Beyond Accent Modification: 5 Premium Services Clients Pay Top Dollar For

When I started my private practice in 2014, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what accent training looked like.

I'd already spent years working in an established speech practice that specialized in helping a wide variety of clients improve their communication skills.

These were often high-stakes situations where communication was directly tied to career opportunities, public-facing roles, leadership responsibilities, or professional performances.

But one of the biggest surprises of my career came after I opened my own practice.

I discovered that there were far more ways to use these skills than I ever imagined.

What started as accent training gradually expanded into workplace communication, corporate training, healthcare communication, performance coaching, executive communication, and more.

And perhaps even more surprising was what clients were willing to pay for these services.

That's why I wanted to write this article.

The services below show that there is much more to speech and communication coaching than many people realize.

✨ NOTE: These are the exact types of services my certification students are using to book clients, expand their services, and confidently charge premium rates.

1. General American Accent Training

💰 Typical Rates: $90–$225+ per session

This is still one of the most popular and accessible services in the field.

Clients often seek accent training because they want to communicate more clearly, feel more confident, improve workplace communication, or prepare for interviews and presentations.

Common clients include:

• International professionals
• Graduate students
• Job seekers
• Healthcare professionals

Many instructors package these services into multi-week programs rather than selling individual sessions.

2. Communication Coaching for International Professionals

💰 Typical Rates: $100–$250+ per session

Many international professionals are not looking for accent training alone.

They may want support with:

• Meeting participation
• Presentation skills
• Workplace communication
• Executive presence
• Communication confidence

This service aligns perfectly with the communication challenges many professionals face in today's global workplace.

3. Communication Coaching for Healthcare & Education Professionals

💰 Typical Rates: $100–$250+ per session

Healthcare professionals, professors, teachers, and graduate students often face unique communication demands.

Topics may include:

• Patient communication
• Classroom communication
• Professional vocabulary
• Speech clarity
• Communication confidence

This can be an especially rewarding niche because many clients are working toward meaningful professional goals.

4. Corporate Speech & Communication Training

💰 Typical Rates: $1,500–$10,000+ per engagement

Corporate training can involve individual coaching, small-group programs, workshops, or ongoing communication support.

Common topics include:

• Communication clarity
• Presentation skills
• Leadership communication
• Customer-facing communication
• Team communication

Many instructors never realize that organizations are willing to invest significantly in communication training.

5. Dialect & Performance Coaching

💰 Typical Rates: $100–$300+ per hour or project-based fees

This specialty involves helping performers, speakers, and media professionals learn or modify specific dialect features.

Clients may include:

• Actors
• Voiceover artists
• Public speakers
• Media professionals

My own experience working in specialized New York City speech practices exposed me to many of these communication environments, and it remains my favorite part of this work.

The Opportunity Is Bigger Than Many People Realize

Accent training remains a valuable and highly sought-after service.

But it's only one of many ways to use these skills.

Many speech and language professionals build successful practices by combining accent training with communication coaching, workplace communication support, corporate training, performance coaching, and other specialized services.

The good news is that most SLPs, ESL teachers, educators, and communication professionals are already closer to offering these services than they realize.

What most people need is not another degree or years of specialized experience.

They need a framework.

If you're interested in exploring this work further, my beginner-friendly workshop, Planning and Running Your First Accent Training Session, walks you through how sessions are structured, how to guide students, and how many instructors begin offering these services professionally.

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