I help executives with accents and distinctive voices turn what holds them back into what sets them apart.
Voice pathologist and executive coach with fifteen years working privately with senior professionals in finance and Fortune 500 companies. Clinical training at the MGH Voice Center, a Harvard and MIT affiliate. Certified in accent modification.
Clients credit this work with promotions, new mandates, and media appearances that positioned them as the go-to voice in their field.
Mary Falkenstern, MS, CCC-SLP
"Communication had always been my weakness. After six sessions with Mary, I started noticing real improvement — more engagement with clients, more presence in my presentations. Our work together enabled me to step into the next level of my career. Effective, impactful communication has now become one of my strengths and part of my core brand."
— VP promoted to Managing Director, leading global advisory firmBefore You Reach Out
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Experienced professionals who are fluent in English, seven or more years into their field, and not currently in career transition. This includes professionals with accents, distinctive voices, sometimes with a history of communication challenges that haven't responded to traditional coaching. It works best when there's something concrete to build toward: a stakeholder presentation, a high-stakes pitch, an internal promotion.
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Someone new to their role, not yet fluent in English, or navigating an external job search. This isn't interview prep for new roles — though it can include internal promotion preparation as part of a broader engagement.
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Firm engagements follow a different process. Reach out directly at mary@speaksenseagency.com and we'll find the right structure for your team.
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Engagements range from a single diagnostic session at $750 to ongoing coaching from $3,000–$10,000 depending on scope. We discuss packaging designed to get you where you're going. The investment is shaped around that
For firm engagements — mary@speaksenseagency.com
Read the Room
Each episode, I study a voice that shaped a room, an industry, or a moment in history. What made it work. What made it fall apart. And what we can learn from it.