PRESENTATION COACHING

Nothing will change your career and your life faster than mastering the ability to communicate.

The ability to express your ideas with precision and confidence, influence an audience, and move people emotionally begins with you, the presenter—not your PowerPoint deck.  I help clients create, construct, and deliver high-impact presentations.

 

 

 

  • EXPERTISE

   • THE COACHING PROCESS

   • TESTIMONIALS

Examples of events at which my clients present

• Executive team meetings

• Industry conferences

• All-company retreats

• Sales presentations

• Business development meetings

• TED

I work with individuals and teams at all organizational levels—from directors and executives to sales and high-potential teams.  I customize the coaching process to address the areas where a client needs the most improvement and can achieve the greatest impact. From content development to delivery style, clients receive expert advice, direct feedback, and support in all aspects of presenting.

Time commitment

I work in half- and full-day sessions. The number of sessions required will be determined mutually by coach and client based on the goals.

 

Methodology

Presentation coaching is an in-person working session, with preliminary and post-session meetings by phone.

 

 

Pre-meeting:

A phone call will convey the details of the presentation, define the coaching objectives, discuss any materials that have been developed to date, and schedule the first working session.

 

Follow-up: 

All work is documented in a summary email highlighting content and techniques covered in each session.

In person:

We will design the content of your presentation and practice delivery of it with video tapings and feedback. This will include concentration on:

• Key messages

• Logic flow

• Audience focus

• Use of images, stories, and analogies

• Dynamic openings and closings

• PowerPoint slide construction

• Delivery style

Susannah coached me on everything from big-picture thinking around tailoring content to an audience to specific tactics for giving an effective presentation—and was equally comfortable providing both high-level guiding principles and detailed, specific recommendations. The time we spent together had tangible impact and I recommend her unreservedly.

Senior VP,

Twitter, Inc.

Susannah coached teams of high potentials on preparing to present to executives. The changes in the presentations after the session with Susannah were dramatic. One team followed her advice exactly and their recommendation was unanimously approved. It was really amazing.

Head of Learning and Development,

Jackson Family Wines

Working together:

We will design the content of your presentation and practice delivery of it with video tapings and feedback. This will include concentration on:

• Key messages

• Logic flow

• Audience focus

• Use of images, stories, and analogies

• Dynamic openings and closings

• PowerPoint slide construction

• Delivery style

 

Summary Notes:

All work is documented in a summary email highlighting content and techniques covered in each session.

TIME COMMITMENT

I work in half- and full-day sessions. The number of sessions required will be determined mutually by coach and client based on the goals.