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An 8-week advanced training and group coaching experience to become a crisp, clear, confident communicator and be handed dream opportunities before you ever ask for them.
LIMITED TIME OFFER: Save $500 on your enrollment (no code needed) & get the Performance Review Playbook on-demand masterclass.
Program begins January 14th. Payment plan available.
Game changer. Everything about this program is very high-quality and valuable.
Best investment ever… totally do this program.
Got more headcount and received the highest score in my performance review.
The COO wants me involved with a new, high-profile project.
I’ve reduced my presentation prep time by more than half.
But when big decisions get made…
You’re smart and driven, so why aren’t your ideas landing? Why aren’t you getting the opportunities and recognition your deserve?
That frustrating place where your track record isn’t translating into respect and credibility.
You’re still not seen as THAT influential figure – whose opinion shapes decisions, who the C-Suite asks for by name.
And yes…get that nice title and 20-40% salary bump to match.
Because here’s the thing…
Position yourself for the next level by making your thinking clear, your presence credible, and your message undeniably worth listening to.
And they do it without annoying buzzwords or 10 hours of prep (because who has time for that?).
Over the last 13 years, I’ve helped thousands of professionals worldwide earn the respect, recognition, and pay they deserve – without sucking up or playing dirty politics.
That includes leaders from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Meta, Apple as well as fast-growing startups, mission-driven non-profits and NGOs, and top universities.
As 2x bestselling author, a trained therapist with a degree from Columbia University, and human behavior professor at Hunter College in NYC, I can tell you this:
You get a communication overhaul that touches every interaction you have, ensuring every email, presentation, and conversation is one that moves your career forward.
Your colleagues, leaders, clients, and cross-functional partners all process information differently. What lands with one person might completely miss with another. Flex your style in real time so you can adapt your delivery, earn instant credibility, and get the outcome you want – without sacrificing your own voice.
Calls and conference tables are where visibility is built and your presence gets evaluated at scale. Whether you’re leading the session or want to get heard more strategically, you’ll learn to make your ideas stick and handle curveballs like a pro – no matter who’s in the room.
Communicate your contributions in a way that leadership immediately recognizes as valuable. Shift your language from effort and tasks to outcomes and results, so your ideas and accomplishments are given the weight they deserve.
The typical worker sends 30-40 emails a day and up to 85 messages a day across Slack, Teams, or text. Every single one shapes perception. Make sure your words sound just as compelling on the page and screen as they do when said aloud.
You’re fielding competing requests and expected to advocate for your priorities without ruffling feathers. To speak up firmly, but not forcefully. We’ll show you how to walk that tightrope while staying calm and composed.
Master the SPEAK system with tactical, bite-sized trainings taught by Melody. Get step-by-step instruction to stay concise under pressure and articulate your value so decision-makers listen. Watch them anytime, on your own schedule for extra flexibility.
You'll go beyond consuming to DOING. Our practice exercises let you apply the teachings, then submit your work for feedback from our team. Refine your approach before delivering it to your boss or in the boardroom.
Executive presence isn't developed in a vacuum. That's why every Tuesday 3pm-4:30pm ET get hands-on practice with the SPEAK system. Through interactive exercises, demos, and case studies, hone your skills in a low-stakes, supportive environment so you're ready when the pressure is on. Recorded and available for replay within 1 business day.
Never wonder “what should I do/say here?” again. On our workshops, submit for your questions and get from Melody and team on your specific situation in a group setting. Translate the tools to career-changing results in how people see you and the opportunities that come your way.
Get daily written coaching from Melody's team in a secure space. Ask questions as they come up, workshop real scenarios, and tap into the wisdom of accomplished peers, so you can learn from their wins and avoid their mistakes.
Get 24/7 input with MelodyGPT. Need to frame a tricky email before you hit send? Craft talking points for a big request you're making tomorrow? Trained on Melody’s frameworks and voice, this just-in-time AI thought partner is always available.
Listen to the lessons and all call replays through Apple or Spotify, without the hassle of being tied to your computer. Make progress during your busiest weeks and take your learning on-the-go while commuting, cooking, traveling, or working out.
Our SPEAK scorecard gives you a personalized report of your strengths and biggest growth opportunities across all five pillars of the SPEAK system so you know where to focus your energy for maximum impact.
You'll have the option to book a private session with a member of Melody's coaching team (additional fee applies) for dedicated, uninterrupted time to work on your specific challenges.
Whether your next review is coming up in a few weeks or a few months, this on-demand intensive shows you how to prep in half the time without agonizing over how to package your progress or what to say.
EXPIRING - NO CODE NEEDED Submit your toughest email, that high-stakes presentation, your year-end self-review, etc. We’ll give you in-depth edits so your message is clearer and more credible.
This on-demand masterclass turns your review from a “check-the-box” formality into a high-leverage moment to showcase results, shape perception, and position yourself for advancement.
Bringing it to only $1,500 if paid in full. This is the deepest discount in the history of this program and is ONLY available on this page.
This on-demand masterclass turns your review from a “check-the-box” formality into a high-leverage moment to showcase results, shape perception, and position yourself for advancement.
Bringing it to only $1,500 if paid in full. This is the deepest discount in the history of this program and is ONLY available on this page.
Melody Wilding is the author of Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge. For more than a decade, she’s helped smart, thoughtful top performers at the world’s most successful companies – including Google, JP Morgan, and Verizon – get the recognition, respect, and pay they deserve.
She’s a licensed social worker with a master’s degree from Columbia University, professor of human behavior at Hunter College in New York City, and former emotions researcher at Rutgers University. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other respected publications.
Melody is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and CNBC. She is also the author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work.
With three decades of corporate experience in fast-paced organizations, Wendy knows firsthand the same pressures you’re feeling and the complexities you’re navigating.
She received her International Coaching Federation certification from the prestigious Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. Wendy has now worked closely with Melody for over two years – so she’s not just familiar with Melody’s tools, but she’s mastered and developed them further through hundreds of hours working with professionals like you.
Wendy has a talent for tackling the subtle ways you’re holding yourself back. Sure, she’s warm and supportive, but she’ll be direct and ask the questions you’ve been avoiding.
That’s right. You can enroll in the program without paying a dime of your own money. Instead, your employer can sponsor the cost on your behalf.
You see, most companies have professional development funds for employees that cover programs like this.
Because an investment in YOU means positive ROI for their business, and shows you’re motivated and committed to enhancing your performance.
Click below to use the word-by-word script to make your request and share the comprehensive guide with your boss.
If your employer needs any other documentation, like an invoice or detailed receipt, we can provide that on request.
Speak Like a Senior Leader™ is for mid- to senior-level professionals who have strong business acumen and a track record of success, but aren’t being seen, heard, or valued at the level they should be. You’ve proven you can DO the work, but you’re not the one being tapped for a seat at the table or bigger opportunities.
This program is for you if…
YOU’RE TRUSTED TO EXECUTE, BUT NOT SEEN AS A LEADER.
Upper management gives you a lot of tasks, but they don’t see you as someone to bring into high-level discussions or decision-making.
YOU WANT CLOUT AND CREDIBILITY.
Instead of chasing recognition, you want to be the one leaders seek out for high-impact roles.
YOUR COMMUNICATION ISN’T LANDING THE WAY YOU WANT.
Maybe it’s taking too long to get buy-in, you struggle to articulate yourself succinctly, or worse, someone else repackages your idea and gets the credit.
YOU WANT THE PRESENCE OTHERS HAVE.
You know those people who have a natural aura of authority that commands attention? You want to build that executive demeanor, too.
YOU NEED TO PUSH BACK WITH FINESSE.
You want to feel sure-footed in these situations, whether negotiating competing demands, advocating for resources, or giving input up the chain of command.
YOU WORK IN A FAST-MOVING ENVIRONMENT.
New stakeholders, new projects, and shifting priorities are your norm. You need to make an impact and a positive impression pronto.
You get access to everything the moment you join, so you can start seeing results as soon as tomorrow.
Click the “join now” button and complete your registration (takes less than 2 mins).
You’ll then receive a confirmation email from me along with instructions to set up your instant access to the course materials and community inside Circle.
Dive into the Orientation. Then you can begin getting into the training and joining live calls.
Most clients invest ~2 hours per week over the 8 weeks of the program.
Speak is built specifically for mid-career professionals with demanding jobs and full lives. We know your life doesn’t pause for a peaceful weekend’s worth of dedicated professional development.
So Speak gives you a way to master executive-level influence and articulation in pockets of time you actually have, especially as your bandwidth ebbs and flows week to week:
This program is not another thing competing for your attention. It is THE thing that helps the work already on your plate move faster, with less stress and more authority and speed. You’ll have more support from your senior leaders, more visibility, more cooperation from peers.
Not to worry! Our clients get career-changing results because the program uniquely blends both live and asynchronous elements that account for both your packed schedule, but also ensure you’re 100% covered to nail the moments that determine your success.
You have plenty of opportunities for in-depth feedback, even if you can’t make the calls live:
Your $2,000 enrollment covers your first 8 weeks inside the program where you’ll move through the complete SPEAK curriculum and put it into practice in real time.
Because communication is a skill you continue to refine and master, you have the option to continue after with your significantly discount Alumni Membership, keeping you connected to weekly live workshops and ongoing coaching opportunities. Better yet, you unlock The Vault – advanced trainings track to take your executive communication to the next level.
To be clear, this is not a lifetime access program. At the end of your initial enrollment period, your access to the program will end unless you separately enroll in the Alumni Membership.
Yes, all live calls are recorded and added to our private program library so you can revisit coaching and insights anytime. These recordings are available only to Speak Like a Senior Leader clients, current and future, so you can learn from a wide range of experiences and questions. You’ll have access to them for as long as you’re in the program.
If you feel nervous about sharing in a group or recorded setting, that’s completely normal. But keep in mind – everyone is navigating similar challenges (otherwise they wouldn’t be in this program!). Plus, speaking up, even when you’re not 100% confident, is part of what it means to speak like a senior leader.
That said, you’re always welcome to generalize details. You don’t need to overshare or name specific people, teams, or projects to get meaningfully coaching and direction.
Everyone who joins agrees to not share anything from the calls outside the program. Digital notetakers (besides ours which we use for transcription purposes) are not permitted.
Yes! Many companies cover programs like this under professional development budgets or continuing education funds. Here is a letter to request funding from your employer and here is a PDF you can share with details about the program.
Once you enroll, you’ll get a receipt you can use to request reimbursement.
If you know this is the right program for you, often the most reliable option is to enroll personally before the deadline so you can lock in your spot, the current rate, and any available bonuses. Many clients do this and then pursue reimbursement afterward.
One thing to keep in mind: your company’s budget or approval timeline is not always the best measure of whether this is the right investment for your career. The skills you’ll build inside Speak Like a Senior Leader — communicating with more authority, getting your ideas taken seriously, making stronger recommendations, and being seen as ready for more — stay with you far beyond your current role or company.
Those skills can influence your visibility, promotions, salary growth, bonuses, and future opportunities for years to come. Until retirement!
This isn’t a watch-some-videos-and-hope-for-the-best kind of program. Your entire 8-week experience inside Speak Like a Senior Leader™ is built around meaningful skill development and implementation.
Speak Like a Senior Leader has multiple ways to get support on YOUR situation:
If you participate, we will know you, your goals, and the specific workplace situations you’re navigating.
Yes, absolutely and you’re in great company. 75% of our clients come from outside tech and software. We work with leaders across pharma, healthcare, finance, education, government, nonprofits, consulting.
How do you get the people with power and influence to hear you, trust you, and act on what you’re saying? That’s universal.
Speak Like a Senior Leader™ is the ONLY coaching and training of its kind informed by the science of psychology and human behavior.
It’s led by me, Melody Wilding, LMSW – a trained therapist, 2x best-selling author, and world-recognized influence expert who has spent the last 15 years training leaders at Google, Adobe, Qualcomm, NATO, the UN and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.
And because we have so many ways to get personalized support (live calls, written coaching Q&A, practice exercises with feedback, etc) we’ll help you apply everything directly to your specific context. You won’t be left figuring out how this translates to your world on your own.
We have clients in the program from all over the world — all across Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Asia, and more.
The skills we teach are grounded in human behavior and psychology, which means they apply across cultures and business settings. Clarity, structure, influence, and executive-level communication are universal across business settings
And because we have so many ways to get personalized support (written coaching, practice exercises with feedback, and MelodyGPT which can communicate in multiple languages), we can help you apply everything directly to your specific situation and context, even if you can’t join calls live because of your time zone. You won’t be figuring out how this applies to you on your own.
Nope! While many participants do want a raise or a more senior role, the program is just as powerful if you’re already seasoned in your career and want to be seen, heard, and respected more.
You don’t need to be actively up for promotion to benefit. In fact, many people join because they’ve been pigeonholed as the strong executor and “doer”, but they know their communication needs to reflect that they’re also thinking, influencing, and delivering results at a leadership level.
You don’t need direct reports or a manager title to benefit. Many clients are individual contributors, project leads, or subject matter experts who are ready to stop being seen only as “the person who executes” and start being recognized as someone who thinks strategically, influences decisions, and is ready for more.
If you’re being asked to work across stakeholders, share recommendations, speak up in meetings, or position yourself for bigger opportunities, this will help you communicate in a way that raises your credibility and changes how others perceive you.
Everything we teach is designed to help your communication reflect the caliber of your expertise. In other words, the goal is not simply to “sound senior.” It’s to make sure the way you speak, write, present, and respond under pressure matches the level you’re capable of operating at.
We also have many people in the program who are not necessarily trying to become people managers. They want to be better respected, more concise, more persuasive, and less stressed in high-stakes communication moments. If that sounds like you, you’re a great fit!
No. The SPEAK System is a brand-new framework that goes far beyond what I covered in my books Trust Yourself or Managing Up in both breadth and depth.
While my books focus on foundational concepts like building confidence and navigating upward relationships, Speak Like a Senior Leader™ is specifically designed for the advanced communication challenges that mid-to-senior level professionals face when positioning themselves for higher-level roles in demanding environments.
This program provides hands-on coaching, real-time feedback on your actual workplace situations and tactical frameworks for complex scenarios that books simply can’t address. The depth and specificity of both the tools and application plus the personalized coaching makes this a completely different (and more effective) experience than simply reading about the concepts.
When you join this program, my team and I commit time and bandwidth to be available to serve you. That affects how many others can join the program. For that reason, there are no refunds, roll-overs or extensions for any reason, including personal circumstances. If you have questions before enrolling to ensure it’s right for you, email hello@melodywilding.com.
We offer an extended payment plan option. Just click the “join now” button for details. If you need further assistance, email hello@melodywilding.com.
LIMITED TIME OFFER: Save $500 on your enrollment (no code needed) & get the Performance Review Playbook on-demand masterclass.
You’ve got the brains (obviously). You’ve got skills (in spades). Now let’s get you the confidence and influence to match.
