1-on-1 Coaching
Prepare for the Moment That Could Change Your Business.
When months of work come down to one meeting, preparation matters. Private coaching helps founders, executives, and business owners prepare strategically for the conversations that can change everything.
Communication isn't about performing. Communication is about helping people make decisions.
A Look Inside
What Coaching Looks Like
Most communication coaching starts at the end - with delivery. Coaches focus on confidence, body language, eye contact, vocal variety, or slide design. Great communication is engineered from the inside out. Every high-stakes conversation follows the same three-step process. Watch this before booking:
Who It's For
Built for High-Stakes Communicators
If your job involves being heard — by a board, an audience, a camera, a customer, or a team — coaching is built for you.
When to Act
Win the Moment
Investor Pitches
Don't lose the funding, don't fail the opportunity, and don't lose credibility.
Client Proposals
Turn your expertise into influence - so the right yes feels obvious.
Board Presentations
When an audience of stakeholders determines your business future.
Partnership Opportunities
Don't let an unclear message overshadow the talent in your company.
When to Act
Win the Moment
Don't lose the funding, don't fail the opportunity, and don't lose credibility.
Turn your expertise into influence – so the right yes feels obvious.
When an audience of stakeholders determines your business future.
Don't let an unclear message overshadow the talent in your company.
Packages
Pick the depth that fits the moment.
Three engagement levels. Each one is scoped around the moment you're walking into — Chris will recommend the best fit on the discovery call.
ONE-TIME
Spotlight Sessions
Ideal before a single, specific moment.
✓ Pre-session brief & goal setting
✓ One focused working session
✓ Live practice with feedback
✓ One-page recap with specific events
MOST-SELECTED
High-Stakes Intensive
Ideal before a high-stakes event.
✓ Multi-session engagement
✓ Message structure & audience analysis
✓ Slide review & Q&A simulation
✓ Mid-engagement progress checkpoints
ONGOING
Executive Pitch Advisory
For clients with multiple pitches throughout the year.
✓ Regular cadence with support
✓ Fastest turnaround for urgent moments
✓ Continuity with trusted advisement
✓ Builds long-term skill
The Method
The Rhetorical Stack™
A communication operating system for high-stakes conversations. Most coaching starts at the end, with delivery. Great communication is engineered from the inside out, in three stages.
STAGE 01
SAM
Understand the situation
Every conversation exists inside a rhetorical situation. Before changing a word of your pitch, we map the landscape.
STAGE 02
TLC
Engineer the message
Once the situation is clear, we design persuasion: Aristotle's rhetorical appeals, translated into modern business language.
STAGE 03
LAND
Deliver when it matters
Preparation creates confidence. Delivery creates impact. LAND is where preparation meets the moment.
STAGE 01
SAM
Understand the situation
Every conversation exists inside a rhetorical situation. Before changing a word of your pitch, we map the landscape.
- SSpeaker. Who you are in this moment, and the credibility you already carry.
- AAudience. Who must decide, what they fear, and what success looks like to them.
- MMission. The one decision you're trying to influence, and the one line they must remember.
You can't build the right message until you understand the situation.
STAGE 02
TLC
Engineer the message
Once the situation is clear, we design persuasion: Aristotle's rhetorical appeals, translated into modern business language.
- TTrust. Why they should believe you. Credibility, proof, and alignment, established fast.
- LLogic. Why your argument makes sense. Evidence, structure, and clarity.
- CConnection. Why they should care. Stakes, vision, and the future you're inviting them into.
People don't act because they understand. They act because they trust, understand, and care.
STAGE 03
LAND
Deliver when it matters
Preparation creates confidence. Delivery creates impact. LAND is where preparation meets the moment.
- LLead. Own the first moments. Presence, energy, first impression.
- AAdapt. Read the room and adjust in real time.
- NNavigate. Handle hard questions, objections, and interruptions with composure.
- DDrive. End with purpose. A clear ask that creates momentum.
The goal isn't to deliver perfectly. The goal is to make the message land.
SAM the situation. Build TLC into the message. LAND the conversation.
The Rhetorical Stack™ is the framework behind every client engagement.
SAM the situation. Build TLC into the message. LAND the conversation.
The Rhetorical Stack™ is the framework behind every client engagement.
Outcomes
What You'll Walk Away With
A PITCH BUILT AROUND YOUR AUDIENCE
CLEAR ANSWERS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
REAL CONFIDENCE IN YOUR MESSAGE
A REPEATABLE PROCESS TO SECURE CLIENTS
"Chris was able to help us communicate our ultra complex service model to the high net worth crowd. We did it in a way that built trust and credibility without being overwhelming or losing our sense of humility along the way."
EXECUTIVE CLIENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES
Your next pitch is too important to wing.
Let's make sure you're ready.