Full Name
Dr. Laura Sicola
Job Title
Cognitive Linguist, Author, Communication Expert
Speaker Bio
Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert, executive coach, speaker, and author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice. Her mission is to transform executives into confident, inspiring leaders, who are able to get buy-in from all key stakeholders to get the results they want and turn their vision into their legacy.
A cognitive linguist by background, she has trained and coached executives at Comcast, IBM, Amazon, Accenture, the US Department of Commerce and Women Against Abuse along with politicians, business owners and non-profit leaders from around the world.
Laura's TEDx talk, "Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right," has over 7 million views, and she has been featured on programs such as Fox & Friends First, NBC10 @Issue and PHL 17. She has also spoken to thousands at conferences such as the Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference and the PA Conference for Women.
Laura received her PhD in educational linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also taught from 2001-2013.
A cognitive linguist by background, she has trained and coached executives at Comcast, IBM, Amazon, Accenture, the US Department of Commerce and Women Against Abuse along with politicians, business owners and non-profit leaders from around the world.
Laura's TEDx talk, "Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right," has over 7 million views, and she has been featured on programs such as Fox & Friends First, NBC10 @Issue and PHL 17. She has also spoken to thousands at conferences such as the Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference and the PA Conference for Women.
Laura received her PhD in educational linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also taught from 2001-2013.
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