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Executive Speaking, Inc. Provider of Executive Speaker Coaching Since 1979 Speaking is an art- But speaking is also a science.

I specialize in bringing the best out of each client and giving each client the tools to be their best without me. My goal is to give each client the tools they need to speak at the right level to the right audience with the right message in the style that’s right for them. I help clients get beyond their own myopic myths – I’m speaking too fast… I can’t find the right word… Ehs…ahs...You knows… to learn the skills that empower and liberate. I have spent decades coaching thousands of leaders and emerging leaders, from Fortune 50 CEOs to frontline managers, from Singapore to San Francisco, from Delhi to Dubai. What keeps me going is discovering what is unique about each client and then building on that foundation of authenticity. I am constantly developing, testing, and refining new tools to help each client learn faster, better – their way. I feel so privileged that clients have trusted me to coach them for key board meetings, analyst meetings, and town halls – when decisions are crucial -When careers are on the line.

When I tell my clients that they are their own worst critics, they always react. Some laugh. Some smile. Some just look ...
10/14/2026

When I tell my clients that they are their own worst critics, they always react.

Some laugh. Some smile. Some just look down.

So, why are you so hard on yourself?

Well, no one is perfect.

But focusing on your flaws, particularly in your speaking, is going to escalate your anxiety.

You have to pivot from focusing on what is wrong with your speaking to focusing on what is right.

When I began coaching decades ago, I thought my job was to tell my clients what was wrong with their speaking.

I quickly learned that identifying their flaws increased their anxiety.

However, when I coached them on what was right with their speaking, they blossomed.

If you watch yourself on screen or in the mirror and look for what’s wrong, you will stay stuck.

If you watch yourself and focus on what’s right, you will get beyond that root of reluctance that is holding you back.

When you focus on your strengths, you will build the trust in yourself you need to speak with power, precision, and purpose, authentically.

If you want help shifting gears from wrong to right, let's talk: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

You’ve gone through many rehearsals. You’ve memorized every data point you can imagine. So why do you feel nervous? You...
10/11/2026

You’ve gone through many rehearsals. You’ve memorized every data point you can imagine. So why do you feel nervous?



You feel nervous because there’s more on the line than getting your plan or your budget approved. You know that your leadership team will be judging your career potential, not just your projected plans and budget.



So how do you find the opportunities to demonstrate the strategic thinking that your company is looking for in these data-dense presentations? You have to deliver the approved PowerPoint. You have to answer the questions in defined parameters.



Your big opportunity comes when you get a "why" question.



Instead of just answering with the reasons, you have to add another step. You have to add a connection to the business going forward for the future.



Your leadership team is not focused on the past. The past is past. Your leadership team is focused on growth going forward.



Your leadership team is looking for leaders who can drive immediate sustainable growth. So when you get that "why" question, remember to pivot from reasons to impact on the business going forward.



You can’t win your next big opportunity with a good defense. You also need a great offense to score greater success for your career.



In your next AOP or Budget review think offense, not just defense. If you are ready to build that offense and elevate your executive communication, let's talk: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

Are hidden speaking habits quietly undermining your authenticity and preventing you from truly connecting with your audi...
10/08/2026

Are hidden speaking habits quietly undermining your authenticity and preventing you from truly connecting with your audience?

Schedule a 30-minute discovery call at https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min to evaluate your unique communication style and learn how to come across as your most sincere, natural self.

You finally did it. You have achieved more than you ever imagined. So, what's your biggest challenge? Beyond operations,...
10/05/2026

You finally did it.

You have achieved more than you ever imagined.

So, what's your biggest challenge?

Beyond operations, strategy, or financials, your true test is taking your communication to the next level.

Why? Because now, you are taken more seriously.

I once asked the new CEO of Target what the biggest challenge was since taking the role. He told me, everywhere I go, it is a really big deal.

When I asked that same question to the new CEO of a major aerospace corporation, he said, I can't make offhand comments.

I am taken so seriously.

At every new stage in your career, you are taken more seriously.

You are watched more closely.

You are judged more heavily.

The pressure you feel is real.

You've earned the right to lead at a new level.

Now, I invite you to take your speaking up to the level of your achievement.

Book a time to speak with me and let's get started: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

When you listen to a speaker who has frequent filler words, you expend extra energy just trying to tune out the erratic ...
10/01/2026

When you listen to a speaker who has frequent filler words, you expend extra energy just trying to tune out the erratic interruptions.

It’s like watching a flickering screen. You find yourself constantly trying to ignore the breaks in continuity.

If you want to make it easy for your audience to stay focused, you need to eliminate that noise.
The key to eliminating filler words is to speak in phrases, not sentences.
Think of a phrase as a meaningful grouping of words that is supported by a breath, not driven by a clear single thought. Just like in music, good phrasing holds the room.

Keeping your audience's attention under pressure is hard.
But building the skills to clean up your speaking is entirely achievable.
For coaching that goes way beyond counting your filler words, let's talk: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

Delivering bad news under pressure demands absolute clarity and confidence. If you want to talk about how we can put the...
09/23/2026

Delivering bad news under pressure demands absolute clarity and confidence. If you want to talk about how we can put these communication strategies into practice for your leadership team, reserve some time on my calendar here: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

Unconscious speaking habits can silently kill your credibility and cost you the room. Reserve some time on my calendar t...
09/21/2026

Unconscious speaking habits can silently kill your credibility and cost you the room. Reserve some time on my calendar to help your leadership team project absolute confidence under pressure: https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min

Today, 1.5 billion people speak English in the world. Of those 1.5 billion people, 360 to 400 million are native speaker...
09/16/2026

Today, 1.5 billion people speak English in the world. Of those 1.5 billion people, 360 to 400 million are native speakers.



So if you are one of the 1.1 billion non-native speakers, you probably speak with an accent.



Here are three worries you must give up if you want to be a confident speaker.



Worry 1. You worry about feeling awkward. You don't flow like you flow in your native language with your natural rhythms. You start talking faster and faster. You get completely out of sync with your natural rhythms.



Worry 2. You worry about using the wrong word. You search for the right word, the best word, or the most sophisticated term. You stumble in the middle of a phrase. You use filler words. You lose your audience's attention, and you feel it.



Worry 3. You worry that your accent sets you apart. You see blank looks in your audience. You add more and more gesturing trying to secure their attention.



So how do you stop worrying?



You could take a course on accent reduction. All the research demonstrates that you can't lose your accent beyond the age of 12. Realistically, losing your accent is not a solution.



The way to get beyond these worries is to focus on making your message clear and learning the sound patterns of your new culture. Your sound patterns are the way you accent words. For example, in the US, you accent words by stretching out the vowel of the keyword. In the UK, you stretch out the vowel of the keyword, but you also add inflection.



Think about the sound pattern of your native language. Once you have awareness of your sound patterns, you can apply them to give your message clarity. Focus on your message. You can't be looking and adjusting to each individual audience member. You have to trust the power of your story and the relevance of your story.



I have helped so many leaders from everywhere in the world whose English is their second, third, or fourth language get beyond these worries and learn the skills for more impact. If you are burdened by these worries and want to feel better and be better fast, schedule a complimentary conversation at https://calendly.com/execspeak/30min or read my blog at https://executivespeaking.net/stop-worrying-about-your-accent-and-focus-on-gaining-clarity/.

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