COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOUR & ART
Coaching for Personal and Professional Development
I help people to improve the way they are perceived by others, improving communication skills, influence, likability and performance, personally or professionally.
I help them to understand how their nonverbal behaviour affects the way people perceive and respond to them, showing them small tweaks to body language and voice that can be transformative.
—Sophie
Coaching Areas
Public speaking
Interview skills
Self-empowerment (see below)
Love and dating
Body language basics
Reading body language (see below)
Body language audit (see below)
Coaching Service Details
Coaching Session Location
Coaching is delivered online through technology such as Zoom, Skype or Teams.
If you’re in Perth, Australia, you have the option to meet in person, however, availability is limited.
Coaching Session Duration and Fee
up to 90 minutes, $250
(Australian Dollars)
What to Expect
During the coaching session, we’ll clarify exactly what you are seeking and what your goals look like, discussing your challenges and potentially identifying other problem areas. I’ll recommend techniques and tricks to tackle the challenges, explaining how and why these work. I’ll offer general advice and guidance on the coaching topic so that you walk away with a good understanding and a plan to put what you’ve learned into practise.
Depending on your needs and goals, one session may be enough. I’ll make recommendations for further sessions if needed. Some people prefer to take the information and put it into action by themselves, others prefer to book more sessions to keep on track and until they adopt the new skills.
About Sophie
Based in Perth, Australia, Sophie works with leaders in government and industry giants, including Woodside, Rio Tinto and Alcoa. She has featured across a variety of news and media platforms, including ABC Radio, The West Australian, The CEO magazine, Seven News Media and Foxtel Networks.
Sophie has coached public speakers and TEDx presenters to convey their message with impact. She has worked with TED-ED, to create an animated lesson–Are There Universal Expressions of Emotion?.
Her blog has been rated in the top five body language blogs on the web for 2020 and 2021.
“I have partnered with Sophie to coach high performing executives in the art of presentation and body language. Her knowledge of her subject matter is excellent. She has the research to support her findings and can offer advice in a positive, constructive manner. For most individuals in an executive role, the secrets of body language are empowering and exciting. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking to boost their interpersonal skills.”
“Sophie is a brilliant speaker coach and all round advisor for improving your ability to communicate effectively. I was lucky enough to be appointed Sophie to help me with my TEDx talk in 2018 and I honestly feel it wouldn’t have been as impactful and well received if it wasn’t for her guidance and advice. I would highly recommend Sophie to anyone considering her services!”
“Sophie has been absolutely amazing coach, who showed patience, style and firmness. She was able to guide me through the very involved process of writing and delivering a TED talk. I am very thankful for all the advice, techniques and understanding that I received from the very first time we met to the very last minute before going on stage. I could not recommend Sophie more as a speaking coach, especially for women who want to progress further in their public speaking and presentations.”
More Information
Most people aren’t aware of their nonverbal behaviour and the signals they continually send to others. If they are the wrong signals, they are perceived negatively having a significant impact on how people respond to them.
This can impact life experience and hinder opportunities, for example, job interviews, promotion/career progression, sales, relationships and public speaking.
My coaching sessions help people to become aware of the signals they are sending so that they can control how others perceive them. This can help them to progress in all areas of their lives.
Self-empowerment and Emotional Wellbeing Coaching
Build confidence and control stress, anxiety and emotion.
For many people, stress, anxiety and a lack of confidence can be so overwhelming that they negatively impact life.
At best, life experiences and emotions become less positive, at worse activities and experiences are avoided altogether.
My coaching sessions help people to take back control of their emotions. You’ll experience the power of harnessing the body, voice and expression to change the way you feel. Empowering you to manage negative emotion and create inner feelings of positivity, confidence and grounding.
“I for one am now experiencing new levels of confidence, courage and impact that has up-leveled my life far beyond my expectations. Thank you, Sophie!”
Reading Body Language Coaching
Understand others, detect lies, improve emotional intelligence and empathy.
Many people find it hard to communicate with others effectively because they misunderstand them. This is especially common with people who don’t intuitively pick up on nonverbal behaviours—they don’t recognise emotion signals and therefore can’t respond to them. Additionally, people often don’t say what they mean, so nonverbal and verbal messages become mixed and confusing.
The good news is that reading body language and expression can be learned. People who don’t have the gift of intuitively reading body language and emotion can learn how to do it. And those who are already intuitively can improve their skills even further, backing up their gut feeling with evidence of what they have observed.
My coaching sessions help people to develop the ability to read body language and expressions so that they are better able to understand people. This gives them the upper hand in communication, empowering them to respond more appropriately, have better interactions and build stronger relationships.
Body Language Audit / Coaching
I can review the way you communicate, in person or via video. You’ll find out what you’re already good at and where you can develop.
Send me a video to review
Meet to talk it through and learn how to improve
For a full review of a speech you’ve presented, contact me.
“You will need Sophie on your side if you are making a presentation or doing a talk or a speech. I did my first ever BIG talk on a TedXPerth platform and it was possible primarily due to Sophie. She was very calm, patient, thoughtful, insightful, forgiving and motivating. Super professional and a super human to connect with.”
“Sophie is so wonderful to work with. She is proactive and detailed oriented, and managed the TEDxPerth speaker process expertly. For each stage of the process her gauge of the situation was spot on and I readily leaned on her for advice. I would highly recommend good humoured and responsive Sophie for coaching or training.”