"Gilda is an excellent resource for our employee skill building and development. We first partnered with her to teach our team how to develop and deliver more effective, clear and concise presentations. The results were so good that we brought her back to do more presentation skills training with another group of employees and also our finance team which was preparing to present overseas to International customers and colleagues."

"Gilda delivered an excellent and informative program, "Leading and Managing Change and Transformation" (via webinar). Our attendees benefited from her knowledge and appreciated her suggestions of positive actions they can take to lead and deal with change, both as leaders and individuals. Given the rapid pace of change, her content was timely and her focus on the process of transitions was different and helpful. She spoke for us in the past with rave reviews and we were happy to bring her back again. Often webinars can be dry and boring, but Gilda was energetic and responsive to questions, with one attendee calling it 'the pep talk I needed this morning!'"

“Gilda is an effective and engaging speaker and trainer. She has presented several workshops for the Women’s Business Development Center over the past three years, including Public Speaking: How to Talk to Strangers, Presenting Your Best Self: Communicating & Advocating for Success, and Grow Your Career With Networking Savvy. Gilda is well organized and prepared for every workshop. She does her homework on fine tuning her presentation for her audience. She is easy to work with and very supportive to participants.



Whether she is helping aspiring women entrepreneurs learn how to speak effectively about their businesses or teaching Hispanic business owners how to network with their colleagues, Gilda provides practical exercises and techniques that empower people to build self-confidence and develop bold communication skills. Gilda cares about her audiences and is able to make a real connection with them. I highly recommend her.”

"I am a very experienced speaker and had the pleasure of working with Gilda to prepare for a very important speaking opportunity. She took the time to really dive into the message I was trying to convey, the way I wanted to present my message, my style, and most importantly, my ambitions for this particular event. She was then able to provide very precise and very meaningful feedback which inspired me to push myself into new territory. I am now more excited than ever about this event. She is absolutely terrific and a true professional."

“It was great to meet you and thanks so much for presenting at the National Speakers Association 2015 Convention! You workshop and your presentation skills were excellent. Yours was one of my favorite workshops. You were fun and engaging and put the audience at ease. You also demonstrated to us how improv exercises can enhance our presentations. And the exercises you led enabled me to make great connections with my two partners. Well done!"

“I recently attended Gilda’s Bold Presentation Skills and I’m so happy I did! Gilda provided some really great tips on how to utilize story telling within a presentation that I will put into use immediately. I’m looking forward to practicing her “easy-to-implement” insights and guidelines with my next presentation. Thanks Gilda!”

"Gilda is the ultimate professional coach.  She excels in providing a foundation of techniques and skills combined with building confidence to succeed."

"Keeping volunteers and board members engaged in the work that we do is absolutely essential to the success of our affiliate program. Sometimes people drift. Gilda’s presentation offered clear and concise reasons as to why volunteers may lose their motivation, offered realistic ways to examine expectations, and set a new path for communicating with volunteers in a more positive and productive way. Working with volunteers is important – Gilda shines a light on how we can improve the way we support our volunteers and our own style of engagement in a fun and memorable way. Go Gilda!"

“As someone heading off to my first national conference presentation, I began the coaching journey with a lack of confidence that I truthfully thought I would never overcome. With my experience working with Gilda on Skype and the phone for a few months, not only did I overcome my lack of confidence, but I have learned how to deliver my message powerfully. In the end my presentation was organized and powerful and I was confident and clear. Gilda leaves you with the confidence to expand and leave your comfort zone which is necessary to grow and thrive.”