Confidence, career and speech coaching with Anna Coleman

Find your voice. Find your way.

Coaching and workshops to help you get unstuck, speak up and move forward.

Confidence · Communication · Courage · Curiosity

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20+ years experienceHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti and online
Anna Coleman, confidence coach

Workshops designed for

  • EIT
  • PSEC
  • Downer Gisborne
  • Woodford House
  • Korou Digital
  • Women in Steel
  • AdmiNZ
  • Hawke's Bay Business Hub

Sound familiar?

When stuck feels like the new normal

  • Your mind goes blank when you're put on the spot
  • You stay quiet in meetings, then think of the perfect thing later
  • The inner critic tells you you're not good enough
  • You wait until things are perfect, so they never happen
  • A job interview or big talk is coming up and you're dreading it
  • Redundancy or change has knocked your confidence

You're not broken. You're just stuck, and stuck can change.

How I can help

Ways I can help

Online, or in person across Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti. Every session is practical, so you leave with tools you can use straight away.

For individuals

1:1 confidence coaching

Personal coaching at your pace, online or in person.

  • Quiet the inner critic and self sabotage
  • Let go of perfectionism
  • Speak up with confidence at work
Request a free chat

For career change

Career coaching

Support through redundancy, a new role or a fresh start.

  • Know and tell your strengths
  • CVs, interviews and STAR answers
  • Rebuild confidence after redundancy
Request a free chat

For speaking and voice

1:1 speech support

Speech and drama know-how for the moments that matter.

  • Prepare for a big talk, toast or presentation
  • Interview practice and body language
  • Breath, voice and presence
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Inclusive coaching

Disability and neurodiversity

Strengths-based, person-led coaching for disabled and neurodivergent people.

  • Confidence for work, study and community
  • Work readiness and interview skills
  • Whānau and support people welcome
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For teams and workplaces

Speak Up workshops

Confidence for the moments that matter at work.

  • Speaking up in meetings
  • Thinking on your feet when put on the spot
  • 90 minutes, half day or full day
Enquire about a workshop

For providers and funders

Confident Voices programme

An inclusive group programme for job seekers and rangatahi.

  • Knowing and telling your strengths
  • Interview and workplace confidence
  • Five practical group sessions
Enquire about a programme

Every workshop and programme is tailored to you. Content, length and format are shaped around your group, your goals and how your people learn best. Nothing is set in stone.

Past programmes include Changing Minds (EIT), Women in Structural Steel, pre-employment training with Korou Digital, and "Cool and Confident when Put on the Spot" at the Hawke's Bay Business Hub.

How it works

Three simple steps

  1. A free chat

    20 minutes to talk about where you're stuck and what you'd like to change.

  2. A plan that fits you

    We choose the right mix of coaching, speech support or a workshop.

  3. Turn it up

    Practical sessions and tools that build confidence, one step at a time.

The art of getting unstuck

Quiet the critic. Grow your inner coach.

Quiet

  • The inner criticThe voice that says you'll get it wrong.
  • Self sabotageThe habits that hold you back just before you step up.
  • PerfectionismWaiting until it's perfect, so it never happens.
  • The freezeThat blank moment when everyone turns to you.

Grow

  • Your voiceBreath, body and words that carry your message.
  • Your strengthsKnowing what you're good at, and saying it out loud.
  • Your presenceWalking into the room ready to speak.
  • Your beliefTrusting that what you have to say matters.

Anna's toolkit

Simple tools you'll actually use

Tried and tested over 20 years of teaching, coaching and workshops.

Red dress thinking

Anna's signature way to reframe the inner critic and step into your confidence.

Past, Present, Future

A simple structure for "tell me about yourself" and any time you're put on the spot.

What, So what, Now what

Three steps to making a clear point in a meeting, without rambling.

Commend, Recommend, Commend

A kind and honest way to give and receive feedback.

Kia ora, I'm Anna

I lost my voice for years. Now I help people find theirs.

I know what stuck feels like

For years I battled a serious lack of confidence, the kind that starts with one bad moment at school and follows you around. Negative self talk and self sabotage held me back, until coaching and a simple idea I now call red dress thinking turned it around.

Since then I've spent more than 20 years helping others do the same, as a speech and drama teacher, radio announcer, career coach and supported employment professional.

  • Speech and dramaLSB, Speech NZ oral assessor
  • CoachingExecutive Coaching Certificate, Coaching Pacific
  • Supported employmentNZ Diploma in Supported Employment
  • Career transitionRedundancy coaching since 2016
  • Radio and mediaRadio Otago and Radio NZ
  • ToastmastersFormer Area Director, Hillmac Speech Contests founder

Kind words

What people say

"Working with Anna gave me the confidence to be myself in front of a crowd. She gave me the tools to bring these skills out. She is truly spectacular as a trainer."
Carmen, Womolife
"I walk away with a confidence I long since lost. I'm very glad to have found it again. You got us out of our comfort zones."
Dion, Downer Gisborne
"I liked Anna, who was knowledgeable with great tips and tricks."
AdmiNZ Hawke's Bay workshop

Ready to get unstuck?

A free 20 minute chat to talk about what you or your team need, and whether I'm the right fit. No pressure.

Request a free chat

Send a quick email with what you'd like help with and the days that suit you. Anna will reply within two working days to find a time.

hello@colemanconfidence.co.nz Based in Wairoa, working across Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti and online