Talk About Yourself with Confidence: Strengths, Values & Interview Presence
Who this is for: Professionals preparing for interviews, a career move or a promotion conversation who know they are good at what they do but struggle to talk about it with confidence. What’s included: The Gallup CliftonStrengths Top 5 assessment. I send you your access code once you book, and you complete it before our first session. Two live one on one sessions of 60 minutes each. A written summary of our sessions. Summaries are created from the session transcript, with your consent How it works: Session 1: Your strengths and values. We go through your Top 5 results and connect them to your real experience. Then we explore your values using my own card exercise. One of the parts clients value most: we look at how an overused strength turns into a weakness. The flaws you criticize in yourself often turn out to be strengths taken too far, and the way you see yourself can change completely. Session 2: Telling your story. We turn your strengths and values into clear, natural answers for interviews and key conversations, and you practice out loud with feedback. What you’ll leave with A new way of seeing your strengths and your flaws, language to talk about what you bring without feeling you are bragging, and more confidence when you talk about yourself.
What's included
I’m an ICF Professional Certified Coach with more than 2,700 coaching hours. Before coaching, I spent 14 years in sales and training roles at IBM, Oracle, Red Hat and Airbnb, so I know the corporate world from the inside, including how visibility and promotions really work. My approach is to coach the person, not just the problem. I ask questions that help you see what you haven’t seen yet, and I bring structure where it helps, with tools like Gallup CliftonStrengths, Kegan’s Immunity to Change and my own frameworks. My sessions are practical and human. We work on what is happening in your job right now, and we also look at the beliefs and stories underneath. I use metaphor and storytelling, because insight sticks when you can feel it, not only understand it. I create a space where you can be honest, including about your doubts. You leave each session with clarity and a next step. I coach in English and Spanish, and I also work in French. Having built my career across cultures, I understand what it takes to find your place in a new one.
- Your Gallup Top 5 results, a clear picture of your core values, and a written summary of our sessions.
- Your flaws as overused strengths, and have ready, natural answers to talk about yourself with confidence in interviews and key conversations
Meet your expert
Sami R.
Executive Coach | Ex-IBM Ex-Oracle | Author | ICF PCC | +2700 hrs coaching
I help professionals talk about themselves with clarity and confidence. Most of my clients are highly capable people who know their work is good but struggle to say it out loud: in interviews, in performance conversations, in rooms where visibility matters. Together we find the strengths behind your results, the values that guide your choices, and the stories that may be holding you back. I spent 14 years inside Fortune 500 tech companies, including IBM, Oracle, Red Hat and Airbnb, before becoming a coach. I hold the ICF PCC credential, have more than 2,500 coaching hours, and have given a TEDx talk. I am based in Montreal and work in English, Spanish and French. Working with me is warm, direct and practical. Sessions are conversations, not lectures. I will ask questions that make you think, say what I notice honestly, and give you tools you can use the same week, such as a CliftonStrengths Top 5 report, strengths cards and ready to use answers for the moments that matter. You leave knowing what you are good at, why it matters, and how to say it.