Accelerate Center and staff helped us find a phenomenal speech and language program for our 3yr old…read moreson. They were very attentive and found the best solution for our family. Thank you!

From the owner: Accelerate Center, Inc. is a holistic therapeutic center focused on learning issues. Specialties…read moreinclude speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, behavior intervention and psychological consultations. Accelerate Center's treatments are primarily focused on addressing children and adults with learning difficulties, including cognitive difficulties, phonological disorders, speech impediments, apraxia disorders, motor development, and general academic difficulties. Our Mission is to bring awareness to the community, parents, caretakers, advocates and children.

Natalie is an amazing speech therapist. She is kind, thoughtful, reliable and detailed. She worked…read morewith our son for more than 3 years and we couldn't be happier with her method for speech therapy. Our son was barely productive in his speech when we started with Natalie at almost 4 years old and was ahead of age level milestones when we completed our time together. Our son looked forward to the days when he would work with Natalie and knew that he would have fun in their sessions while I knew that he would progress. Natalie was organized in her parent meetings to review progress and open to working with our son on reading too. If you are looking for a competent, kind and reliable speech therapist Natalie is your answer!

From the owner: Articulation/Phonology Early Intervention…read moreReceptive/Expressive Language Deficits Apraxia Tongue Thrust Learning Differences Auditory Processing Disorder Developmental Disabilities/delays Traumatic Brain Injury Genetic Syndromes Autistic Spectrum Disorder Social/Pragmatics Literacy and Writing Delays Congenital Disorders Hearing Impaired Down Syndrome Accent Reduction/Modification

Magnetic Speaking is truely out of this world! Under Giles insightful guidance, the classes promote…read moregenuine self-reflection and collaboration. Dani has also been fantastic in addressing my specific ADHD high masking needs. In just four months, I've experienced tremendous growth. I now feel more comfortable in group settings, even when speaking with leaders, and my overall communication skills have significantly improved. As an entrepreneur, communication is one of my top priorities. They continue to elevate my skills to keep me evolving. Thank you for making such a positive impact on my life through accessible communication training!

Highly recommend. I took the Magnetic Storytelling bootcamp and loved it. If you're nervous-- don't…read morebe. Our excellent trainer Giles took the group through a series of low risk exercises that had us telling brief stories about our lives and/or work. He then provided simple structures and pinpointed a few things (different for each of us) that gave our talks more charge, clarity and power. These exercises are devised with thought and sensitivity to connect you more deeply with your own voice. (Entirely centered around YOU and your particular needs.) Every communication then transforms into an opportunity to deepen your engagement with your audience and yourself. Plus it's super fun!

Highly recommend using Richard help with presentations and sales…read more He provides thoughtful advice and great tips on how to captivate your audience

Highly recommended - a life saver! I hired Richard to help…read moreme prep for a keynote speech. I had decent content, but he helped me refine it and get better at delivery. Practicing with him was extremely helpful. I felt prepared, confident and I nailed it! Thank you, Richard

I brought Lisa into our conference to lead communication workshops for a group of 17 veterinarians…read moreand veterinary business owners. Her sessions were engaging, practical, and incredibly relevant to the challenges we face in clinical and leadership roles. The feedback from my colleagues was overwhelmingly positive--they felt more confident communicating with both clients and team members. I highly recommend Lisa for group workshops and individual coaching within the veterinary field or any professional setting where communication is key.

This review is long overdue. I recommended Lisa to one of my clients during a major conference…read more (pre COVID). They were concerned about their speakers accents and stage presence. I watched the speakers during a runthrough prior to her workshop and after and all I have to say is wow! What a difference! With only a limited amount of time to work with the group she made such an amazing impact. Lisa was very responsive and addressed all of my clients concerns. I would highly recommend Lisa to anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills.

Anyone can read books about public speaking or watch hours of YouTube with experts sharing their…read moretips and tricks. The reason to sign up for a course like Mark's is to actually practice with a pro. But, it doesn't work unless that person creates a safe environment, and that's where Mark really excels. Our sessions were fun, focused, and productive. His feedback was always helpful, and the way he shared it always helped boost my confidence. Highly recommend!

Working with Mark Stanton has been a total game-changer for me. Mark broke down the art of public…read morespeaking into practical, actionable steps, and his supportive, insightful approach makes every session both productive and inspiring. Mark helped me refine my message, find my voice, and speak with clarity and impact. If you're looking to take your speaking skills to the next level, I couldn't recommend him more highly.

Jonathan's coaching is by far the most effective public speaking coaching I've ever had, and I've…read morebeen through a lot over the years: Dale Carnegie, Toastmasters (3 different groups), Speaking Circles, and another private coach. Jonathan's program and coaching were dramatically more effective than any of the other training I had. I use the word "dramatically" intentionally, because that is what all the other programs miss out on, and what is really Jonathan's innovation: using theatrical training techniques for public speaking. I had barely thought of this before, but if you think about it, when you're giving a speech you are performing, and there's actually a whole world of theatrical training techniques that are tremendously useful, that most of us never hear about it, and that are almost completely ignored by all other training. I felt like I was getting lots of "insider" info. When I started with Jonathan, I told him my fear: "I'm afraid that I will go through this training and when the time comes for me to give my first big speech I will be right back where I am now and panic and freeze up." He said he often gets that comment. But here's what he said that was really important: "By the time you get to the speech you will know so much more about speaking you just simply will not be as nervous - because you will know what you are doing." After going through three months of coaching, culminating in my speech, I can testify he hit the nail on the head. In those three months I saw my anxiety consistently go down, including on the day of the speech. I actually knew what I was doing for the first time standing in front of an audience - I actually wanted to do it so I could try all my new skills and get my message across in the way I had always hoped.

Jonathan is a fabulous, intuitive coach. I came to him because I was doing some radio work and…read morewanted to make sure my voice was grounded and sounded professional. Jonathan exceeded all my expectations and made me feel completely at ease. He is a master at coaching the entire person; voice, body and spirit. Since our last session I've been featured on six radio shows in a two month period. He's helped me find my authentic voice with grace and ease! Thank you, Jonathan. Bethany St. Clair, Oakland, CA

I'm an English learner and actress, and I've been working with Alicia for three years so as I can…read moreAmericanize my accent. The lessons that I've learned from her have helped me immensely in my career, and, likewise, my communication skills has also improved a lot. Since English is my second language, she knows specifically what obstacles and difficulties I need to target for me to enunciate and pronounce well. With her professional training, she gave me some exercises, such as tongue twisters, and sentence rhythms to further improve my communication skills which has significantly improve how people understand me with ease as I speak. As a result, people who talk to me assume that I'm a native English speaker and are highly surprised when they find out that I am actually not native speaker. In the end, I'd refer them to Alicia if they would want improve their speech skills and achieve the same results as I did. Thank you Alicia.

Alicia is a wonderful voice and rehearsal coach!…read more I am an academic and regularly give research talks, but more importantly, I try out for academic jobs in which the fabled "job talk" or my performance during a research presentation will be the decisive part of my job interview. I would have the worst thought possible before those job talks, that is, I wish to disappear. Alicia grasped the painfulness of this experience immediately :"Actors love to act, but they HATE to audition!" Exactly! So I went to Alicia with the goal of being able to get through a low-stakes research presentation. But I came away with so much more, including a success story where I obtained the position after the job talk. Alicia was great at providing me all kinds of voice techniques to help me reconnect with my body when I feel under pressure. I found these tiny adjustments helped me during lectures in the teaching setting as well. Her rehearsal techniques are ideal because I can start using them even if I am still fine tuning the text of my presentation. She even has some that you can use on an airplane -- for those times you are really last minute with a presentation. When I go to give a talk now I have no fears about the tech suddenly failing me - I can count on my presentation being with me, in my body, and coming out of my diaphragm and voice in such a way that I am natural, confident, not monotonous but not overbearing either.

Amy is one of the best coaches I've worked with! Improving my communications skills has always been…read morean area I've struggled to tackle head on. I'm extremely thankful to have worked with Amy! She's organized, transparent and truly effective with her coaching style. From initial intake, program design, through the very last session I felt connected and engaged. Amy doesn't apply cookie cutter tips and suggestions in her coaching style. Instead she takes time to get to know you and holds you accountable long the way. I HIGHLY recommend working with Amy and would definitely work with her again in the future.

It is with gratitude and admiration that I write this review. Amy Johnson is an extraordinary…read morespeech and communication coach! From our first meeting to the last one, Amy was informative, clear and supportive. Her vast professional knowledge assisted me and helped strengthen my own professional growth. I came to her with specific goals for areas of improvement (e.g. articulation and pronunciation), and to this day I feel more aware and equipped with knowledge and skills to continue with my own development as a communicator (I am an educator). Further, her professional competence goes beyond content. Amy also guided me to identify habits and emotions that were hindering my communication, while I capitalized on my aptitude and strengths. I feel that everyone deserves quality coaching in his/her life. Amy Johnson is that type!

Jeannie and Valeria at the Santa Rosa store were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly…read more They have a large selection of fabrics, sewing supplies, etc to choose from. I was very appreciative for their help. Very satisfied customer.

Kudos to Village Sewing for bumping up their fabric game and making the sewing machine and repair…read moreshop a "must see destination" for fabric. They are now carrying the much sought after fabrics like Lori Holt, Riley Blake, Moda, Kaffe and have them beautifully displayed. There are fun new Kits, patterns, books, and accessories too. The employees are knowledgeable and can help you with your sewing needs. This is a much needed addition to our community. Heidi A.