Iain Lampert’s communication training for professionals: individual online coaching, a guided 30-day speaking course and tailored workshops for teams.
Authentalk applies speaking practice and feedback to the moments professionals need to handle well: presentations, business pitches, interviews, meetings and questions under pressure. Founder Dr. Iain Lampert draws on competitive speaking, trial advocacy and executive education to teach message structure, storytelling and delivery.
Individuals can choose a 30-day online program or a month of personalized weekly coaching. The course combines short lessons, live workshops and feedback on recorded speeches. Its final weekly speeches must be delivered to a real, in-person audience, even though the coaching happens online.
Organizations can arrange training for technical teams, leadership cohorts or client-facing staff. Engagements include diagnosis, instruction, realistic simulations and continued feedback, with virtual, in-person or hybrid delivery agreed directly. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Authentalk offers online coaching and arranges team training directly with each organization.
Lampert also serves as COO of ModernBrain and on SuperDebate’s advisory board. The two companies have different audiences: Authentalk focuses on professionals, while ModernBrain teaches student speech, debate and related programs.
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Classes
A guided online course develops spontaneous speaking, business presentations and TED-style talks through short lessons, weekly live workshops and individual feedback on recorded work.
Eligibility: Designed for professionals. Final weekly speeches must be delivered to a live, in-person audience and submitted as recordings. Confirm the current workshop schedule.
Published fees: $750 tuition for the 30-day program. A conditional 20% completion bonus requires on-time submissions and rubric standards; one 48-hour grace period is allowed.
Private coaching
A month of individual live coaching helps a professional prepare messages, practice delivery and use feedback between sessions. Full access to the 30-day course is included.
Eligibility: Arrange the coaching plan and meeting times with Authentalk. This is a separate option from the $750 course.
Published fees: $2,000 for one month of personalized live weekly coaching, including full course access.
Workshops
Tailored training for technical teams, emerging leaders and client-facing staff. Participants work on clear messages, audience awareness and responses under pressure through instruction, drills and simulations.
Eligibility: Organizational engagement by consultation. Virtual, in-person and hybrid delivery are offered; confirm the venue, duration, group size and quote directly.
Founder and communication coach
Iain founded Authentalk after developing communication training for fellow executive MBA students. His background includes a doctorate from Vanderbilt and an executive MBA from Northwestern. He teaches professionals to organize ideas, speak under pressure and improve through coached practice. He is also COO of ModernBrain and a SuperDebate advisor.
Training uses the situations participants actually face: leadership updates, technical explanations, client discussions and questions without a script. The team identifies the communication task, practices it under pressure and gives feedback for the next attempt.
The individual program moves through spontaneous speaking, a business presentation and a TED-style talk. Short lessons and delivery drills build toward recorded weekly performances, with feedback and a final week focused on adapting to the audience.
Review the four-week structure and the speaking assignments before choosing the course.
SuperDebate’s announcement explains Iain’s work in competitive communication and his roles at Authentalk and ModernBrain.
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