What is a speech coach?

A speech coach helps people improve their public speaking and communication skills. Their job duties are to listen to clients or students speak to a room of people and provide feedback on how they can improve. A speech coach may focus on a particular method of public speaking or provide general training. They might lead private seminars or workshops in which they give advice to a large audience, or they may work with one individual at a time, such as preparing an executive or politician for a major speech.