Speaking coaches for teens
Compare 14 speaking coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are interpersonal communication, fear of public speaking, presentation skills and storytelling. They most often work with teens, students and parents. Most charge $80 to $250 per hour or session.
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Jonté LeGras
Jonté LeGras is a Los Angeles-based acting coach who helps actors with auditions, self-tapes, scene preparation and on-camera work. He is a SAG-AFTRA actor with more than 20 years in television, film and theatre. Director Ava DuVernay picked him to be the on-set acting coach for the youngest lead actor during the five-month shoot of Disney's A Wrinkle in Time. He works with young performers, developing actors and experienced pros.
Melanie Golding
Melanie Golding is a coach and qualified counsellor who works with musicians and performing artists. She also coaches on anxiety and autism life coaching, and works with teens. She has spent more than 30 years in the music industry as a singer-songwriter and toured the United States and the UK with her albums. She wrote the book 'Facing My Own Music' about the effects of the music industry. She helps artists rebuild confidence and a sense of self.
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.
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.
Gregory Diehl
Gregory Diehl is a business and personal development coach and author. He mentors people on who they are, how they think and how they communicate. He has more than ten years of coaching experience in several countries, including East Asia, Eastern Europe and South America. He wrote The Heroic and Exceptional Minority and Everyone Is an Entrepreneur. His sessions use philosophical discussion, debate and hard questions to build self-awareness.
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.
Erica Berejnoi
Erica Berejnoi is a life coach in Arizona who works with highly sensitive people. She also works with empaths, immigrants, millennials, professionals, teens and adults. She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability and coaches one-on-one using psychosynthesis, a transpersonal psychology. She is a highly sensitive person herself. She turned to coaching after deciding that helping people grow and live by their values is her most meaningful work.
Joseph Beer
Joseph Beer is a life coach and counsellor in South Africa. He helps people deal with anxiety, anger, behaviour management, relationship struggles and addiction. He works with clients ages 13 and up. His sessions use structured reflection and behaviour-focused tasks to change patterns and find triggers. He also points out small wins along the way, so clients can see their progress as they build calmer responses and more confidence.
Ken Knoechel
Ken Knoechel is an anxiety and communication coach based in Tennessee. He is a licensed professional counselor in Ohio with a master's degree in counseling. He brings clinical mental health experience into his coaching work. He has worked with clients who deal with relationship struggles, depression, anxiety and addiction. He works with teens, young adults and middle aged adults.
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.
Luke Lubchenco
Luke Lubchenco is a confidence and communication coach who runs Mountains To Rivers Coaching. He works with teens and with adults who want more confidence and fulfillment in life, relationships and work. His coaching rests on the idea that the way you respond in one situation shows how you react in many others, often without noticing. He uses conversation, mindfulness and deep exploration to challenge beliefs that hold clients back. New clients start with a 90 minute intro call.
MPower Coaching
MPower Coaching is a coaching practice for women and teens who struggle with communication anxiety. The work centers on helping clients find their voice, speak up with confidence, and act on their purpose in personal and professional life. Clients work on the inner critic, limiting beliefs, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome. The practice is listed in Elbert County and is built around support, empathy, and personalized coaching.
Robyn Jacobs
Robyn Jacobs is a communication and confidence coach in Maryland. She coaches individuals, couples, groups, teams, teens and youth. She holds the Associate Certified Coach credential. Her sessions use art, movement, mindfulness and nature based methods. Her style pairs kindness and compassion with directness and a push toward action.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Jonté LeGras | Acting coach for auditions, self-tapes and on-camera work in Los Angeles | $110 to $200 an hour |
| Melanie Golding | Fear of public speaking | $120 to $225 an hour |
| Imbert Fung | Presentation skills | $80 to $220 an hour |
| Jane Wolery | Life coach and speaker for rural youth and adults in Montana | $80 to $150 an hour |
| Julia Byrd | Storytelling | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Gregory Diehl | Interpersonal communication | $90 to $180 an hour |
| Pete Rosos | Life coach for teens, young adults and creatives in Arizona | $115 to $190 an hour |
| Erica Berejnoi | Life coach for highly sensitive people in Arizona | $120 to $175 an hour |
| Joseph Beer | Life coach and counsellor for anxiety, anger and behaviour in South Africa | $80 to $155 an hour |
| Ken Knoechel | Interpersonal communication | $100 to $150 an hour |
| Sue Zhong | Public speaking | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Luke Lubchenco | Interpersonal communication | $80 to $155 an hour |
| MPower Coaching | Fear of public speaking and Voice and delivery | $80 to $155 an hour |
| Robyn Jacobs | Interpersonal communication | $130 to $190 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 interpersonal communication, fear of public speaking, presentation skills and storytelling.
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Last updated September 2026.