Public Speaking & Presentation Coaching
A presentation can influence a business decision, inspire a team, secure funding, build confidence in your leadership, or open the door to new opportunities. Success depends on thoughtful strategy, audience insight, compelling messaging, and confident delivery.
Our Approach
Customized for You
Every client begins with different goals, strengths, communication challenges, and speaking experience. That’s why every coaching engagement is customized. Together, we’ll define what success looks like, evaluate or develop your presentation, and create a coaching plan based on your objectives, audience, timeline, and experience level.
Refine Strategy & Delivery
Throughout the process, we’ll strengthen both the strategy behind your presentation and the effectiveness of your delivery. Depending on your needs, we’ll refine your messaging, presentation structure, storytelling, executive presence, verbal and nonverbal communication, slide design, preparation techniques, and question-and-answer skills.
Build Skills That Last
You’ll receive practical coaching, candid feedback, and proven strategies that not only elevate your upcoming presentation but also strengthen your communication skills for future opportunities.
The Difference
Many presentation coaches focus primarily on delivery.
We take a comprehensive approach that begins with strategy and extends through messaging, audience analysis, emotional intelligence, executive presence, and delivery.
When the thinking behind a presentation improves, the presentation itself improves.
More Than Public Speaking Coaching
Powerful presentations begin long before you step onto a stage.
Our coaching helps you develop every aspect of your presentation, including:
- defining your communication objectives
- understanding your audience and what motivates them
- structuring ideas for maximum clarity and impact
- strengthening stories, examples, and supporting evidence
- refining executive presence
- improving verbal and nonverbal delivery
- managing nervousness and increasing mental focus
- preparing for audience questions
- delivering with confidence, authenticity, authority, and warmth
Whether you’re starting with a blank page or polishing an existing presentation, we’ll help you communicate with greater confidence, clarity, and influence.
About Our Founder
For more than 25 years, Lisa Elia has helped thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, physicians, attorneys, athletes, authors, subject matter experts, and organizations prepare for keynote speeches, executive presentations, investor pitches, board meetings, conferences, TEDx talks, sales presentations, media interviews, and other high-stakes communication opportunities.
Having delivered thousands of presentations herself, Lisa understands firsthand the preparation, strategy, and delivery required to communicate effectively when the stakes are high. She combines that real-world experience with research in communication, psychology, neuroscience, and leadership to help clients become more confident, strategic, and influential communicators.
We Help Clients Prepare For
- keynote speeches
- conference presentations
- executive presentations
- board presentations
- investor pitches
- sales presentations
- TED Talks
- internal meetings
- client presentations
- industry panels
- award acceptance speeches
- commencement speeches
- virtual presentations and webinars
- panels
Looking for More Than Coaching?
Many clients combine private coaching or team coaching with SpeakerShift Leadership Communication Accelerator, our comprehensive online communication development program.
The Accelerator reinforces the principles we cover during coaching while providing ongoing resources, practical exercises, proprietary AI communication tools, and one year of Private Access Advisory.
Together, they create a powerful learning experience that continues long after coaching sessions end.
Learn About SpeakerShift Leadership Communication Accelerator
What Clients Say
Hear what clients have to say about working with Lisa Elia and Expert Media Training.
“Before working with Lisa, I dreaded public speaking – every presentation felt like something to survive, not deliver. In addition to presentation skills, Lisa helped me completely shift my mindset. Instead of bracing for the worst – I now feel prepared, confident, and even excited to share my ideas. The change wasn’t just in my delivery, it was how I approached public speaking altogether.”
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Let's Prepare for Your Next Important Presentation or Speech
From small meetings to large stages, we’ll help you communicate with greater confidence, clarity, and impact.
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