The Leader Coach for Individuals - Follow Your Ambitions

Rise to the Occasion — Coaching for Key Career Moments

You need to deliver your best when it counts.

This focused coaching ensures you show up with clarity, authority, and credibility. The Leader Coach specialises in preparing professionals like you to own key career moments with confidence.

Michelle May’s combined 27 years as a broadcast journalist and media and presentation trainer have equipped her to prepare hundreds of clients for public speaking, interviews and pivotal career moments.

The Leader Coach practice works with clients at all levels; from graduate job interviews and team presentations, to investor pitches and keynote speeches.

Most recently, we have worked with vice presidents and board directors across the technology and transport sectors, helping them to communicate with confidence and clarity when it matters most. Our alumni, who are regularly in the public eye, trust us to help them perform at their best.

What We Work On:

  • Crafting clear, persuasive messages that engage and influence

  • Helping you write and shape speeches, presentations, and pitches

  • Boosting your vocal delivery, body language, and stage presence

  • Rehearsing with tailored feedback to build confidence and reduce nerves

  • Managing high-pressure situations with composure and control

  • Navigating tricky Q&A sessions and tough questions

  • Preparing for a wide range of career moments, including interviews, panels, media appearances, ted talks and other public speaking events

What You’ll Gain:

  • The confidence to nail any high-pressure moment

  • Clearer, more powerful ways to share your ideas

  • A stronger, more credible presence that commands attention

  • Practical tools to manage nerves and stay composed under pressure

  • Skills to adjust your message for any audience or format

  • A trusted coach who is with you every step of the way

Coaching for specific events can often be organised at short notice and is always confidential.