Persuade. Connect. Build trust.
For individuals:
Inspire your audience.
Rebekah works with executives, founders, politicians, researchers, and artists to craft clear, compelling narratives, illustrate their messages, and develop charismatic public personas.
She also specialises in Empowering International Speakers of English to communicate with clarity and confidence.
For organisations:
Why present live?
In the hybrid world of work, time together is precious. Rebekah helps teams make the most of real-time by training them to design and deliver live presentation events that captivate audiences and integrate participation— in-person and on-line.
She also advises organisations on how to use their time apart more effectively. She trains teams to produce high-impact recorded presentations and optimise their channels of communication in the workplace through thoughtful integration of text, audio, and video.
Experience
From Harvard to Broadway; from Wall Street to Silicon Valley
Rebekah is a seasoned advisor and coach. Drawing on her expertise in transformative voice coaching, acting pedagogy, and visual rhetoric, she has helped star actors, academics, CEOs, and religious leaders craft their narrative and find their voice.
Harvard
Rebekah was Founding Director of the Program in Speaking and Learning at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching at Harvard University. She coached professors across 30+ departments and gave workshops on the lecture as theatre, communicating research to the media, and facilitating dynamic discussions in the classroom.
Broadway, theatre & film
Rebekah is an experienced theatre director and voice & speech coach. She has worked as a voice and dialect coach on Broadway, in regional theatre and film and television, coaching actors such as David Harbour, Kathleen Turner, and Bill Irwin (Tony Award, best actor). She has taught acting, voice & speech, and Shakespeare in Performance at Harvard, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and Rose Bruford in London.
Silicon Valley & beyond
Rebekah is Director of Product Research & Development at mmhmm, a Sequoia-backed video presentation startup, where, for the past four years, she has reported to CEO/founder Phil Libin. At mmhmm - “the best way to present and record yourself on video” - she collaborates with design, engineering, sales, customer support, and marketing to integrate the core elements of persuasive communication: storytelling, visual engagement, and captivating delivery.
Rebekah has been a communication advisor and coach for clients at a variety of public and private sector companies including:
LVMH
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG)
Yacktman Asset Management
Harvard Law School
Harvard Medical School
Vanderbilt Medical School
University School of Nashville (K-12 educators)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Random House Books
Shubert Organization (Broadway)
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)
Workshops
Rebekah has led different workshops for organisations such as:
What is charisma? How can I get it?
Assertive communication for women leaders
Empowering International Speakers: Clear and Dynamic Communication in English
Don’t be a Deck: be the speaker they remember (not the slides they forget)
Don’t bomb your Q&A: the secret to sounding smart off-the-cuff
Find your metaphor: public speaking for scientists
Breathe and Connect: transform your public voice