

Run Real Sessions Before You Graduate

(and Get Feedback on Your Skills)

Inside The Accent Channel’s GlobalVoice™ Professional Communication Certification, you won’t just learn how to teach — you’ll actively run sessions and receive feedback to refine your skills before you graduate.

Every instructor has the option to submit up to three practice sessions for review, working one-on-one with a volunteer and submitting recorded sessions for feedback.

đź’¬ Find a Practice Partner inside our community
🎥 Submit a recording of each session
📝 Receive detailed feedback and personalized recommendations to strengthen your teaching approach
(Sessions must be submitted within 12 months of enrollment.)

These optional practice reviews help bridge the gap between training and real-world work, giving you confidence, hands-on experience, and clearer direction as you prepare to work independently.

Supervised practice and partner opportunities are available exclusively to instructors enrolled in the current certification structure (April 2025 and later).

Full Pay Plan

$3400.00

1 Payment

  • Save on financing fees
  • One simple payment
  • Instant access to the full program
Lifetime Access to teaching + marketing programs PLUS a 1-year membership to the Speech Coach Collective Mentorship.   

9 Month Payment Plan

$406.67 X 9

9 Payments + Administrative Fee

  • $3,400 + $260 Admin Fee (Total = $3,660)
  • No interest—just a flat admin fee
  • Instant access to the full program
Lifetime Access to teaching + marketing programs PLUS a 1-year membership to the Speech Coach Collective Mentorship. 

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.

Enrollment for this program is currently closed.

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But new and exciting upgrades are coming!
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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 clients trust and are willing to invest in.

To illustrate how these pricing models can translate into monthly income for an instructor charging $100/session:

  • 3 clients/week at $100/session → ~$1,200/month

  • 6 clients/week → ~$2,400/month

  • 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, structure, and mentorship to help you design services that justify these pricing models through strong program design, professional delivery, and clear positioning.

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Is the GlobalVoice Certification™ Right for You?

This certification is designed for professionals who are ready to go beyond the basics and become the trusted name in accent and communication coaching.

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 more than just clearer speech…they want presence.

✔️ You’re an ESL or language instructor who’s tired of surface-level teaching and wants to become known for delivering real transformation in clarity, pronunciation, and fluency, the kind of coaching students eagerly recommend to others.

✔️ You’re a voice coach, acting coach, or performance pro who wants to expand your techniques and help clients own the way they sound in every room they walk into.

✔️ You’re a corporate trainer or educator who wants to build custom programs that elevate the voices of leaders, strengthen team communication, and sharpen professional presence across industries.

✔️ You’re looking for a career change or are a motivated beginner who’s driven, coachable, and ready to skip the trial-and-error and build a high-caliber business with the tools, mentorship, and credibility to start strong.

You don’t need to be an expert in every accent to begin. What you do need is a clear system, the right tools, and the confidence to package your skills into offers that reflect your value.

That’s exactly what this certification gives you.

Over 300 professionals have already used this method to launch and grow their own coaching services and you’ll have the same support at every step.

If you’re serious about becoming a top-tier accent and voice specialist, this is the training that helps you get there, with the expert tools, business structure, and support to make it real.

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, apply, and refine your skills.

❌ You’d rather stick with broad ESL teaching than specialize in high-value communication coaching.

❌ You’re not ready to invest in mentorship, advanced training, and business strategies that position you as a premium professional.

This certification is designed for professionals who are serious about building expertise, confidence, and authority in accent and communication training.

If that’s you, you’re in the right place.

GlobalVoice includes access to a Find a Practice Partner space within the community, where instructors connect to practice teaching, run mock sessions, and work through specific skills together.

This self-managed space supports regular practice and helps bridge the gap between training and confident delivery with real clients. For many instructors, peer practice is a key step in feeling ready to charge for their work.

Our practice space offers something most programs don’t: an easy way to stay engaged, practice consistently, and build confidence alongside peers at a similar stage.

Access is included with lifetime access at no extra cost for current and returning GlobalVoice members.

You’ll gain the knowledge to confidently work with a wide range of clients and learn to understand the speech patterns, accents, and cultural nuances that shape how people communicate.
This expertise allows you to deliver more personalized coaching, help students reach their goals faster, and position yourself as a true specialist in your field.

What Makes This Certification 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.

This certification is built around how 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 — not as a promise of outcome, but as an 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™ is for people who are curious about accent and professional communication coaching and want a clear, realistic way to step into the work with confidence.

Inside the certification, you learn how to:

âś… plan and run effective accent and communication sessions without guessing
âś… work with a wide range of clients using a structured, professional framework
âś… turn an interest in speech, accents, or communication into a legitimate, high-value service that clients are willing to invest in
âś… present your work clearly and confidently so clients understand its value

For many instructors, GlobalVoice becomes the bridge between interest and application, helping them move from “I think I could do this” to “I know how to offer this professionally.”

 

Accent Specialist Training: 1.0 ASHA CEUs.

Business Bootcamp: 0.5 ASHA CEUs. 

Total ASHA CEUs available for both sections inside the program 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.

One Year of Support Inside The Speech Coach Collective Mentorship 

As part of your certification, you'll receive 12 months of access to The Speech Coach Collective—an exclusive learning community and professional resource hub built to support you as you grow your skills and your student base.

Whether you're just starting out or already working with clients, the Collective gives you access to the tools, mentorship, and community support you need to succeed at a higher level.

Live Coaching & Mentorship – Twice a Month

We meet every other week for live strategy sessions, where we:

  • Troubleshoot challenges

  • Brainstorm ideas

  • Talk about speech, teaching, and business

  • Share wins, ask questions, and get feedback

  • Learn from expert guest speakers

  • Encourage collaboration and accountability

You’ll also gain access to a growing library of replays, so you can learn at your own pace and revisit trainings anytime.

Past session topics include:

  • Mock speech assessments for speakers of various language backgrounds

  • Pricing strategies & how to present your rates

  • Time-saving tools, including ChatGPT and content templates

  • Client retention techniques

  • Creating video lessons on a budget

  • Optimizing your website, email marketing, and more

Whether you attend live or watch the replay, you can always submit your questions in advance and get personalized support.

Student Access to the Practice Portal

As long as you're an active member of The Speech Coach Collective, you'll receive unlimited student access to the Practice Portal.

This premium feature provides your clients with a seamless, elevated experience between sessions—one that reflects the quality of your coaching and justifies premium pricing.

The portal acts as a central hub for your students, where they can:

  • Practice the exact skills you’re working on in sessions using video, audio, and PDF lessons, each designed to support different learning styles

  • Stay motivated and engaged between meetings

  • Reinforce their progress with structured, easy-to-follow lessons

This all-in-one system saves you hours of prep time and boosts student satisfaction—while helping you deliver premium services and programs.

Renewing Your Mentorship

After your first year, you’ll have the option to renew your Mentorship on a monthly or annual basis.
There’s no auto-renewal, no surprise charges—just an invitation to continue if it’s the right fit for you.

You Already Have the Skills. Now It’s Time to Elevate.

If you’ve built knowledge in speech, language, voice, or communication, you’re not starting from scratch. What most professionals are missing is a proven way to apply those skills to a high-value service clients are actively searching for and willing to invest in.

That’s what this certification is built to deliver: advanced training, a complete done-for-you curriculum, and systems that help you create a premium coaching experience from day one.

Why It Matters

Motivated students aren’t looking for generic ESL classes, outdated methods, or AI apps. They want:

  • Specialized programs that deliver results

  • Modern tools and an elevated learning experience

  • Coaches who are trained, responsive, and reliable

And they’re ready to invest in programs that reflect that value.

What I’m Seeing Now

  • Specialization wins: Niche, results-driven services stand out.

  • Small, high-value programs shine: Students want more than cookie-cutter courses.

  • Confidence leads to better clients: When you know your value, students do too.

  • Authenticity is your advantage: Your teaching style is your best marketing.

I’ve spent 25+ years refining a system that works and raising my own rates to $225/session. Now I’ve trained over 300 professionals to do the same.

This program gives you:

  • A proven method for delivering results

  • Done-for-you materials, assessments, and practice tools

  • A student-finding system to attract people ready to invest

  • The confidence to package your skills into premium programs

You don’t need a huge audience, a marketing degree, or years of trial and error. You just need the right framework and mentorship.

If you’re ready to stop trading time for low rates and step into a role where your expertise is valued, this is your path.

What You'll Gain in This Program

✔  Learn how to assess students and build personalized training plans that lead to real, measurable results

✔  Use a ready-to-go curriculum to confidently work with speakers from a variety of language backgrounds

✔  Build a strong understanding of English accents and regional dialects to better support your clients

✔  Develop the skills to coach specific populations like corporate professionals, executives, and actors

✔  Listen to real session recordings so you know exactly what effective accent training looks and sounds like

✔  Become eligible for our online Teacher Directory, where potential clients can find and contact you directly

✔  Join live group Q&A sessions twice a month to get expert answers to your questions and personalized guidance

✔  Receive mentorship from experienced accent instructors who’ve been where you are now

Build Your Business with Confidence

✔  Learn marketing strategies tailored specifically for speech professionals

✔  Find students who are qualified, motivated, and ready to invest in accent training

✔  Get step-by-step help crafting your emails, social media posts, opt-in pages, and other promotional content

✔  Implement systems that minimize time spent on social media and allow you to grow without paying for ads

✔  Optimize your pricing structure and set rates that reflect your expertise—often starting at $100+ per session

✔  Develop advanced coaching packages and explore alternative income streams to create more flexibility and sustainability in your practice

Want To Know What Other Teachers Are Saying About The Accent Channel?   

Click here to read reviews in their own words.
We’re Invested in Your Success

While referrals can’t be guaranteed, I regularly share our Online Teacher Directory with students from my waitlist, email list, YouTube channel, and social media platforms to help connect them with certified coaches.

Once you complete the program, you’ll be eligible for a free listing in the directory, giving you added visibility and the opportunity to attract motivated students.

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.

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.