Public speaking & presentation coaching
You know your work. Help people understand your ideas, see your value, and know what to do next.
I help business owners, leaders, and technical experts prepare clearer presentations and conversations through individual coaching, team workshops, and guided practice.
Online coaching and workshops. In-person support in the Atlanta area.
Choose the support you need
Start with the situation you want to improve. We can focus on an upcoming opportunity or build skills you use every day.
For you
Bring a presentation, sales pitch, networking introduction, interview, or leadership conversation. Work one-to-one with me to organize your message, strengthen your delivery, and rehearse with specific feedback.
Discuss Individual Coaching (opens in a new tab)For your team
Help your people explain complex ideas, communicate recommendations, and make the value of their work clear. Workshops use relevant examples, participation, and practice around your team’s goals.
Discuss a Team Workshop (opens in a new tab)For trainers & facilitators
Turn subject expertise into training people can use. Strengthen the workshops, explanations, questions, and activities you already deliver so participants can understand, practice, and apply what they learn.
Explore Trainer Development (opens in a new tab)For ongoing practice
Practice your real messages in a live online community. Receive coaching from me and constructive feedback from fellow professionals while building communication skills and professional connections.
Explore the Network (opens in a new tab)Recognize these moments?
Identify the main idea, choose the details that support it, and connect your explanation to what your audience needs.
Describe your work through familiar situations and useful examples so people can see why it matters to them.
Practice aloud, work through the difficult parts, and develop a delivery approach that fits your message and your voice.
How we work together
We work with communication you actually need, from a short introduction to a presentation or training session.
Who are you speaking to? What matters to them? What should they understand or do afterward? Those answers give your message direction.
Organize your ideas, choose relevant examples, and develop an opening that earns attention and a close that points toward action.
Try your message aloud. Receive specific feedback on your words, voice, pace, presence, and audience engagement. Make adjustments and practice again.
Grounded in the Eight Principles of Engagement™. My approach draws on adult learning to help you make ideas relevant, invite participation, and give people opportunities to apply what they learn.
Meet your coach
Executive Communication Strategist
Founder, Present Your Way To Success™
My background combines more than 30 years in training and development with adult learning, instructional design, radio broadcasting, stage acting, and U.S. Air Force service.
That experience helps me listen for the point you want to make, see where an audience might get lost, and give you practical ways to strengthen your message and delivery.
Talking and Telling ain’t Training or Selling®.
Client experiences
Explore client feedback about coaching, training, and presentation support.
Have a question about support for your situation? Schedule a free 30-minute conversation (opens in a new tab).
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Reflect
Reflect on your clarity, audience connection, structure, delivery, and engagement through 15 questions. Your self-ratings can help you choose an area to work on.
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Explore Agenda, Beliefs, and Communication through practical guidance and exercises. Request the free PDF and follow the email-confirmation steps on the book page.
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A few questions you may have
Yes. Bring your presentation, pitch, speech, or meeting agenda. We can focus on the message, structure, delivery, and response you want from your audience. We’ll discuss your deadline and the support that fits your needs.
Coaching gives you a place to prepare, practice aloud, and receive constructive feedback. We can work on pacing, breathing, your opening, and other speaking behaviors that help you approach the situation with greater confidence.
Online coaching is available, along with in-person support in the Atlanta area. We’ll discuss your location, schedule, and goals to determine a suitable format.
Team workshops focus on how your people communicate in presentations, meetings, and client conversations. Trainer development focuses on how trainers and facilitators design and deliver learning experiences. Both use your goals and relevant material to shape the work.
We’ll discuss what you want to improve, who you need to communicate with, and what success would look like. Then we can consider whether individual coaching, a team workshop, trainer development, or ongoing practice is a useful next step.
Engage From Any Stage
Bring the presentation, pitch, meeting, or training session that matters to you. Let’s talk about your goals and the support that would help you move forward.
One conversation to explore your goals and a useful next step.