📱 Best Platforms
Zoom with high-quality audio settings for nuanced vocal feedback. Wyzant for listing speech coaching. Superpeer for coaching packages. Calendly for scheduling. Audacity for recording analysis.
📖 The Hustle
Voice and diction coaching helps people improve how they sound — pitch, pace, projection, clarity, vocal fry, uptalk, and articulation. If you have training in voice (singing, acting, speech-language pathology, or broadcast voice work), you can coach clients who want to sound more authoritative, clear, and engaging. Target specific client segments: professionals who speak on conference calls all day and need vocal stamina, non-native English speakers working on clarity, podcasters developing their on-mic presence, or executives who want a more commanding speaking voice. Charge $75-200 per session. Use audio recording and playback extensively — most people have never heard themselves the way others hear them, and this awareness is transformative. Create vocal warm-up routines customized to each client's needs. Offer specialized programs: 'Voice Training for Podcasters,' 'Executive Vocal Presence,' or 'Speak Clearly: Diction for Non-Native English Speakers.' The work is deeply personal and clients who see improvement in how they're perceived become strong advocates.
🚀 First Step
Create a free 'Vocal Warm-Up for Professionals' audio guide, list your services on Wyzant and Superpeer, and share vocal tips on LinkedIn targeting podcasters and executives.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Record and play back client speech samples — hearing their own vocal patterns (uptalk, filler words, monotone) is the catalyst for change
- Create client-specific vocal warm-up routines — customized exercises demonstrate expertise and give clients a daily practice habit
- Target podcasters specifically — the podcasting boom has created a huge market of people who suddenly need vocal skills and have no training
🛠 Tools & Resources: Zoom, Wyzant, Superpeer, Calendly, Audacity, Loom, Notion