Chris confers with teleprompter operator on site of the inaugural ceremony for North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue.
From Our Clients
"Chris always has the right approach for client issues and, perhaps even more important, the right touch for different personalities. She has the unique ability to address critical issues and instill confidence in her clients in preparation for important interviews and public appearances."
— Managing Director of Corporate Communications, NASCAR
“Jahnke effectively conveys the tips for tv readiness. And, she makes sure that the spokesperson is comfortable with the entire process.”
— Assistant Director of Communications, U.S. Census Bureau
About Our Founder — Christine K. Jahnke
Christine K. Jahnke has spent the past 20 years helping people from all walks of life stand and deliver before audiences large and small. A Washington, DC based speech coach Chris prepped First Lady Michelle Obama for her International Olympic Committee speech and Al Franken for his U.S. Senate debates.
A political communications specialist, in 2008 Chris provided message and speaker training to Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign. She coached all of the women who ran and won gubernatorial campaigns, alas there were only two: Washington's Governor Chris Gregoire and North Carolina's first woman Governor Bev Perdue. In 2000, Chris helped prep Senator Joe Lieberman for the 2000 Vice-Presidential Debate. She has been recognized as “A Rising Star in Politics” by Campaigns & Elections magazine. Every four years since 1996 Chris is back stage at the Democratic National Convention helping dozens of party leaders, celebrities, dignitaries, and real people look in their nationally televised speeches.
Chris works with senior leaders in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. She has prepped CEO's at companies as diverse as the National Geographic Channel and the International Speedway Corporation, parent of NASCAR. Recent clients include: American Lung Association; Annie E. Casey Foundation; The Brookings Institution; Cornell University; Emily's List; Democratic Governors Association; International Rescue Committee; League of Conservation Voters; Northrop Grumman; Open Society Institute; Union of Concerned Scientists; United Nations Population Fund; World Resources Institute; and World Wildlife Fund.
Currently, Chris is writing her first book about great women speakers.
What motivates Chris is working with passionate people who have a story to tell. The best speakers reveal something about themselves and that’s why Chris has always admired the former Governor of Texas Ann Richards.