Symposium Presentation Coaching (free)
Pre-Symposium Zoom Coaching Available

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RECOMMENDED:
  • for ALL Presenters “I realized I am speaking too fast!”
INDISPENSABLE:
  • for First-time Presenters
  • Non-Native English Speakers
(Is your English understandable?)
Lucille Rubin and Donna Snow

We are offering the successful Presentation Coaching sessions to anyone presenting at the symposium.

  • Want to turn great data into a solid presentation?
  • Make the most of your poster presentation!
  • Email us for scheduling. Indicate the day/time you would prefer.
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Advisory Board Members say…Presentation skills are an important element in making your ideas and statements heard and listened to.” – John Rubin, M.D.

2025 COACHING SCHEDULE

(free of charge) at the Westin Philadelphia Hotel.
(Times subject to change)

Symposium Presentation Coaching (FREE) 

Assistance with Your Paper or Poster Presentation

Once again we are offering the successful half-hour Presentation Coaching 

sessions to anyone presenting at the symposium. Turn great data into a solid presentation. Coaching will be available at the Philadelphia Westin Hotel Board Room at the following times free of charge. (Times are subject to change.)

PRE-SYMPOSIUM ZOOM COACHINGS AVAILABLE:
Diane Gaary, Janet Madelle Feindel, Jeanie LoVetri, Brock Meadath,
Tamiko Washington, Julie Czarnecki & Donna Snow
SYMPOSIUM ZOOM COACHINGS:
Janet Madelle Feindel, Brock Meadath, and Tamiko Washington

Poster Presentation Coaching, Oral Presentation:

WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2026  4:00pm—5:00pm Jeanie LoVetri  

WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2026 5:00pm—6:00pm  Nancy Solomon  

Poster Presentation Coaching, Oral Presentation:

THURSDAY, May 28, 2026 8:00am—10:00am  Donna Snow
THURSDAY, May 28, 2026 10:00am—11:00am  Jeanie LoVetri   

THURSDAY, May 28, 2026 2:00pm—6:00pm   Julie Czarnecki   

Oral Presentation:
FRIDAY, May 29, 2026 9:00am—11:00am   Diane Gaary   

Oral Presentation:

SATURDAY, May 30, 2026 9:00am—11:00am   Donna Snow

SATURDAY, May 30, 2026 1:00pm—5:00pm    Donna Snow


To schedule a coaching, please Email coach listed below.

All coaching will be offered in half-hour slots at the Westin Philadelphia in the Board Room.
To schedule coaching, contact Donna Snow by email and indicate the day/time you prefer.

Testimonials: 

“She was so good and helped me how to present my poster efficiently.”
“This was extremely valuable. She gave me something to think about and work on, made me aware of concepts I hadn’t previously considered.”
“It helped me see where the presentation was effective and where I was being unclear.”
 “[She helped me in…] building confidence, so I have a strategy and focus in what, and how, to present the information and myself.”
“I was better prepared to clearly present my material for maximum audience understanding.
“I realized I am speaking too fast!”

Coaches:

Symposium Presentation Coaches

Julie Czarnecki, MFA in Acting, MA in Theatre, BA in English Literature.  Professional actress and acting and dialects coach.  Julie teaches Voice, Speech, and Acting at Temple University, and Public Speaking at Holy Family University.  julie.czarnecki@temple.edu

Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA Recipient: honorary lifetime membership with the Pacific Voice and Speech Foundation for “exemplary contributions to the care and pedagogy of the artistic voice”. Author: The Thought Propels the Sound, Plural Publications. Designated Linklater Voice, Certified Associate Fitzmaurice Voicework, Alexander Technique Teacher: STAT (UK) Professor Emerita, Voice/Alexander Technique/Dialects, School of Drama, Carnegie Mellon University. janetmadelle@gmail.com

Diane Gaary, MFA, BA, is an Alexander Teacher, Voice and Speech Trainer, Estill Voice® Master Trainer, and Feldenkrais Practitioner™. She teaches at Temple University, Arcadia University, Rowan University, and Westminster Choir College, and maintains private studio in Philadelphia, PA. dgaary@aol.com  

Jeannette (Jeanie) LoVetri has been Artist-in-Residence Emeritus, at Baldwin Wallace University, Conservatory, Community Arts School since 2017, where she created the LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™. She began teaching singing in 1971 and has a private practice in New York City. She has taught, presented, lectured, and appeared at national and international conferences for over 4 decades. She is a recognized expert in Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM). lovetri@thevoiceworkshop.com 

Brock I. Meadath, MA, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist, singer, and actor. He is a graduate of Temple University and University of Iowa, artistic director for Brockin’ Out Cancer, and director of Center Stage Voice and Speech, LLC.  brock.meadath@gmail.com

Donna Snow, MFA in Acting at A.C.T. in SF and BA in English Lit. at UW in Seattle. Professional actor, member of Actors’ Equity and Master Teacher in Fitzmaurice Voice Technique. Serves on accreditation evaluation teams of NAST and U/RTA. Retired from Temple U/Associate Prof. and Head of BA Acting Program.  dmsnowwill@aol.com 

Nancy Pearl Solomon, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Research Speech-Language Pathologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland with three decades’ experience presenting research papers and posters. nancypsolomon@gmail.com

Tamiko Washington, MFA   Associate Professor of Theatre at Chapman University, Orange, CA. Patsy Rodenburg Associate Teacher (Licensed), Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, Voice and Speech Trainer, active member of Actor’s Equity Association, and SAG/AFTRA. Serves on accreditation evaluation teams of NAST and is a performance/vocal coach for actors. washingt@chapman.edu