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Speaking With Impact has had the honor of working with amazing clients throughout our more than 30 years of public speaking training. From CEO’s and C-suite executives, premier athletes, managers, and sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, public speaking coaches Denise Harrington and Nia Harrington have helped many Speak With Impact!

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"Working with Denise through the executive training program has been a true blessing. She has helped me grow in both self-confidence and corporate strategy navigation, enhancing skillsets that demand a seat at the leadership table. I have appreciated the journey we have taken together to get here – asking the hard, internal-facing questions. I always leave our coaching sessions feeling empowered, inspired, and ready to set the world on fire."

– Madeleine Maier, Nike Connected Product Program Manager

"I have worked with Denise for over five years. She is an exceptional communications speaker and coach. She helped prepare me for my most important mainstage presentation to approximately 2,000 participants. Her guidance on delivery and on content creation was masterful."

– Jim Sheriff, Former SVP World Wide Sales, Cisco

"Denise’s program transformed my life and my style. I still practice what I learned over 25 years ago!"

– Lillian A. Tsai, Tsai Communications

"When I left the office long after Leslie Stahl had departed, one of her techs was loading up in the parking lot. He came over to me and said, ‘Wow. Who prepped you?! That was like doing a Reagan interview. My answer was Denise Harrington."

– Ralph Greene, Former Nike Sports Marketing Director

"I am writing to serve as a reference for Denise Harrington and the DMH Consulting Group. We recently selected Denise and her firm through a highly competitive process to provide communications training to an accomplished group of leading scholars in education research. The individuals receiving this communications coaching are themselves highly experienced faculty members with strong reputations for their research contributions and their experience presenting work beyond their classrooms at major conferences and meetings worldwide. Our specific aim was to prepare them to give powerful and persuasive TED‐Type talks in order to deepen the appreciation of policy and thought leaders from other sectors that science and scholarship matter in their lives.”

– Felice J. Levine, PhD, AERA

"Speaking With Impact’s keynote speakers are highly informative and interactive. My team walked away ready, focused, and inspired."

– Megan Kim, Autodesk

"Denise was an amazing trainer. She kept everyone energized and excited about learning better presentation skills. It is very apparent that she is extremely knowledgeable in her field and I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to participate in this session."

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"Very effective. Breaking down the non verbal aspect of presenting effectively is a great skill to learn. Denise and Nia you are experts here. Your expertise helped greatly on this dimension as well as anchoring prompts vs. text linked to the target system. Very effective."

– John Sullivan, Autodesk

"Effective and enlightening. Lots to learn in a two-day class, but time managed very well."

– Kevin Ryan, Hoffman Construction Company

"Loved the Speakers Target System - have already used it to develop other presentations."

– Jessica Bean, Hoffman Construction Company

"Denise and Nia have made the Speaking with Impact simple to follow with a high knowledge retention. When I say "simple", I specifically mean they have gone through the very complex analysis of looking at content and structure to come up with a clear and concise model / product that immediately gives value!"

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"Speaking with Impact was, without a doubt, the best professional training class I have ever taken. The content, pace, tone, etc. were outstanding. Denise and Nia delivered an terrific class, and I would gladly recommend it to anyone who wants to strengthen their speaking skills. I know this class is normally delivered in person, but they way they have adapted it to Zoom was completely smooth and natural. It looked like they have been doing it that way all along!"

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"The training is EXACTLY what I needed. Just as what was shared at the training, to develop the left side of the brain! Which was what I have sensed missing to effectively communicate."

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"Professional yet personal. Great mix. I felt called to a higher level of presentation but also felt I was seen as an individual with my own style and that was appreciated. Great training...border-line life changing."

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"I love that the contents are applied by the speakers themselves and that the whole session incorporated theory + practice. It's direct to the point and everything is on point. It makes me almost feel embarrassed knowing how guilty I am of doing lengthy busy decks but now - I can slowly put this into practice and application."

– Speaking With Impact Virtual Graduate

"The training was very effective! I made immediate changes to the image I was projecting. My breakthrough moment was realizing the effectiveness of the Speakers Target System"

– Eric T., Security Director, Nike

"The most impactful part of this course is the live coaching you receive. The trainers are not hesitant to call you out on if they see something that needs improvement which I appreciated!"

– Riley F., Global Merchant, Lululemon

"The training surpassed my expectations. I'm blown away by how much I gained in 2 days. The dynamics of having one trainer in a room giving 1:1 feedback while the other in the room coaching through the presentation was very effective."

– Venus J., Senior Analyst, Walker and Dunlop

"I feel more prepared to be on camera with clients and team members. While we don't often get the opportunity to present, I do feel more confident in many ways, going into future presentation opportunities."

– Brianna H., Manager, Matterkind

"Slow down! Forcing pauses in my speech makes me a better communicator and also allows my brain to catch up with my mouth. Practicing the presentations was also particularly helpful as I transition into more of an origination role."

– Skye S., Loan Officer, Walker & Dunlop

"Thinking about using pauses in all of my conversations, I believe it will make a dramatic impact on effectiveness and engagement going forward."

– Christopher P., Director, Walker & Dunlop

"I found the speaking with impact training extremely effective. I was challenged and given specific feedback on how I can improve my skills going forward. As soon as I started to understand the trigger words and speakers target system, I really felt like I could get up and give a 5-minute presentation with relative ease. The Zoom tips were also huge for me and I have been using these daily since."

– Maggie M., Associate Director, Walker & Dunlop

"Wonderful, very thankful for the opportunity. I never considered how to use the nervous energy to aid my presentations, I thought it was only something to combat. Changes the way I think about public speaking."

– Carson, Senior Analyst, Walker & Dunlop

"I thought the training was immersive even if it was all virtual. The trainer kept socializing with the class which made everyone more comfortable and engaged. Being mindful of my pauses and usage of non-words has been helpful even when conversing with people in meetings. I feel more confident speaking in front of my clients."

– Kris, Associate Director, Matterkind

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