Lynn Kirkham

Lynn’s Story

I used to be so terrified of being in the spotlight, and vividly remember saying to a classmate when I was in college, "You couldn't pay me a million dollars to take the public speaking class."

Honestly, I thought there was something desperately wrong with me, but later realized that about 75% of us suffer from this fear.

I was a shy wallflower for most of my corporate career too, and would literally pay people to speak for me because I couldn't handle the waves of intense panic.

That was before I took a life-changing sabbatical - a three-year journey around the world where I immersed myself in personal transformation and giving back to people and animals that needed help. I knew it would change my life, but "how" it would change my life was a surprise.

When I got back to California, I was asked to share my "Leap of Faith" travel story to 400 people - gulp! At first, I said, "Absolutely not," but this opportunity could significantly help the girls at an orphanage in India whom I took care of for three months, so I got busy and identified and released the root causes of my panic and the reasons my teeth chattered in front of even as few as three people. After this, everything changed.

I sashayed onto that stage fueled by a power I had only dreamed of and proceeded to give the talk of my life. For the first time ever I felt like I was enough and I deserved to be in the spotlight, and since that day I've been on a mission to help as many people as possible worldwide to find their authentic voices and leadership presence.

My San Francisco Bay Area and Miami, Florida training company - Yes You Can Speak - is unparalleled because of my unique gift of seeing the extraordinary in others. The extraordinary that they cannot see.

Over the past 13 years, we've had a 98% success rate and transformed the lives of more than 4,500 people, many of whom were as introverted, shy, and freaked out as I was.

Our approach is firmly grounded in neuroscience and solid personal development success principles.

One of the keys to my student's success is the integration of a personal coaching method I developed that guides people to the root level issues in the subconscious mind that set them up for public speaking fear in the first place.

Even though public speaking fears are universal, it's the specific life experiences that get people shaking in their boots in front of authority figures or groups.

In just a few sessions, my students can relax, take a breath and never need to memorize scripts again to deliver an excellent presentation, and embody a presence that epitomizes self-worth and authentic confidence.

Once this is accomplished, we show people how to speak from their hearts and truly connect with their audiences to brilliantly share their messages.

Lynn Kirkham, Founder of Yes You Can Speak

Lynn’s not a typical public speaking coach. She doesn’t focus on slide decks, scripts, or delivery techniques. Her 3-step system and CORE Repatterning™ process has a 98% success rate in permanently eliminating public speaking fear and stress in about 3 months.

She gets people speaking authentically and persuasively from their hearts. Her students learn to connect with their audiences, and they start seeking new opportunities to speak because it’s become so much fun for them to get their messages out to larger audiences.

Lynn’s coaching transforms all types of public speakers, from presenters on stage to job seekers interviewing on Zoom—to ESL speakers, people who feel invisible, and people who hesitate to speak up in meetings, to their spouses, or voice their opinions in everyday conversations.

Most people finish a corporate public speaking class feeling just as much dread, fear, and lack of confidence as they did before the class. Lynn’s unique approach banishes people’s lifelong fears of speaking which enables them to shine.