Jeanne Sparrow received her MSC from Northwestern and also holds a BA in psychology from WCAS at NU. Jeanne is a communications consultant, specializing in media and presentation training through her firm, The Spoken Bird. Her work is informed by her three decades of experience as a multiple Emmy-winning television host/reporter and award-winning radio personality on many Chicago area stations, including WVAZ and WGCI radio, CBS2, NBC5, WGN & WCIU. She works with clients of all experience levels, helping them polish their performance and guiding them to presenting their best, most natural and authentic selves with confidence and comfort, whether leading a team, presenting to a small group of colleagues, speaking to a large audience at a conference, or appearing in front of a microphone or camera. Jeanne believes that words are power and that they possess even more power when communicated well. Her goal is to empower people with the communications skills they need to be the best leaders they can possibly be and to tell their stories themselves in the best way possible to any size audience.