


Clear and effective communication drives positive change.
From navigating workplace conflict to working more efficiently as a team, communication is a powerful tool in almost every workplace scenario.
Corporate Speech Trainer Devon Climer and Career Exploration Coach Rachel...
Clear and effective communication drives positive change.
From navigating workplace conflict to working more efficiently as a team, communication is a powerful tool in almost every workplace scenario.
Corporate Speech Trainer Devon Climer and Career Exploration Coach Rachel Serwetz will help you foster authentic, confident communication that drives impact and belonging.
In this chat, Devon and Rachel will cover:
Devon Climer is a Corporate Speech Trainer, Workplace Communication Specialist, and Certified Speech Pathologist.
She partners with individuals and organizations across industries to improve executive presence, boost team morale, and elevate productivity–all via clear, effective communication skills.
Blending her extensive academic training with her real-world experience navigating a professional life, Devon is passionate about connecting the art and science of communication (because it’s both!) in her work.
Rachel Serwetz' early professional experience was at Goldman Sachs in Operations and at Bridgewater Associates in HR. From there, she was trained as a coach at NYU and became a certified coach through the International Coach Federation. After this, she worked in HR Research at Aon Hewitt and attained her Technology MBA at NYU Stern. Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of professionals with career exploration and for the past 5 years she has been building her company, WOKEN, which is an online career exploration platform to coach professionals through the process of clarifying their ideal job and career path. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Binghamton University and has served as a Career Coach through the Flatiron School/WeWork, Columbia University, and Project Activate.
I'm struggling asking for help, and covering tasks while I am busy or on vacation.
How do you make sure you sound confident but not cocky or arrogant?
Because there's no official way to track this, are there ways to determine/estimate how much value you add to the profitability of the company?
How can i sound more confident, problems with my voice
In general the company speaks on good pay but in one on one evaluations it is blatantly stated to not ask about salary or negotiations and (not but) I love my job. How to navigate these...
How do you exude confidence in interviews after just finishing a bootcamp?
What are 5 tips for effective communication?
How to ensure desired outcome happens.
How to explain why you are qualified for a promotion?
Any tips about how to effectively sell your communication skills in an interview?
Been in the same company for 5 hours now. There is a huge difference between my salary and the new hire's salary. How do I negotiate in this case?
How can you get a very difficult leader to see you as an equal if you've constantly proved yourself and they still do not?
Tips for looking confident through computer camera
Is there an optimal time to negotiate a raise? If you’re told your salary is “market rate” but you are a team of one doing the work of multiple positions, what’s the best way to leverage this...
What is the best method to introduce himself
how to remind myself during the conversation, not to get hesitate and soft
From your experience, what's the best communication channel at a workplace, to keep staff engaged, when you have 4 generation groups? (i.e. Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z)
Is there a safe way to bring up that you were following instructions when questioned about something during a meeting, if your boss who gave you those instructions sits there in silence?
someone else already asked this but how to get your foot in the door when your education matches the job but your experience doesn't?
How can I tell my manager that I need a raise
When you have up skilled how do you express your need for a shift in duties (that you’ve already taken on) and how you need more money to accommodate such move.
I asked a mentor what their thoughts were on me requesting a title readjustment to my manager. They said I should wait 6 months to a year because she wouldn’t want me to become collateral. What...
How to navigate a difficult conversation when so many feelings are arising?
How do I get a foot in the door if my education fits a position but my experience doesn't?
How to project confidence in your voice.
no questiond for the moment
Please how can I make and income from this platform
Is it better to take interviews, get an offer, then ask for a counter-offer, or better to directly engage employer for a raise? What would you as an employer prefer if you are the most unwilling kind?
How do I calm down to think and answer questions in an interview
No question at the moment
How to confidently have a conversation with the pther person ?
Friendship and management.
How to feel confident asking questions as the least experienced in the room?
How do you provide feedback to colleagues in an effective way when your thoughts often run contrary to those of the group (due to differing perspectives or lived experiences)?
I'm a senior HR leader within my organization. During our weekly meetings, my topics of discussion often get pushed to the end of the agenda. How do I stress the importance of my role with other...
How to do convey your gut feeling or emotions in general without seeming emotional and more rational?
Any tips for making the most of 1 on 1 meetings with a manager, especially when sharing negative feedback about your role?
How do you blend your feminity with direct masculinity in a male dominated organization.
Any tips on projecting my voice?
More tips in communication
Tips for communicating with confidence in a male dominated field
Advice for giving others a "seat at the table"?
Please, please address how to deal with interruptions-especially from a repeat offender!
How to avoid conflict at work?
I have trouble speaking in front of large amounts of people. How can I overcome this issue?
Feeling less confident at work can correlate to / stem from not wanting to be wrong or feeling incompentent - Can you provide tangible ways to attendees to use their voice as an empowering tool...
Are there any free tools/apps/resources to help build your confidence when communicating at work?
What books or additional resources would you recommend for those looking to continuously develop their workplace communication?
How do you balance emotions in the moment with effective communication?
I am an introvert and it's hard for me to speak up, got an tips for that? thanks
How to deal with a boss that doesn't listen.
What recommendations do you have to constantly improve your confidence in effective writer and verbal communication ?
Will this be recorded?
How to deal with work anxiety
How can I help support others be more confident at works? Such as peers or direct reports
How I earn from this platform
How do I effectively share ideas across departments in a siloed organization?
Is there a specific question you have for the speaker? Let us know!