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Lisa’s ability to help me direct body language and speaking style more consciously has strengthened my message and audience impact. I would recommend her to anyone from the beginner to the seasoned presenter." Eric Lohela "Thanks Lisa. It was a pleasure to work with you! Your ideas on how to engage the audience and how to highlight the right messages in the PowerPoint slides were very useful. I really like your approach to relating with the audience in a friendly, funny and empathetic way. I'll be thinking about these tips as I prepare for my classes and for future talks." Tatiana Sandino
John Paglia, Ph.D., MBA, CPA, CFA
Merryl Brown
"When I first started public speaking my reviews were 'unsatisfactory' and 'average.' My heart would race, my hands would shake, and my brain would shut down, forgetting most of what I needed to say. Deciding not to quit but to use this as a learning experience, I sought help.
I made it to the finals, which consisted of four out of 436, if you count the students each of the 28 chosen competitors represented. Thank you for all your great help."
Working with Lisa did nothing but boost my confidence and ability as a public speaker. Lisa is truly an expert at what she does and she is a fantastic coach."
Jill Christ "Thank you so much for assisting me through the daunting speechwriting process! It was such a pleasure working with you, and a lot of fun to get lots of laughs during my Junior League speech. You're a gem." Erin Muslera,
President
Bart Baker
She took the time to find out what my goals were, which allowed her to give me guidance and suggestions that fit my needs. She helped me with my speaking, the content of my talks, and the presentation and lighting of my videos. The biggest change, though, is how I feel now when I record my videos. I used to dread it, but now I thoroughly enjoy it. I am so grateful for everything she shared with me, and will be working with her again."
Linda Lorenzen-Hughes,
Realtor,
Coldwell Banker
"A total pro! Lisa knows her stuff. She has been a huge help with meaningful critiques, referrals to helpful resources and being so encouraging every step of the way! Simply put: She is the best!"
Steve Ridinger,
Pastor and Bible teacher Martha
Townsend, Principal, Market
Ready Rx
I learned how to be more effective as a speaker and how to use PowerPoint slides that people enjoy. I gained a better understanding of what the audience wants, got much better at using my particular talents, and learned what it takes to have a great overall presentation. I received wonderful feedback from the audience and am inspired to continue speaking! Thank
you!"  "Lisa is a fantastically talented coach. Not only does she help you organize, clarify and fine tune your presentation skills, she brings a sense of calmness to a potentially scary topic—public
speaking!
I was very uptight and worried about a speech that I was to give to at a large women’s conference. By the time the conference rolled around, I was prepared, at ease, and learned so much about my speaking strengths. I will continue to use Lisa before major presentations. She rocks!"
Susan Hyatt,
Certified Life Coach, Ideal
Life Design
Sherry Beamer,
Consultant
Am I still paralyzed with public speaking fear? Yes! But knowing that there is a supportive coach available to help me see the forest for the trees will enable me to do it again, if I absolutely must!" Carrie Sommer, Sommer
Designs
I don't know if I thanked you or not. But THANKS!!! I have circulated your information to our team and all are reading it and making observations. I think what will help me is also helpful to them!!! I will probably get with you in a year and do a refresher. Thanks again!!!!" Tony
Chimento, Legacy
Fellowship 
"The presentations that you created were critical to convey my message and
capture the attention and support of the audience. Thank you again!"
Andrew Hetzel,
Director, Cafemakers
Angela R.
Wurtzel,
M.A., M.F.T.
Mikki Reilly,
Fitness
Transform
"I was able to deliver a 30-minute talk with no notes, in a confident and friendly manner." Gary Staneff
Wendy
Cooper, Co-Organizer,
Work
at Home Expo "Coach Lisa did a fantastic job at our Work at Home Expo! It was just absolutely awesome! There is just something about her personality, and her presentation style was very intriguing! It definitely gave all of the expo participants the tools that they needed to get started with developing their public speaking and presentation skills." Tammy Munson,Co-Organizer, Work at Home Expo "I didn't really know what I needed but knew I needed to talk about my experience and fear of getting out there and 'mingling.' I still need to 'mingle' but now I know I can just ask others some questions and go from there. You gave me very valuable information because I thought I had to impress others. Now I can meet new people and just be myself." Kristen Butler, ASW ~ Lisa Braithwaite,
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"Words like clear, precise, instructive and supportive
are how I describe Lisa’s work. In scaling my presentations from lecture format to large public events, her detailed feedback has been critical. 
"I am deeply thankful for Lisa's assistance. She helped me improve my presentation content,
slides and delivery. This has had a positive impact not only on my confidence, but also on the evaluations provided by my audiences. In fact, my keynote presentation at a recent M&A conference in which 150 were present earned a "your presentation was superb" comment by one of the organizers and would not have been possible without Lisa's coaching. I highly recommend her services!"
"Lisa is an excellent public speaking coach and also produces fantastic PowerPoint presentations for her clients. She is bright, hard-working and very detail oriented. I appreciate her patience and good humor as well. I have hired her multiple times and will continue to do so when the need arises to use her services again. I would recommend Lisa Braithwaite to anyone looking for a public speaking expert!"
"I got a 98% and was chosen to participate in a speech competition with the same speech. 
"Lisa is an absolute joy to work with. After evaluating one of my speaking events, she provided me with a very constructive and engaging critique. She really helped me pull out the best of my experiences and coached me on how
to develop and deliver takeaways that are both insightful and entertaining for my audience. 
"Lisa is an absolutely fabulous public speaking coach. She helped me prepare for my first ever public presentation at the 2010 IA Summit, which went really well! I really wanted to make the talk compelling for the audience, and Lisa helped take the talk to a whole new level! 
"Lisa is
great; she helped to organize my presentation and worked on my delivery and body language.
"Lisa is so good at what she does. She helped me get rid of a lot of bad habits, without getting rid of
'me.' 
"Lisa is a dedicated and hardworking public speaking coach. I recently hired her to help me with an economic forecast presentation and I was very impressed with her direction and coaching. I received many praises from my colleagues after my presentation, thanks to Lisa's coaching skills."
"I am racing again this morning but want to stop and reflect on my experience working with you on my Junior League installation speech. 
"You're fantastic! The coaching greatly exceeded my expectations, and I think I improved by leaps and bounds in just one series of sessions. 
"We got the results from the
conference presentation - they were better than anything I've ever
received (4.5/5), including two pages of positive comments,
including the positive way I handled the 'heckler!'"
"As you very well know, I have a total fear of public speaking -- it is nearly crippling to me. And as you know, you helped me make a presentation that will result in the biggest national publicity my business will receive to date.
"I really enjoyed the process. I think everyone really should go
through this process from time to time. I have been speaking for
over 20 years. It is easy to pick up quirks, tics, habits, etc and
not ever notice. But people do notice. And I wanted to pay someone
who would tell me what they noticed. Lisa is a great coach and is
highly communicative!!!
"I really found the
coaching experience helpful and valuable. Just brainstorming and
talking helped me become more clear about my ideas and where I hoped
to go with my public speaking."
"Lisa is an outstanding public speaking coach who lifted my performance to the next level."
"I
felt very comfortable as I relate best to down to earth people with positive energy. I appreciated your non-judgmental attitude and willingness to be open to my specific needs."
"Lisa
Braithwaite’s presence at the November 2006 Work at Home Expo was one of the highlights
of the 5-day-long event. Her articulate and information-filled presentation was
a joy to listen to. She definitely practices what she preaches in regards to
public speaking and that is a sure sign that she’s the best at what she does!
Her instruction on recognizing and improving upon 'speech' issues will certainly
be put to use in order to enhance my podcasting/internet radio skills. Thank
you Lisa! It was a pleasure working with you and we’d love to have you back
anytime!"