Maria Wilhelmsson

Background

About Maria Wilhelmsson

WHAT I DO I coach and train professionals who want to enhance their executive presence and have more impact in presentations, meetings, interviews, and daily interactions. My philosophy is that you need to use all your resources - mind, body, voice, and emotion - to do yourself and your ideas justice, and to influence and inspire others. I believe that each human being has unique talents and a communication style that make up their presence. I like to bring out what is personal and special, to reinforce what works and to eliminate behaviors that undermine your credibility. My sessions are interactive and energizing, using real-life situations for practice. You will receive personalized and actionable feedback that will enhance your ability to influence and inspire others. WHO I WORK WITH My clients include individuals and/or groups at organizations like ABB, Cargill, Caterpillar, Cisco, Banque Pictet, EPFL, Ferring,Innosight, Innovaud, Kabi Fresenius, Merck Serono, Nestlé, O-I, Oracle, Parker Hannifin, PMI, P&G, PwC, Reed Elsevier, the UN, and IMD Business School. In addition, I organize public workshops in the Lake Geneva area - open to anyone who is interested in developing their presence, voice and public speaking. HOW I GOT HERE I’m a trained singer and performer who early on deviated into business. After 15 years in senior sales, marketing and consultancy positions in multinational organizations, I decided to come back to where my passion was. Through VoxImpact, I blend my unique combination of voice and performance knowledge with my business acumen. SPECIALTIES * Executive presence * Voice coaching * Body language * Influencing skills * Public speaking * Presentation preparation and delivery * Managing speaking anxiety * Investor pitch * Effective virtual meetings PERSONAL I get a kick out of connecting with people, making music, and climbing uphill by bike, foot or ski. Languages being another passion, I am fluent in English, French, Swedish and Spanish.