Work With Me
Through interactive seminars, online & in-house workshops and individual coaching, I help companies and individuals refine and clarify their communication skills to assure that they connect authentically - motivating and inspiring their listeners to action.
Learn how below.
Why you should work with me.
My 25 years of experience will propel you to new heights.
I’ve spent over 25 years acting, teaching, and facilitating deep conversations about what truly engages an audience. After spending 10 years working in financial services and tech, I realized my tools could help introverted engineers and start up CEOs pitch ideas and land business.
Going beyond teaching traditional presentation skills, I coach clients, enabling people to shift their mindsets and confidently inspire others.
I can help your business thrive.
Which type of training are you seeking?
Individual Training
Elevate Your Influence: Bespoke Leadership Presence Program
This tailored program equips executives and high-performing professionals with the tools and strategies to amplify their leadership presence, communicate with clarity, and inspire action in high-stakes meetings, key presentations, and complex influence conversations.
Group Training
Online Presence with Individual Coaching for Teams
In this interactive training, you and your team learn how to refine your online speaking and presentation skills. Attendees present work related topics to the group, and through video playback, gain valuable insight about their own specific strengths and challenges.
Online Presence Webinar
This highly interactive seminar for groups provides practical steps and interactive exercises that build speaking skills whether those in your organization are leading teams, pitching ideas, or simply need to improve their online presence.
How to Organize Your Content
This workshop focuses on how to structure your thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise way. Learn how to communicate your content in a format that addresses the needs of your audience - whether you’re pitching, leading a team, or communicating a new idea
Client Experiences
“Bill creates rockstar presenters. I worked with Bill and he transformed our presentations from average to fantastic. The message was compelling, clear, concise and very genuine. Working with Bill significantly contributed to successfully closing our deal.”
— Richard Humphrey, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor
“Working with Bill on a new talk for a new audience not only helped me refine and tighten my content, it forced me to rethink my delivery. The end result was a resounding success and a new approach to the way I write and present.”
— Jeff Gothelf, Author, Speaker, Teacher
[Bill] gave me truly actionable advice, tips that really made a difference when I was on stage. And he was funny, charming, and put me at ease throughout the process (even when I was completely neurotic about having to rehearse my talks for him).
— Karen McGrane, Speaker, Author, Digital Strategist
“I was immediately impressed with his ability to get everyone from the shyest to the boldest participants to improve in a short time. I’ve since hired him as a private coach, and he’s helped me ace my presentations. Coaches need to have expertise to be sure, but also a highly developed sense of what each person needs (i.e. when to push and when to simply build confidence). Bill has all that.”
— Julia Pimsleur, Author, Speaker, Scaling Coach, and founder of Million Dollar Women
“Bill's group workshops were invaluable and inspiring to our leaders at Mailchimp. He effectively (and playfully) takes the dread out of public speaking, engaging participants with real time coaching and strategies, both physically and mentally. We maintained a long waitlist of employees who wanted to be a part of Smartt Talk events as part of their professional development plan. Can't recommend enough!
— Aynn Collins, Former Director Employee Experience, Mailchimp
“One word to describe Bill Smartt's speaking workshop + personality, AMAZING. His coaching skills come off as effortless and intuitive. No matter what your age or career path, I would definitely recommend Bill as a speaking coach for all types of professionals”
— Marah Lidey, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Shine Text
“I absolutely crushed the Columbia interview last week. I felt prepared and in control the whole time. I hit every talking point perfectly. And I found out today I got accepted. Huge thanks to you. It’s been amazing working with you.”
- Patrick Shea, Director, Tradeweb