Boston Public Speaking

Boston Public Speaking is a coaching business run by Amanda Hennessey that helps experts and professionals who struggle with self-doubt speak with power, personality, and ease. Clients come to her before presentations, videos, pitches, speeches, and interviews. She works through one-on-one virtual coaching, in-person corporate workshops, and an online course, with the goal of making public speaking feel like an adventure with rewards rather than a source of dread.

Based in Somerville, the practice serves clients virtually around the world and travels nationally for corporate training. Testimonials come from professionals in finance, marketing, and media, including an executive producer at America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country who calls her “the talent whisperer.” One client describes sessions that went beyond public speaking to cover posture in front of a crowd, addressing a room of executives and being heard.

What to Know

• Amanda Hennessey has written a guide that combines real-world case studies with practice activities to build confidence.
• A 7.5-minute meditation is offered to calm nerves before speaking.
• Past clients include an enforcement director at Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.