Sharing your message will transform your own life in more ways than you can imagine. But creating an effective speech is hard work. Many speakers are amazed to discover that they are not making points as clearly as they think they are. Others are unaware that the audience doesn't want to spend their time figuring out a poorly planned or poorly delivered speech.

Working with a public speaking coach will help you identify these weaknesses and help you eliminate them. A successful speaker will edit and revise a speech several times in an effort to improve and refine his message. Those who do report that they communicate better with the audience and establish a real rapport between themselves and their listeners.

Speechmaker helps public speakers at all levels who want to improve their presentation skills. For example:

• Sales reps who want to improve their sales presentations and communication with their clients.

• Corporate representatives who want to improve internal communication or improve relations within their community.

• Seminar speakers who want to transform an existing speech into a keynote address.

• Advocates who want to develop a speech or to refine testimony to promote issues in the legislature or in the community.

• Small business owners who need to refine a presentation to market their business.

• Q and A sessions. For those who need to develop strategies for anticipating questions, diffusing controversial issues and refining the message.

• Lawyers who want to increase their effectiveness in front of a jury.

Recent Speechmaker clients include:

• A sales representative who enhanced and polished his sales presentation.

• A district manager who worked on a script and theme for an important district sales meeting.

• A global marketing consultant who rehearsed interview questions and answers.

• A performance artist who created a meaningful spoken message for his act.

• A real estate professional who wrote and rehearsed a short but effective speech for a board election.

• A life coach who expanded her presentation into a keynote address.

• A person who rehearsed a eulogy for a professional colleague.

• An image consultant who developed a unique dinner presentation.

• A national non profit who wanted its advocates educated on the Colorado legislature.

Whether you are a beginner who needs coaching just to get going or an experienced speaker who want to raise his or her presentation skills to a new level, Speechmaker may be the coaching service for you.

How it works:

Kaye coaches speakers who need to develop a speech for themselves or for an organization.

Kaye works with individuals and small groups on presentation skills.

Kaye coaches clients in person, over the phone and online.