Speaking coaches for students
Compare 40 speaking coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are public speaking, interpersonal communication, executive communication and presentation skills. They most often work with students, professionals and parents. Most charge $80 to $250 per hour or session.
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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.
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.
Elizabeth Hall
Elizabeth Hall is an accent coach and accountability coach based in Minnesota. She works with college students and graduate students. Her clients include linguistics students, speech-language pathology students, and non-native English speakers. She offers her coaching under the name College-Level Confidence Coaching. She also takes students through the Wyzant tutoring platform, where new students can get one free session.
Emily W.
Emily W. is a career coach who helps students and young professionals land roles in management consulting, corporate strategy and business operations. She is a Senior Manager leading Strategy at eBay. Before that she worked in consulting at Boston Consulting Group and in corporate strategy at LinkedIn. She also sits on interview panels for several companies, so she sees hiring decisions from the inside. She coaches candidates targeting roles in the US and Asia.
Mantasha Lakdawala
Mantasha Lakdawala is a career coach who helps college graduates and aspiring product managers break into tech. She began her career at Salesforce as an engineer and moved into product management. She now works as a Senior Product Manager at Palo Alto Networks and mentors at Pathrise. She has a special focus on graduates from minority backgrounds. She also gives talks on the challenges of entering the tech industry.
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.
Tom Vosburgh
Tom Vosburgh is an MBA admissions consultant and public speaking coach. He helps applicants plan their strategy, write essays, prepare for interviews and negotiate financial aid. Tom earned an MBA/MPH at Berkeley Haas and worked at Deloitte. He has worked with more than 20 MBA clients. As a student, he was an official admissions ambassador and met hundreds of applicants. His own applications led to scholarships at multiple top 15 schools.
Alex Olsen
Alex Olsen is a management consulting coach who helps people prepare for consulting jobs and top programs. Alex is a former Bain manager who led consulting teams on growth strategy, tech transformation, go-to-market strategy, and automation projects. At Bain, Alex interviewed 30+ candidates and reviewed 100+ resumes. Alex is also an Air Force veteran with a Harvard master's degree. Coaching covers management consulting, college, communication and public speaking, and master's programs.
Angela Lewonczyk
Angela Lewonczyk is a tutor who prepares students for verbal admissions exams, including the GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL and IELTS. She has tutored since 2013 in Manhattan, Paris and online. Before that she trained as an actor and spent 10 years in New York City. She also teaches English to professionals, edits academic essays, and has written test content for TOEFL speaking and writing.
Erika Desmond
Erika Desmond is an admissions consultant who helps students apply to private high schools, colleges and MBA programs. She went through the boarding school process herself at age 13 and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. She later earned an English degree at Hamilton College and an MBA at MIT Sloan. Her English background shapes her essay help, and she works to make each student's own story come through in their writing.
Grant Stierwalt
Grant Stierwalt is a management consulting coach who helps students and early-career candidates prepare for consulting jobs and MBA programs. He also coaches on communication, public speaking and startup founder topics. Grant worked at Bain & Co and served as a Bain recruiter who prepared students for interviews. He later led wholesale at birddogs, where he grew the business from $0 to $4M. He is now an MBA student at Stanford GSB.
Sulaiman Jenkins
Sulaiman Jenkins is an academic success coach who helps students and academics with their school and career goals. He is the Director of Career and Professional Development at Yale University. Before that, he was Director of Programs at Johns Hopkins University, where he ran research training programs for students. He has coached over 100 clients. His work covers academic advising, higher education administration, and recruiting for jobs in higher education.
Will Peters
Will Peters is a college admissions counselor who also coaches career growth and communication. He worked in college admissions as a Territory Manager and managed the cycle for 2,000+ applicants across Nevada and Contra Costa County. He is a former middle school English teacher. Today he is a Program Manager at UC Davis, where he builds career development programs and trains groups of 6 to 100+ people.
Dr. Sadrail Saint-Ulysse
Dr. Sadrail Saint-Ulysse is an independent college consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. He runs SSU Educational Consulting, LLC in New Jersey. His work covers college applications, essays, test prep, and college affordability. He also offers career counseling, public speaking help, and services for international students. He works with schools too, on topics like curriculum selection and accreditation support.
Anna Chin
Anna Chin is a life, career and communication coach. She helps ambitious people find clarity, build confidence and move forward in their careers. She has 15 years of coaching experience and an MBA. She has lived and traveled in 15 countries, including the United States, Spain, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. She speaks 6 languages and understands how hard it is to thrive in a foreign place. She also holds CBT and NLP practitioner certifications.
Samar Fahmy
Samar Fahmy is an admissions consultant who helps students apply to PhD programs, master's programs, and college. She spent 15 years at Stanford University supporting graduate students in Electrical Engineering, the Biosciences, and the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. She has over 20 years in higher education. Her students have gained admission to schools such as UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Swarthmore, and Northeastern. She also worked at InGenius Prep.
Erika Smith
Erika Smith is an independent educational consultant in Lexington, Kentucky. She helps students and parents plan for college and get through the admissions process. She has worked in college admissions since 1998. She has been an admissions professional and a school counselor and college planner at a private high school. She also offers workshops, support for school counselors and teachers, and speaking events.
Imbert Fung
Imbert Fung is an independent college consultant and education coach who helps teenagers and young adults with university applications, career preparation and presentation skills. He founded Future Reach Education in the Toronto area. He is an MIT and UPenn alumnus and a HECA member. He brings experience from hiring and leading hundreds of employees across industries. His office is in Downtown Markham, Ontario.
Jane Wolery
Jane Wolery is a life coach and speaker who helps rural teens, young professionals, families, and adults. She works with people facing school stress, career uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety, and pressure. Jane grew up on a farm and ranch in northern Montana. She has more than 30 years of experience as an educator and is also a certified school counselor and certified life coach. She also gives talks and workshops for rural communities, schools, and organizations.
Management Consulted
Management Consulted is a team of coaches who prepare students and professionals for consulting jobs. They focus on case interviews, consulting resumes, and recruiting. They have served over 15,000 clients in 18 years. Their clients have gotten jobs at 170+ companies. They report that 80% of premium coaching clients receive offers. They also run live events, a case prep course, and corporate training on executive communication and project management.
Sarah Girolami
Sarah Girolami is an independent educational consultant with The Carnahan Group in New Orleans, Louisiana. She helps students and parents with college and boarding school admissions. The firm is the longest continuously running educational consultancy in Louisiana. Its team has 80+ years of combined admissions experience since the early 1990s. The group has worked with 1000+ students and serves families in person and online, with satellite offices that reach students around the world.
Brian Swan
Brian Swan is an independent college admissions consultant and the owner of Greatland College Consulting in Anchorage, Alaska. He helps students and parents find a college that fits on academics, social life and cost. He wrote The Savvy Guide to the 4-Year WUE Colleges, a book on the Western Undergraduate Exchange program. He also offers help with Common App essays, transfer students and public speaking.
Julia Byrd
Julia Byrd is a communication and teens coach in Houston who helps college applicants write their admissions essays. She is an essay specialist with 20 years in writing, editing, and storytelling. She also holds a master's degree in counseling psychology. She works one-on-one or in small groups, in person and online. Her focus is helping students find their own stories and voices so their essays stand out to admission officers.
Arlene Rivera
Arlene Rivera is an accountability and confidence coach in Nevada. She helps men, professional women and students reconnect with their intuition. She left a career in the private sector, broadcasting, politics and government to do this work. She founded the Arlene Inspires organization. Her sessions use intuition and mediumship. She also works as a legislative consultant and public speaker for survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking and domestic violence.
Brandon Mack
Brandon Mack is an independent educational consultant in Houston, Texas. He helps students and families through the college admissions process. He has 14 years of experience as a college admissions professional. He runs B. Mack Strategies, where he also leads equity, inclusion and diversity training for businesses and organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker and facilitates group dialogues.
Dawn McFarland
Dawn McFarland is a career and English coach who helps non-native speakers improve their English and move forward in their careers. She is a native English speaker with over ten years of teaching experience. She has taught in Spain, Colombia and the United States, and she taught international students at Rutgers University. She built a private ESL practice with over 40 students and ran group classes at major companies in Barcelona.
Jessica Frustere-Johnson
Jessica Frustere-Johnson is a mentor in climate tech and sustainability who helps people grow their leadership and communication skills. She has spent more than 12 years building new programs in corporate, nonprofit and public policy settings across the U.S. and Europe. She created the first CSR framework at a $100B aerospace company during a merger. She also built an ESG governance system at a multinational that spans hospitality, agriculture and pro sport. She works from Des Moines, Iowa, on Central Time.
Martha Sandven
Martha Sandven is an independent educational consultant in West Fork, Arkansas. She helps students and parents with college admissions and college counseling. She is a National Board Certified teacher and a member of IECA. She also works as an actor, public speaker, author and playwright. Her offers include test prep and tutoring. She has a speech degree from Northwestern University and won Mentor Teacher of the Year from the University of Arkansas.
Mel K
Mel K is a college admissions and career coach who helps students and working professionals find what fits them. Mel founded an education and entrepreneurship nonprofit that reached 9 countries, then studied Economics at Stanford. Mel is a first-generation student who has worked through elite academic and career paths.
Pete Rosos
Pete Rosos is a life coach in Arizona who helps people set goals, find purpose and live in a way that fits them. He works with adolescents, young adults and people who want to build their creative side. Before coaching, he spent over twenty years as a photojournalist, portrait and event photographer, musician and educator. He coaches in person and online, in English and German.
Libero Antonio Di Zinno
Libero Antonio Di Zinno, known as Tony, is a photography expert and coach who works with college students and others who want clear direction in life and work. He is a professor emeritus with a career of more than 30 years. He worked as a photojournalist in over 88 countries. His subjects ranged from the Dalai Lama to Air Jordan. He also has ties to ArtCenter College of Design and Nike.
Erez Asif
Erez Asif is a career and communication coach in Virginia. He helps professionals and growth-minded people who feel stuck and want a change while keeping their sense of purpose. Before coaching, he spent 25 years in tech, consulting and startups. He managed teams of 40+ and worked directly with C-level executives at major software companies. His practice follows the ICF Core Competencies and offers a free discovery call.
Kelli Murbach
Kelli Murbach is an anxiety and communication coach who works with women and men. Her clients include artists, engineers, scientists, students over 18, and people going through life transitions. She also coaches childhood trauma survivors, people with cPTSD, LGBTQIA+ clients, and neurodiverse clients. Kelli holds a Master of Social Work and an advanced trauma recovery coaching credential. She is training in parts work. Her practice is called Grow in Any Light.
Sue Zhong
Sue Zhong is an independent educational consultant who helps students and parents with college admissions. She also runs Aurorae Young Speech & Debate Academy, which trains middle and high school students in speech and debate. Classes meet in person and online, and students can compete in debate tournaments. Sue is a professional member of IECA and works from the Seattle area in Washington.
Wendy Perlin
Wendy Perlin is an independent educational consultant in Kildeer, Illinois. She helps students and parents with college admissions. She is a professional member of the IECA. Her work connects with Perlin Heller Seminars, which trains students for university-based interviews and teaches communication skills to business leaders and teams. Medical school interview preparation is also part of that seminar offering.
Maryan Kang
Maryan Kang is a college admissions consultant in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She works with students and parents through Vision to Reality Educational Services. The practice also offers tutoring, academic counseling, college tours, summer intensives and seminars. It teaches each student based on their own strengths. Maryan is a member of the IECA, a professional group for independent educational consultants.
Samantha Schmidt
Samantha Schmidt is a self-love and self-care coach who helps clients become their authentic selves. She works with narcissistic abuse survivors, trauma survivors, and young adults. She builds workshops that teach people to connect with their emotions, find their voice, release anger, and set boundaries. She also offers one-on-one coaching in these same areas. She holds certifications in life coaching, self-care coaching, and self-healing coaching.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Ihrman | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Robbie Fear | Interpersonal communication and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Elke Framson | Public speaking and Executive communication | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Inès Schinazi | Public speaking and Storytelling | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Elizabeth Hall | Accent and clarity | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Emily W. | Career coach for consulting, strategy and operations roles | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Mantasha Lakdawala | Public speaking | $75 to $170 an hour |
| Rachel League | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $70 to $145 an hour |
| Tom Vosburgh | Public speaking and Presentation skills | $70 to $145 an hour |
| Alex Olsen | Interpersonal communication | $75 to $150 an hour |
| Angela Lewonczyk | Accent and clarity | $70 to $150 an hour |
| Erika Desmond | Private high school, college and MBA admissions consultant | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Grant Stierwalt | Public speaking and Interpersonal communication | $75 to $150 an hour |
| Sulaiman Jenkins | Academic success and career coach with Yale and Johns Hopkins experience | $80 to $160 an hour |
| Will Peters | Public speaking | $70 to $130 an hour |
Common questions
How much does a speaking coach cost?
Most speaking coaches charge $80 to $250 per hour or session.
What else do these speaking coaches help with?
Common focus areas include public speaking, interpersonal communication, executive communication and presentation skills.
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Last updated September 2026.