Executive Speech Coach
Are you a good speaker, but you know you need to be better? Do you worry too much about giving speeches? Are you disappointed by the response you get when you do speak? Would you like to project a more commanding image?
Chris Witt, an executive speech coach based in San Diego, works one-on-one with leaders
— and up-and-coming leaders — who want to speak more influentially.
Ask yourself how often you address the board of directors
or your executive team, a key client, investors or funding
sources, the media, fellow leaders or direct reports,
company gatherings or community events.
Then ask yourself how well you’re doing.
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Are you presenting yourself and your organization as
powerfully as you can?
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Are your speaking skills holding you back or driving
you forward?
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Are you getting the results — and the respect —
you want?
Executive Speech Coach
Chris Witt, a speech coach based in San Diego, uses a
proprietary process to help you:
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Make the most of your natural speaking style
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Think and speak — even off the cuff — with
greater clarity and impact
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Engage audiences in a way that increases their trust
and your confidence
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Craft a hard-hitting message that gets the results
you want
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Use your voice, gestures, eye contact, and unique
personal qualities to become more influential and
charismatic
Dr. Witt’s approach to speech coaching is both
structured and customized. (Who wants an open-ended,
indeterminate process?) This is his commitment: to help you
be your best in front of an audience.
"My first big speech as
CEO was at our 20th anniversary celebration — with over
500 people in attendance. There's no way I could have
gotten through it without Chris Witt's coaching. He helped
me give a speech I'm proud of."
-Norma Diaz, CEO,
Community Health Group
Other speech coaches focus primarily on delivery, as if you are an actor and they are directors. (“Stand this way. Don’t use that gesture. Put more life in your voice.”) Chris focuses more on strategy and message formation, regarding you as a leader and himself as a trusted advisor.
Step 1: Discovery
Through assessments, a structured interview process, and
close observation, you will gain a deeper understanding of
your unique presentation style and of how best to leverage
it during important speeches.
Step 2: Strategy
You will learn a 3-step process you can use to make every
speech a winner: 1) uncovering what drives your audience, 2)
determining what you want to accomplish, and 3) addressing
your audience’s needs while achieving your goals.
Step 3: Message
You’ll discover the elements of a focused, powerful,
and audience-centric message. And you will learn how to put
those elements together easily and for the greatest impact.
Step 4: Delivery
Everything that makes you a successful leader — your
knowledge and experience, your way with people, your values,
attitudes, and vision, even your sense of humor — can be
used to make you a successful speaker. (You will also learn
when — if ever — and how to use PowerPoint.)
"Thanks to his coaching I
receive two long ovations and a standing ovation at the
conclusion of my speech in San Diego."
-Bob Hunt,
President, Stepping Stones
Chris Witt will help you be the best speaker you can possibly be. He won’t try to make you look or sound like anyone else. He won’t ask you to do anything that you aren’t capable of doing. Instead he will show you how to use the strengths and skills you already possess as a leader to be a commanding speaker.
Depending on your goals and schedule, you can work with Chris by phone or in person.
However you work with him, you – and others – will notice a dramatic improvement almost immediately.
The first conversation is always free. You can ask your questions. He’ll ask you plenty of his own. Then you’ll decide together if there’s a fit: If he can help you achieve what you want and if your styles are
compatible.
"Because of the advice
and coaching Chris Witt gave me, I was able to give my
speech with confidence and not anxiety. Many people came
up to me afterward to say how much they enjoyed it and
were inspired by it. I even got an invitation to give it
to another audience."
-Auguste Fortin,
M.D., Yale University School of Medicine
For more information about how you might benefit from
working with an executive speech coach, contact
us.
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