Peggy Klaus

Peggy Klaus is an executive coach, speaker and author specialising in leadership communication, confidence and executive presence. She works with senior leaders and emerging talent on the situations in which the way a message is delivered can materially affect its reception. Her current programmes include Unstoppable Confidence, with formats for women, mixed groups and intact teams.

Klaus began her career in the performing arts, training in drama, speech and theatre in London before working as an actor, classical singer, producer, director and talent coach. She later brought that experience into corporate communication and leadership development. Her books, BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It and The Hard Truth About Soft Skills, examine how people communicate their value and navigate the interpersonal demands of work.

Her distinctive perspective combines performance practice with a close understanding of workplace expectations. Executive presence becomes something people can rehearse and refine: structuring a story, responding to questions, managing anxiety and adjusting to an audience without losing their own voice. Her work on self-promotion also addresses the cultural and organisational barriers that can make speaking about achievement feel uncomfortable or risky.

For employers, these issues affect who is heard, recognised and prepared for greater responsibility. Klaus connects individual development with the quality of everyday interactions, including feedback, difficult conversations and communication across differences. Her approach is relevant to organisations that want technically capable people to exercise influence with greater clarity, and that recognise confidence as a capability to develop rather than a trait to assume.