About Speechcoach Company

SpeechCoach Company is a speech communication skills training and consulting company located in Newton, Massachusetts, just minutes from downtown Boston. Since 1990, SpeechCoach Company has trained thousands of people to excel in all types of speaking situations -- from public speeches to corporate presentations, from media appearances to wedding toasts. The key to our consistent successes: the expertise of our speech coaches, the excellence of our training methodologies, and the immediate impact we create.

We deliver our services in two ways:

- at your location or at our office in Newton, MA
- by a live, online, face to face interactive session using your computer and a web camera
- over the phone and by email

No matter which format you choose, you’ll learn in an environment that’s comfortable, supportive, and productive.

The SpeechCoach Company Team

Janelle Winston
Founder and President
SpeechCoach Company

With more than 30 years of speech communication experience as an actress, corporate trainer, college instructor, executive speech coach and personal speech consultant, Janelle Winston is a highly sought expert in helping people achieve new levels of excellence in their spoken communication.

Janelle has developed SpeechCoach Company’s training methodologies for delivering speech communication consulting services and has provided training for some of the world’s leading organizations, including the Westin Hotel, Blue Cross Blue Shield, John Hancock, Reebok, Computerworld, Harvard Medical School, International Data Corporation (IDC), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and many more.

As an expert commentator for the BBC, WBZ - Boston’s CBS television affiliate, The Boston Herald, Software Magazine, and Wedding magazine, Janelle has provided insights and analysis about topics ranging from the body language of criminal defendants and political debates to videoconferencing, job interviewing, and the art of toasting newlyweds.

Before starting SpeechCoach Company, Janelle was New England Regional Manager for Performance Plus, a training and consulting company specializing in using professional actors for improvised role-playing during corporate training programs. Janelle led discussions among performers and employees to explore and reinforce the key corporate values presented during the role-playing. Earlier, Janelle worked as a corporate trainer at MONY Financial Services teaching effective communication for customer service professionals.

Prior to entering the business world, Janelle was a stage actress in New York City. In the academic world, Janelle has taught numerous communication skills courses including presentation skills and public speaking at Emerson College, Connecticut College, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the Learning Center for faculty and staff of the University of Massachusetts -Boston.

Janelle received a Master of Science in Speech Communication from Emerson College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Hunter College. She is also a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

The SpeechCoach Company Team

Working along with Janelle is a team of superb speechcoaches who create a supportive learning environment where you receive encouragement, honesty, and constructive feedback.

Our coaches are acclaimed communication experts -- each with more than 30 years of communication skills training design and delivery experience. They are true communications experts who possess an uncommon blend of academic and theatrical backgrounds, hands-on practical experience, and demonstrated success. They’ve led hundreds of engagements across all industries as corporate trainers, executive coaches, meeting facilitators, and tradeshow spokespeople.

They have also held teaching positions as speech communication and theatre professors at colleges and universities such as Harvard, Tufts, Boston College, Emerson College, University of Illinois, Northeastern University, and many others.