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ABOUT Jessica

Why Work With Jessica

Jessica Pearl is an award-winning speaker and coach who empowers corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and TEDx speakers to convey their message with maximum impact.  She consistently produces transformational results due to her keen analytical ability, strong emotional intelligence, and incredible passion to help her clients break through their barriers.  Key client accomplishments include:

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  • IT professional went from missing crucial career opportunities due to severe public speaking anxiety to presenting successfully at a high profile conference.

  • Financial services client established herself as a leader and mentor in her firm after inspiring colleagues during a key presentation.

  • Attorney persevered through the intense partner interview process to become a principal at one of the largest professional services firms in the world.

  • TEDx speakers made significant impacts in the fields of education, mental health, and neurodiversity.

  • Female professionals and students who attended workshops at Morgan Stanley and Girls Who Code became confident in their voice, resulting in significant benefits in their professional and personal lives.

  • Entrepreneurs and development professionals came away with increased clarity on the value they bring to potential clients and donors, allowing them to close more effectively.

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The Coaching Experience

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Any client who works with Jessica can expect to come away with a confidence that allows his or her unique message to flow freely, with the utmost integrity, personal style, and courage to speak through any fear that may present itself. Jessica provides a supportive environment, promoting growth by pushing clients outside their comfort zones. She works with clients in person in the New York City area as well as virtually.

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Because she loves public speaking so much and is so inspired by her clients' work, clients really enjoy their coaching sessions. At the same time, many are very accomplished and come in with an immense amount of pressure on themselves. In these cases, Jessica quickly diffuses any stress in the room by bringing a sense of humor to the mix that allows her clients to relax and put their best foot forward. 

 

Most importantly, Jessica presents honest and direct feedback during coaching sessions, sharing areas of opportunity and specific steps that can be taken to achieve goals.  This allows clients to see that change is possible, and that they can create the results they desire.

Jessica's Inspiration

Jessica's love of communication began as a sophomore at Cornell University, when she had an aha moment while being coached by her public speaking professor.  She grew so much from that experience that her professor asked her to teach a section of 20 students. As a teaching assistant, Jessica rehearsed with students before every speech and provided invaluable feedback. Even the most uninterested person in the class delivered a final dramatic speech which had the entire audience in tears.  Jessica was blown away and realized the huge potential that exists in all of us.

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Professional experience and credentials

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Jessica has been motivating professionals to become more effective speakers since 2010. In addition to her oral communication coursework and teaching experience at Cornell, she has continued to hone her craft as a member of Toastmasters International.  Jessica quickly became a leader in Toastmasters, with notable accomplishments including:

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  • Earning the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, the highest educational distinction in Toastmasters and a culmination of extraordinary achievement in communication and leadership

  • Placing first in the 2019 District 46 Speech Evaluation Contest, which encompasses all clubs in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island 

  • Being named 2015-16 Area Director of the Year for her superior leadership in overseeing six Toastmasters clubs

  • Consistently winning awards at all levels for her inspirational, humorous, and impromptu speaking

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As a speaker coach and interview coach, Jessica not only draws from her deep training in oral communication but also incorporates her extensive experience in the financial services, education, and healthcare industries, her training in improvisational comedy, singing, and yoga, and her transformational work as a business coach and tutor.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University with a  BS in Applied Economics and Management and earned the right to use the CFA designation in 2005.

Do you want to become an effective communicator and experience more personal and professional fulfillment?

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