SERVICES
Communication Analysis: See How You Actually Come Across
A communication analysis from Speak Like a Professional is a written, timestamped review of your real-world speaking by a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) who specializes in adult communication. You send up to 15 minutes of video or audio recording. You get back a report that highlights your strengths, pinpoints growth areas and outlines concrete next steps.
The practice is led by Sydney Parriott, MA, MBA, who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the national certification for speech-language pathologists. You already communicate every day. We analyze whether your message is landing the way you intend.
This service is ideal if you think, “I know something is off in my communication, but I can’t quite put my finger on it,” and you want feedback that is specific, research-informed, and emotionally safe.
Quick recap
What you send: up to 15 minutes of video or audio, such as a presentation, meeting, mock interview, webinar or client conversation. Screen recordings are welcome.
What is measured: speech rate, pauses, filler words, sentence length, tone, thought organization and nonverbal cues.
What you get back: a timestamped written report with your strengths, growth areas and concrete next steps.
Who it is for: professionals preparing for presentations, pitches or panels, leaders and managers, and client-facing professionals.
After the report: an optional 1:1 coaching session to walk through it and rehearse new skills.
Led by a licensed speech-language pathologist
WHO BENEFITS
A Data-Driven Analysis of Your Communication Patterns
Get specific feedback on your real-life performance to understand what adjustments to make.
This service is designed for adults who use communication as a key part of their work, including:
Professionals preparing for presentations, pitches, or panels
Leaders and managers who want clearer, calmer communication with their teams
Lawyers, consultants, and client-facing professionals who rely on credibility and trust
Anyone who has thought, “I wish someone would just tell me what I am doing well and what to fix.”
Executives and new leaders whose communication needs to match a bigger role
Looking for feedback that is honest but never harsh, and rooted in both science and emotional intelligence? You are in the right place.
THE OUTCOMES
What You Receive With an Analysis
Specific findings about the conversations moving your business forward.
Strengths Snapshot
Clear descriptions of what you are already doing well so you can build from a place of confidence, not shame.
Growth Opportunities
Specific patterns that limit your impact, such as speech rate, tone, thought organization, nonverbal cues, or masking behaviors.
Customized Focus Areas
Feedback anchored in your real goals, such as reducing anxiety in meetings, sounding more confident with leadership, or making your point clearly in client conversations.
Two people can both be told to "slow down" for completely different reasons. One has spoken fast for years out of habit. The other speeds up when the stakes rise. The fix is different for each, which is why generic tips so often fail. As a licensed speech-language pathologist, I look at the patterns underneath the behavior, including vocal quality and projection, how clearly words are finished, filler word frequency, and whether your sentences end in a confident or uncertain way. You get findings grounded in what is actually on the recording, not an impression.
Actionable Recommendations
Concrete next steps you can start immediately. Concrete next steps you can start immediately, from practice prompts and mindset shifts to techniques for speech, prosody (vocal melody), and body language.
YOUR COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS
An expert read on how you communicate.
A timestamped, evidence-based review of your speaking, delivered as a written report you can act on.
STARTING AT
$67.99
One-time, no subscription
WHAT’S INCLUDED
5 steps, one clear outcome
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Purchase Your Analysis
Submit your payment and immediately receive an email with your private link to a brief intake form. The form tells me your goals, context, and what you are most concerned about.
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Upload Your Video
Share up to 15 minutes of recorded speech. Good examples are a presentation, meeting, mock interview, webinar, or client conversation. Screen recordings are welcome.
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In-Depth Review by an SLP
We review your video in detail, timestamping key moments and mapping your communication to our evidence-based framework.
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Written Report & Next Steps
You receive a clear, organized summary of your strengths, growth areas, and actionable recommendations. You will know exactly what to practice and why it matters.
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Optional Coaching Follow-up
Want help putting the recommendations into practice? Book a 1:1 coaching session to walk through the report and rehearse new skills.
Our coaching and analyses are grounded in The Resonant Communication Method™, a structured approach to improving the content, delivery, mindset, and adaptability behind professional communication.
CASE STUDY: A COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS EXAMPLE
The Emerging Internal Leader
Real data from an actual communication analysis report, shared with identifying information removed for client privacy.
The Challenge
Worked in engineering at a large company; exceptionally intelligent and full of strong ideas
Still getting talked over, overlooked, or tuned out in meetings
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What We Found
His speech rate was too fast in high-pressure moments
His average sentence length was too long for real-time processing
Listeners often lost the thread before reaching the most valuable part of his point
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What We Worked On
Thought organization frameworks to make ideas easier to follow
Biofeedback for speech rate to reduce listener burden
Repeated refinement to improve clarity, pacing, and delivery in meetings
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THE RESULT
Ideas became easier to understand in the moment
Stronger meeting presence and better follow-through from others
More visibility for the quality of his thinking
Communication that supported a promotion
SPEAKING ANALYTICS FROM THE ACTUAL REPORT
SPEAKING PACE
184.61
WORDS PER MINUTE
Well above the 170 wpm comprehension range for most listeners.
SENTENCES OVER 20 WORDS
4
SENTENCES
Added demand on listener attention. Longest sentence was 30 words.
From Our Clients
Why you can't hear yourself the way others do
Most of us assume people hear what we meant to say, not what actually came out. Psychologists call this the transparency illusion (Gilovich et al., 1998). Under pressure the voice often speeds up, drops at the end of sentences, or flattens, even when you feel fine. Clients often say the report feels less like a critique and more like a mirror: "I had no idea I spoke that quickly," or "I sound much clearer when I pause." Many also find they sound more capable than they thought. Once you can see a pattern, you can change it on purpose, and targeted feedback moves you faster than repeating a talk and hoping.
BEFORE GETTING STARTED
Frequently Asked Questions
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It is a written, timestamped review of a recording of you speaking, done by a licensed speech-language pathologist at Speak Like a Professional. It shows your strengths, the patterns that limit your impact and concrete next steps. It suits professionals who present, lead teams or work with clients.
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Any video or audio recording up to 15 minutes long where you are speaking in a real or realistic context works well. Examples include presentations, recorded meetings, mock interviews, webinars, client conversations, or practice recordings you make specifically for this analysis. Screen recordings are welcome.
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It measures the speaking patterns behind how you come across: speech rate in words per minute, pauses, filler words, sentence length, tone and pitch, thought organization, how clearly you finish words, and whether your body language matches your words. Key moments are timestamped so you can find them in your recording.
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This service is a one-time recorded speech analysis: you send a recording and receive a written report, with no live session. The evaluation is a paid 60-minute video session that starts 1:1 coaching. It gathers data on your speaking, records your baseline and builds your coaching plan.
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No. This is an educational service focused on professional communication, delivered as a written report; 1:1 coaching is an optional follow-up. While we are licensed speech-language pathologists, this service is not medical treatment. For formal therapy needs, we can help you understand when therapy is the right step.
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Yes. Your materials and feedback are treated as confidential and will not be shared without your permission.
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That is extremely common, especially for clients with ADHD, anxiety, or past criticism about their communication. Our approach is emotionally safe, nonjudgmental, and strengths-focused.
A GUIDE
How can I improve my public speaking skills?
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Start With a Clear Goal and Audience
Before you build slides or write a word, ask:
Who is my audience? (peers, leadership, clients, non-experts, etc.)
What do they care about most? (results, risk, impact, next steps)
What is the one thing I want them to remember or do?
Public speaking in professional settings is about making decisions easier for your audience. When you’re clear on your goal, your content gets sharper and your anxiety usually drops, because you’re not trying to say everything at once.
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Work on Delivery: Rate, Pauses, and Tone
Delivery is often what separates “I know my stuff but I sound nervous” from “I know my stuff and I sound credible.”
Speech rate
Aim for a moderate pace (roughly 120–150 words per minute). If you talk very fast, focus on inserting short pauses at commas, periods, and transitions.
Pauses
Use pauses intentionally after key points or before answering questions. Pauses make you sound more confident and give your audience time to digest.
Slight variations in pitch (not flat, not overly dramatic) help your speech sound more engaging and less robotic.
Emphasis
Highlight key words or phrases with slightly slower rate or more vocal weight so your main ideas stand out.
You don’t need to sound like a TED Talk. You just want your voice to match your message—calm and steady when you need authority, warm and open when you want connection.
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Get Specific, Expert Feedback on Your Real Speaking
A direct way to improve your public speaking is to stop guessing and get targeted feedback on how you actually come across in professional settings.
That’s exactly what my Communication Analysis service is designed to do.
Why measured feedback beats guessing: most of us trust our gut about how we sound, and the research says that is unreliable. Objective feedback speeds up improvement more than repetition or self-reflection alone (Van Niel et al., 2020). An analysis looks at things you cannot easily judge yourself, such as filler word frequency, pausing, vocal melody (prosody) and whether your body language matches your words. These features shape how well listeners understand you and how credible you sound (Jiang & Pell, 2017). Once you can see the pattern, you stop guessing what to fix.
FROM THE PRACTICE
Our communication analysis
An SLP-led review of your real speaking, delivered as a written report
This type of analysis gives you personalized, evidence-based guidance instead of generic tips, so you know exactly which levers to pull to sound more confident, clear, and compelling at work.
LET’S TALK
Ready when You are.
Tell us a little about what you’re working toward. We’ll be in touch within one business day.