Our services

Presentation Coaching

Customized, interactive workshops to develop a strong, powerful, authentic presence, enhance non-verbal communication, confidence, spirit and energy, think quickly on your feet and enhance organizational skills.

Message Crafting

Craft simple and sticky messaging for all presentations including, new business pitches, the board, industry conferences, marketing collateral, strategic partners, the media (soundbites), roasts and toasts and mission, vision and value statements.

Investor Presentations

Messaging and coaching for IPO roadshows, M&A, fundraising and investor days.

Comfort, confidence, certainty and control with every audience, everytime.

GIVE US A CALL AT (212) 974-7400, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

WHO WE ARE

Trudi is the founder of T.Bresner Associates, a New York- based executive communications training and messaging firm. She has over 30 years of experience coaching executives in Presentation Skills, Media Interviewing, IPO Prep and Winning New Business. In addition, Trudi crafts clear and compelling messaging for mission statements, private and public roadshows, fundraising, sales and marketing materials, roasts and toasts and sound bites for media interviews. Select clients include, Assembly Media, Think Motive, Time Warner, HBO, Houlihan Lokey, JP Morgan Chase, IPG, General Motors, Financial Times and Hershey.

Trudi received her Masters’ in Counseling and Communications from Brooklyn College. She was an instructor at both Brooklyn College and New York University for five years. She then became Director of Training at Young & Rubicam advertising for three years prior to establishing her own company. She is an avid movie goer, loves to read, play tennis and continues to take acting and writing classes to enhance her craft. Her passion is helping each executive find their voice and the confidence to speak it.

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Trudi Bresner
Founder

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

”Not only are t. bresner associates exceedingly good at what they do, they are a delight to work with. CEOs have only so much time in the day. Our time with Trudi was well spent and useful — and it was pleasurable. We think Trudi and her group are the best.”
Richard Plepler Co- President, HBO
”I believe t. bresner associates had more of a positive impact on Build-A-Bear in a few days, than many of the weeks we spent preparing our IPO before their visit. In preparing us for all facets of a road show presentation, t. bresner associates brought the missing element — focused expertise and a real sensibility about our company and what we stood for — which helped lead to our record-breaking IPO in 2004. Working with t. bresner associates was literally an invaluable experience.” 
Maxine ClarkFounder and Former Chief Executive Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop
”We’re constantly giving major presentations to various audiences. I went to Princeton, I have an MBA, and I speak a number of foreign languages. I can say unequivocally that what I’ve learned from t. bresner associates is by far the most useful business knowledge I’ve gained.”
John BergerCEO, Ascot Group
”Houlihan Lokey is a Global Investment bank dominated by highly educated, extremely bright, driven individuals who rarely feel that they can learn much from “trainers”. However, Trudi is the exception. Trudi has worked with virtually every professional in our organization throughout the globe and in every instance they have all thought the interaction was beneficial in numerous cases have decided to work with Trudi in an ongoing capacity. Trudi’s ability to gain this overwhelming level of acceptance is nothing short of miraculous.”
Scott AdelsonCo-President, Houlihan Lokey
”Trudi Bresner brings a unique skill set to the process of winning new business. She has the incredible ability to help an agency focus their strategy development, creative brainstorming, and general presentation. Her sensitivity to the group dynamics was unparalleled. Every new business pitch where we've used t. bresner associates processes, we've won.” 
Richard Battista Diccicco Battista Communications
”t. bresner associates has been a great resource in helping a number of our employees be more effective presenters. It's clear from watching them that they now are more comfortable presenting before a group and have a much better understanding both of format and delivery. The training definitely delivered positive results for them personally and for our company.” 
Marcella K. ArlineFormer SVP, Chief People Officer, The Hershey Company
”Trudi had a huge impact in distilling our story and our key messages for our Fund 6 raise. She was invaluable in helping market our firm and funds, specifically in translating our story to institutional investors.  Beyond producing great results, an on-time first close and new private and institutional investors, we thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She provides insightful advice on conversational selling, email marketing and closing techniques which helped us beat our timeline and exceed our targeted fund size.”
Jen Partners
”For many years, t. bresner associates has been instrumental in assisting a number of our clients’ executive management teams prepare for critical investor meetings.  They are provided experienced and value-added coaching focused on presentation content, messaging, delivery, fresh artistic style advice, and assistance in preparing for difficult Q&A.  This coaching provides the teams with a new level of confidence which emanates in each investor meeting and has been instrumental in driving optimal transaction outcomes.  Given the success achieved by our clients, we have also used t. bresner associates for our internal team as well.”
Jarad MadeaPartner,TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory
”I have worked with T. Bresner Associates several times in my professional career. I have always had a phenomenal experience. Trudi is a pleasure to work with. She is smart, kind, funny and incredibly responsive, dynamic and most of all, flexible. She listens to exactly what you want to accomplish and then tailors her program to meet the business goals. Trudi is an outside the box thinker and educator and that is why I keep going back to her. The feedback I have received from employees who have received her coaching and presentation training has been phenomenal and most of them keep in touch with her. I will be using Trudi for many other training needs and feel like she is a true, trusted partner for me in HR.  Thank you, Trudi.”
Pamela Del BeneDirector of HR, Code and Theory