Executive coaching for those who want to be heard and make a difference.
I coach professionals on the power of their vocal and physical presence to lead and inspire, drawing from my well of experience as an MBA Leadership Communications lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, my years as a consultant and executive coach within global organizations for the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute, and over twenty years of experience as a professional singer and actor in New York and the Bay Area.
In addition to working on leadership presence and vocal power, I am passionate about helping people give authentic, vibrant, and impactful presentations. I specialize in story-driven, Ted-like talks and will make sure your audience is engaged, and driven to action.
In my coaching we will use:
Vocal technique and body fundamentals to find your most powerful and natural voice and presence.
Deep-dive self-reflective work to mine your personal stories and weave your authentic self into your work.
Straightforward, no-nonsense tools to get you comfortable in front of an audience.
Specific rehearsal methods to get you ready for your presentation.
Most importantly, you will become more mindful of your communications style on or off the stage, and will connect with your most comfortable, powerful voice and presence....and have fun while you're at it.
SET UP A FREE 30 MIN. CONSULTATION
To set up a free 30-min. consultation, please reach out to me at arielam@gmail.com
ABOUT ARIELA MORGENSTERN Ariela Morgenstern is an executive coach and educator who specializes in bringing intention and vitality to professionals' leadership presence and presentations. Pulling from her 20+ years of professional performance experience at the highest level across the country, she uses her expert knowledge of actor training, codified body movement analysis, and vocal pedagogy, to help others communicate with clarity and vitality.
Morgenstern is a Leadership Communications lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and the Center for Executive Education. She coaches individuals and facilitates leadership presence and storytelling workshops all over the Bay Area within her private practice and with the expert team at the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute (BECI,) where she now helps train the next generation of coaches at their flagship coaching certification programs. Morgenstern’s coaching and facilitation clients range from MBA students, tech entrepreneurs, doctors, seasoned sales teams, data scientists, and biologists at companies such as Salesforce, BAE Systems, Eightfold.ai, Kalamuna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Blackhawk Genomics, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
In addition to teaching communications, she also continues to hone her skills on the stage, and teaches Acting and Voice in the Bay Area. She has taught at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, coaches vocal majors at Stanford University in their culminating Opera Performance projects, and teaches a popular long-standing acting class, the Singing Actor Studio.
Performance career highlights include playing leading roles in major theatres across the country, including being the mezzo soloist in the Symphony of Psalms at Carnegie Hall, having a featured role in the recent Broadway-Bound musical A Walk on The Moon at A.C.T. in San Francisco, playing the title role in the opera Carmen several times, touring as Ms. Wilde in the first National tour of Flashdance the Musical, and winning the prestigious international Lotte Lenya Competition with the Kurt Weill Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Music at UC Santa Cruz and has a private coaching practice for professionals and performers in San Francisco.
“Ariela helped me and my team transform our sometimes dense subject matter into compelling, story-driven presentations, and her work continues to be invaluable for our company.”
“Ariela was instrumental in helping me communicate more effectively as a public speaker. Her ability to draw from and integrate various approaches to personalize my training was not only impressive but essential to my success. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
“Extraordinary results — I consistently nailed my presentations and secured funding after every coaching with Ariela, and eventually was able to land my dream job with her help on the extensive interview process.”
“Ariela gave me the essential pointers for a TED-style presentation - my first in this style. My presentation was well-received and I credit Ariela’s coaching for this success. She was quick and delivered her points perfectly, whether about my body language, vocal tones or content. I’m experienced in speaking to technical colleagues, decision-makers and the general public. At this point in my career, opportunities to learn new things are few and most welcome. She guided me through the learning process efficiently, with just a few face-to-face encounters and effective use of email and Internet resources”