As founder of Sea Smart, I was so excited to be asked to speak in front of 20,000 students and teachers at WE Day Vancouver, in Rogers Arena.  This was an amazing opportunity for me, but I was also incredibly nervous to speak to such a big group and share the stage with celebrities and pop singers. One of Sea Smart’s board members suggested I contact Dorothea, and I did. She was a fabulous support! She gave me tips on my delivery and how to use my voice and body movements to create a more impactful speech. Dorothea is a master confidence builder and speaking coach. I highly recommend her.

Recognizing that communications and effective delivery of presentation material is key to my career success, as a representative of the Data Analytics team, I received speech coaching from Dorothea Hendriks. She tailored the course content, making it relevant to my immediate needs that included not only voice and speech training, but also leadership coaching and mentoring.

I was quite impressed by Dorothea’s wisdom, intelligence, and insight to grasp scenarios related to complex healthcare problems, with very little information I’d share, and then quickly tailor my training for the day.

Dorothea has high standards for delivering an excellent coaching service and is very keen to see results and progression towards meeting the learning goals. Her strong integrity and core values were reflected in her teaching at all times.

I’m the manager of Investor Relations at Zymeworks, Canada’s top biotechnology company. I retained Dorothea to help me with my presentation at work. She looked at everything from my presentation structure to the way in which I was delivering my message and my overall speaking style to ensure I was giving a presentation that was professional yet very authentic to myself.

Dorothea provided me with an invaluable platform to practice my presentation over and over and over again. Because, practice really is the key to giving any great presentation. She offered a very constructive and supportive environment and would actually give me feedback that I could practice in real time.

In the end I came out with a very polished, comprehensive presentation that I felt very confident in giving. I highly recommend Dorothea to anyone looking to practice their presentation skills or looking to work on a particular presentation at work.

At an age where delivering virtual talks is becoming more common, I found it challenging to maintain the attention and engagement of the audience.I worked with Dorothea to develop my confidence in delivering effective presentations.

 She worked with me to transform my thoughts to interesting slides while honing in on the key messages that were compelling to the audience. I walked away from our sessions with critical skills needed when presenting in an online environment.

 Her approach is customized to clearly understand your goals and always provides generous and constructive feedback at each session.  Throughout our sessions, I felt supported and by the end I felt less fearful of delivering presentations.

 In conclusion, I highly recommend Dorothea if you want the “formula” to ace your next in person or virtual presentation and be a successful public speaker! It’s really the best value that I have got in the past few years for professional development, hands down!!!’

My name is Melanie Knight. I am a consultant and business owner here in Vancouver. I was preparing for a really big talk coming up, specifically a TED (TEDx) talk, and was looking for a speaker coach who could help me get ready. Dorothea came to mind right away.

I had seen her speak before and I was so impressed. When we started working together my expectations were totally blown out of the water.  She was incredibly supportive, had amazing advice, brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and was just a hoot to work with. It was so much fun.

If you have a big speaking gig coming up and you are looking for extra advice and support to get there, I would highly recommend Dorothea. She is absolutely your gal.

Any recommendation that I give to Dorothea will not do her justice. In a word, Dorothea is amazing. She is an outstanding coach and an absolute pleasure to work with. She is a master at holding one accountable with a caring touch. She believes in those she works with, so much so that they begin to believe that they are capable of even more than they initially thought possible. Dorothea is a fabulous public speaking coach and trainer. It is an absolute honour to be associated with her and I would recommend her with the highest of praise.

If you’re looking to take your public speaking skills to the next level, I highly recommend working with Dorothea Hendriks. I struggled to write my TEDx speech.  I knew the topic I wanted to cover, but didn’t know how to approach it.  She made all the difference in the world for me. She provided clear structure, guidance, and insight that helped me refine my talk.  She coached me not only in content, but also in delivery, ensuring that I was confident on stage.  Because of Dorothea’s superb support, I totally rocked my TEDx Talk.  I will definitely work with Dorothea again to craft more signature speeches, and highly recommend her to anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills.