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In Conversation with Christine Berg

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In Conversation with Christine Berg Christine is a designated Linklater Voice coach. She has trained, professional speakers, including film television and theater actors. Christine is the founder of shine creative coaching. At shine Christine encourages authenticity, as opposed to perfection. Part of her mission is to encourage her clients to share their unique selves through…

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In Conversation with Dex Hunter-Torricke

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In Conversation with Dex Hunter-Torricke LW: Today’s guest is Dex Hunter-Torricke, he is the head of communications for the oversight board, the independent body established in 2020 to make binding decisions on Facebook and Instagram’s most challenging content issues. During his career Dex has served in a string of high-profile roles across the tech and…

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Caroline Goyder: London’s Most Sought After Public Speaking Coach

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In Conversation with Caroline Goyder: London’s Most Sought After Public Speaking Coach LW: Today’s guest is Caroline Goyder. She is one of London’s most prestigious public speaking coach has she served as professor of voice and speech for over a decade at the Royal Central School of speech and drama. She is authored three books;…

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Dr. Susannah Baldwin: “Women, Language & Power”

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Dr. Susannah Baldwin: “Women, Language & Power” In Conversation with Dr. Baldwin from LWS Podcast Episode 6 LW: I want to start a little bit with your background tell us how you ended up specializing in language and empowerment. Dr. Baldwin: Well, it’s sort of found its way to me. But this is this is…

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In Conversation with Dr. Deborah Tannen

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In Conversation with Dr. Deborah Tannen PART 1 of my Interview with Dr. Deborah Tannen, America’s Most Respected Linguist LW: So we’re going to cover a couple of areas including your new book. But first I’d like to introduce my listeners to your research in conversational analysis. So let’s start there. If you don’t mind,…

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Before You Negotiate Anything

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This year has been about negotiations. We are negotiating contracts, mortgages, rent reductions, haircuts, and even how we dine at restaurants just name a few. We see states negotiating for ventilators, congress negotiating stimulus packages and countries negotiating travel bans. You, likely, have already had to negotiate something this year or are about to. The…

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Navigating Difficult Conversations

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Navigating Difficult Conversations Whether it’s a professional or personal conversation, one of this year’s biggest challenges has been navigating difficult conversations. For some of us living in homes with people who have opposing viewpoints, it’s become part of daily life. Unlike ordinary conversations, difficult conversations are much more likely to hijack our internal sense of…

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Voice & Speech Training Is Crucial for Successful Meetings During Quarantine

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Voice & Speech Training for Successful Meetings During Quarantine First, let’s start by defining what voice and speech training is. Voice and speech training was originally developed for stage actors to achieve the following: to reduce mental and physical tension which interferes with breathing and speaking while performing; to help actors develop a strong, grounded…

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Public Speaking Coaching & Sales Enablement

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Why a Public Speaking Coach Is Essential to Sales Enablement When we think of public speaking training, most of us imagine preparing for a conference, an all-hands meeting or TED Talk. And although training and preparation for these arenas are vital, these are not the only places public speaking skills can make or break your…

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Public Speaking: a step by step program to get you started!

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Public Speaking: a step by step program to get you started! “I’ve always wanted to do this. I finally decided to not hold myself back” I often hear this statement and many others like it spoken within the first few minutes of my private coaching sessions. Public speaking can intimidate even the most extroverted personalities.…

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