Chris Jahnke

About Chris Jahnke

A nationally recognized speech coach and author, Chris Jahnke helps visionary leaders become powerful communicators. Her new book The Well-Spoken Woman Speaks Out is now available!(wellspokenwoman.com.) President of Positive Communications (poscom.com) Chris has 25 years of experience helping people from all walks of life stand and deliver. Leaders at Amnesty International, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Deloitte, Intel, National Geographic, & Sierra Club have turned to Chris for guidance on executive presentations. Chris has prepped Michelle Obama, worked with Hillary Clinton\'s presidential campaigns, and as a consultant to Emily\'s List & Emerge America has coached thousands of women candidates and elected officials. Her first book is The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking & Sound Your Best. Specialties: executive presentation training, public speaking coaching, media training, speech writing, and debate preparation.

Experience

1. Author of Two Books

   Positive Communications

   Sep 2011 — Present

   Chris\'s new book is The Well-Spoken Woman Speaks Out: How to Use Your Voice to Drive Change.In this time of #MeToo #TimesUp #SheShouldRun,#BlackWomenLead, everyone is asking themselves how can they contribute to change. Learn how you can add your voice to the collective chorus.•Understand how others see you with the Self-Awareness Quotient tool•Share your narrative so people know why you care•Credential yourself to be taken seriously•Make preparation your queenPushing for change means encountering resistance or worse. Chris shares tactics for how to deal with the barriers that can undermine your credibility or shake your confidence. •Read the room for bias•Handle toxic people and toxic tactics•Deal with anxiety triggers•Stand up for yourselfThe Well-Spoken Woman Speaks Out will guide any woman who wants her words to matter, who wants to ensure she is truly heard, and who seeks to motivate and impact others.Chris\'s first book, The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide To Looking & Sounding Your Best provides tips on how to express your ideas with confidence, conquer the camera, and earn the respect of any audience book is filled with practical wisdom, exercises, and exactly the right advice to help you overcome barriers to becoming a welcome, passionate, effective speaker.” Gloria SteinemFortune Magazine:\"Jahnke shares the steps for more professional speaking.\"

Education

• Georgetown University

  Masters

• Winona State University

  Journalism & Political Science, Magna Cum Laude

Skills

• Government
• Strategic Communications
• Social Media
• Message Development
• Political Communication
• Public Relations
• Public Policy
• Leadership
• Politics
• Campaigns
• Fundraising
• Non-Profits
• Crisis Communications
• Political Campaigns
• Community Outreach
• Media Relations
• Training
• Editing
• Speech Writing
• Nonprofits
• Public Speaking