Coaches who specialize in business topics and audiobook performance are listed on this page. For help learning accents and dialects, check out the many resources linked in Where/how can I learn accents and dialects?, as well as the accent and dialect coaches and classes listed in the Welcome Center.

You’ll want to research coach(es) because:

• Your choice of coach(es) depends on your background, needs, and aspirations at the time.
• Coach personalities and coaching styles differ, and you’ll connect better with some coaches than others.
• You will want different types of coaching throughout your career.

Here are 3 articles to get you started:

• I wrote the article 10 questions to ask coaches and demo producers.
• Casting director and award-winning narrator Tanya Eby offers tips for researching coaches in this article.
• In this article, Grammy-winning producer and director Paul Alan Ruben discusses 7 things narrators should expect from a coach.

As I explain in Thoughts About Advice in Narrator Groups, you need to be careful about the advice you give and take in social media groups.

I also suggest that you listen to and/or read previous interviews with your prospective coach(es) to get a sense of them and their work. While you’ll find many podcasts and YouTube playlists linked on the Welcome Center page, these resources are good places to start:

• Audiobook Narration for Beginners podcast
• Audiobook Speakeasy podcast
• Narrator’s Cup of Joe video series
• The Nomad Narrator podcast
• Tanya Eby’s Substack articles about recommended coaches:
  • Part 1 spotlights Erin Moon and Ann Richardson
  • Part 2 highlights Emily Lawrence, PJ Ochlan, and Hillary Huber
  • Part 3 interviews Joel Froomkin and Jennifer Jill Araya
  • Part 4 focuses on Andi Arndt and Elise Arsenault
  • Part 5 showcases Ronnie Butler and me

* Note: You may need a subscription to read Tanya’s Substack. You’ll find a discount offer in the Welcome Center.

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A list of coaches meeting your criteria will appear in the results.
You can then click on each entry to see details including contact info.

If you are a coach and want to be considered for inclusion in this directory, follow the instructions listed here on the front page of Audiobook Village.

If you are currently listed in the Coaches Directory and have updates to your information, send an email to Drew with the details.