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Practical, personal coaching for real-world communication

Helping you speak with clarity, confidence & genuine impact.

Susanna Baddiel is a TEDx Speaker Coach and Personal Impact Coach who helps people find their voice, strengthen their presence, and communicate with authenticity, whether speaking on stage, online, or in high-stakes professional setting. 20 years performing Shakespeare have shown her the power of coaching and practice.

"Susanna helped our group immensely in improving their communication skills. She gave them tools they will hone over their entire careers. The progress these scientists made in just six weeks was miraculous. Susanna went above and beyond my expectations and I look forward to working with her again.


Keith Micoli, PhD -Associate Dean. Postdoctoral Affairs, NYC

Virtual classes, workshops and private instruction

SPRING 2027: Total Zoom Confidence

Transform how you come across to your Zoom audience with invaluable 1-1 feedback on your presentation, speaking skills, and interviewing persona.  Contact Susanna for details at info@Susannabaddiel.com or reserve your class below. FREE CONSULTATION UPON REQUEST. 

THE ART OF THE CAPTIVATING VIDEO CONFERENCE I:    Virtual speaking is similar yet quite different from taking the stage in person. This course combines effective communication skills with basic considerations for your technical set-up, professional appearance and how to tailor your usual talk (or interview) to the virtual stage. Get ready to energize rather than fatigue your tele-audience!


One single Two-hour session  

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THE ART OF THE CAPTIVATING VIDEO CONFERENCE II:    Participants will significantly increase their confidence in their screen presence as they take this opportunity to find their individual,  authentic speaking styles. Course topics include how to connect with and unify a virtual audience and how to effectively engage  with an interviewer.  Ample time is allotted for each student to practise a mini-presentation and to receive valuable group feedback and support.   


Series of three one-hour sessions 

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STORYTELLING FOR THE MEDICAL SCIENTIST:    This tried and proven course was originally designed for medical doctors and research scientists faced with necessary (but often dreaded! public speaking engagements. Susanna teaches with compassion and a gentle yet incisive honesty as participants become more comfortable with holding the floor. Focus is on learning how to connect with an audience outside of their field to convey not only the significance of research but also the motivational drive behind it. Your work in this course will be in depth and positively transformational!


Series of two 90-minute weekend courses 

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ABOUT SUSANNA BADDIEL

Susanna is an actress director, voice over artist and TEDx Speaker Coach with 7 TEDx Editor's Picks across 23 speakers. 


She has 18 years of experience teaching public speaking, personal impact, presentation skills, leadership development and executive coaching.  She works in the UK and in New York City and she is a founder member of Actor's Shakespeare Company (www.ascnj.org)   

 She has worked extensively for Britain's National Health Service and for NYU Langone Health. 

For Amanda Wilsher Associates (www.amandawilsher.com)   Susanna has worked with The NHS Leadership Academy, The Kings Fund, Macmillan Cancer Support, Korn Ferry and Ashridge.  She has trained and coached Top Leaders, Managers and Graduates in the NHS and she has worked on the Graduate Management Training Scheme at His Majesty’s Treasury. 


For Keith Micoli, PhD. Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Affairs at NYU Langone Health in New York City, Susanna has run her acclaimed Confident Communicators of Science courses and workshops for leaders in biomedical science including Senior and Postdoctoral Research Fellows. She has also coached Senior Directors at this institution.  She also delivers presentation skills training for PhD scientists with Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF)   In academia,  Susanna has trained Department Chairs, Professors and Senior Lecturers and she has also worked at Women at Woodstock - an inspirational annual retreat for women over fifty. 

She recently joined the team at The Westcott Group (www.thewestcottgroup.com) and she will be returning for the fourth year as the TEDx Speaker Coach for NYU Langone Health 's 2027 TEDx event.  Susanna also coaches postdoctoral scientists at What Can You Be With A PhD?  the largest career symposium in the US, hosted by NYU Grossman School of Medicine Postdoctoral Affairs

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