“Shayna is brilliant at finding subconscious ticks in each student's speaking and presentation habits and encouraging us to address them head on, whether that be emphasizing a previously unknown strength or confronting a bad habit. If she felt like a weakness was so ingrained into our habits and we struggled to temper it, she challenged us to use the tools we learned to plan around that weakness. Because of this, nothing we were learning to incorporate into our presentation style felt forced.”

Graduate Student, Georgetown University

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“Shayna is such a gifted teacher. She put me at ease while digging deep into my practice and really challenged me - which is a difficult balance to achieve. She took such careful attention to our sessions, and helped me to generate a self-awareness that brought me to the next level. She is the kind of coach who can adapt to her client's needs regardless of how new or practiced they are. She changed the way I think about and approach public speaking, from being a one-directional speech to a true mind & body-driven dialogue between me and my audience. I am forever grateful, and look forward to future sessions with Shayna!”

Angela Altus, Entrepreneur, Advocate & Visual Storyteller

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“For many students in the class, including myself, this was a very scary concept at the beginning of the semester. Shayna did a fantastic job, not only providing us with exercises to learn how to project our voices and improve our presentation styles, but also with the more subtle task of nurturing students' confidence in themselves. She always struck the right balance with providing feedback - encouraging students, and acknowledging the improvements they made each week, while also continually challenging us to improve. Because of her, public speaking now feels a lot less scary and I feel much more confident about presenting in front of other people.”

Graduate Student, Georgetown University

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