Whether you live in
San Diego or Boston,
San Francisco or Atlanta, Portland or Albuquerque, Los Angeles or Miami, I can successfully and efficiently coach you by phone or Skype for your next presentation.

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”The training was tremendously helpful and quite entertaining as well. I love your book.”
Jin Ma,
Rosetta Inpharmatics, Inc. (Merck) Seattle, WA |
“Jan
brings a holistic perspective to communications, body language, and
voice training.
Jan’s coaching can go a long way towards building confidence and increasing effectiveness!” Sonu
Aggarwal, Group Program Mgr. Microsoft Redmond, WA |
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“ Thanks for all your help. Jan’s approach is infectious and she’s not judgmental. She helped me with organization and becoming a more confident speaker.”
Craig Shafer President of Board Seattle Visitors and Convention Bureau Seattle, WA |
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"Your content, delivery, expertise and professionalism were greatly appreciated by by those who had the good fortune to attend your sessions."
Patricia Hayling Price, IBM Armonk, New York |
You’re about to give a high-stakes technical presentation.
You want to be confident.
You need to project competence and credibility.
You have to engage a sophisticated but distracted audience
- and you can’t even remember your opening line.
So what do you do? Dread it or fix it?
Most people are not comfortable speaking in public. The good news is that as your speech coach I can teach you skills on how to manage your fears. For the past 25 years I’ve helped scientists, engineers and technology experts successfully communicate complex information.
I’ll teach you how to easily prepare, persuade and enjoy sharing your ideas.
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"It went 5 times better than I could have possibly imagined. Rave reviews from all. Everyone was alert and participated. You have made such a significant difference in my presentation skills. Thanks for all your help."
John Hennessy, CEO
Nuprecon
Snoqualmie, WA
"From start to finish, Jan has changed everything for me, from taking control to the importance of the voice. I feel absolutely more compelling and credible. Your work makes a difference! Mexico was a hit! I love speaking!"
Paige Kernan
Paige Kernan Company
Santa Barbara, CA
”The most helpful aspect of your training was the practical demonstration of the benefits or preparing and rehearsing presentations, which provided a boost to my self-confidence and kept me focused ”on message.”
John O’Brien, Broker
Ragen-MacKenzie
Seattle,WA
”The results of your training are paying off immensely. I owe you big time! Thank you again for all the wonderful training and advice.”
Jan Hawn, Financial Dir
City of Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
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Learn Presentation Skills
The
Pocket Presentation Coach™ teaches you presentation techniques you’ll use everytime you step in front of an audience.
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| ”Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has a growing need to engage political and scientific decision makers, as well as other key stakeholders. We hired Jan as part of an effort to help staff confidently and effectively communicate these complex research. Jan spent considerable time with senior Laboratory leadership and did a tremendous job improving the communication and presentation skills of our staff.
She is highly skilled and we recommend her to others facing similar issues as ours.”
Jacqueline Fernette, Communications & External Relations Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) Richland, WA |
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| ”Jan has a special ability to understand and correctly identify the ’communications issue’ and offer solutions. The most important skill was how to breathe correctly and use my voice effectively. I loved the ’impostor complex’ discussion and am hoping I can learn from it. I also realized how much speaking effectively is a mental skill.” Yogini Kulkarni-Sharma, Mg Patient Safety Program Washington State Hospital Association Seattle, WA |
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”Our skills and insight in audience analysis, preparation, and presentation style were greatly enhanced. The techniques have proved to be immediately beneficial to all the participants. You met the challenges we presented and exceeded our expectations.” James Soeder, NASA Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| ”The presentation went great. I’m now very confident that I can accept any opportunity to speak and I’m looking forward to the next one. Oh, I got some good laughs as well.” Greg Aldrich, IT Director DHL Scottsdale, AZ |
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”I gave 6 seminars between Monday and Tuesday. My confidence level has shot through the roof... it felt terrific. Again I am very grateful.”
Rafael Neito, VP United Bank of Switzerland, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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”Your management of the Speaker Ready Room was instrumental in helping our 325 internationally renowned speakers prepare for their presentations to a demanding audience of heads of state, ambassadors, and CEO’s from nearly 100 countries. I personally know of several potential crisis you were able to avert due to your tact, diplomacy, and experience in assessing situations and acting with decisiveness.” Carl
Berndtson, Mkt. World Economic Development Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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