Marlene Johnson has over 25 years of experience helping clients hone their interpersonal communication skills and become more confident, dynamic, and persuasive as speakers. She left a corporate training position at John Hancock to work as an independent trainer for the Ariel Group, a global communications company, and as a senior consultant for Spoken Impact, a presentations consulting company. Marlene holds degrees in English and American Studies from the University of Minnesota. She also studied acting at HB Studios in New York and is a member of the National Storytelling Network. Marlene trained as a BreathLogic instructor in 2020 and enjoys bringing breath practices into her work with clients. “I've worked with Marlene several times over the years on major presentations and speeches and to say she was enormously helpful would be an understatement. Her expertise, approach and style make her the most effective presentation/speech coach that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. I’d recommend Marlene to any of my colleagues and consider her to be a part of my extended team.” - Executive speaking coaching client “I really enjoyed working with Marlene. I’ve seen significant improvement in my abilities and know if I keep working with the tools she provided, I’ll continue to improve. My approach to preparing has been completely transformed and that’s transformed the content of my presentations and how I present.” - Executive speaking coaching client