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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 companies across the globe, he now fosters the passion of coaches who wish to do the same. In partnership with renowned vocal technician Justin Stoney, John’s construction of the team began with appointing one of the country's leading corporate speech coaches, Brendan Houdek, as Head Instructor.
“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's 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. However you choose to pursue it, 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
Brendan Houdek (MA, CCC-SLP) is an executive speech coach and NYS-licensed and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist. Brendan’s coaching combines an intricate knowledge of anatomy and physiology with a background in philosophy. He is passionate about teaching effective business communication, executive presence, and vocal production, equipping clients with control and flexibility to present themselves professionally and authentically. His training covers not only the technical aspects of speech production, but also presentational performance and perspective work.
- 10 years of coaching experience
- % 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
STEFANIA
- 10 + years coaching experience
- BA, University of Buffalo with two certifications from Harvard Business School Executive Education program, in Executive Education and Strategy & Leadership
- Clients come from: Doordash, Uber, LinkedIn, Digital Turbine, Beyond Meat
- Specializes in leadership development, communicating through change and challenge, and aligning communication to vision and values
- Stefania was on the founding Uber Eats team and helped to build and scale the business globally, having led teams around the world. She has done extensive work in women’s empowerment and holistic leadership and is passionate about the space.
BRONTË
- 13 years of coaching experience
- MA, Yale University
- # of clients served in 2022: 3,440
- Clients come from: Kaiser Permanente, Campari Group, Brave Warrior Advisors, Abacus Finance, The Center for Popular Democracy, Goodcover, and Yale University.
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 podcasting.
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.