Speaking coaches for executive communication
Compare 59 speaking coaches who focus on executive communication. Besides executive communication, the most common focus areas are public speaking, presentation skills, interpersonal communication and storytelling. They most often work with professionals, executives and managers. Most charge $75 to $300 per hour or session.
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Anne Skelly
Anne Skelly is a communication and public speaking coach who helps executives and professionals get their message across. She has more than 20 years of experience in communications. She wrote speeches for top leaders at Chevron and the U.S. Department of Defense. At Chevron she also coached senior executives, produced executive videos and ran executive events. She has coached 18 people and offers help with persuasion, influence and presentations.
Hilary Spreiter
Hilary Spreiter is a communication and leadership development coach. She helps people with public speaking, presentation skills, executive presence and nerves. She has over 13 years of experience and has coached more than 1,000 people through group trainings and individual sessions. She has worked with Stanford University, Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Chief and Lighthouse Communications. She is also a Stanford GSB coach, and her clients include people at Netflix, Airbnb and Meta.
Kirsten Holmberg
Kirsten Holmberg is a speaker coach who helps new and skilled speakers give clear, confident presentations. She has more than two decades of experience in keynote speaking and writing. Her clients have come from Google, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, Adobe and TEDx programs. She also helped build a public-speaking program for MBA and MSx students at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She started in business and finance before moving to communication.
Debonné Nelson
Debonné Nelson is a communication and public speaking coach who also offers life, leadership and executive coaching. She grew up in the Bay Area and held senior communications roles, including inaugural Head of Communications and Marketing and later Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. She has written speeches for city mayors and executives and co-written keynote presentations. She also holds master's degrees in public health and social work. She helps clients build confidence, strategy and self-awareness.
JJ van de Vyver
JJ van de Vyver coaches people on communication, public speaking and career direction. JJ also works with clients on larger life transitions. JJ qualified as a Chartered Accountant at a Big 4 firm and earned an MBA with distinction from Oxford. JJ helped grow an Oxford systems thinking consultancy from 9 to over 20 staff and led its consulting team of 11. JJ also built a practice in a new country.
Porter Chelson
Porter Chelson coaches communication and public speaking. He helps people with active listening, clear communication, and presentation skills. He works in sports PR at The Home Depot and was Vice President of Communications at Pretium. Earlier he spent nearly three years on the NFL public relations team, where he built executive communications for the Commissioner's press conference and presentation materials for owners of the 32 teams.
Aileen Pincus
Aileen Pincus is a communication and public speaking coach who also does executive coaching. She helps professionals and thought leaders make their communication as strong as their ideas. Before coaching, she was a national reporter, worked in global PR, and served as communications director for a US Senator. She has trained Fortune 500 clients around the world. She runs The Pincus Group and can fit new clients in on short notice, including in other time zones.
Anett Grant
Anett Grant is an executive communication coach who helps CEOs and senior leaders speak with more impact. She has coached executives for over 40 years and runs Executive Speaking, Inc. Before coaching, she directed theater and evaluated performance at the national level. She built the Core Satellite System, which treats content and delivery as one skill. Her clients include CEOs preparing for major board presentations and leaders guiding organizational change.
Carmine Gallo
Carmine Gallo is a communication coach who works with CEOs and senior leaders on storytelling, presenting and building their brand. He is also a keynote speaker and a Harvard instructor. He has written several bestselling business books, including Talk Like TED and The Bezos Blueprint, and they have been translated into more than 40 languages. He has coached leaders at 7 of the top 10 Most Admired Companies. His company also offers media training and body language training.
Clarke
Clarke is a public speaking coach who runs Eloquent Executive, a London speech practice for senior professionals. He teaches public speaking, elocution, presentation skills, accent softening and media training. He has coached more than 400 executives in over 20 countries, mostly online from London. Every session is one-to-one, and clients are never handed to an associate. He has 10 years of experience and works on one subject: How leaders sound and come across.
Dina Schmid
Dina Schmid is a public speaking and etiquette coach in Ohio. She helps career focused people feel confident when they present at work, from quick team talks to large crowds. She spent years as a chemical engineer at a Fortune 50 company before she became a coach. She has lived overseas and works with non-native English speakers. Her clients include executives, entrepreneurs and STEM professionals. She has coached hundreds of people over the past 5 years.
Jessika Lynch
Jessika Lynch is a communication and executive coach who helps thought leaders, business leaders and speakers make more impact. She has coached C-level executives, politicians including a head of state, TED speakers and bestselling authors. She founded the agency Revolve for Impact and leads the WomenTalkTech foundation. She has worked as a TED and TEDx speaker coach for over ten years. She coaches in English and Dutch from Amsterdam.
Joel Schwartzberg
Joel Schwartzberg is a communication and public speaking coach who works with teams and individuals. He teaches them to find and sharpen their most essential points. From 2013 to 2024 he was Senior Director of Executive and Strategic Communications at a major national nonprofit. He also held senior communications roles at Nickelodeon, PBS, and Time Inc. He wrote the bestseller "Get to the Point!" and is a former state and national champion public speaker.
Michele Moreno
Michele Moreno is a communication and public speaking coach who helps leaders speak with clarity and confidence. She has run 870+ coaching sessions and given 120+ trainings and talks since 2015. Before coaching, she wrote for Tom Peters and Guy Kawasaki, acted on TV shows like The Shield and Boston Legal, and worked 10 years as a multimedia producer. She holds two ICF certifications and coaches through role-play and simple frameworks.
Natalie Ihrman
Natalie Ihrman coaches communication and public speaking. She also helps people find jobs on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies. She has worked as a Senate press secretary and handled press for two federal agencies. She also worked on a presidential campaign and in the White House Office of Speechwriting. She overcame a fear of public speaking in high school and went on to win at the national level. She now coaches professionals on speaking with authority.
Ashley Boroda
Ashley Boroda is a public speaking and communication trainer in London. Ashley works with executives, leaders, sales teams and business owners on presentations, pitching and negotiation. Training mixes original business thinking with performing arts techniques. Ashley created the iMA Method, a communication system with three courses. One pitching course bans PowerPoint and Keynote slides so speakers focus on real interaction with the audience. Ashley also holds an ILM Level 7 Business Growth Coach qualification.
Benjamin Ball
Benjamin Ball runs Benjamin Ball Associates, a communication coaching firm in London. He coaches executives and business leaders on investor pitches, presentations and public speaking. His firm has worked with blue chip companies and private equity firms for 15 years and has trained over 7000 presentation delegates. Sessions use role-play and follow a set method called the PitchPoint Process. The firm also helps write pitch decks and speeches, and runs in-house team training.
Commanding Presence
Commanding Presence is a Canadian firm that trains professionals, managers, executives and teams in communication and presentation skills. It has worked for more than 25 years and has trained more than 48,000 people from Fortune 500 companies and other organizations. Sessions use instructor-led lessons, video recording and review, targeted practice and group coaching. The firm runs two-day in-person workshops for individuals and customized onsite training across Canada. It also offers live virtual training.
Herman Otten
Herman Otten is a public speaking coach in New York City. He teaches speaking skills to individuals, executives, and company teams. He runs small group classes in Midtown Manhattan and live on Zoom. He also offers private coaching and corporate training. His classes cover the fear behind speaking, then give each person time to practice new skills in front of the group and get feedback.
Illens Dort
Illens Dort is a communication, public speaking and facilitation coach in Provo, Utah. He helps professionals become confident and engaging speakers. His clients include speakers, educators, business trainers and workshop facilitators. He teaches a six-session coaching program built around the Four Areas of Connection and the Four Ps of Great Communication. He holds an MBA and is certified through The John Maxwell Team.
Ivy Naistadt
Ivy Naistadt is an executive speaking coach and public speaking coach in New York. She helps executives, founders, sales teams and tech leaders present with confidence. She has coached for over 25 years and has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Comcast, IBM, The New York Times and Pitney Bowes. She also works with universities including Princeton and NYU. She wrote the book Speak Without Fear and teaches a system built on that idea.
Nadia Romero
Nadia Romero is a public speaking and media coach. She helps tech executives, founders, and nonprofit leaders with keynotes, media interviews, and investor pitches. She is a former CNN correspondent, so she knows high-stakes settings from the inside. She has worked with groups such as the ACLU on turning data into human stories. She also offers one-on-one sessions, team training, and a full keynote program.
Tod Brown
Tod Brown is a communication and confidence coach who works with individuals and couples. Tod helps clients speak clearly, handle conflict, and feel steadier in hard conversations. Tod has over 20 years of experience in teaching, public speaking and coaching. Tod also has a psychology and counseling degree and a mediation and arbitration credential. Sessions end with a clear plan the client can use right away.
Ariana Monell
Ariana Monell is a communication and confidence coach in Arizona. She helps business owners, high achievers, professionals, and creators speak with more confidence. She holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach credential and works as both a life coach and an executive coach. Her coaching draws on Ontology, mindfulness, and CBT principles. Her focus areas include public speaking, presence on video, executive communication, and brand storytelling.
College of Public Speaking
College of Public Speaking is a London training practice that teaches public speaking, presentation skills and train the trainer skills. It serves professionals from all fields and offers group courses and online one-to-one coaching. The team is based in King's Cross. Lead trainer Vince Stevenson belongs to the Trainers' Forum and SIETAR. Courses cover fear of public speaking, storytelling, executive presentations and leadership and management.
Robbie Fear
Robbie Fear is a communication and accountability coach in New Zealand. Robbie helps people handle conflict and hard conversations with more confidence. The focus is on stating boundaries, needs and desires in romantic relationships, friendships, work and family. Robbie is a trained narrative therapist and coach with a Bachelor of Communications, and is finishing a Master of Counselling. Robbie also uses somatic tools that link body and mind.
Elke Framson
Elke Framson is a communication and public speaking coach. She helps international professionals and students who work in a language that is not their first. She moved from Austria to the US more than 30 years ago and holds a doctoral degree on the role of language in business. She has worked with hundreds of university students in Europe and the US, and with professionals from startups and large organizations.
Inès Schinazi
Inès Schinazi is a communication and public speaking coach who helps leaders and professionals tell their own story. She also worked at Google Brazil and Bank of New York. She coaches leaders from Google, Meta, Waze, Cargill and Brazil's Paralympic Committee. Her work centers on interviews, leadership moments and career pivots.
Alita van Zyl
Alita van Zyl is a communication coach and couples coach in South Africa. She helps people in relationships, teams and leadership roles who keep having the same conversations with no change. She spent over 30 years in corporate IT and leadership environments before she became a coach. She uses neuroscience-based tools and the Neethling Brain Instrument to help clients spot hidden patterns and respond differently in the moment.
London Speech Workshop
London Speech Workshop is a team of communication coaches in London. They help professionals, executives and whole teams speak with more clarity and confidence. Courses cover public speaking, presentations, storytelling, interview skills, elocution and accent softening for British English. Companies can also book training in executive presence, authentic leadership and difficult conversations. Individuals and organisations have separate course paths, so each client picks the track that fits.
Maurice DeCastro
Maurice DeCastro runs Mindful Presenter, a public speaking and presentation skills practice in London. He coaches professionals, leaders and teams across the UK and internationally. The work starts with delivery, such as nerves and pace. It then moves to what you say, who you say it to, and how you show up in the room. Mindful Presenter offers one-to-one coaching, a virtual coaching programme, and courses for teams.
Turpin Communication
Turpin Communication is a Chicago practice that trains and coaches business professionals in communication. It works with leaders, managers, and other professionals on presentations, meetings, sales conversations, and team communication. Its presentation training treats a presentation as an Orderly Conversation. The practice also teaches technical communication, training facilitation, and virtual and hybrid communication. Services include skill-building workshops, executive coaching, and webinars.
Josh B.
Josh is a career and leadership coach for tech and customer success professionals. He has 20+ years in product management and customer success leadership at companies including Tripadvisor, Experian, StyleSeat and Vui. He has interviewed hundreds of Product Managers and Customer Success Managers as a hiring manager. He has coached 100+ students through hundreds of interviews. He helps clients prepare for interviews, negotiate offers, and step into senior roles.
Patrick Louden
Patrick Louden is an executive coach who helps professionals grow as leaders. He works on leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict, and high stakes conversations. He spent 34 years in the U.S. Government and reached the Senior Executive Service at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he oversaw nuclear facilities in the Midwest. He has led more than 3,500 coaching sessions with over 700 professionals, from individual contributors to C-Suite leaders.
Rachel League
Rachel League is an MBA admissions consultant and career coach. She helps people who want to enter investment banking, private equity, venture capital, business school, or early-stage startups. She also coaches public speaking, pitch delivery, and storytelling. Rachel worked at Citi, Morgan Stanley, a multibillion-dollar private equity fund, and a VC firm. She earned her MBA at Wharton and founded a startup that was accepted into eight accelerator programs.
Rupesh T.
Rupesh T. coaches tech professionals on interviews, resumes, leadership and career growth. He is a Senior Customer Solutions Manager at AWS and works with senior engineers, architects, engineering managers, directors and VP-level leaders. He has run over 100 interviews and sits on AWS hiring panels. He also screened 100+ resumes for roles at Amazon, Google, DraftKings and Red Hat. He is a drummer and singer, and he draws on that performing background in his sessions.
Yenson S.
Yenson S. is a career coach for management consultants and operations managers in Hong Kong. He is a former consultant at Oliver Wyman and Roland Berger. He has held business roles at Mastercard Services, Syfe and New World Development. He has run over 60 interviews in his consulting career. He has also coached at top business schools in the UK and Hong Kong, and has coached for over 10 years.
Aude-Marie Godfrey
Aude-Marie Godfrey is a leadership and communication coach for professionals. She helps clients speak with more confidence, build clear leadership presence and work well in international settings. Before coaching, she spent 15+ years in leadership roles at Google and Salesforce, with teams across Europe, Asia and the US. She has lived and worked in Paris, London, Dublin and Singapore. She coaches in English and French.
Irasema Romero
Irasema Romero is a career coach who helps first-generation and immigrant professionals move up into corporate leadership. She has spent more than 15 years in senior communications roles at AT&T, Ancestry, and Gong. Her coaching covers imposter syndrome, systemic barriers, and building visibility with senior leaders. She currently leads internal communications for a team of 1,000 sales and revenue employees at Gong.
Camila Luis
Camila Luis is a career coach who also coaches communication and public speaking. She helps clients with CV prep, interview prep and client outreach. She works as an Executive Communications Manager at Google and has coached on her own since March 2023. Before that she was a Senior Communications Manager in policy. She has also worked in community communications, content creation and online marketing. Her work has a strong communications focus, and she has crisis management experience.
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet is a communication and conflict coach who works with executives, business owners, professionals and leaders. She is President of Contact Point Associates LLC and has run her own business since 1980. She has coached leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Costco, Starbucks and other large companies. She also wrote a leadership book and created a board game and training called The Contact-Zone. Her work covers executive presence, conflict, influence and negotiation.
Janicek Performance Group
Janicek Performance Group is a communication coaching firm for executives and senior leaders. It covers executive coaching, public speaking, media training and personal branding. The team includes Emmy-winning journalists, performance trainers and communication advisors. The firm has trained more than 10,000 executives over 20 years. Clients range from Fortune 500 CEOs to venture-backed founders. It teaches its own system, the JPG Method, to help leaders communicate with clarity and authority.
Kimberly Lai
Kimberly Lai is a leadership coach and trainer who helps professionals grow as leaders and communicate with impact. She has trained and coached people at Google, Netflix and BlackRock since she was 24. She has worked with 5,000+ professionals and led 1,000+ workshops at LifeLabs Learning. She now runs Origin Co., where she teaches both leadership tools and the principles behind them.
Kristi Hedges
Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach who works one-on-one with executives through The Hedges Company in Arlington, Virginia. She helps leaders grow into bigger roles and handle more responsibility. She wrote The Power of Presence and The Inspiration Code. She also writes for Harvard Business Review and has a Forbes column. Her clients live around the world, and she coaches online and in person.
Kristina Krizic
Kristina Krizic is an executive communication coach who works one on one with trusted professionals, especially internationals and expats. Her clients do strong work and still get overlooked. She helps them state their value clearly, build executive presence, and get noticed for promotion. She has built her career in Croatia, Italy, and Germany, in PR, journalism, TV hosting, and internal communications. She coaches online across Europe in four languages.
Nihar Chhaya
Nihar Chhaya is an executive coach who works with CEOs, C-level leaders, VPs and directors. He has guided over 200 Fortune 500 executives one on one. Before and alongside coaching, he built 25 years of business experience in leadership roles. He holds the Master Coaching Credential from the International Coaching Federation. His leadership ideas appear in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Forbes, and he also speaks on keynote stages.
Suraj Sinha
Suraj Sinha is a product management coach who helps people break into product roles and grow as product leaders. He leads product analytics and data strategy at Workday and is a hiring manager there. Before that, he was a product leader at Amazon on Amazon Managed Services. He has coached 18 people. His sessions cover PM interviews, strategic thinking, executive communication, and experimentation.
Brian Branagan
Brian Branagan is a communication and leadership coach for busy leaders and high-potential employees. He teaches people to speak up, be heard, and get results. Before coaching, he spent more than 25 years as a technology manager at Adobe, Getty Images, RealNetworks and F5 Networks. He is a certified Conversational Intelligence coach and an ECHO Listening Intelligence practitioner. He also works with global teams to close communication gaps caused by virtual distance.
Mary Huron Hunter
Mary Huron Hunter is a leadership and communication coach who works with founders, executives, and emerging leaders. She has more than 30 years in practice and is also a certified mediator. Her work rests on her own framework, The Field for Human Communication, which treats communication as a nervous system event before a language event. She helps leaders stay steady under pressure and build trust with the people they lead.
Todd Greider
Todd Greider is a leadership, executive and career coach in Roseville, California. He helps high-performing leaders build confidence, get clear, and make choices with intention at career turning points. He also coaches professionals on presentation skills and communication. Todd is a former non-profit leader and a contributor to ThinkAdvisor on sales and marketing ideas. He trained through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. His clients are often people who have already succeeded and face a bigger next step.
Linda Raynier
Linda Raynier is a communication and confidence coach who helps quiet professionals speak up and be seen as trusted leaders. She also speaks at events around the world. Her signature program is called Quiet to Confident. She teaches through coaching, videos, a podcast, and her book. Her goal is to help clients gain confidence and influence without becoming louder or changing who they are.
Renata Urban
Renata Urban is an executive and team coach in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She helps individuals, executives, professionals and diverse teams communicate well with others. That includes communicating in their own language, in a foreign language and across cultures. She holds an MBA and is a certified DISC coach and intercultural trainer. She also teaches foreign languages and offers relationship coaching. She has written articles on executive presence across cultures and on managing diverse teams.
Cassie Trujillo
Cassie Trujillo is a leadership coach and speaker who runs The Leaderful Life in Medford, Oregon. She coaches individual leaders and trains teams. She works with clients across Jackson County, Josephine County and the rest of Oregon. Coaching and training happen locally and remotely. Her speaking work is available nationwide. She focuses on self-leadership, courageous communication and practical tools that lead to lasting behavior change.
DW Performance
DW Performance is a UK interview and executive coach who runs DW Performance Consulting. The focus is helping people find their voice and perform well when it matters most. Work covers interviews, presentations, public speaking and career progression. Clients come from finance, banking, executive and leadership roles, and from all other sectors. Sessions are one on one mock interviews held online. Senior leaders can also work on sound judgment and navigating risk in a separate executive programme.
Digby Kerr
Digby Kerr is a business coach who helps sales professionals, marketers, founders, and executives improve how they communicate. He founded Kerr University after a career as an executive. He is Wharton-educated and has written twelve books. His method covers business communication, persuasion, negotiation, and personal branding. Clients learn to make pitches, negotiations, and everyday conversations land. Every new client starts with a free 30-minute session.
Christy Kercheville
Christy Kercheville is an executive, leadership and performance coach in Dallas, Texas. She coaches executives, leaders, high potential staff and technical professionals, both men and women. Her work centers on presence and bottom line results in three areas: People, presentation and savvy communication. She has 25 years of experience and holds an executive coaching certification approved by ICF. She also writes articles on presentation skills, including one on six ways to open a presentation.
Gina Clear
Gina Clear is a communication, executive and life coach in France. She helps people think clearly, speak clearly and act clearly. She also works as a communications trainer. Her clients include leaders, managers, young adults and politicians. She coaches in English and French. Her work starts with helping clients understand and organise what is going on inside them, so they can make a difference in the world around them.
Lisa Manyoky
Lisa Manyoky is a life coach who helps entrepreneurs, executives and professionals build a personal brand. She is licensed as a New Life Story Coach. Lisa brings more than 20 years of marketing and communication experience to her coaching. She helps clients shape how others see them and make a stronger impact. She also helps them decide what they want, move toward it, and stay steady when change feels uncomfortable. She is based in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.
Kris Safarova
Kris Safarova leads FIRMSconsulting, a Canada-based practice that coaches students and professionals on consulting case interviews and careers. The team also runs programs in executive coaching, executive presence and communication, and consulting sales. Clients can join mentoring tiers, use video and document libraries, and try Michael, an AI tool the firm built in-house to run strategy studies in under 2 hours.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Skelly | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Hilary Spreiter | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Kirsten Holmberg | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Debonné Nelson | Public speaking and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| JJ van de Vyver | Public speaking and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Porter Chelson | Presentation Skills and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Aileen Pincus | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Anett Grant | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Carmine Gallo | Presentation skills and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Clarke | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $120 to $140 per session |
| Dina Schmid | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Jessika Lynch | Public speaking and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Joel Schwartzberg | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Michele Moreno | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Natalie Ihrman | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
Common questions
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Most speaking coaches charge $75 to $300 per hour or session.
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Common focus areas include public speaking, presentation skills, interpersonal communication and storytelling.
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Last updated September 2026.