Speaking Confidently — a coaching program

Stop stumbling.
Start speaking
with impact.

A tailored 6-session coaching program for tech professionals — whether you're just starting out, leading a team, or investing in the people around you. Build the communication skills your career actually needs to thrive.

ICF-accredited coach 200+ tech professionals coached 8 years experience Auckland, NZ — Zoom worldwide
David White — Communication Coach

Wherever you are in your career,
communication skills matter

This program is designed for tech professionals at every stage — and for the managers and HR teams who invest in them.

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Early career & graduates

You're technically strong but unsure how to make your voice heard in meetings, explain your work to non-technical colleagues, or navigate your first difficult conversations. Let's fix that before it becomes a habit.

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Mid-career professionals

You've been doing great work, but recognition isn't following. You want to present more confidently, influence stakeholders, and be taken seriously in the rooms that matter. This is exactly what we work on.

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Leaders & managers

The communication bar rises with every promotion. How you run meetings, deliver feedback, and hold difficult conversations defines your leadership. Even experienced leaders have blind spots — and a fresh set of ears finds them.

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HR & L&D teams

One-day workshops produce one-day results. If you're investing in your team's communication skills and want it to actually stick, the spaced, tailored approach here is built for lasting change — not just a box tick.

The communication challenges
that hold tech people back

These show up differently depending on where you are in your career — but they're all fixable.

The meeting fade-out

You have the right answer but someone else gets the credit. Your ideas dissolve before you've finished the sentence. Common at every level — and surprisingly easy to change.

The translation gap

Explaining complex technical concepts to stakeholders, executives, or non-technical colleagues feels like speaking a different language. A critical skill from Day 1 to the boardroom.

The high-stakes freeze

Presentations to senior leadership. Important one-on-ones. Job interviews. The bigger the moment, the more your mind goes blank. We work on this directly.

The difficult conversation you're avoiding

Feedback that needs giving. Tension that needs resolving. A performance issue left too long. The longer you wait, the worse it gets — at any level of seniority.

Your tailored growth roadmap

No one-size-fits-all modules. No forgotten workshop notes. A programme built around your specific challenges — spaced to create permanent change, not just awareness.

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The Free Strategy Session

We meet on Zoom — a relaxed, no-obligation 60-minute conversation. We explore your unique communication challenges, agree on your top three priorities, and define exactly what success looks like for you. You'll walk away with immediate insights regardless of what you decide next.

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Your Custom 6-Session Program

If we decide it's a fit, I draft a bespoke roadmap tailored to your goals and career stage. Six online sessions, spaced at least two weeks apart — giving you time to absorb each insight and apply each skill in your real working environment before the next session.

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Practical Integration Between Sessions

Small, practical assignments between sessions — no theory for theory's sake. Tools you can use in your next meeting, your next difficult conversation, your next presentation. The gap between sessions is where the real growth happens. Yes, you have to commit to doing the heavy lifting.

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Achievement & Certification

Once we've reached your target goals, you receive a formal achievement certificate recognising your professional development — something you'll be proud to share on LinkedIn and useful evidence of growth for your team or organisation.

Because one-day workshops are forgotten by Monday

Real change requires repetition, reflection, and real-world feedback. That's exactly what the spacing between sessions provides.

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Sessions spaced at least two weeks apart — so you apply each technique before the next call

8yrs

Teaching communication skills to tech professionals — David has seen what works and what gets forgotten

200+

Tech professionals coached — from new graduates finding their voice to senior leaders refining their influence

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Tailored to you — your goals, your career stage, your challenges. Not a template. A partnership.

Your investment in professional growth

Technical knowledge has a limited half-life. Communication skills serve you for your whole career — and beyond. See our pricing, payment options, and a special discount for pairs of colleagues who enrol together.

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Flexible payment

Pay in full or spread the cost across three equal instalments. The program begins once the first payment is settled.

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Colleague discount

Enrol with a work colleague and you both save 10% — plus you'll accelerate each other's progress between sessions.

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No obligation

If after your free strategy session it's not the right fit, there's zero pressure to continue. No hard sell.

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"The spacing between sessions made all the difference." — past participant
"Bespoke. Not a template." — past participant
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Ready to find out more?

Start with a relaxed 60-minute strategy session — no pressure, no obligation. Just genuine exploration of what you'd like to develop. These chats often provide immediate insights you can use straight away.

Let's start a conversation

Fill in the form and I'll be in touch within one business day to arrange your free strategy session.

Phone / WhatsApp:
+64 22 694 2691

Location:
Auckland, New Zealand
Sessions via Zoom — available worldwide

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