Presentation Coaching Services
My Expertise
As an Adjunct Faculty member in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at Cornell University for a decade, I developed an experiential capstone senior research course that heavily focused on professional skills development including presentation skills. I also created and taught a public communication of science course at Cornell. As the former Education and Outreach Director for PARADIM, an NSF-funded Cornell research facility, I brought presentation skills training to the Research Experience for Undergraduates program. This effort, which is still ongoing, is much appreciated by students and lauded by the National Science Foundation.
My Services
I offer a half day workshop on best practices for science/engineering communication and presenting, with a focus on developing the speaker’s ability to tune their presentation to accommodate the various knowledge levels of audience members. Since presenting is a practice, skill development requires active engagement. The real learning comes in one-on-one slide reviews with the consultant. Once the slide deck is set, the coaching shifts to developing the presenter's speaking skills. I coach corporate and academic clients.
