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1139 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

4.9 56 reviews

  • Avatar Emily Matles ★★★★★ a week ago
    We would highly recommend Ally! Our son always asks about her, so very thankful to Brooklyn Letters for introducing us.
    ~ Emily, mom of Brooklyn 2 year old
  • Avatar T Ainsley ★★★★★ 5 months ago
    I cannot express how grateful and rewarding my experience with Brooklyn Letters has been. Her tutor Ms. Daria is so knowledgeable, amazing, kind and awesome. My daughter has made so much progress in Literacy and Math and it's all … More thanks to Ms. Daria. I know my daughter is sad that she can no longer work with Ms. Daria, as she looked forward to their sessions every week. Thank you again!
  • Avatar Natalie Levon ★★★★★ 4 months ago
    Nicole has been an amazing therapist!! She played a tremendous role in our daughter’s speech progress and overall development. She has come such a long way and we are so happy with the therapy she received!
  • Avatar Colin Peters ★★★★★ 6 months ago
    We could not be happier with the services Valerie provided! She is very thoughtful and knowledgeable and provided significant guidance to support our daughter's speech development outside of our scheduled sessions. She established … More a great working relationship with her, and she will definitely be missed! Your business model is amazing and it was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie. I've referred your organization and Valerie to the Executive Director of our daughter's school and friends/colleagues who are in need of speech therapy services.
  • Avatar Lil Amatore ★★★★★ 7 months ago
    Christina was absolutely wonderful. She went out of her way to win my son over and it worked. He looked forward to her visits and his speech improved so much under her care. She was super flexible and it’s clear she truly cares. We adore … More Christina and we’re going to miss her. Almost sad he improved so much! She’s simply amazing and we can’t say enough how great she is. I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone, without hesitation. Thank you so much for connecting us with her!
  • Avatar Heather Liljengren ★★★★★ a year ago
    We cannot say enough good things about Effie, the ASL teacher, who was so engaged and effective with our 2 year old daughter from the very first session! Effie gladly included our whole family in the sessions! Her expertise and fantastic … More personality gave our daughter a way to communicate that she was so desperately seeking. The coordinators at Brooklyn Letters were so helpful and communicative…I would highly recommend their services!
  • Avatar Brigid Bower ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Samantha Dalmas was fantastic! We saw her for a feeding therapy evaluation and while she doesn’t think my daughter needs more feeding therapy sessions at this time, but she gave me lots of tips to try. If my daughter's doctors want … More to see more progress at her next appointment, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha again.
  • Avatar Duygu Başaran ★★★★★ 11 months ago
    Brooklyn Letters was recommended to me through a friend's speech therapist friend in NJ. The articulation evaluation for my daughter went well. We were pleased with Kristin's services.
  • Avatar Kelley Peters-Patel ★★★★★ a year ago
    Melissa was wonderful. Our daughter warmed to her immediately and by the time she left, had already started "practicing" some of the techniques Melissa had shown her. I will not hesitate at all to reach out to Melissa again, should … More the need arise.
  • Avatar R Elmore ★★★★★ a year ago
    Aileen was INCREDIBLY helpful to us, both in assessing possible origins of my grandson's food aversions, as well as informing us of various available interventions to consider.
    I can’t thank you and Brooklyn Letters enough for connecting
    … More us with Aileen. In all our feeding therapy journey we have not gotten anything near the kind of benefit that we did from her. Her knowledge, professionalism, and responsiveness have put us on the path of progress with my grandson and has also made us feel genuinely well cared for.
  • Avatar Christine Weiher ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    We were amazed with Allison! She met my son at 2 1/2 years old, not speaking much at all, and over a computer, and she was able to develop a bond and friendship, so much so that he would look forward to his weekly computer time with Allison. … More I was not sure how the speech therapy would go- but we are so happy that we tried it out and continued. It allowed my son to gain confidence in his speech, make a new friend :), and also give him the skills and a bit of understanding of how to shape his mouth or where to place his tongue to make the proper sounds. We were extremely happy with Allison- she was fantastic to work with.
  • Avatar Andrea Saffady ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    My sessions with Karen have been extremely helpful. My speech has improved tremendously. In fact, I just finished 2 hours of conducting interviews with a consulting client via MS Teams and I have an upcoming conference call. Both my … More neurologist and neurosurgeon remarked about how good my speech is. Much of the day it is perfect, although I still have some rough spots when I get tired or speak too quickly. One of my granddaughters is a speech pathology student at Ithaca College. She sat in on 2 sessions while she was home for winter break, and she was very impressed with Karen.
  • Avatar Jacob B ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were delighted with Christie. First, and most importantly, our son made great strides under her guidance. So great, that we felt he no longer needed help! She was incredibly patient and kind with him and our son really responded to … More her. Christie was also great with me and my wife. She provided thorough and informative updates on our son's progress and which exercises she was using with him, so we could reinforce what she was teaching him. All in all, we had a fabulous experience with Christie and would highly recommend her.
  • Avatar Jessica C ★★★★★ a year ago
    Theo was wonderful and his work with my son has produced some progress. I am grateful for the services Theo provided.
  • Avatar Melissa Stevens ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Highly recommend Jill. She is a total pleasure to work with. After a few months working with Jill, my son is reading above grade level and LOVES to read. Mission accomplished!
  • Avatar Demet Evren ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Paige was great and we had been really happy with her. I would highly recommend her! I recommend Brooklyn Letters to whomever asks for a speech therapist.
  • Avatar Jeizel Rosenthal ★★★★★ 2 years ago
    Isabel was WONDERFUL and our son absolutely adored her, and he is making great progress with his reading and writing.
  • Avatar Lesley Duval ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Theo was fantastic with our 4yo son. We were very worried that his progress would fall off when we had to switch to remote sessions, but Theo kept our son happy and engaged through the screen. Highly highly recommend!
  • Avatar Samantha Packard ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    We've been working with Theo from Brooklyn Letters for close to 4 months now and the results are apparent; our daughter has vastly improved her speech in a relatively short amount of time. We make "Theo Day" a celebration … More in our house with pancakes for breakfast, and the enthusiasm is matched in the sessions. Theo is fun, patient, professional, and caring, and he gives us the tools to take the lessons beyond the session. Thank you Theo, and Brooklyn Letters, for helping our daughter express herself.
  • Avatar Travis Ricca ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    I worked with Alina to enhance my pronunciation, tone, and pacing while communicating socially and in a work environment. She was great to work with and clear about goals and learning objectives. The improvement from day 1 has been tremendous! … More
  • Avatar Enrico Bermudez ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    Cathy has been excellent with us and our son. We will sorely miss her. He has improved significantly with Cathy’s help. Cathy was a true partner with us, especially as we pursued additional help through our son’s school system.
  • Avatar Kayne Elisabeth Wilk ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We really loved working with Alina, she is so fantastic. Patient yet firm, and determined the best course of action very clearly and succintly for us. And it all transitioned so well to Zoom as well. I will definitely be back in touch for … More services for our other child after summer break!
  • Avatar Jen S ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Vera was amazing! My 11 yo daughter made progress so quickly and really looked forward to her sessions. She was kept motivated and engaged.
  • Avatar susie tofte ★★★★★ 3 years ago
    The work that Allison P. did with our daughter over the years has been invaluable to us. Our daughter had such a good relationship with Allison, and it allowed them to work really well together - even remotely these past 6 months. This … More year, Allison went above and beyond by helping us throughout the neuropsych eval we did, trying to re-open our daughter's IEP at her school, and eventually landing her at our chosen school. She was in contact with our daughter's teachers, with the neuropsychologist, and made herself available as a reference to speak on behalf of our daughter's learning differences.
    Allison stopped by our house last week to give our daughter cupcakes and say goodbye, and I literally cried with appreciation for what an amazing speech therapist she has been. She has been our daughter's biggest champion. The new families that she will work with this year are lucky to have her.
  • Avatar Alicia Perez-Katz ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Sydney was great! Our son was sad to end his sessions with her, which says a lot. We appreciated her honest assessment of his skill level, and he now has materials to self monitor and practice. Thank you!
  • Avatar Kristin Ames ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Our experience with Theo was terrific. Theo was great with my son. He developed a positive relationship with him based on sincerity, respect, trust and a deep personal connection. In their lessons, Theo was encouraging, creative and kind. … More He helped our son understand how to differentiate the sounds he made when he spoke, and gave him great exercises to practice every week between lessons. Our son was sorry to have the lessons come to an end, but recognized that Theo had helped him as much as possible and it was time for him to stop. Theo explained to him (and us) how to keep working to get the last 5%, and encouraged him to keep working on the exercises on his own. I have recommended Theo to another parent who noticed my son's improvement and inquired for her own son.
    We are all grateful to have gotten to know Theo, and we greatly appreciate all the work he did to help our son.
  • Avatar Aisha Holder ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    "I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Michelle Macroy-Higgins. We are extremely pleased with her work with our daughter. I was so grateful for my daughter to have a speech therapist who is a researcher (specialty in late … More talkers), graduate professor and practitioner. Her expertise was clearly evident in our conversations and work with our daughter. She was very responsive to my questions and often sent articles and other materials about language development that I found helpful. Thankfully, my daughter's speech improved tremendously. Michelle developed such a warm relationship with my daughter. My daughter was always excited to see Michelle and would greet her at the door with a big hug. Lastly, I would add that Michelle always demonstrated empathy with me as a mother who was initially worried about her daughter's language development. I could go on and on about how pleased we were with Michelle's work."
  • Avatar Andrea Peartree ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Theo is a wonderful Clinton Hill speech therapist. We were really pleased with him. Our son showed drastic improvement, not only in his speech but in his confidence.
  • Avatar mario costa ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    Alexa has been an enthusiastic, reliable, well prepared and caring teacher for our 6 year old daughter. She has been able to improve and increase our daughter's confidence lesson by lesson with patience and competence; through varied … More and productive didactic practice. Alexa has engaged our daughter in several activities that always kept her motivated and eager to learn literacy. My wife and I, both of us are educators, feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to observe Alexa's pedagogical skills. Alexa has had a big impact on our daughter literacy growth. Thank you Brooklyn Letters!
  • Avatar Lily Alt ★★★★★ 4 years ago
    We were absolutely DELIGHTED with Marsha's services. She was wonderful. We found her to be kind, fun, engaging, very knowledgeable. She provided us with clear instructions and additional written handouts each week. She engaged our … More son with different techniques and toys, and showed us how to use her techniques when we were interacting with him. I actually just texted her on Saturday - Our son finally said "more" - one of the target words we had been working on with her. It was a total joy to hear, and I had to share it with her - she wrote back immediately to congratulate us. I am so appreciative of her expertise, and wish we could have seen her for longer. I recommended her to another family in our neighborhood who is looking for a speech therapist.

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1:1 Speech Coaching in Manhattan, NYC

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WE TRAVEL TO YOU THROUGHOUT MANHATTAN:
Battery Park City, Bowery, Carnegie Hill, Central Harlem, Central Midtown, Chelsea, Chinatown, Civic Center, Clinton, Columbus Circle, Cooperative Village, Diamond District, East Harlem, East Village, Financial District, Flatiron District, Garment District, Governors Island, Gramercy Park, Greenwich Village, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Hell’s Kitchen, Hudson Square, Hudson Yards, Inwood, Kips Bay, Lenox Hill, Lincoln Square, Little Italy, Lower East Side, Manhattan Valley, Marble Hill, Meatpacking District, Midtown, Midtown East, Midtown South, Morningside Heights, Murray Hill, NoHo, NoLita, Peter Cooper Village, Roosevelt Island, Seaport District, SoHo, South Street Seaport, Stuyvesant Town, Sutton Place, Theatre District, Times Square, TriBeCa, Turtle Bay, Union Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Washington Heights, Waterside Plaza, West Harlem, West Village, Yorkville.
Our Coaches Also Travel To:
The Bronx, Riverdale, and Yonkers
Brooklyn Letters also owns and operates Manhattan Letters, Queens Letters, and Staten Island Letters.

1:1 Manhattan Speech Coaching

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WE TRAVEL THROUGHOUT MANHATTAN:
Battery Park City, Bowery, Carnegie Hill, Central Harlem, Central Midtown, Chelsea, Chinatown, Civic Center, Clinton, Columbus Circle, Cooperative Village, Diamond District, East Harlem, East Village, Financial District, Flatiron District, Garment District, Governors Island, Gramercy Park, Greenwich Village, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Hell’s Kitchen, Hudson Square, Hudson Yards, Inwood, Kips Bay, Lenox Hill, Lincoln Square, Little Italy, Lower East Side, Manhattan Valley, Marble Hill, Meatpacking District, Midtown, Midtown East, Midtown South, Morningside Heights, Murray Hill, NoHo, NoLita, Peter Cooper Village, Roosevelt Island, Seaport District, SoHo, South Street Seaport, Stuyvesant Town, Sutton Place, Theatre District, Times Square, TriBeCa, Turtle Bay, Union Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Washington Heights, Waterside Plaza, West Harlem, West Village, and Yorkville.
We Also Travel To:
The Bronx, Riverdale, and Yonkers

Our Speech Coaches Travel To Your Desired Place in Manhattan! Best 1:1 Speech Coaches | Free Consultations and Meet & Greets with Our Staff.

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Discover Your Voice with Assurance and Precision

Manhattan Letters provides expert speech coaching in Manhattan NYC through personalized 1:1 sessions designed to improve public speaking, accent modification, executive presence, and corporate communication. Our team includes NYS-licensed and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who bring clinical-level expertise to professional communication training.

Unlike typical public speaking instructors, our SLPs understand the intricate relationship between breath, voice, articulation, and body mechanics. Our coaching goes beyond basic speech mechanics to refine delivery, strengthen presence, and elevate overall performance. Whether you are preparing for a board presentation, investor pitch, audition, or media appearance, our speech coaches help you communicate with clarity and confidence.

Please note: Our Speech Coaching services are designed for individuals seeking to enhance their speaking abilities rather than address disordered speech or language skills. You don’t need a diagnosis or disorder to work with us. Most of our clients are professionals, performers, or public speakers who want to sound more confident, engaging, and clear in high-stakes situations. For those needing clinical intervention, Manhattan Letters also offers specialized speech-language services our licensed SLPs provide to support and treat a wide range of speech and language disorders.

Do you struggle with public speaking or wish to communicate more effectively in high-stakes situations? Research shows that approximately 75% of people experience public speaking anxiety, also known as glossophobia. In a competitive, fast-paced city like Manhattan, strong communication skills directly influence career growth, leadership impact, and professional credibility.

Whether you are an executive leading high-level meetings, an entrepreneur pitching to investors, or a professional preparing for interviews or promotions, how you speak shapes how you are perceived. Speech coaching provides a structured, personalized approach to mastering professional communication.

What is Speech Coaching?

Speech coaching is a personalized training service that strengthens communication skills, vocal delivery, and professional presence. It addresses pronunciation, articulation, tone, pacing, body language, and audience engagement to help individuals become clear, persuasive, and confident speakers.

Unlike group public speaking classes, 1:1 speech coaching focuses entirely on your goals, challenges, and communication style. Each session builds practical skills that transfer directly into real-world conversations, meetings, presentations, and performances.

Employer Reimbursement & Support

Many employers reimburse professional development activities that strengthen workplace performance, including public speaking coaching and communication training. Companies benefit from confident presenters, stronger leaders, and clearer team communication.

If your organization does not have a formal program, consider proposing one. Highlight how speech coaching improves productivity, client engagement, and leadership effectiveness. Ask your manager or HR department about a “professional development stipend,” “employee learning allowance,” or continuing education reimbursement that may cover coaching costs.

Who Needs Speech Coaching?

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Speech coaching benefits professionals across industries who want to strengthen their communication skills and professional presence.

  • Executives and managers leading meetings and teams
  • Entrepreneurs pitching to investors
  • Professionals preparing for interviews or promotions
  • Public speakers refining presentation skills
  • Non-native English speakers seeking accent reduction for clarity
  • Actors and performers improving vocal projection and stage presence

No matter your background, speech coaching helps you articulate ideas clearly, engage your audience, and communicate with confidence in any setting.

Do I Need a Speech Therapist to Benefit from Coaching?

No. While our speech coaches are licensed speech-language pathologists, speech coaching is not speech therapy. You do not need a diagnosis to benefit. Most clients are high-performing professionals and performers seeking refinement—not clinical treatment.

Why Manhattan, NYC Professionals Need Speech Coaching

Manhattan’s professional environment demands precision, clarity, and confidence. Strong communication skills influence hiring decisions, leadership opportunities, investor confidence, and client relationships.

This service is right for you if:

  • You want to sound more confident in meetings or interviews
  • You want to eliminate filler words and rushed speech
  • You want accent reduction for clarity—without losing your identity
  • You are preparing for a high-stakes presentation or audition
  • You want expert feedback grounded in voice science and communication strategy

Speech Coaching Methodology at Manhattan Letters

Our speech coaching methodology is structured, practical, and results-driven. Each program is customized to meet your communication goals.

  • Comprehensive Initial Assessment: We evaluate vocal quality, clarity, pacing, articulation, and delivery style across professional and social contexts. Sessions may take place remotely or in a quiet public setting throughout Manhattan.
  • Customized Coaching Plan: We design a plan aligned with your goals—public speaking, executive presence, accent modification, or performance enhancement—with actionable strategies for immediate application.
  • Interactive Practice Sessions: Sessions simulate real-world scenarios, including presentations, interviews, and high-stakes conversations.
  • Personalized Feedback: After each session, you receive detailed, constructive feedback to accelerate improvement.
  • Practical Application Focus: Techniques are integrated into your daily communication, ensuring measurable, sustainable progress.
  • Ongoing Development: We provide continued speech coaching, vocal coaching, and advanced accent modification training to support long-term growth.

Why Choose Manhattan Letters?

Brooklyn Letters opened in 2010, and to better serve our clients in Manhattan, we created a sister website, Manhattan Letters. We provide in-home and online speech-language pathology, literacy and math tutoring, speech coaching, and SEIT services through our dedicated Manhattan team.

Here’s what sets our Manhattan speech coaching apart:

  • Expert Coaches: NYS-licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists with advanced training in voice, articulation, and communication science.
  • Personalized Programs: Fully customized sessions tailored to your professional goals.
  • Local Insight: Deep understanding of NYC’s competitive business and performance landscape.
  • Proven Results: Clients report increased confidence, improved delivery, and measurable career advancement.
  • Flexible Scheduling: Remote and in-person options designed for busy professionals.
  • AI-Powered Tools: Optional tools provide real-time feedback on pacing, filler words, and delivery between sessions, accelerating measurable progress.

If you are ready to elevate your communication skills and stand out in Manhattan’s competitive environment, we invite you to take the next step.

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TESTIMONIALS

FANTASTIC!
Danya was fantastic. Consistent, dedicated, and reliable. She has a hectic schedule, I realize, and I appreciated what feedback she could offer.
Thank you for being such a great resource.

JB
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Benefits of Speech Coaching, and Public Speaking Coaching

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1. Enhanced Public Speaking Skills

If speaking in front of an audience makes you nervous, speech coaching can help you overcome that fear and achieve confident public speaking. You’ll learn techniques to manage anxiety, structure your presentations effectively, and confidently engage your audience. We also provide public speaking tips to enhance your delivery and reduce public speaking fear.

2. Improved Professional Presence

Your voice and how you present yourself can greatly influence how others perceive you. Speech coaching helps refine your professional speaking presence, ensuring you come across as confident, authoritative, and approachable. You’ll improve essential oral communication skills critical in professional settings, especially for high-stakes interactions like interview preparation and executive meetings.

3. Better Interpersonal Communication

Effective communication isn’t just about what you say but how you say it. Speech coaching enhances your ability to express ideas clearly, listen actively, and respond thoughtfully, which is crucial in professional and personal interactions. You’ll also benefit from articulation training to ensure all audiences understand your message.

4. Accent Reduction and Clarity

For non-native English speakers, speech coaching can assist with accent reduction, accent modification training, and dialect coaching. This ensures that your message is understood clearly, regardless of your audience. Our services include accent reduction classes, exercises, and speech therapy tailored to meet your specific needs.

5. Tailored Feedback and Growth

Unlike generic public speaking courses, speech coaching provides personalized feedback based on your unique strengths and areas for improvement. This one-on-one approach ensures consistent progress toward your communication skills goals, including improvements in elocution training, vocal projection, speech clarity, and speech improvement.

6. Voice and Presentation Mastery

Whether you’re preparing for a major presentation or simply looking to improve your daily communication, speech coaching helps you fine-tune your presentation skills and master voice modulation. Through persuasive speaking techniques, you’ll learn to engage your audience, control your tone, and project confidence.

7. Vocal Projection and Performance Coaching

Performance coaching can benefit actors, public speakers, and performers looking to improve their stage presence. Focusing on voice training, vocal projection, and audience engagement, our coaches help you enhance your oratory skills and achieve greater confidence in public settings.

8. Cross-Cultural Communication

Effective cross-cultural communication is essential in a city as diverse as Manhattan. Our coaching services provide insights into how cultural differences affect communication and how to tailor your speech to various audiences while maintaining clarity and professionalism.

Meet our CEO
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With over 20 years of experience in New York City, Craig Selinger is a New York State licensed speech-language therapist and educational specialist who serves as the CEO of Brooklyn Letters. His expertise is grounded in academic training in Communicative Disorders and a long-standing focus on childhood development and language-based learning needs.

Craig’s work across school and home settings is defined by long-term relationships, strong collaboration, and highly individualized support for clients with a wide range of ages and developmental profiles. His flexible, adaptive approach helps ensure each client’s plan aligns with their goals, learning style, and day-to-day realities.

Under Craig’s leadership, Brooklyn Letters has become a respected provider of speech-language therapy, multisensory literacy, and math practices in the NYC metro area. Craig has presented at leading conferences and institutions, including the Everyone Reading Conference, Mount Sinai Health System, NYU Langone Health, and Bard High School Early College Queens. His work is also associated with organizations such as the YMCA of Greater New York and the Educational Alliance, reflecting long-standing relationships with trusted NYC institutions.

Craig has been interviewed by NBC News, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, and PIX 11 News. Brooklyn Letters has been mentioned by the New York Times and Yahoo.com, further supporting his reputation as a leader in speech-language therapy and learning services. His research has been published in the Journal of Brain Research, and his insights have been featured in outlets like Healthline, NYMetro Parents, Momtastic, Psych Central, and About.com.

In response to the educational challenges posed by the pandemic, Craig hosted the Craig Selinger Podcast, interviewing professionals in education, therapy, and medicine and further establishing his role as a thought leader.

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Free Intake Process

Free Intake Process

HIPAA Compliance and Confidentiality: All reports and communications are securely stored using HIPAA-compliant encryption, ensuring confidentiality. We only release confidential information with your explicit written consent, so you can feel confident about the privacy of your information.

  1. Initial Contact and Consultation: Reach out to us via email, text, or phone—we’re available every day of the week. Once we hear from you, we’ll arrange a phone consultation within one business day to learn about your goals and recommend the best next steps.
  2. Initial and Customized Assessments: Every client begins with a comprehensive at-home or remote assessment. This evaluation identifies your communication strengths and priority areas for improvement, so your sessions stay focused, efficient, and aligned with your goals.
  3. Expertise and Specialization: All of our expert speech coaches are certified speech-language pathologists with advanced training in communication enhancement. Their backgrounds span public speaking, vocal projection, articulation, and presentation mastery. Clients value our coaches for both technical expertise and a supportive, community-minded approach to individual growth.

Getting Started with Manhattan Letters

Getting Started with Manhattan Letters

Ready to take your communication skills to the next level? Manhattan Letters begins with a comprehensive assessment to identify your strengths, challenges, and goals. From there, we create a personalized coaching plan to help you communicate with clarity, confidence, fluency, articulation, and presence—whether you’re on stage, in the boardroom, or in everyday conversations.

In addition to personalized coaching plans, we also offer specialized communication services including public speaking, elocution, accent reduction coaching, articulation, stuttering, voice therapy, and language therapy.. Whether you’re refining your speech for personal growth or preparing for high-stakes professional interactions, these services are designed to meet your unique communication needs.

Contact Manhattan Letters today to schedule your first session—and take the first step toward becoming the impactful, self-assured speaker you’ve always envisioned.

Conclusion

In a city as competitive as Manhattan, strong communication skills are not just an asset—they’re essential. Speech coaching helps you communicate with clarity, confidence, and credibility in the moments that matter most.

If you’re looking to refine your speaking skills (rather than treat a diagnosed disorder), our Speech Coaching services are built for growth and performance. If clinical support is needed, Manhattan Letters also offers expert speech-language therapy to address a wide range of communication challenges.

Let’s get started—reach out today and take the first step toward mastering your voice.

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MEET SOME OF OUR MANHATTAN SPEECH COACHES

Judith W.

M.A., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) and Certified Singing Teacher
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Judith has been a speech-language pathologist since 1993, specializing in speech coaching for professionals and individuals seeking to enhance their communication skills. Her expertise spans accent reduction, voice training, elocution, public speaking, and business communication, empowering clients to present themselves with confidence and clarity.

Since 2015, Judith has helped professionals become dynamic, confident communicators through her holistic approach to corporate communication. She has coached executives and emerging leaders at top organizations including IBM, Bloomberg, Citi, and NASDAQ. Judith’s coaching approach focuses on developing powerful voices, enhancing speech clarity, and adapting seamlessly across communication contexts. She specializes in improving public speaking, meeting skills, and workplace communication, teaching practical strategies that elevate presence and authenticity. She understands that how you speak often carries more weight than the words themselves.

Judith’s extensive experience also includes working with adults in clinics, rehab centers, and private settings, as well as coaching professionals to improve workplace communication.

Her innovative “Sounds in Motion” program, implemented in schools, used a multi-sensory approach to boost speech development and fluency. Judith’s approach to coaching is enriched by her background in singing, movement, acting, improv, and public speaking. She believes that integrating these elements makes learning enjoyable and results in deeper, more lasting improvements in communication skills.

Judith is a member of VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), CORSPAN (Corporate Speech Pathology Network), and ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).

Location: Manhattan, and Remote

Types of Services:

  • Individual and group speech coaching for adults (accent reduction, vocal development, public speaking, business communication)
  • Communication assessments

Expertise: Accent modification, stuttering, public speaking, voice training, business communication skills, and confidence-building for individuals with Asperger’s and autism

Gehan A.

M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Gehan A.

Gehan is a dedicated Speech language pathologist with a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Adelphi University. She specializes in voice therapy for adults, helping clients enhance their vocal presence for public speaking, performance, and everyday communication.

With a strong commitment to inclusivity and affirming care, Gehan offers specialized transgender voice therapy, providing both individual and group sessions tailored to male-to-female and female-to-male voice habilitation. Gehan’s work empowers clients to align their voice with their gender identity in a healthy, authentic, and sustainable way.

In addition, Gehan supports public speakers through vocal habilitation—focusing on vocal health and expressive voice use. Her clinical expertise also includes fluency intervention, articulation therapy, and accent modification, helping clients build clarity and confidence in all areas of communication.

Whether working with professionals, performers, or individuals on a personal journey, Gehan brings compassion, clinical skill, and a deep passion for helping others find and express their true voice.

Location: Remote

Expertise: Voice therapy for adults, public speaking support and vocal presence for performance and communication, transgender voice therapy (MTF and FTM voice habilitation – individual and group sessions), vocal habilitation including vocal health and expressive voice use, fluency intervention, articulation therapy, and accent modification.

Karen M.

M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Karen

Karen holds a master’s degree from the University of California at Long Beach and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Before relocating to New York City, she owned and operated a private practice in Silicon Valley, California.

Karen specializes in public speaking coaching, helping clients enhance their confidence, voice quality, intonation, and vocal strength. She provides expert guidance to professional speakers, corporate executives, and audiobook narrators, assisting them in refining their pronunciation, presentation style, and audience engagement.

Her coaching is tailored for individuals transitioning from small corporate meeting rooms to large indoor and outdoor venues, ensuring they develop the skills needed for effective and dynamic presentations. She also trains clients in stress management techniques, helping them overcome public speaking anxiety while fostering stronger audience connections.

Karen’s approach is designed to empower speakers with the skills and confidence necessary to deliver impactful, engaging, and memorable presentations.

Location: Remote
Experience: Accent modification, Adult Articulation Disorders, Adult CVA , Adult language disorders, executive functioning difficulties, voice disorders , chronic cough, Parkinson’s and social/pragmatic difficulties.

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