Play the Part

After decades in the professional theater, Barnett decided to bring her knowledge of embodied presence, audience connection, values-driven leadership and communication excellence to professionals around the globe. Her understanding of the interplay between emotional intelligence, culture, and the body (voice, breath, unconscious habits that impede connection) has helped c-suite leaders in multiple industries from over thirty countries at such organizations as the ACLU, The Obama Foundation, Novartis, Disney, Google, BCG, The Guggenheim Foundation, IBM, JP Morgan Chase,Tiger Woods Foundation, Associated Press, Vox Media, the Biden Administration. As main stage speaker coach for the TED Conference from 2011 to 2019, as well as for BET’s “The Round,” Singularity University, BCG Consillium, and the Platform Conference she’s coached hundreds of speakers to both craft and deliver impactful talks. Her book “Play The Part: Master Body Signals to Connect and Communicate for Business Success,” was published by McGraw Hill 2015.