Deborah Grayson Riegel

About Deborah Grayson Riegel

Deborah Grayson Riegel is a keynote speaker and consultant who teaches leadership communication for Wharton Business School and Columbia Business School. She is a regular contributor for Harvard Business Review, Inc., Psychology Today, Forbes, and Fast Company. The author of “Overcoming Overthinking: 36 Ways to Tame Anxiety for Work, School, and Life,” she consults and speaks for clients including Amazon, BlackRock, KraftHeinz, and The United States Army. Her work has been featured in worldwide media, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Oprah Magazine,and The New York Times.

3 Strategies For Managing Public Speaking Anxiety

2026-08-02T14:47:47-04:00By |Speaking|

It doesn’t matter if you’re presenting to two people or to two thousand people: When presentation anxiety strikes, you need some strategies to get you out of your own head and on to the stage with confidence, polish, and professionalism. Mark Twain once said, “There are two kinds of speakers: those that are nervous and

The Problem With Your Elevator Pitch–And How To Fix It

2026-08-02T14:39:00-04:00By |Speaking|

Five tips to dropping the phony facade and elevating your pitch so that you sound like a real person instead of a marketing automaton. At a recent networking event, I walked up to woman who, like me, was trying to balance a plastic tumbler of wine, a plate of cheese, and a handful of business

A Simple Way to Get Any Point Across

2026-08-02T14:34:47-04:00By |Speaking|

This article is by Deborah Grayson Riegel, president of Elevated Training Inc., a communication skills training and coaching company. She is the author of Oy Vey! Isn’t a Strategy: 25 Solutions for Personal and Professional Success. Goldilocks would have a field day with my 11-year-old twins. Their chairs, their beds, and their oatmeal are just right, but

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