Confident communication at work
for Russian-speaking professionals
for Russian-speaking professionals
who experience:
-fear and tension during public speaking, interviews, and meetings
-difficulties and misunderstandings in negotiations and relationships with colleagues
-lack of confidence when needing to express one’s position and show up as a leader
especially in a different cultural and language environment
-fear and tension during public speaking, interviews, and meetings
-difficulties and misunderstandings in negotiations and relationships with colleagues
-lack of confidence when needing to express one’s position and show up as a leader
especially in a different cultural and language environment
AS A RESULT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Speak confidently in presentations, meetings, interviews, and public settingsRemove emotional and communication blocks
- Take a strong leadership position without pressure or aggressionTake a strong leadership position without pressure or aggression grow your career, change roles, or launch your own startup with confidence
- Build trust-based relationships with colleagues, managers, and investors
across different cultural environmentsUnderstand people better, their emotions and motivation, and manage conflicts and teams effectively
Book your free 30-minute session → together, we’ll create a personalized action plan to help you communicate with confidence, build strong relationships, and achieve your career goals.
WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME
🎓 Education: Directing and Acting (VGIK, GITIS and MHAT teachers) + Ivana Chubbuck’s American acting system
→ deep understanding of human behavior, characters, and complex situations
📺 Public Speaking Coach: experienced TV host and speaker at international film festivals
→ confident communication in any setting
🧠 Emotional Intelligence Coach: experience in closed American professional communities
→ adaptation to cultural norms and communication standards in the U.S.
💡 Creator of a unique system to transform fear and shyness into confidence
→ How to speak confidently if you feel fear
🌍 International clients from top companies: Apple, Microsoft, Google, PayPal
→ working with professionals on career challenges
🎯 Interview & Career Communication Coaching
Coaching by HR professionals from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Meta AI
→ preparation for interviews, performance reviews, and difficult workplace conversations
👥 Team management up to 500 people and recruitment
→ real leadership skills
🏛 Experience as a federal employee in The US Government
→ deep understanding of U.S. government standards
🎶 Teaching music, art, film, and theater history at a U.S. college
→ high standards
→ deep understanding of human behavior, characters, and complex situations
📺 Public Speaking Coach: experienced TV host and speaker at international film festivals
→ confident communication in any setting
🧠 Emotional Intelligence Coach: experience in closed American professional communities
→ adaptation to cultural norms and communication standards in the U.S.
💡 Creator of a unique system to transform fear and shyness into confidence
→ How to speak confidently if you feel fear
🌍 International clients from top companies: Apple, Microsoft, Google, PayPal
→ working with professionals on career challenges
🎯 Interview & Career Communication Coaching
Coaching by HR professionals from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Meta AI
→ preparation for interviews, performance reviews, and difficult workplace conversations
👥 Team management up to 500 people and recruitment
→ real leadership skills
🏛 Experience as a federal employee in The US Government
→ deep understanding of U.S. government standards
🎶 Teaching music, art, film, and theater history at a U.S. college
→ high standards
MY METHOD
“How to Speak Confidently If you are feeling fearful” is not just speech training.
It is a comprehensive communication system designed to change behavior in challenging professional situations.
The method is based on American emotion-regulation systems and practical techniques from acting, live stage presentations, and directing. I create a personalized set of target exercises that help you speak confidently, manage emotions, and build effective professional relationships.
Speech is always relational — it is addressed to specific people in specific situations. In the workplace, all communication is public speaking, because it takes place in a public professional environment. Communication and relationships in Western companies follow different rules than in the CIS, and understanding these rules is essential for career growth.
During sessions, I select exercises individually for each client based on their goals and temperament. With regular practice, these exercises help achieve the outcomes we define together. Most exercises take only 5–10 minutes per day, but with consistency, motivation, and openness to new experience, they lead to confident communication and career growth.
During sessions, we:
💡 Result:
Your presentations, meetings, interviews, and daily communication will radiate confidence, constructive, and effective. Colleagues begin to see you as a leader and expert.
You understand how to behave in different situations, with different people, and how to communicate in a way that truly works.
It is a comprehensive communication system designed to change behavior in challenging professional situations.
The method is based on American emotion-regulation systems and practical techniques from acting, live stage presentations, and directing. I create a personalized set of target exercises that help you speak confidently, manage emotions, and build effective professional relationships.
Speech is always relational — it is addressed to specific people in specific situations. In the workplace, all communication is public speaking, because it takes place in a public professional environment. Communication and relationships in Western companies follow different rules than in the CIS, and understanding these rules is essential for career growth.
During sessions, I select exercises individually for each client based on their goals and temperament. With regular practice, these exercises help achieve the outcomes we define together. Most exercises take only 5–10 minutes per day, but with consistency, motivation, and openness to new experience, they lead to confident communication and career growth.
During sessions, we:
- work through fear associated with: evaluations, conflicts, confrontations, and pressure
- release physical and emotional tension
- build a stable internal foundation
- learn to speak clearly, structured, and confidently
- apply these skills to real workplace situations
💡 Result:
Your presentations, meetings, interviews, and daily communication will radiate confidence, constructive, and effective. Colleagues begin to see you as a leader and expert.
You understand how to behave in different situations, with different people, and how to communicate in a way that truly works.
FORMAT
- Individual online sessions in Russian or English, with text preparation in any language.
Skills easily transfer across languages. The number of sessions is tailored to your goals and how quickly you’re ready to achieve results. - Each session is centered on a specific goal and real professional situations.
We focus on practical changes and concrete actions you can apply immediately. - Full confidentiality
WHO I WORK WITH
Hired Professionals:
I work with specialists and managers developing their careers in international companies, including Tech, Retail, and Pharma. They regularly need to present projects, communicate with leadership, colleagues, and clients, and succeed in interviews.
Entrepreneurs and Business Owners:
I also work with entrepreneurs, for whom effective communication and the ability to confidently present their companies or startups directly impact business growth and credibility as leaders. I help professionals transition from long-term employment to launching their own business when fear or self-doubt becomes a barrier.
my clients
My clients include:
Software Engineers, Developers, AI Engineers, Tech Leads, Project Managers, Team Leads, and Product Managers.
They work at companies such as:
Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Bayer, PayPal, Adobe, Chase, Zara, IKEA, Sephora, Philips, Pirelli, L’Oréal, Deutsche Welle News, Backstagecast, UN, European Parliament, Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Some clients are owners of international companies in construction and energy sectors.
Notable cases:
Software Engineers, Developers, AI Engineers, Tech Leads, Project Managers, Team Leads, and Product Managers.
They work at companies such as:
Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Bayer, PayPal, Adobe, Chase, Zara, IKEA, Sephora, Philips, Pirelli, L’Oréal, Deutsche Welle News, Backstagecast, UN, European Parliament, Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Some clients are owners of international companies in construction and energy sectors.
Notable cases:
- Worked personally with Elon Musk on AI ads
- Trained a startup founder who won 1st place at Honolulu Tech Week 2024 pitching.
- Prepared European Judo Champion for interviews
- Coached students from Stanford University and MIT
Individual coaching work with over 800 clients from 30+ countries
I had my speeches in a conferences and film festivals, TV channels in Brussels, San Francisco, Toronto, Cannes
Certified Public-speaking specialist since 2009
Certified Public-speaking specialist since 2009
In the film industry and commercial productions, I managed teams of up to 500 people
TESTIMONIALS
CASES
If communication has become a source of stress or is holding back your professional growth, we can work on it together in our sessions.
Message me now to discuss your situation!
Message me now to discuss your situation!
ABOUT ME
about me
Why I’ve Been Coaching Since 2017?
My directing and acting education at VGIK (University of Cinematography), along with training from teachers at GITIS and MHAT (Theatre Schools), gave me a strong foundation. I learned to read people and their motivations, understand the causes of conflicts, and analyze complex interpersonal situations.
I grew up in a multi-generational family of opera singers and vocal teachers. My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather spoke in front of hundreds of people. Since age 5, I have performed on stage—singing, dancing, acting, and doing comedy. As a film director and actress, I’ve created and presented films at multiple international festivals and TV channels, winning 20 international awards. For several years, I worked on camera as a TV host and commentator, performed at major international film festivals in front of thousands, acted on stage, and hosted award ceremonies.
In the film and advertising industry, I managed teams of up to 500 people, gaining extensive leadership experience that now allows me to coach and train leaders effectively.
After leaving Russia, I lived in over 50 countries across Europe and Asia, which gave me first-hand experience of different cultures and human behavior.
My connection with the U.S. began long before I moved here: I provided long-term individual and group coaching for Americans, gave regular public speaking presentations, and worked on emotions, reactions, and interpersonal relationships in private American communities. This gave me a deep understanding of the American mindset and workplace culture.
Today, I teach history, American and European music, painting, literature, and film to college students and teenagers at a youth center. This federal employment experience helps me better understand U.S. cultural values and professional standards.
Additionally, I trained in Broadway dance in the style of Bob Fosse, studying with his students and professional dancers, and I perform as a singer in a jazz and cabaret band.
In 2023 Yulia Novicheva officially changed name to Linda Presley
TV INTERVIEW
TV interview
GALLERY
GALLERY
My first award
TV interview
Ludmila Gurchenko
Film festival
67th Cannes festival
Actors Ekaterina Volkova and Vladimir Mishukov
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Festival
Aleksandr Mikhailov
gallery
С наградой международного фестиваля в Таллине за фильм «Страсти по Матфею»
TV interview
Ludmila Gurchenko
Festival
67th Cannes festival
Actors Ekaterina Volkova and Vladimir Mishukov
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Actor Alexander Mikhailov
Festival
