I love the half-second before a speaker begins. I love the mystery and hope that exists in this unknown space. I love the possibility that is held in what will unfold ~ the “blank slate” nature of this moment in time. I love watching them take that first deep breath.

I love seeing how they start their talk and pinpointing certain features right away. His rich, booming voice. Her confident, assertive eye contact. I love watching them tap into their natural abilities. I love the surprised looks on their faces when I tell them what those gifts are. I love that I’m often the first person who has explained their gifts to them out loud.

I love listening to carefully crafted stories punctuated by descriptive details, purposeful pauses and elegant endings.

I love sitting with clients to compliment strengths. I love encouraging them. I love explaining why and how their strength adds value. I love watching their anxiety deflate before my eyes.

I love finding weaknesses in slide decks or scripts. I love illustrating why certain tweaks will catapult their credibility and captivate crowds. I love editing scripts and slides. I love watching a savvy slide deck unfold from the audience. I love when it flows effortlessly.

I love the ‘thinking space’ in between sensing that a word doesn’t fit… and then landing on just the right one.

I love rehearsing speakers live. I love the nervous energy and vulnerability that comes with them as they put it all out there. I love helping them with cadence, suggesting a staccato style for that one sentence, and hearing them land the ending “Ask” perfectly. I love teaching them to rehearse on their own. I love hearing them answer questions effortlessly, and with ease.

I love watching them Nail It. I love seeing the joy they feel in knowing that feeling. I love hearing their voices when they call me with wins. I love letting them go and seeing them soar from afar.

What Clients Say

Jen Henderson, CEO at TiLT
Implemented The HOW-TO™ Model to raise ~$19M

“Be ready to be excellent, because that’s what she’ll make you.”

Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Masterclass Participant

“Sitting 1-on-1 with Cindy … she’s like instant brilliance. I wish we had her for a 3rd day. 10 out of 10.”

Heidi Burch, Technical Fellow at DuPont

Cindy’s scientific communications training so exceeded my expectations! We brought her in for what was a superb 2-day Masterclass to work with our Emerging Technologies team – 80 in total. We learned so much about how to craft and deliver our messages succinctly and with executive presence. I cannot recommend Cindy and her team strongly…

Rob H., Design Engineer

“Cindy did an excellent job crafting a tailored training session for our team. She struck a great balance of lecture, discussion, and audience engagement while covering a wide range of communication topics and challenges.”

Sylvester K., Chief Scientific Officer

I recently had the opportunity to watch Cindy’s training videos on presentation skills and was thoroughly impressed with her expertise and engaging teaching style. Her framework for organizing presentations and tips on creating appealing slides with a strong message were particularly useful and I couldn’t stop watching her videos. Cindy’s training videos are truly engaging…

Magdi Amin, Managing Partner, African Renaissance Partners VC

I’ve done a lot of jobs in my life, but never had to raise millions from investors. Before I worked with Cindy I was focused on getting my story out. After her advice I was focused on listening for cues, building alignment and helping both sides get to yes with confidence. I’ve chosen a tough…

Mark Bregman, General Partner

I worked with Cindy to polish the pitch for my venture fund. She helped sharpen the story and improve my delivery. With her help, I was able to tighten the focus while increasing the engagement of my audience. As a result, I was able to engage more potential investors and clearly convey my message. Working…

Cynthia Chioma Nwaubani, CEO

I had the pleasure of working with Cindy on a presentation to a large audience of 500+. Cindy masterfully helped me organize my thoughts with her HOW-TO™ Model. She helped me create a framework that enabled me to communicate with authenticity and impact. I am so grateful for her help. She’s such an inspiration, and…

Peter Adams, Managing Partner

Cindy Skalicky is unique among many pitch coaches that I have known over the years. Her approach is systematic, but not dogmatic. She helps presenters to communicate from their own authentic selves which creates a powerful message. Cindy has mentored founders at Rockies Venture Club for over five years as a Certified Pitch Academy Trainer…

Melissa Christensen, Vice President, Public Relations

Cindy has been such a blessing to me. Cindy helped me recognize the small (but important) things that were holding me back in my executive presence. Her coaching was meaningful and I looked forward to our calls each week. I use the tools I learned from her all day every day. I am more aware…

Mamokete Ramathe, Founder & CEO

Cindy has a unique way of delivering a compelling message using storytelling. The amount of “AHA” moments I had during coaching sessions kept me going even long after we completed our sessions. She is truly amazing and her work has transformed the way I approach presentations and deliver my message.

Megan Gross, Project Manager

I’ve worked with Cindy 5 times now to help lab researchers with their presentation skills and storytelling ability for our entrepreneurial workshop. Prior to bringing Cindy in, the teams’ messaging was generally technical and clunky. After the On Point scientific messaging workshop, nearly every team’s presentation had a noticeably better cadence and storyline. We keep…

Nancy Kepner, Principal

I feel fortunate and a little surprised that Cindy is located in Ft Collins and not New York or San Francisco – she brings the level of talent I would expect from a top firm in an international city. Working with Cindy has been one of the best investments we’ve made.

Tanis Roeder, NSA President

“As a professional speaker, I know the value of getting feedback before giving an important speech. As I prepared my TEDx talk, Cindy was the perfect person to give me outside perspective. She did a beautiful job taking the many ideas I had floating around in my head and helping me select what to use,…