Testimonials
"Learning to control my distractions..."
"Thank you for this opportunity. Learning to control my distractions was the best thing I gained from your coaching. I also liked that we only worked on one or two areas at a time."
James E // Engineer
"I nailed it!"
"I just finished presenting to the Executive Management Council (EMC), including our CEO, and the Extended Leadership Team (ELT) total of about 40 of the top Leaders ….. I nailed it …. No notes, good eye contact, with chin up, no ahhhs, soooos, or you know, and at a relaxed pace. Thank you!"+
John M // Business Analyst
"Thanks for your great work..."
"One of the best things that I have done for myself was to hire you…to help me improve as a leader!! Thanks so much for your great work!!"
Tom H. // Finance
"Delivered with a sense of humor..."
"Don’s piece was excellent—very simple message but the most inspirational. He didn’t just talk at us but rather he inspired and challenged the senior leadership team to do better. Delivered with a sense of humor, but different from the others in that it was the most inspirational."
Audience feedback from a client’s presentation
"The audience loved it..."
"Last Friday I made my presentation in the Office in Cleveland. The audience loved it. Apparently I will have to do it again many more times. My boss called me to congratulate me for the good job! I feel really good about it, too! Thank you!"
Clovis B // Alcoa
"He sounds more confident..."
"I've definitely felt an improvement in the way Loren speaks as well as the way he prepares for a call. He seems to write down his questions and review them so that when he gets on a call, he uses less fillers to articulate his thoughts. He sounds more confident and professional since he's started the sessions with you. I think that this was overall a very good experience and we hope to engage your services in the future!"
MARC J // COO, Consulting Firm
"He realizes it is critical at his level..."
"Thanks Lynda. Jeff has really taken the feedback to heart and I can see him trying to change....change his pace of speech, keep his messages shorter, etc. He realizes it is critical at his level."
Executive VP // Finance
"I slowed down, changed my pitch, and felt more comfortable..."
"I did a presentation to a group at Pitt this morning and had it videotaped. I went over my notes from our work together before the event and it made a great difference. I slowed down, changed my pitch and felt more comfortable. Thanks again for your assistance and some great tips and techniques for speaking."
MICHAEL COUCH // Michael Couch and Associates, Inc
"More confidence and helps me look smarter..."
"ClearlySpeaking looks at you from all levels of speaking. They take into account that we are at different places in our careers and need to improve on the skills that we are at. The information I gained will give me more confidence and help me look smarter."
TIM W // Pharmaceutical Company
"Short of phenomenal..."
"The ClearlySpeaking program was nothing short of phenomenal. I would recommend it to anyone looking to improve their communication skills!"
Chris S. // Marketing Firm
"I am more productive and less stressed..."
"I am so much more succinct with other team members! By preparing differently for meetings, I am more productive and less stressed!"
SEAN T. // Sr. Engineer
"Comfortable and confident pronouncing my words..."
"You helped me so much. I am more comfortable and confident pronouncing my words, I am speaking more slowly and I get feedback that I am more clear, even when I talk on the phone. I have more knowledge and awareness about my speech and feel that I communicate more effectively even in stressful situations. Thank you so much."
ALEJANDRA // Software Engineering Firm
"Your tips and hints have been really useful!"
FELIPE AQUINO // Ernst & Young
"I feel much more confident and articulate..."
"I am a much better communicator in many areas of work. From giving presentations to talking to colleagues, I feel much more confident and articulate about my speaking skills. Lynda gave me the necessary feedback to improve my skills and encouraged me to continue developing. I would recommend this coaching for anyone who wants to speak more clearly at work!"
ANDREAS BAYER // Business Accounting
"Many thanks for the feedback and your invaluable help!"
STAN P // Director of Human Resources
"Helped me identify the bad habits I'd developed ..."
"After 20 years of broadcasting, often in noisy settings, my voice started to wear out. The 7 minute warm-up helped release my tension, especially in my neck and shoulders. Lynda also immediately helped me identify the bad habits I'd developed and provided effective, time efficient solutions. Lynda's passion for helping people improve their speaking is apparent, and her expertise unquestioned. Everyone from Fran Drescher to James Earl Jones could benefit from Lynda's speech tips."
KEITH MURPHY // Sports Director, SoundOFF hose, Murphy's Law Blog
"Overview of my vocal strengths and weaknesses..."
Your feedback was extremely useful. I liked your initial brief snapshot of your assessment of the many different aspects of my voice. This gave me a quick overview of my vocal strengths and weaknesses. Your deeper and more targeted feedback in the paragraph that followed then gave me a deeper understanding of some of my vocal challenges and some specific action steps I can take to start to overcome them. Your "expressiveness" handout was also a wonderful training aid to help me develop my ability to be even more expressive. You are a very skilled and capable vocal coach."
SAM WIEDER // Professional Development Coach
"Vocal warm-up exercises are incredible...."
"Lynda, I just did the vocal warm up exercises – they are incredible! I always have neck and jaw pain and for the first time in 2 years, I don’t! I will be using these exercises daily – thank you! Really, these are wonderful exercises and your voice is so soothing, as is the music."
Patty Kreamer // Professional Organizer
"Valuable tips for increasing credibility...."
"During Lynda's interesting and informative presentation to the Bayer Women's Group WINGs, she walked us through the five vocal issues that women in particular need to pay attention to in their verbal communications. She raised our awareness of the 'spoken image' and passed along valuable tips for increasing credibility when speaking in professional settings."
ALLISON YESKE // Manager, Bayer
"At first I thought this was going to be a waste of time..."
"At first I thought this was going to be a waste of time but now I realize how important it was for me to go through this training to get myself to use new skills in every day conversation!"
MARTINA S // Manager
"I have become so much more conscious of UMMMM's..."
"I have become so much more conscious of Ummmm's. I came home and made a 4 minute video and didn't Umm once. Thank you so much for that. And thanks for the information as well.”
BARBARA THOMPSON // Author/Speaker