Christine K. Jahnke

A nationally recognized author and speech coach, Chris Jahnke is a leading voice on how women can be powerful communicators. THE WELL-SPOKEN WOMAN SPEAKS OUT is for women on the move with #MeToo, #SheShouldRun, #BlackWomenLead, #WomensMarch, #ClimateAction, and #MarchForOurLives. Chris who has spent 25 years helping women lobby for what they care about, run for public office, and push for gender and racial equality provides guidance so you can pitch yourself and your ideas, rally support for a cause, and campaign for office. Chris shares her experience coaching women leaders like Michelle Obama, Melinda Gates, and Cecile Richards and providing debate and speech coaching to more women candidates and elected officials than any other trainer. (wellspokenwoman.com) The NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, GLAMOUR MAGAZINE, POLITICO, VICE NEWS, and other media have featured her insights on gender dynamics in campaigns and the workplace. Chris is a popular keynote speaker and regularly provides training workshops for visionary organizations such as Amnesty International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Economic Policy Institute, Emily's List, Intel, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Women’s Media Center. What motivates Chris is working with passionate women who have a story to tell. The best speakers reveal something about themselves and that’s why Chris admires Michelle Obama, Emma Gonzalez, Oprah Winfrey, and the former Governor of Texas Ann Richards. Chris's first book THE WELL-SPOKEN WOMAN: YOUR GUIDE TO LOOKING & SOUNDING YOUR BEST encouraged lots of women to find and use their voices. She believes you can be well-spoken, too!