"We choose Jane to train our clients because she consistently delivers great results. With her coaching, our clients become vastly more confident and effective public speakers. Where she stands head and shoulders above other coaches is in her commitment to positive, proactive messaging and finding a business's core messages and stories. Clients learn how they can further strategic business goals while meeting the practical needs of journalists."

"While my speaking engagement is long over, the lessons I learned from your coaching have been long lasting. Time and time again, when speaking in public, I refer to my session with you. I remember to speak clearly and simply, make a genuine connection with my audience, and stop speaking once I've made my point. I've also learned how to get in those little sound bites that find their way into press coverage. For me, the benefits of your coaching have been invaluable."

"Jane's ability to grasp critical business issues earns instant credibility with senior management. Her skill in helping executives synthesize and clarify their thinking, and express complex ideas in lay person's language, makes her an invaluable addition to any executive training program. More than just a media trainer, she is a talented strategic thinker and an executive coach."

"Jane brings a game-changing perspective to the art of communication that has changed our company's entire perspective on press relations. She's a strategic thinker who focuses on the fundamental concepts, not just the techniques which makes her a rare find."

"Our clients rave about Jane. She has an uncanny ability to see through the clutter and help clients articulate their messages in language that feels right for them and speaks directly to their audience. She is especially gifted at helping people get past their own obstacles so that they can tell their stories with passion, verve, and commitment. In short, she inspires people to be their best selves."

"Jane truly understands our world and brings a great deal of business knowledge to her work with us. I greatly appreciate her honesty, insight, and tough-mindedness. She's not afraid to tell us what will and won't work and how we can be more targeted-and strategic-in our communications. She's given workshops for many of our grantees, and I know they appreciate her as much as we do."

"Jane helped us re-think and refine our annual presentations to the Board. She really pushed us to pare down our messages, get rid of dense PowerPoint slides, use visuals and 'tell our stories.' It was a bit of a leap of faith on our part, given the culture of our organization. But after the meeting, several Board members came up to us and said, 'This was the most informative and engaging Board meeting we've had.' And it was."

"Jane is an incredibly quick study when it comes to grasping complex organizational issues, sizing up an audience, and understanding its needs. Her ability to adapt her training to a wide and varied group with different levels of experience has been hugely beneficial for us. Perhaps most importantly, she has helped us build the skills of a cadre of volunteers and professional leaders.

"Jane knows how to quickly identify the heart of my message and put it into words that inspire thought and action. No one better prepares me-and my staff-to face an audience."

"In a word, Jane Praeger is outstanding. I thought I had reasonably well developed communication skills, but after several hours with her, I realized how much I had to learn and how much she could help me. She is A+."

"Jane Praeger is a master, not only for her coaching but for her thinking. She is capable of finding the essence of your work, and then finding a way to communicate that complex core to any audience. I know I'm not alone in saying that I owe a great deal to her. She is uniquely talented and endlessly resourceful."

"Jane is a dynamo: smart, incisive, knowledgeable, efficient, supportive, and fun to work with. Assisting me with my publicity campaign for Not Buying It, she was equally attentive to the big strategy as she was to the minor details-from positioning the book in the media environment and in my overall career, to editing my pitch letters and telling me which shade of green was more flattering on camera. I cannot recommend Jane Praeger more highly."

"I can't tell you how grateful I am for the coaching you gave me that prepared me to handle this with such seeming ease. You gave me some extraordinary tips and criticism that were, without question, absolutely instrumental in the success of my ventures. You have made me as close to a pro as any amateur can get."

"Jane Praeger transformed a faltering and timid 'I'm just a word person' into a savvy, iconic, Kennedyesque, quip-ready media machine. Well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but Jane is truly terrific. I recommend her to any author for whom the public arena is a vast unknown."

"When I was booked to appear on The Today Show, anxiety caused my confidence from decades of public speaking to dissolve. My publisher arranged several hours with a media coach, yet I arrived in New York feeling unprepared and vulnerable. And then I spent 90 minutes with Jane Praeger. By the time I walked out of her office, I was ready: confident, secure, looking forward to the challenge. When those lights came up and Ann Curry turned to me, I was relaxed. Even more, I had fun! Thank you, Jane, for giving me the confidence to fearlessly face five million people...live!"