Media Training in Chicago for Executives, Entrepreneurs and Organizations

Whether you're preparing for a reporter's questions, a keynote, or a crisis, effective communication takes planning and practice. Pender Communications equips you with the skills and self-assuredness to engage the media and connect with any audience.

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Unlock Your Full Potential

Pender Communications is a Chicago-based executive communications firm specializing in media skills training, public speaking coaching, crisis management consulting, and corporate video production. Led by PR strategist and Emmy and Peabody award-winning former broadcast journalist Nancy Pender, we help executives, CEOs, and business leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and credibility — whether they're facing a tough reporter, addressing investors, or managing a breaking crisis. Based in Chicago and available nationwide.


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Led by a Journalist Who Asked the Tough Questions

Pender Communications is led by Nancy Pender, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning former broadcast journalist with 23 years of newsroom experience. Having conducted hundreds of interviews and produced countless stories, Nancy has seen messaging done effectively — and ineffectively. That perspective is what clients hire her for. Our clients include Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, subject-matter experts and communications leaders who need to speak with clarity, confidence and credibility when the stakes are high.


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Why Executives across Chicago and the U.S. Choose Pender Communications

Our principal and CEO, Nancy Pender, utilizes decades of experience and outstanding journalistic credentials to help clients understand the ground rules for working with reporters, avoid media mistakes and effectively connect with and influence key audiences.

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Share Your Message

Marketing and customer communications are critical components of successfully operating a business. However, these core tasks can be overlooked or rushed while managing day-to-day operations. That's where it pays to partner with a reliable and experienced communications and content development team to help spread your message and let current and potential customers know they're valued.

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Speak With Impact

It’s not just what you say, but how you say it. Your tone of voice, body language, and eye contact all play a critical role in how an audience receives your message and how well it sticks. Our media and presentation skills coaching, led by experienced workshop facilitators, will show you the subtle, yet critical steps you can take to become a more self-assured, impactful communicator.

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Avoid and Manage a Crisis

In today’s digital world, potentially damaging news travels faster than ever before. That’s why effective crisis management is one of the most important functions of public relations. We can help you prepare for and manage a media crisis so it becomes a minor distraction rather than reputation-destroying disaster.

Improve the quality of your connections and become a more effective leader

Working in lockstep with you, we'll devise a plan of action based on the specific goals and objectives you wish to achieve. 

1  Connect With Us

Reach out to us via phone, email, or by filling out the form on our website to request more information or book a consultation.

2 Explore Services

Our team will be in touch with you as soon as possible to learn more about you and determine which services will best suit your needs.

3  Hone Your Skills

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your media skills, create high-quality video content or nail your next presentation or client meeting, Pender Communications will get you there.

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Personalized Attention

Pender Communications works closely with individuals, executives, entrepreneurs, and communications teams to elevate how people share their stories with the world. We are committed to nurturing a world where everyone can express themselves effectively and confidently. Our customized media coaching, public speaking coaching, crisis management, content development, and video production services equip real people with the skills to share impactful messages, motivate audiences, and gain control in a crisis.

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Personalized Attention

Pender Communications works closely with individuals, executives, entrepreneurs and communications teams to sharpen how they share their stories with the world. Our customized media skills training, presentation coaching, crisis management, content development and video production services equip clients with the skills to deliver impactful messages, engage audiences and take control when it matters most.

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