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Private Coaching: ready for the moment that matters.

One-on-one coaching for professionals, executives, or anyone looking to improve their speaking. Work on how you speak over a series of sessions, or prepare for a pitch, a board meeting, or a keynote.

Book a conversation By engagement. In person or remote.

Two ways to work together.

Ongoing coaching. A series of sessions on the skills you use every day: answering clearly, keeping it brief, handling hard questions, and making a case. Each session builds on the last, and uses your real meetings, calls and presentations as material.

Preparing for something specific. Sessions built around what is coming up: who you will be speaking to, what you need them to decide, and the questions you are worried about.

  • A pitch

    Open with what the client cares about, make the case in a structure they can follow, and close with a clear ask.

  • A negotiation

    Plan your position, practise answering hard questions from the other side, and hold your ground without losing the thread.

  • A board meeting

    Lead with the recommendation, keep it brief, and handle pushback from directors calmly and directly.

  • A keynote or panel

    Shape the talk around one clear argument, and practise the delivery until it sounds like you on a good day.

Practice under pressure, before the pressure is real.

The approach comes from competitive debate, where speakers prepare by being challenged. Expect to be interrupted, questioned, and asked to say it again more briefly. That is how the real answer gets better.

Want to work on how you speak?

Tell us what you want to improve, or what is coming up. A short call is enough to decide how many sessions make sense.