Teaching language is a brutal job. I taught English for almost 15 years before I had the courage to transition to accent work only! I worked in many different types of institutions and schools, teaching every age and every level of language.

I had my favorites, but I was still working for someone else. I had to teach what the school wanted, which was not always what my students really wanted or needed. Once I was suddenly laid off because enrollment was down and I was the most recently hired.

In every language, speakers need to be understood. No matter what language you teach, people want to learn to speak better! Everyone has an ideal accent for their goal. You can stop teaching general language and really start helping people the way they need!

Only you can answer this for sure!

But I’m guessing that if you’re reading this, you already know it’s worth a try to stop teaching language and start coaching accents!

DM me for a quick call to explore if this is the right path for you!

My main payment gateway is Patreon. However, if some people need to use alternatives like Boosty or Paypal due to international political reasons (like Iran or Russia).

Teaching is usually done in a group setting, and it’s a more traditional approach to learning. It puts the teacher in a position of power and knowledge, and the student is there to receive that knowledge, like an empty glass waiting to be filled.

Coaching puts the student (or client) at the center, in charge of their own learning experience. We coaches are there to understand their needs, desires, abilities, and preferences and help guide them as needed, using our expertise to empower THEM!

One approach is not inherently better than the other. Many cultures and individuals still value a teacher centered approach. I prefer to coach in most circumstances.

We meet weekly on Discord, in person (optional). In these workshop sessions, we go over the Pronunciation goal and Prosody goal for the month (as needed). We use the leftover time for masterminding: Q & A, individual coaching for you, networking…

You have access to the archive of ALL live sessions! You can always post questions that I’ll answer anytime!

We have 3 special, private channels on Discord.

The regular chat channel we use to ask questions and touch base on

The Replay channel is used to archive all the links to videos of past sessions

The Resources channel is where I share the resources I have used in the past, which you are welcome to use as a template, and copy to alter to fit your needs!

You are also welcome to attend any of the events I have, from free Office Hours (where you can get hands-on practice correcting others) to my Instagram and Clubhouse live sessions.

I am also happy to send you my THree THings THursday newsletter, so you can see how i write (and to keep you in the loop of what I’m doing).

Finally, I ask my teachers first if they would like to collaborate with me on Instagram, in order to mutually benefit our followers and grow our audiences together!

The Accent Teachers Academy uses Discord. If you don’t know Discord, it’s like WhatsApp + Reddit in one. The learning curve for any new platform can be scary, but don’t worry, I’ll walk you through it!

I really stand by Discord and encourage you to have a Discord server as well (instead of a subscription membership platform such as Mighty Networks, Circle, etc…) with your students. I would love to show you the joys of Discord!

After doing a survey with the founding members, we found the most requested time for me to be available to teachers live was Tuesday mornings my time (GMT-5). If the majority of the group would like weekly live sessions at another time, we can change the schedule! We record all sessions, so the replays are available to you at any time!

Each month, we touch base on 1 Pronunciation challenge and 1 Prosody challenge clients face. This is the same schedule I use when I’m publishing social media content, so that you can see what I am working on! I ask if Accent Teachers have any need for these in their own speaking, or in how they coach these accent challenges.

I made this list based on the most common challenges I’ve seen in clients:

Besides Replays of the live weekly sessions, BONUS videos fall under 3 categories:

1. Monthly Pronunciation and Prosody topics (refer to the monthly schedule)
2. Topics I happen to be working on and would like to share with you. For example, last month I was working on creating a Telegram group for practice, so I decided to video WHY & HOW I set it up, so that you could learn with me.
3.  Special Requests. Sometimes, teachers request I do a separate video on a process or procedure. I’m happy to honor those requests, because they really tell me what you need to know!

It’s a monthly membership of $19. You can cancel at any time. If I can’t help you, I’m happy to refund your money!

Some people who join have already started coaching, and need help growing their business or refining their coaching skills.

Some people are really good coaches, and looking for community and networking more than anything.

Other people are still teaching language full time, and only just starting to transition or see if this is the right direction for their career.

Some language teachers want to work on their own accent first before coaching others so that they can start by getting better job offers but continue teaching language.

So… it depends on how much you want to learn from me and the rest of our members.