Business ProfileforMemorable Presenter Consulting

Brenda helped me to prepare and strategize for a Q&A session following a live, on-stage business pitch competition. Brenda approached me after my first of two semi-finals for the ***** ***** ***** ***** competition and offered to help me better prepare for the next iteration. I was unhappy with my initial performance on the question-and-answer part of the event, so I cued up a number of coaching sessions with different people, including Brenda, for improvement. While other coaching sessions focused on the content I needed to prepare for my responses and developing a good list of talking points to use, Brenda’s session took a more tactical approach, helping me conceptualize a how rather than a what: how should I frame and use the answers I gave in response to the questions asked, rather than what I should say. This boosted my confidence and provided a framework within which to populate the other content. Through working with Brenda, I received Brenda's strategic approach to thinking about the questions and a way to respond to them within that framework. That framework is something that I can use not just for this particular contest, but also at future pitch cometitions or indeed at any presentation that involves a Q&A. Following the session with Brenda, I was able to do a better job of responding strategically to the judges’ questions. The flexibility and broad application of her approach makes it one that others are also likely to find useful and one that does not depend on Brenda being a subject matter expert in the area of the speech. I would recommend Brenda’s public speaking coaching to others.

It was a pleasure to work with you and provide you with a framework to respond effectively to questions at the pitch event. I'm so glad you felt you did a better job responding strategically to the judges' questions. Working with you and your amazing startup business was wonderful. I was so happy to help in some way so that your business will be able to get the funding it needs. Best wishes at your next pitch.