Jacques Waisvisz, principal trainer and president of The Speaker's Coach, has over two decades experience in public speaking and training. Jacques is a hospitality/tourism industry expert and worked as a diplomat with the Canadian Government Tourism Department.

He has been actively involved with Toastmasters International for most of his professional career. In 1991, he became District Governor for Toastmasters International, and he received the Distinguished Toastmaster accreditation (DTM). This is the highest leadership and educational certification awarded by Toastmasters. Jacques is one of the founding members of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

Over the years, Jacques has won numerous public speaking contests. As an international presenter, he has spoken to audiences in Canada, United States, Japan and Germany. Jacques has lectured at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ottawa, Canada.

The Speaker's Coach is a Canada-based international training and consulting firm. The Speaker's Coach offers "Team Building Through Powerful Communications" seminars. These seminars assist employees, managers and executives to gain greater confidence and become more effective when communicating with audiences either in-house or to outside audiences. The Speaker's Coach also offers "Lunch and Learn sessions". See the main page for more information on these free sessions.