We founded Presenting Solutions because people prefer presentations that are engaging and clear.
Our work began in 2005 as New York Speech Coaching’s division for corporate clients. Presenting Solutions became its own entity in 2021 so that its focus could be exclusively on serving the needs of companies.
Presenting Solutions was established by executive speech coach John West. After decades of coaching executives and teams at the world’s top financial institutions, he now fosters the passion of coaches who wish to do the same. Presenting Solutions offers instructors who excel at guiding team members to communicate comfortably and effectively in high-stakes environments.
“Public” speaking happens in the elevator. It happens on huddles, Zoom calls, and happy hour. It's the fabric of our professional expression. A collection of clear, effective, and confident people creates a culture of efficiency, collaboration, and inspiration. We’d like to share the benefits of what can happen when each member of your team has exceptional communication skills. A few points of passion:
- It is possible to look forward to public speaking.
- Executive presence isn’t only for executives.
- Meetings can be thrilling.
- Blanking under pressure isn’t inevitable.
- … Jerry is funny!
- Sarah is a lion, not a mouse.
- And most of all, despite being something we’ve done our whole lives, speaking is a skill that everyone can improve through training.
We’re glad you’re interested in this work. Whether or not it’s with us, speech coaching is a distinct tool that can create a dramatic point of difference for your team.
We look forward to discussing how we can collaborate.
-Brendan
BRENDAN
Head Instructor
10 years of coaching experienc. % of workshop surveys that have come back “unsatisfied”: 0% Specializes in holistic corporate speech and interpersonal communication training Clients come from: Google, Disney, Forbes, Nasdaq, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Capital One, MetLife, and Amazon, among others. Master Impressionist, Multi-Instrumentalist, & Twilight Zone Triviologist
BRONTË
- 13 years of coaching experience
- MA Yale University
- # of clients served in 2022: 3,440
- Clients come from:Kaiser Permanente, Campari Group, Two Sigma Securities, Abacus Finance, The Center for Popular Democracy, and Goodcover
- Professional Actor, Amateur Backpacker, Devout Scrabbler
CALEB
- 8 years of coaching experience
- BFA, New York University
- Clients come from: Blackrock, Spotify, Visa, Nike, Uber, Google, Unilever, Shearman & Sterling, Vectis Solutions, Douglas Elliman
- Specializes in speech education and research
- Armed with an ambidextrous mind for language and numbers, Caleb is also a mathematics professor.
COURTNEY
- 5 years of coaching experience
- CCC-SLP, Virginia-licensed and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist, MS, Duquesne University
- Clients come from: Microsoft, Citibank, Brown, Penn State Hershey Medical, Texas Tech, Oracle NetSuite,
- Specializes in accent modification and cross-cultural communication
- Courtney is an internationally recognized researcher, as well as a Miss America Organization & Miss USA Pageant titleholder.
DANIEL
- 8 years of coaching experience
- MFA, Yale
- Clients come from: Johnson & Johnson, Visa, Goldman Sachs, New York-Presbyterian, Corning, and the NBA
- Specializes in corporate drama training
- Daniel’s screen appearances include Modern Love, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Blue Bloods, Elementary, and Mr. Harrigan’s Phone.
JOEL
- 7 years of coaching experience
- MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
- Clients come from: Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Google, Pinterest, Ares Management, Spotify, Bridgewater Associates, Wunderkind, Morgan Stanley, and E*TRADE
- Specializes in presentation training
- Joel is a seasoned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theater performer.
JOTI
- 10 years of coaching experience
- Education: MSc., Brunel University
- Clients come from: Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, PwC, Allen & Overy, Linklaters, HSBC and more.
- Specializes in media training
- Joti is a British psychology graduate and a professional voiceover artist.
TRICIA
- 8 years of coaching experience
- CCC-SLP, Georgia-licensed and ASHA-certified bilingual speech-language pathologist, MS, Columbia University
- Clients come from: Conde Nast, Reddit, Equinox, the United Nations, Ernst & Young, Equiteq, LinkedIn, Gulfstream, Uber, and Disney
- Specializes in overcoming speech anxiety & confidence coaching
- Tricia lives in Savannah, Georgia, and especially loves working with clients on podcast approach and architecture.
XAVIER
- 5 years of coaching experience
- Education: MFA, University of California, San Diego
- Clients come from: Nerd Wallet, The Cheney Agency, and Wesbuilt
- Specializes in speaking voice enhancement
- Xavier is on faculty at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.