Communication Training and Coaching
for TECHNICAL LEADERS
Technical expertise got you in the room. Now you have to lead it.
We help you practice the exact moments in which your expertise must become business influence: explaining tech to executives, pushing back while preserving trust, securing stakeholder buy-in and leading resistance to change.
It’s time to become a strategic thinker who speaks the language of business. Learn to dynamically express what others want to hear. Learn to read the room and guide it with emotional intelligence, executive presence and effective communication.
Learn to be clear, confident and convincing.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
Click on a challenge to discover how our practical frameworks can help.
"I can’t get approval. Sometimes I need management to back me up."
Learn proven persuasion techniques and executive communication skills that turn your expertise into influence so you can move the room to action.
“Good tech is complex—but people want simple answers”
Getting buy-in from stakeholders and cross-functional teams is critical. Learn to be clear, concise and convincing, even when the data is messy and nuanced.
“I’m struggling with nontechnical stakeholders”
Learn a simple story framework that puts meaning behind your metrics. With the right story, you can inspire any audience to connect with you and your ideas.
“My boss says I don’t sound like a leader”
Instead of reporting or requesting, tie your ideas to strategic initiatives, outcomes and what matters most to your audience.
“I’m exhausted from conflict. How do I push back without damaging trust?"
Giving feedback that lands and learning how to go from conflict to collaboration are skills you can learn. And we have frameworks.
How do I stop over-explaining, especially when it really matters?"
Self-doubt masquerades as thoroughness. You add point after point, and the key point gets lost in the shuffle. Learn to say less, and trust that it’s enough.
“How do I lead unwanted change without being the villain?"
Active listening, emotional intelligence and the ability to read the room are all learnable skills that can turn you into the leader that everyone wants to follow.
"I’m being talked over in high-stakes meetings"
Executive updates. VP check-ins. The moment everyone turns to you. Being clear, concise and confident isn’t a personality trait — it’s a structure you can learn.
WE TRAIN + Coach
We help companies from startups to Fortune 500s as well as individual clients.
Choose one area of focus or combine them into a workshop series or coaching program.
Our programs are tailored to your priorities.
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Executive Communication & Managing Up
Help technical leaders translate complexity into the outcomes, risks and decisions that matter to executives. They learn to lead with the point, make stronger recommendations and communicate with confidence—even when speaking without preparation. -
PERSUASION & INFLUENCE
Give leaders practical tools to earn support across functions and levels. They learn to understand what matters to each stakeholder, frame a persuasive business case and influence without relying on authority. -
Strategic Storytelling
Help leaders turn data and technical information into stories people understand and remember. They learn to put meaning behind the metrics, make complex ideas relevant and move audiences toward action. -
Clear, Concise & Convincing Communication
Teach leaders to organize their thinking before they speak. Using simple, repeatable frameworks, they learn to stop over-explaining, communicate the essential message and respond clearly under pressure. -
Conflict Resolution & Feedback
Equip leaders to give feedback that lands, listen without rushing to fix and address disagreement before it damages trust. They learn to invite truth-telling while keeping difficult conversations specific, candid and productive. -
Emotional Intelligence & Leading Through Change
Prepare leaders to guide people through disruption, resistance and uncertainty. They learn to manage their own reactions, read the room and use active listening to help teams turn difficult emotions into productive action.
OUR RESULTS
Michele was amazing to work with! Her positive style combined with clear feedback was inspirational. The tools that she introduced me to as well as her storytelling framework were easy to apply and greatly enhanced my executive communication skills.
ServiceNow
The value was in her practical techniques: Knowing the intent & audience. Persuading with benefits & consequences. Starting with the Bottom Line Up Front. Learning to be more still, serious, and slow. And using storytelling, metaphors & verbal guideposts to improve my powers of persuasion.
Fortune 500 Company
Working with Michele changed the way I communicate as a leader and as a human. She helped me get to the root of insecurities that were impacting my communication. I refined my executive communication skills with practical tools and role-play, allowing me to learn quickly.
Results
PRACTICE HIGH-STAKES MOMENTS THAT MATTER
Knowing what to do isn’t the same as doing it under pressure. Your leaders need to practice the exact moments when expertise must become influence.
In our coaching and training, they use practical frameworks, realistic roleplays, simulations and situations drawn from their real-world challenges.
They won’t just leave with more ideas. They’ll leave knowing what to say—and having practiced saying it.
Turn Technical Expertise Into Business Influence
They have the expertise. Now give them the communication skills—and the confidence—to make those ideas heard, understood and acted upon.