Voice & Pronunciation Coaching Program

A voice that carries what you mean.

The Voice & Pronunciation Coaching Program is twelve weekly one-hour sessions, one-to-one with a qualified Voice Clinic coach. It builds breath, resonance, pitch, articulation and modulation step by step, then applies them to the places you actually speak: meetings, calls, video and presentations.

Every speaker has an accent, including your coach. This program is not designed to remove yours. It works on accent management: you decide which features of your speech, if any, you want to change, usually because they cause you to be misheard in a context that matters to you. Your coach proposes; you choose.

Who This Program Is For

This program suits anyone who wants their voice to work harder for them in English-speaking settings, whatever their first language.

• Professionals who want clearer pronunciation for meetings, presentations and calls
• Executives and entrepreneurs working in international or multilingual environments
• Second-language English speakers who want to work on specific features of their speech
• Call centre agents, sales professionals and customer-facing staff who want sharper articulation
• Students and graduates preparing for interviews, oral examinations or postgraduate study
• Broadcasters, podcasters and content creators who need a clear, audible delivery

What You Will Learn

The twelve sessions run in three phases. Each session builds on the one before it, and your coach adapts the emphasis to your own voice and assessment.

Foundation (Sessions 1 to 4): Breath, Resonance and Release

You start with relaxation and intercostal diaphragmatic breathing, find the resonance that lets a voice carry with less effort, locate your optimum pitch, and begin the lip and tongue work that shapes clear speech.

Precision (Sessions 5 to 8): Vowels, Consonants, Projection and Modulation

You work on pure vowels and diphthongs, crisp consonants and word endings, forward placement for projection, and the pitch, pace, pause and inflection that keep a listener with you.

Application (Sessions 9 to 12): Your Voice at Work

You read prose and poetry aloud to build range, adapt your voice to a microphone, a video call, a telephone and a room, and make sure the technique still sounds like you.

Accent Management, on Your Terms

If you choose to work on a particular feature of your speech, your coach works on it with you, one feature at a time. The program describes features of South African English and other varieties; it does not treat any of them as errors.

Program Structure

The program is delivered as twelve one-to-one sessions of one hour each, ideally on the same day and time each week. Coaching is available online via Zoom or your preferred virtual platform, or face to face.

Sessions may include:

• A voice assessment and recording before Session 1
• Relaxation, breathing and resonance exercises
• Optimum pitch and open-throat work
• Articulation, vowel and consonant drills
• Forward placement and projection practice
• Reading aloud across different registers
• Practice for microphones, video calls and the telephone
• A second recording in Session 12, compared with the first, and a practice plan to keep going

The program includes a voice and pronunciation assessment, all twelve coaching sessions, a comprehensive training manual, a Voice Clinic pen and a certificate of participation.

Results You Can Expect

Delegates who complete the program often experience:

• Breath support that holds up under pressure
• A fuller, more resonant voice that carries with less effort
• Clearer vowels, crisper consonants and landed word endings
• More deliberate use of pitch, pace and pause
• A voice that adapts to calls, video meetings and rooms
• An audible difference between their first and last recordings
• A daily practice routine that keeps the progress going

Why Choose The Voice Clinic

The Voice Clinic has been helping professionals strengthen their voice, pronunciation and communication skills since 1988. Training is delivered by qualified facilitators with diplomas, degrees and doctorates, and up to thirty years of experience in voice, psychology, coaching and performance. The Voice Clinic is also a B-BBEE Level 2 Value Added Supplier.

You benefit from:

• One-to-one coaching built around your own assessment and goals
• A twelve-session structure where each phase builds on the last
• A choice-based approach to accent: you decide what to work on
• Flexible delivery online or face to face
• A comprehensive training manual and exercise library to keep

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the program?

Twelve weeks, with one one-hour coaching session per week.

Is this coaching personalised?

Yes. The program starts with an individual voice assessment and recording, and every session is shaped around what that assessment found and what you decide to work on.

Will this remove my accent?

No. This program does not set out to remove anyone's accent or produce a "neutral" one. If you want to change a specific feature of how you speak, your coach will work on it with you. What you work on is your choice.

Is this suitable for second-language English speakers?

Yes. Many delegates speak English as a second or additional language. The program assumes working English and coaches how it is produced, not grammar or vocabulary.

Is online training available?

Yes. The program is available online via Zoom or your preferred virtual platform, and face to face.

Where is the training delivered?

Training is available in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban, as well as online via your preferred virtual platform.

What is included in the program?

The program includes an individual voice and pronunciation assessment, all twelve coaching sessions, a comprehensive training manual, a Voice Clinic pen and a certificate of participation.

Invest in a voice that carries what you mean.

Enrol in the Voice & Pronunciation Coaching Program today and spend twelve weeks building the breath, clarity and range to be heard the way you intend.