Speak with increased power and clout in any situation and become that speaker that others admire
Increase your confidence and performance level in any setting
Learn how to speak up and speak your mind all while being more comfortable in your skin.
Build your paid speaking business and share your message on stages around the world.
And much, much more…
“I really appreciate Karen’s genuine concern for the needs of her client. Thank you for your cool and calm level of persistence. Thank you for you example of being on purpose. Thank you for being a catalyst for change!”
Aaron George, Insurance Broker
“I had the incredible opportunity to work with Karen as my professional coach, and the experience was nothing short of transformative. As a junior lawyer, I sought Karen’s guidance to enhance my interview and client communication skills. In just two short hours, Karen exhibited an unparalleled level of expertise and dedication, while her personalized approach and insightful feedback not only improved my presentation skills but also instilled a newfound confidence. Karen’s ability to pinpoint areas for development and provide practical solutions is invaluable. I am truly grateful for the impact she has had on my professional growth, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services to anyone seeking to elevate their professional communication skills. Thank you Karen for your exceptional coaching! “
Julian Freitag, Legal Counsel at Lumine Group
“I’ve been speaking for free for years. Working with Karen showed me that doing something you love and earning income while doing it is a huge bonus! She helped me turn my free speaking hobby into a business, and now I have paid engagements booked through the end of the year! “
Monique Haughton Worrell, Esq., State Attorney, Criminal and Social Justice Reform Advocate, Author, Keynote Speaker, Leadership Trainer, Consultant
“Hi Karen, it’s been such an honor to work with you as you are SO gifted and talented at what you do! All to say my presentation that you prepped me for on Nov 1 went great and I thought about everything you told me repeatedly and honestly it’s getting easier thanks to your insights and far less stressful which is a huge win!”
N.W, Managing Director at Google
Stephan Cantana, Performance and Reporting Analyst, IPC
Craig Elliot, CFO, Ontario Tech University (former UOIT)
Corrina D’Alessio, Ontario Tech University (former UOIT)
“I liked that fact that the sessions fit into my extremely busy schedule. I also liked the fact that Karen Donaldson was very honest and gave constructive criticism and feedback which we shared and used during each session as areas to focus and work on. Karen was very professional. Our one-on-one sessions were extremely effective because I was able to self identify some of the areas of my speaking that I needed to improve on, monitor my own speech and instantly improve it.”
Politician
“I liked all the different communication and body language strategies suggested and the things to be mindful of moving forward in our day-to-day life.”
Carla DeMarco, Office of V.P, Research UTM
“What I liked best about the training session was the introduction and the engaging examples. The biggest benefit I received from this training session was learning how to slow down when I speak and how to practice positive self talk.”
Jody Brown, ING Direct Canada, Senior Associate
“I learned how to identify my crutch words and actively speaking/practicing while being aware. The most important benefit for me was I learned how to use a pause well and breathe. Karen, you were extremely engaging and captivating. I like how you got the audience involved and participating.”
Shaz Somani, ING Associate
I really like how interactive your training session was. It helped me work on my diction and enunciation as well as fillers and crutch words.
Christina, Tangerine Café Associate
Great workshop, it was very interactive, engaging and entertaining. It showed me exactly how to put together my 20 second elevator pitch; I know what to and what not to put in it.
Jennifer Maggio, Tangerine Retail Experience Associate
I am now able to find my crutch words and know I have learned how to weed them out of my speech. Karen you had a nice flow, awesome session.
Duane Cummings, Tangerine Sales Associate
“I LOVED that when you gave a tip I could put it into practice right there, I saw and felt the difference right away. Karen taught me the importance of and how to engage PEOPLE not only clients within the first 30 seconds. Your session was very informative and helpful, thanks.”
Janelle S, Tangerine Retail Associate
“Karen keynote was dynamic, enthusiastic and inspiring and the most important thing that I learned was how to develop a powerful elevator pitch by focusing on connecting with people.”
Wendy Banting, President, Secural Datashred Inc.
“Karen shared great coaching tips and showed us how to use the 3 W’s to connect with people. Her key note was energetic, engaging and authentic.”
Melanie Benwell, Managing Director PathWorks Personnel Inc.
“Karen was passionate and energetic in her delivery and showed me how be more effective in my communications through my personal presentation and coming directly to the point.”
Antonia Akai-Casuccio, Owner, The Loved One
Karen Donaldson, is a highly sought-after celebrity communication, body language, certified confidence (ACI) & neuroscience backed peak performance expert (FRC) and coach. She is the author of 3 best-selling books; Speak Like You Breathe: Straight Talk to Say What You Mean, Be Heard & Get Noticed, Speak Like You Breathe: 30 Lessons to Become a Naturally Confident Speaker, How To Live A Life With No Excuses: The Truth About Excuses, How To Stop Making Them and Start Getting Results.
Karen’s clients include, directors, politicians, C suite execs, celebrities and high-performance individuals from all over the globe. Karen has been featured in various publications including Huffington Post and Entrpreneur.com, and is a regularly called upon as guest expert for national media like FOX, NBC, ABC, CTV, the Globe and Mail, Yahoo, etc.
Karen is the secret weapon behind hundreds of elite professionals world-wide. Previously offering a “black card only service” (based on referral only). Karen has now opened up a few public spots to work with her.
If you’re ready to fulfill your potential as an “exceptional” leader in your craft, Karen is your person.
Alecia St.Germain, Founder of the Conscious Edge
James Drury, Award Winning Networking & Connection Expert, Speaker, Professional Auctioneer
Trudie German, Health & Fitness expert and Speaker, Corporate Wellness Specialist, Owner of Body Envy
“Karen helped me double my speaking fee, and align it with my company’s other offers to dramatically increase our profits from mid-sized clients.”
Justin Baeder, Director, The Principal Center
“Working with Karen has taken my speaking career to the next level. Her consistent guidance and insight have helped me to move my business forward. What I am happiest about, is Karen came into my life when I was ready to take action.”
Ingrid Shaban, R.R. Pr., Expert Holistic Health Practitioner, Coach & Speaker, Author, Poet, Wellness To Go
“Working with Karen has been an amazing, eye opening experience. Her coaching and guidance has significantly elevated my speaking business and I know that I am only getting started. She has allowed me to see how vast the speaking business is and this has been key to prepare myself to expand and explore. Keynote speaking, training, features in national magazines, guest appearances on national talk shows, Karen has prepared me for all of this….and I am just getting started! Thank you Karen!
Results:
“I will be conducting training on Racism and its impact on Mental Health to the organization The Olive Branch of Hope”.
“I will be on the Marilyn Denis show next Wednesday.”
“I will be featured in an article in Chatelaine Magazine.”
Dr. Natasha Williams
Radical Self Care and Self Empowerment Expert and Clinical Psychologist
“Based on Karen’s advice I accepted an offer to be the official executive coach at a high-tech business conference in San Francisco that resulted in 3 new clients — that’s over $13K for one day!”
Judi Glova, Intuitive Business and Leadership Expert, Coach Trainer
President Pinnacle Coaching & Consulting
Karen, I just want to take a few minutes to say I am elated that I made the “BESTEST” decision in “partnering with you as my coach. It blows my mind to see what a tremendous difference having you in my corner is making.”
I’ve been asked by the Catholic Charities of Texas to present to their counselors about a topic that will help them better understand the military spouse and/or the military families. Thank you for sharing your gift with me.
Nicole Bowe-Rahming, Resilience & Mental Toughness Specialist, Speaker, The Fortitude Coach
“I was accepted to do 2 breakout sessions for the 2020 Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice in October in Savannah, GA. We are on a roll — Let’s Go!”
Linda Patten, Leadership Trainer for Women Entrepreneurs and Changemakers
“Thanks for the amazing coaching around a way to capture leads during my talk. Your feedback was SPOT ON! I was struggling and then I took your advice and voila!!! All the pieces came together beautifully! You rock girl!!!!!”
Heidi’s Day, Intuitive Trauma to Transformation coach
“More podcast interviews and workshops locked in for 2020!”
Brooke Write
“Karen is very knowledgeable with the corporate market for speakers and trainers and has a remarkably insightful way of knowing exactly how we should use her information to get the best results. Karen truly has a passion for what she does and provides tremendous value and it was such a pleasure to attend this training.”
Michael D. Wynn, Habit Success Strategist, Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Certified Authenticity Coach, Certified Financial Literacy Trainer
DM from my client……
Let’s brag together honey!!!
Upcoming speaking gigs and webinars honey
Oct 20
Dec 3
Nov 12 (Webinar)
Nov 17
Jan 8 (webinar)
DM from my client…
I’m negotiating a few lunch and Learns
DM from my client……
I just booked a lunch and learn for the end of this month!!!!
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4 speaking gigs for 2020 (This was a message from 2019)
