Brooklyn Letters IconBrooklyn Letters

1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

4.9 56 reviews

  • Avatar Emily Matles ★★★★★ a week ago
    We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
    ~ Emily, mom of Brooklyn 2 year old
  • Avatar T Ainsley ★★★★★ 5 months ago
    I cannot express how grateful and rewarding my experience with Brooklyn Letters has been. Her tutor Ms. Daria is so knowledgeable, amazing, kind and awesome. My daughter has made so much progress in Literacy and Math and it's all … More thanks to Ms. Daria. I know my daughter is sad that she can no longer work with Ms. Daria, as she looked forward to their sessions every week. Thank you again!
  • Avatar Natalie Levon ★★★★★ 4 months ago
    Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughter’s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
  • Avatar Colin Peters ★★★★★ 6 months ago
    We could not be happier with the services Valerie provided! She is very thoughtful and knowledgeable and provided significant guidance to support our daughter's speech development outside of our scheduled sessions. She established … More a great working relationship with her, and she will definitely be missed! Your business model is amazing and it was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie. I've referred your organization and Valerie to the Executive Director of our daughter's school and friends/colleagues who are in need of speech therapy services.
  • Avatar Lil Amatore ★★★★★ 7 months ago
    Christina was absolutely wonderful. She went out of her way to win my son over and it worked. He looked forward to her visits and his speech improved so much under her care. She was super flexible and it’s clear she truly cares. We adore … More Christina and we’re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! She’s simply amazing and we can’t say enough how great she is. I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone, without hesitation. Thank you so much for connecting us with her!
  • Avatar Heather Liljengren ★★★★★ a year ago
    We cannot say enough good things about Effie, the ASL teacher, who was so engaged and effective with our 2 year old daughter from the very first session! Effie gladly included our whole family in the sessions! Her expertise and fantastic … More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicative…I would highly recommend their services!
  • Avatar Brigid Bower ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesn’t think my daughter needs more feeding therapy sessions at this time, but she gave me lots of tips to try. If my daughter's doctors want … More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
  • Avatar Duygu Başaran ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Brooklyn Letters was recommended to me through a friend's speech therapist friend in NJ. The articulation evaluation for my daughter went well. We were pleased with Kristin's services.
  • Avatar Kelley Peters-Patel ★★★★★ a year ago
    Melissa was wonderful. Our daughter warmed to her immediately and by the time she left, had already started "practicing" some of the techniques Melissa had shown her. I will not hesitate at all to reach out to Melissa again, should … More the need arise.
  • Avatar R Elmore ★★★★★ a year ago
    Aileen was INCREDIBLY helpful to us, both in assessing possible origins of my grandson's food aversions, as well as informing us of various available interventions to consider.
    I can’t thank you and Brooklyn Letters enough for connecting
    … More us with Aileen. In all our feeding therapy journey we have not gotten anything near the kind of benefit that we did from her. Her knowledge, professionalism, and responsiveness have put us on the path of progress with my grandson and has also made us feel genuinely well cared for.
  • Avatar Christine Weiher ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    We were amazed with Allison! She met my son at 2 1/2 years old, not speaking much at all, and over a computer, and she was able to develop a bond and friendship, so much so that he would look forward to his weekly computer time with Allison. … More I was not sure how the speech therapy would go- but we are so happy that we tried it out and continued. It allowed my son to gain confidence in his speech, make a new friend :), and also give him the skills and a bit of understanding of how to shape his mouth or where to place his tongue to make the proper sounds. We were extremely happy with Allison- she was fantastic to work with.
  • Avatar Andrea Saffady ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    My sessions with Karen have been extremely helpful. My speech has improved tremendously. In fact, I just finished 2 hours of conducting interviews with a consulting client via MS Teams and I have an upcoming conference call. Both my … More neurologist and neurosurgeon remarked about how good my speech is. Much of the day it is perfect, although I still have some rough spots when I get tired or speak too quickly. One of my granddaughters is a speech pathology student at Ithaca College. She sat in on 2 sessions while she was home for winter break, and she was very impressed with Karen.
  • Avatar Jacob B ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were delighted with Christie. First, and most importantly, our son made great strides under her guidance. So great, that we felt he no longer needed help! She was incredibly patient and kind with him and our son really responded to … More her. Christie was also great with me and my wife. She provided thorough and informative updates on our son's progress and which exercises she was using with him, so we could reinforce what she was teaching him. All in all, we had a fabulous experience with Christie and would highly recommend her.
  • Avatar Jessica C ★★★★★ a year ago
    Theo was wonderful and his work with my son has produced some progress. I am grateful for the services Theo provided.
  • Avatar Melissa Stevens ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Highly recommend Jill. She is a total pleasure to work with. After a few months working with Jill, my son is reading above grade level and LOVES to read. Mission accomplished!
  • Avatar Demet Evren ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Paige was great and we had been really happy with her. I would highly recommend her! I recommend Brooklyn Letters to whomever asks for a speech therapist.
  • Avatar Jeizel Rosenthal ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Isabel was WONDERFUL and our son absolutely adored her, and he is making great progress with his reading and writing.
  • Avatar Lesley Duval ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Theo was fantastic with our 4yo son. We were very worried that his progress would fall off when we had to switch to remote sessions, but Theo kept our son happy and engaged through the screen. Highly highly recommend!
  • Avatar Samantha Packard ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    We've been working with Theo from Brooklyn Letters for close to 4 months now and the results are apparent; our daughter has vastly improved her speech in a relatively short amount of time. We make "Theo Day" a celebration … More in our house with pancakes for breakfast, and the enthusiasm is matched in the sessions. Theo is fun, patient, professional, and caring, and he gives us the tools to take the lessons beyond the session. Thank you Theo, and Brooklyn Letters, for helping our daughter express herself.
  • Avatar Travis Ricca ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    I worked with Alina to enhance my pronunciation, tone, and pacing while communicating socially and in a work environment. She was great to work with and clear about goals and learning objectives. The improvement from day 1 has been tremendous! … More
  • Avatar Enrico Bermudez ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Cathy has been excellent with us and our son. We will sorely miss her. He has improved significantly with Cathy’s help. Cathy was a true partner with us, especially as we pursued additional help through our son’s school system.
  • Avatar Kayne Elisabeth Wilk ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We really loved working with Alina, she is so fantastic. Patient yet firm, and determined the best course of action very clearly and succintly for us. And it all transitioned so well to Zoom as well. I will definitely be back in touch for … More services for our other child after summer break!
  • Avatar Jen S ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Vera was amazing! My 11 yo daughter made progress so quickly and really looked forward to her sessions. She was kept motivated and engaged.
  • Avatar susie tofte ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    The work that Allison P. did with our daughter over the years has been invaluable to us. Our daughter had such a good relationship with Allison, and it allowed them to work really well together - even remotely these past 6 months. This … More year, Allison went above and beyond by helping us throughout the neuropsych eval we did, trying to re-open our daughter's IEP at her school, and eventually landing her at our chosen school. She was in contact with our daughter's teachers, with the neuropsychologist, and made herself available as a reference to speak on behalf of our daughter's learning differences.
    Allison stopped by our house last week to give our daughter cupcakes and say goodbye, and I literally cried with appreciation for what an amazing speech therapist she has been. She has been our daughter's biggest champion. The new families that she will work with this year are lucky to have her.
  • Avatar Alicia Perez-Katz ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Sydney was great! Our son was sad to end his sessions with her, which says a lot. We appreciated her honest assessment of his skill level, and he now has materials to self monitor and practice. Thank you!
  • Avatar Kristin Ames ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Our experience with Theo was terrific. Theo was great with my son. He developed a positive relationship with him based on sincerity, respect, trust and a deep personal connection. In their lessons, Theo was encouraging, creative and kind. … More He helped our son understand how to differentiate the sounds he made when he spoke, and gave him great exercises to practice every week between lessons. Our son was sorry to have the lessons come to an end, but recognized that Theo had helped him as much as possible and it was time for him to stop. Theo explained to him (and us) how to keep working to get the last 5%, and encouraged him to keep working on the exercises on his own. I have recommended Theo to another parent who noticed my son's improvement and inquired for her own son.
    We are all grateful to have gotten to know Theo, and we greatly appreciate all the work he did to help our son.
  • Avatar Aisha Holder ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    "I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Michelle Macroy-Higgins. We are extremely pleased with her work with our daughter. I was so grateful for my daughter to have a speech therapist who is a researcher (specialty in late … More talkers), graduate professor and practitioner. Her expertise was clearly evident in our conversations and work with our daughter. She was very responsive to my questions and often sent articles and other materials about language development that I found helpful. Thankfully, my daughter's speech improved tremendously. Michelle developed such a warm relationship with my daughter. My daughter was always excited to see Michelle and would greet her at the door with a big hug. Lastly, I would add that Michelle always demonstrated empathy with me as a mother who was initially worried about her daughter's language development. I could go on and on about how pleased we were with Michelle's work."
  • Avatar Andrea Peartree ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Theo is a wonderful Clinton Hill speech therapist. We were really pleased with him. Our son showed drastic improvement, not only in his speech but in his confidence.
  • Avatar mario costa ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Alexa has been an enthusiastic, reliable, well prepared and caring teacher for our 6 year old daughter. She has been able to improve and increase our daughter's confidence lesson by lesson with patience and competence; through varied … More and productive didactic practice. Alexa has engaged our daughter in several activities that always kept her motivated and eager to learn literacy. My wife and I, both of us are educators, feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to observe Alexa's pedagogical skills. Alexa has had a big impact on our daughter literacy growth. Thank you Brooklyn Letters!
  • Avatar Lily Alt ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were absolutely DELIGHTED with Marsha's services. She was wonderful. We found her to be kind, fun, engaging, very knowledgeable. She provided us with clear instructions and additional written handouts each week. She engaged our … More son with different techniques and toys, and showed us how to use her techniques when we were interacting with him. I actually just texted her on Saturday - Our son finally said "more" - one of the target words we had been working on with her. It was a total joy to hear, and I had to share it with her - she wrote back immediately to congratulate us. I am so appreciative of her expertise, and wish we could have seen her for longer. I recommended her to another family in our neighborhood who is looking for a speech therapist.

Yelp (also view our 35+ filtered reviews)
Top

BEST 1:1 ELOCUTION COACHING

elocution coaching
As Featured In:

Best 1:1 Staten Island Elocution Coaching for Adults | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with the Professionals We Work With.

Many adults face challenges in communication, such as unclear pronunciation, difficulty with voice projection, or anxiety in public speaking. These issues can hinder professional growth, social interactions, and overall confidence. At Staten Island Letters, elocution coaching is provided, tailored to help adults overcome these barriers, empowering them with speech clarity, articulation improvement, and enhanced confidence in communication.

No Diagnosis Required—This Coaching Is for Everyone You don’t need to have a speech disorder or therapy history to benefit from our services. Many of the clients we work with are professionals, performers, or individuals who simply want to improve how they speak and present themselves. Elocution coaching is about enhancing communication—not treating a disorder.

Serving Staten Island Neighborhoods

Elocution coaching services are proudly provided to adults throughout Staten Island, ensuring convenient, personalized sessions right in the comfort of your home. Professionals are here to meet your needs whether you’re in St. George, Tottenville, Huguenot, New Dorp, or Great Kills. Flexibility allows for accommodating diverse neighborhoods, including Annadale, Arden Heights, Arlington, Arrochar, Bay Terrace, Bloomfield, Brighton Heights, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Charleston, Chelsea, Clifton, Concord, Dongan Hills, Egbertville, Elm Park, Eltingville, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Graniteville, Grant City, Grasmere, Great Kills, Greenridge, Grymes Hill, Hamilton Park, Heartland Village, Huguenot, Lighthouse Hill, Livingston, Manor Heights, Meiers Corners, Midland Beach, New Brighton, New Dorp, New Springville, Oakwood, Old Place, Old Town, Pleasant Plains, Port Ivory, Port Richmond, Prince’s Bay, Randall Manor, Richmond Valley, Richmondtown, Rosebank, Rossville, Saint George, Sandy Ground, Shore Acres, Silver Lake, South Beach, Stapleton, Stapleton Heights, Sunnyside, Todt Hill, Tompkinsville, Tottenville, Tottenville Beach, Travis, Ward Hill, West New Brighton, Westerleigh, Willowbrook, and Woodrow. We are committed to bringing speech clarity, voice training, and communication coaching to as many Staten Island residents as possible. Contact us, and an effort will be made to arrange a session in your area. At-home and remote services ensure that effective communication skills and public speaking training are accessible to everyone across Staten Island.

Why Choose Staten Island Letters?

elocution coaching

Here are six expanded reasons why Staten Island Letters stands out for 1:1 elocution coaching:

1. Customized Approach: Sessions are tailored to your specific needs, whether improving articulation for everyday communication or mastering presentation skills for professional settings. We focus on measurable progress by setting personalized goals, ensuring a transformative learning experience.

2. Qualified Experts: The team of professionals we work with includes certified speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and elocution coaches who are not only trained in clinical communication issues but also specialize in coaching individuals without any speech diagnosis. Their expertise in voice training, accent refinement, and professional speech enhancement is perfect for anyone seeking to elevate their speaking skills.

3. Flexibility: Coaching is brought directly to you, with sessions conducted in the comfort of your Staten Island home. Highly interactive remote coaching sessions are also offered for those with busy schedules or who prefer digital convenience

4. Proven Techniques: Evidence-based methods ensure progress in fluency enhancement, vocal delivery, and pronunciation coaching. Techniques include vocal exercises, breathing practices, and practical communication scenarios to build confidence and clarity.

5. Goal-Oriented Training: Focus on achieving professional milestones such as excelling in corporate communication or enhancing public speaking skills. Training emphasizes transferable skills, enabling you to communicate effectively in personal and professional contexts.

6. Supportive Environment: Coaching is designed to be encouraging and confidence-building, creating a space where you feel empowered to experiment and grow.

7. AI-powered tools: Tools provide continuous, personalized support to enhance speech coaching sessions, helping clients practice and refine their communication skills between sessions. From real-time feedback on pacing, filler words, and delivery to simulated scenarios for interviews, presentations, and crucial conversations, these tools boost confidence, accelerate progress, and ensure measurable improvement for long-term communication success. These tools range in cost from as low as $12–$20 per month to as high as $79 per month. While highly recommended, they are not required.

With Staten Island Letters, you receive more than just elocution coaching—you gain lifelong tools to communicate with clarity, confidence, and precision.

Where Do We Begin: At-Home and Remote Evaluations

The journey starts with a detailed evaluation, either in person at your Staten Island home or remotely via video call. This assessment helps identify your strengths and areas for growth, forming the foundation for your customized coaching plan.

Training/Certifications
Training/Certifications
TESTIMONIALS

My sessions with Karen have been extremely helpful. My speech has improved tremendously.
In fact, I just finished 2 hours of conducting interviews with a consulting client via MS Teams and
I have an upcoming conference call. Both my neurologist and neurosurgeon remarked about how
good my speech is. Much of the day it is perfect, although I still have some rough spots when
I get tired or speak too quickly. One of my granddaughters is a speech pathology student at Ithaca College.
She sat in on 2 sessions while she was home for winter break, and she was very impressed with Karen.

- Andrea Saffady
Meet the CEO
Presented at:

How Can A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Help?

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are experts in identifying and addressing communication challenges helping individuals overcome issues such as unclear speech, poor voice projection, and articulation difficulties. Through targeted elocution coaching, SLPs use evidence-based techniques to improve public speaking skills, pronunciation, accent modification, and more. Their approach focuses on enhancing key communication elements like vocal delivery, diction improvement, and fluency enhancement, empowering adults to communicate effectively in personal and professional settings.

What sets SLPs apart is their ability to create personalized, goal-oriented strategies. Whether preparing for a major presentation, reducing an accent for clearer communication, or refining everyday conversational skills, SLPs provide structured, practical tools for lasting results. At Staten Island Letters, the dedicated SLPs we work with work closely with clients to build confidence and mastery in communication, ensuring you feel empowered to express yourself with clarity and impact.

Who Needs Elocution Training?

Professionals: Enhance corporate communication skills for clear and effective workplace interactions. Develop confidence for meetings, team collaborations, and client presentations. Refine presentation skills for interviews, pitches, and leadership roles.

Public Speakers: Improve vocal delivery to engage and captivate audiences. Achieve better speech clarity for impactful messaging. Learn pacing, tone, and emphasis to resonate effectively with listeners.

Individuals with Accents: Benefit from accent modification for clearer, universally understood communication. Gain confidence in professional, social, and academic interactions. Focus on natural and fluent pronunciation coaching.

Aspiring Leaders: Build skills to command attention in high-stakes situations. Cultivate a powerful, authoritative voice with voice projection techniques. Hone diction improvement for polished and professional speech.

Anyone Seeking Personal Growth: Achieve clarity in daily conversations. Overcome speech-related anxiety or self-consciousness. Master articulation to ensure every word is understood.

You don’t need to have a speech issue or disorder—our clients include lawyers, managers, educators, business owners, and others who want to speak with more clarity, authority, and ease.

Elocution training is for anyone who wants to unlock their voice’s potential, communicate confidently, and leave a lasting impression in any setting.

elocution coaching

Benefits of Elocution Coaching

  • Improved Speech Clarity and Fluency: Speak, overcome mumbling, and develop natural pacing.
  • Greater Confidence in Communication: Build self-assurance, reduce anxiety, and command attention.
  • Enhanced Voice Projection: Learn proper tone, pitch, and volume control techniques.
  • Sharper Articulation: Refine pronunciation and achieve a polished speaking style.
  • Improved Public Speaking: Engage audiences, emphasize key points, and master body language.
  • Accent Reduction: Modify accents, improve pronunciation, and gain fluency in English.
  • Effective Communication Skills: Navigate professional and personal conversations with ease.
  • Corporate Communication Skills: Present persuasively, adapt to any setting and build leadership presence.

Elocution coaching provides transformative skills for clear, confident, and impactful communication.

Company Sponsorship: Can Your Employer Cover the Cost?

Many companies are open to funding elocution coaching as part of their professional development initiatives. Enhanced communication skills can lead to increased productivity and reduced employee turnover, making such investments beneficial for employers. To determine if your company offers support, inquire with your manager or HR department about programs like professional development stipends or learning allowances. If no formal program exists, you can still advocate for coverage by demonstrating how elocution coaching will improve your performance and contribute to the organization’s success.

How Elocution Lessons Improve Public Speaking

Elocution lessons are designed to transform how you communicate, ensuring your message is delivered with clarity, confidence, and impact. A key focus is mastering breath control, which helps maintain consistent speech flow and a steady tone while reducing nervousness. These lessons also refine diction and pronunciation, sharpening your enunciation and correcting errors or accent issues to ensure your audience understands your message. You’ll also learn to project your voice effectively, adjusting volume and tone to suit intimate and large settings, keeping listeners engaged.

Elocution training also emphasizes pacing and rhythm, teaching you to control the speed of your speech, use pauses strategically, and highlight key points for maximum impact. Beyond vocal elements, it incorporates body language techniques, including posture, gestures, and facial expressions, to complement verbal communication. Through real-world practice scenarios, you’ll build confidence, reduce anxiety, and learn strategies for connecting with your audience, such as varying tone, maintaining eye contact, and using rhetorical techniques. Together, these elements ensure you captivate your audience, deliver your message effectively, and leave a lasting impression in any speaking environment.

Elocution Exercises for Daily Practice

elocution coaching

Daily practice is essential for mastering elocution and achieving clarity and confidence in communication. Below are detailed exercises to strengthen your skills:

  • Practice Tongue Twisters: Tongue twisters are excellent tools for sharpening articulation and improving diction. Focus on phrases emphasizing tricky consonant and vowel combinations, such as “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Start slowly, ensuring precision in each sound, and gradually increase your speed to enhance fluency. This exercise trains your mouth to move efficiently and helps you overcome habitual speech errors.
  • Record Yourself Speaking: Recording your speech lets you objectively analyze your voice. Choose a passage or speech and record yourself reading it aloud, paying attention to pronunciation, tone, and pacing. Playback the recording to identify areas for improvement, such as unclear articulation or uneven rhythm. Regular self-assessment will help you fine-tune your communication and track your progress.
  • Work on Deep Breathing: Effective voice projection starts with proper breath control. Practice diaphragmatic breathing by inhaling deeply through your nose, allowing your abdomen to expand, and exhaling steadily through your mouth. This technique supports a stronger voice and helps you manage nervousness during public speaking. Incorporate vocal exercises like sustained vowel sounds (“Ahh” or “Ohh”) to build breath control and improve vocal strength.
  • Use Shadowing Techniques: Shadowing involves listening to a clear and confident speaker, such as a newscaster or actor, and mimicking their speech in real time. Pay attention to their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm, and try to replicate it as closely as possible. This exercise improves your listening skills, enhances pronunciation, and helps you develop a natural flow in your speech. Shadowing is particularly effective for individuals working on accent reduction or improving their spoken English fluency.

By consistently practicing these exercises, you’ll develop stronger articulation, better voice projection, and greater confidence in your communication skills. These simple yet powerful techniques can be integrated into your daily routine, providing steady progress and helping you achieve your elocution goals.

Free Intake Process

  • Initial Contact and Consultation: Contact us via email, text, or phone, and we’ll respond promptly, any day of the week. We’ll arrange a phone call within one business day to discuss your needs.
  • Review: Past reports, evaluations, and report cards are thoroughly reviewed to deeply understand the client’s history and the family’s requirements
  • Tailored Assessments: Clients can undergo a detailed educational assessment in literacy and math, which helps identify strengths and areas needing improvement. This allows for customized sessions for the best possible outcomes. Additionally, licensed speech-language pathologists provide comprehensive evaluations for individuals of all ages.
  • Finding the Right Match: Professionals we work with collaborate closely with clients to determine their needs and select the best fit. Detailed profiles of these professionals are offered to assist clients in making well-informed decisions. All the professionals we work with are available for free remote meet-and-greets!
  • Expert Professionals: 100% of the professionals we work with are experts specializing in accent reduction and speech clarity for adults. The professionals are dedicated to a client-centered approach, focusing on modifying accents to enhance intelligibility while respecting each individual’s unique identity. The team addresses pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation challenges using personalized, evidence-based techniques. By tailoring sessions to each client’s needs, clinicians help adults achieve clear articulation, natural speech patterns, and confident communication, empowering them to express themselves effectively in any setting.

All reports and communications are securely stored using a HIPAA-encrypted email system, maintaining confidentiality. Confidential information is not released without your written consent, providing peace of mind regarding the security and privacy of your information.

Getting Started with Staten Island Letters

At Staten Island Letters, your journey toward confident communication can start with free consultations and remote meet-and-greets to understand your unique needs and goals. These sessions allow you to connect with experienced elocution coaches or speech-language pathologists, who assess your current skills and discuss tailored plans to help you improve public speaking, accent reduction, voice projection, or overall communication skills. Whether you prefer in-home or remote sessions, coaching is designed to fit your lifestyle and objectives.

Consultations are collaborative, allowing you to ask questions, address concerns, and ensure the services align with your aspirations. By focusing on your specific goals, a personalized path to success is created, empowering you with speech clarity, articulation, and impactful communication skills. Take the first step today and unlock your potential.

MEET SOME OF THE ELOCUTION COACHES WE WORK WITH

Judith W.
M.A., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) and Certified Singing Teacher
Judith W.

Judith has been a speech-language pathologist since 1993, specializing in speech coaching for professionals and individuals seeking to enhance their communication skills. Her expertise spans accent reduction, voice training, elocution, public speaking, and business communication, empowering clients to present themselves with confidence and clarity.

Since 2015, Judith has helped professionals become dynamic, confident communicators through her holistic approach to corporate communication. She has coached executives and emerging leaders at top organizations including IBM, Bloomberg, Citi, and NASDAQ. Judith’s coaching approach focuses on developing powerful voices, enhancing speech clarity, and adapting seamlessly across communication contexts. She specializes in improving public speaking, meeting skills, and workplace communication, teaching practical strategies that elevate presence and authenticity. She understands that how you speak often carries more weight than the words themselves.

Judith’s extensive experience also includes working with adults in clinics, rehab centers, and private settings, as well as coaching professionals to improve workplace communication.

Her innovative “Sounds in Motion” program, implemented in schools, used a multi-sensory approach to boost speech development and fluency. Judith’s approach to coaching is enriched by her background in singing, movement, acting, improv, and public speaking. She believes that integrating these elements makes learning enjoyable and results in deeper, more lasting improvements in communication skills.

Judith is a member of VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), CORSPAN (Corporate Speech Pathology Network), and ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).

Location: Remote

Types of Services:

  • Individual and group speech coaching for adults (accent reduction, vocal development, public speaking, business communication)
  • Communication assessments

Expertise: Accent modification, stuttering, public speaking, voice training, business communication skills, and confidence-building for individuals with Asperger’s and autism

Gehan A.
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Gehan A.

Gehan is a dedicated Speech language pathologist with a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Adelphi University. She specializes in voice therapy for adults, helping clients enhance their vocal presence for public speaking, performance, and everyday communication.

With a strong commitment to inclusivity and affirming care, Gehan offers specialized transgender voice therapy, providing both individual and group sessions tailored to male-to-female and female-to-male voice habilitation. Gehan’s work empowers clients to align their voice with their gender identity in a healthy, authentic, and sustainable way.

In addition, Gehan supports public speakers through vocal habilitation—focusing on vocal health and expressive voice use. Her clinical expertise also includes fluency intervention, articulation therapy, and accent modification, helping clients build clarity and confidence in all areas of communication.

Whether working with professionals, performers, or individuals on a personal journey, Gehan brings compassion, clinical skill, and a deep passion for helping others find and express their true voice.

Location: Remote

Expertise: Voice therapy for adults, public speaking support and vocal presence for performance and communication, transgender voice therapy (MTF and FTM voice habilitation – individual and group sessions), vocal habilitation including vocal health and expressive voice use, fluency intervention, articulation therapy, and accent modification.

Karen M.
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Elocution Coaching

Karen holds a master’s degree from the University of California at Long Beach and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Before relocating to New York City, she owned and operated a private practice in Silicon Valley, California.

Karen specializes in public speaking coaching, helping clients enhance their confidence, voice quality, intonation, and vocal strength. She provides expert guidance to professional speakers, corporate executives, and audiobook narrators, assisting them in refining their pronunciation, presentation style, and audience engagement.

Her coaching is tailored for individuals transitioning from small corporate meeting rooms to large indoor and outdoor venues, ensuring they develop the skills needed for effective and dynamic presentations. She also trains clients in stress management techniques, helping them overcome public speaking anxiety while fostering stronger audience connections.

Karen’s approach is designed to empower speakers with the skills and confidence necessary to deliver impactful, engaging, and memorable presentations.

Location: Remote

Experience: Adult Articulation Disorders, Adult CVA , Adult language disorders, executive functioning difficulties, voice disorders , chronic cough, Parkinson’s and social/pragmatic difficulties.

FREE CONSULTATION!!!
Call: (347) 394-3485,
Text: (917) 426-8880
Email: [email protected]
(we respond to email right away!)

Staten Island Letters is owned and operated by

Brooklyn Letters