This study presents a thematic analysis of the oral communication concerns of three different accounting constituencies: undergraduate accounting majors, accounting graduate students, and professional accountants in two large public accounting firms. The analysis was based on 705 total concerns statements obtained from an open-ended questionnaire administered to respondents using the ''communication concerns model'' as its theoretical underpinning. Based on the identification of themes of oral communication concerns that arise from this analysis, the study makes suggestions for the content and sequencing of oral communication instruction in collegiate or post-collegiate instruction.