About Sylvia Larrass

What motivates me every day is helping leaders like you bring out bold ideas that can confidently empower, influence and inspire others to change.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve coached and trained over 7000 professionals across Canada, the US,  South East Asia and Europe in Voice, Public speaking, Communication and Leadership skills. From CEOs to politicians, public servants of all levels, scientists, to TEDx speakers and entrepreneurs, among others, I’ve helped leaders fine tune their communication skills, as well as develop their Executive Presence. 

Growing up in Europe and having worked internationally, I understand that leadership and communication challenges are universal, and that overcoming them means drawing upon your own innate strengths.  

This is where I come in as a Coach and trainer: I simply facilitate your learning process by considering your (or your team’s) needs, sharing valuable tools and getting you to practise.  Many of the coaching and training techniques I’ve perfected over the years I owe to my background in the performing arts.  Just like authentic performance, Leadership communication is all about expressing yourself in an authentic, yet enhanced way so you can be more impactful in how you relate to others.

I am credentialed with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and an active member of the Ottawa ICF chapter which is committed to excellence in the Coaching industry. Certified leadership facilitator through DDIWorld I also hold degrees from the University of British Columbia and the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Training teams and speaking at conferences keeps me engaged with leaders across the country.  And as a classically trained singer, performing keeps me in touch with the need to cultivate fearlessness. As German poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said – “Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it”.

If you are a leader with a vision who is seeking transformation for yourself, your team, your organization – and even beyond –  I look forward to being a part of your journey.