Public Speaker Coaching
Your message is unique and important and together we can bring it into the world. My skills are to listen deeply and offer my astute observations so you can deliver a smart & cohesive speech. As a Public Speaker Coach with 38 years of experience at Royce Carlton (now CAA) I have worked with such luminaries as: Bruce Feiler, Helen Fisher, Daniel Goleman, Anthony Bourdain, Douglas Rushkoff, Thomas Friedman, Nancy Giles, Jon Meacham, Brian Greene and Fareed Zakaria.
Besides the above luminaries, my speaker coaching clients have included: authors, educators, activists, business thought leaders, entrepreneurs, non-profit executives, TED All Stars and even a Guinness World Record Holder.
Although these people's experiences are diverse, what they all have in common is their desire to bring their messages and ideas to a wider audience. Being a certified professional coach, I have the skills to help speakers understand what might be standing in their way of moving forward and supporting them in reframing their beliefs and behaviors.
My mission as a speaker coach is to help people discover what they are passionate about and help them bring it into the world.
I am eager to explore how I can support you.
Some ways we will work together:
Uncover the hidden gems and life lessons that make your experiences unique so that your authentic voice can be heard, and people will want to hear more
Review videos, speeches, articles and past presentations
Sharpen your delivery and heighten your public speaking skills
Use Intellectual Architecture ®, my signature speaking system, to help you develop your unique message
Identify the audiences that you want to educate and inspire
Develop the content you want to deliver
Explore current events, societal trends and cultural movements, integrating how your story can resonate with them
Explore new markets to target that you may have never imagined reaching
Help navigate the often complex world of speaker agencies and get you pointed in the right direction
My commitment is to help you amplify your message, making it impactful and accessible to the widest audience possible.
The work I do is customized to a client's goals. These are just a few of the success stories that my clients have achieved in our work together:
Authors who needed to transition from the page to the stage
A scholar who wanted to leave his PowerPoint behind and speak confidently in his expertise & authenticity
A psychoanalyst who recognized the societal impact of their ideas and embraced their global influence
An educator who needed to increase her speaking skills in order to advance professionally
A TV commentator who turned her stories into speeches
A university president who expanded her speaking style from data driven educator to inspirational leader
A professor who recognized that sharing his life's journey was as valuable as presenting new research to an audience
A mental health expert who transformed her speaking style from jargon heavy to a powerful mix of data and stories, resulting in a speech that received a standing ovation.
A journalist who decided to transition from their career, to making their family a priority;
I am excited to discover what I can help you create.
“Helen Churko is a remarkably accomplished Speaker Coach. She’s fiercely smart, highly intuitive, exceedingly well versed in the complex details of business issues, and stunningly creative with her appraisals and advice. But she is also deeply kind and very funny - and she has a unique integrity and gravitas that makes you like and trust her instantly. I am lucky to work with her. Helen has made major contributions to my business success.”