The Accent Channel
Accent Specialist Certification Program
Accent Modification Certification Program
Accent Specialist Training section is offered for 1.0 ASHA CEUs
Business Bootcamp section is offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs.
Total ASHA CEUs available for both sections inside the program is 1.5 ASHA CEUs.
Learn the Method. Deliver Results. Charge Premium Rates with Confidence.
The Accent Channel’s Accent Specialist Certification Program is the most comprehensive, results-driven training available for professionals who want to confidently coach accent and speech clarity—and charge $100+ per session for their expertise.
Designed for SLPs, ESL teachers, voice coaches, educators, and other speech and language professionals, this program offers the tools, structure, and support you need to specialize in one of the most in-demand areas of speech training.
With a proven methodology, hands-on coaching practice, and step-by-step training in The Accent Channel Method™, you’ll gain the skills—and the confidence—to deliver real transformation for your clients and create premium, high-value coaching programs.
What Makes This Certification Program Different?
Unlike other programs, this is not just another accent training course—it’s a career-elevating specialization that gives you the tools, structure, and support to succeed as a high-level speech coach.
Expert-Level Training & Curriculum
- Learn The Accent Channel Method™—a proven, research-based system for speech improvement, accent modification, and pronunciation mastery
- Gain the skills to conduct in-depth client assessments and design personalized, results-driven training plans
- Learn how to coach both ESL and native English speakers to improve communication skills in professional and corporate settings
Specialization That Justifies Premium Pricing
- Develop structured, high-value coaching programs—not just one-off sessions
- Package your expertise into structured offerings that justify $1,200–$10,000+ price points
- Move beyond hourly work and build long-term, high-impact client relationships
Business & Marketing Support
- Access done-for-you templates, including client intake forms, consultation scripts, and pricing guides
- Learn how to design, price, and confidently sell premium coaching programs and corporate training packages
- Get personalized feedback on your teaching approach, client success plans, package offers, and marketing strategies
Client Referrals & Professional Visibility
- Certified coaches are listed in the exclusive Accent Channel Directory
- You’ll be considered for referrals from The Accent Channel Waitlist
(While referrals are not guaranteed, we actively recommend our certified teachers to new clients seeking expert coaching.)


Accent Specialist Training section is offered for 1.0 ASHA CEUs.
Business Bootcamp section is offered for 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.
You Already Have What It Takes—Let’s Build on It
As an SLP, ESL teacher, voice coach, actor, educator, or speech and langauge professional, you already have the foundation. This program shows you how to turn your knowledge into a specialized skill set that transforms lives—and creates new opportunities for you.
You’ll learn to:
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Help clients speak with clarity and confidence in both professional and personal settings
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Work with motivated students who value your expertise and are ready to invest in results
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Set your own schedule, work on your own terms, and build a business that fits your life
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Turn your teaching skills into a profitable, high-value coaching offer
Here's How We’ll Get You There:
1. Apply What You Already Know
You’ll build on your current speech and language skills and learn how to apply them to accent, pronunciation, and dialect training.
2. Develop Specialized Expertise
Get the in-depth knowledge you need to work confidently with actors, professionals, and diverse student populations. You’ll learn how to answer tough questions and deliver high-level coaching.
3. Set Up Your Teaching Foundation
Know exactly what to do—and what to skip—to get started with real students fast. We’ll help you create programs that get results and build long-term student relationships.
4. Use Our Done-for-You Curriculum
You’ll get full access to over 350 ready-to-use PDFs and audio lessons covering accent training, dialects, and American English pronunciation. Download and keep them to use with your students, anytime.
5. Get Support Every Step of the Way
With expert mentorship, regular live sessions, and direct guidance from experienced coaches, you’ll never feel like you’re figuring it out alone. We’ll help you feel confident and capable from day one.
With this training, you won’t just know how to teach accent and speech clarity—you’ll feel ready to charge premium rates, attract high-quality students, and position yourself as a leader in this growing field.
One Year of Support Inside The Speech Coach Collective
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:
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Troubleshoot challenges
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Brainstorm ideas
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Talk about speech, teaching, and business
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Share wins, ask questions, and get feedback
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Learn from expert guest speakers
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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:
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Mock speech assessments for speakers of various language backgrounds
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Pricing strategies & how to present your rates
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Time-saving tools, including ChatGPT and content templates
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Client retention techniques
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Creating video lessons on a budget
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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 ongoing student access to the Practice Portal—allowing you to enroll up to 4 students per month.
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:
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Practice the exact skills you're working on in sessions
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Stay motivated and engaged between meetings
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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 results that set you apart.
The Accent Channel Instructor Resource Library
You’ll also get full access to over 350 downloadable PDF and audio lessons covering every aspect of American English—pronunciation, rhythm, stress, intonation, and more.
These professional-quality materials are:
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Custom-built for accent and speech clarity coaching
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Adaptable to any teaching format (in-person or online)
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Yours to keep and use with your students—forever
Say goodbye to scrambling for resources or creating everything from scratch. These materials are designed to save you time, support your students, and help you grow with confidence.
Renewing Your Membership
After your first year, you’ll have the option to renew your membership 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.
Course Description:
Learn to assess, set goals, create lesson plans, structure sessions, develop homework activities, and design training programs using proven techniques.
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.
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.
- 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.
Partial credit is not available for this course.
This course is open for enrollment and available for earning ASHA CEUs from November 1 2024 - December 31, 2025
If you are a Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist earning ASHA CEUs, you will have 1 year from the date of enrollment to earn ASHA CEUs.
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.
What's the refund policy?
Can I earn ASHA CEUs or continuing education hours for this?
Do I need a special certification or licensure to teach accents and dialects?
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?
Will I receive a certificate when I complete the program??
Presenter and Disclosures
Presenter:
Jessica Kijowski, MS, CCC-SLP 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.
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...
Lesson Plans For Specific Languages
You'll get detailed lesson plans for specific native languages and several regional dialects of English including:
- Arabic
- 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.
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.
Immediate Access to all modules and lessons 24/7
We are 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.
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Done For You Materials
If you want to charge premium prices, you need quality materials for your programs.
Our materials give you everything you need to teach rhythm, intonation, and every sound of American English, so you can avoid the hours of research, effort, and frustration that come with creating or searching for materials.
After you download and save all the PDFs and audios to your computer or Dropbox, you have permission to use them in your sessions and share with your students.
A little about me: I'm Jessica Kijowski, MS, CCC-SLP, and I'm an ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist. I’ve been teaching accents, dialects, and pronunciation since 2000.
I started my own accent training business from scratch, with zero students, but turned it into a thriving business with a full-time caseload.
Since 2020, I've helped over 200 speech and language professionals launch successful accent training businesses. Many of these teachers were able to leave their full-time jobs for the more fulfilling career of working for themselves.
When you’re ready to take action, I’d love to welcome you into our program and help you start an exciting new chapter in your career.
