**Scroll down my profile to read client testimonials in the "Recommendations" section!**David Marcotte, the owner of Marcotte Coaching, LLC, is a communication skills development specialist for corporate professionals. For nearly 20 years, through a variety of topics such as presentation skills, storytelling, emotional intelligence, leadership, and team building, David has traveled the globe helping professionals of all levels bridge the gap between one’s self and others.David has coached developers, presenters, demonstrators, and executives from several of the most important product launches, at some of the world’s largest corporations, of the past decade. David helps individuals organize, develop, craft, and perform messaging. Also, David works with individuals and teams to build and grow relationships with each other and their clients. David has received Korn Ferry’s prestigious certification for the ability to deploy and coach their powerful emotional intelligence 360° assessment. He has also achieved accreditation in TotalSDI’s strengths-based personal and team assessments, and as an Emily Post Business Etiquette Expert. David’s university training as an education major and, later, an acting major, has proven to be the perfect marriage of skills to help him thrive in corporate coaching. David’s approach to teaching communication skills is through the mindset of a professional actor and the eyes of a professional director. This approach continues to be highly effective for creating engaging experiences and sustained change in his clients.As a working actor, David has performed at regional theaters in the US and extensively at theaters throughout his home city of Chicago. He has appeared in over 30 movies and nearly one-hundred commercials, voiceovers, and print ads. As a working musician, David plays drums and percussion with multiple Chicago-based bands, including his traditional Irish band, The Whiskey Brothers. In his spare time, David enjoys any chance he can to take a walk in the woods, and yes, golf counts as “walk in the woods.”