In his fifteen years of professional work on the stage, Fred acted and directed. So he knows a thing or two about appearing in front of a audience. In his two years at Toastmasters International, he gave 20 major speeches and won twenty first place prizes. That was when he opened shop. Besides coaching workshops and individuals in public speaking, he speaks to large and small audiences on the importance of this skill for career advancement. He has worked for such firms as, Johnson and Johnson, Pepsi, CBS, Bank of America, The New York Times and many Wall Street firms.