Linowes Executive Development

LXDi is the resource center for “soft skills” vital for success in leadership, business development, presentations, public speaking, and client relationship management.

Presentation Coaching

Deliver Influential Presentations

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Leadership Education

Prepare Next Generation Leaders

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Business Building

Develop & Advance Client Relations

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What our clients say

Joanne's guidance, as always was invaluable in helping crystallize the message and get it down so we can get it out with impressive results.

Senior Vice President and Principal
ENR Top 100 Firm

Covered a lot of ground in a short period. Joanne's experience in our industry is a real plus because it grounded theory with real life.

Marketing Principal
ENR Top 100 design firm

Joanne's course was on point with my goals for professional development. She was an excellent speaker with excellent content. I will highly recommend her to others.

Human Resources Manager
Greater Boston

I took your course and I want you to know that the last four interviews I went on, we won every job.

Project Manager
Construction company, Holyoke, MA

Your project manager was wonderful. Poised, practiced, and professional. You did a wonderful job helping prepare him. Thank you. You have helped everyone at our firm understand the level of preparation and practice that is required...

Principal & owner
engineering and construction company, Northeast

Joanne has provided classes in making presentations at my firm for more than a decade and is universally revered for the benefits she can provide to both beginners and experienced speakers. She helped my team and me prepare...

Senior Associate
ENR Top 100 engineering firm

Aside from Joanne's excellent ability to improve team presentation and public speaking skills she is also an extremely valuable resource. Joanne was instrumental in taking our newly designed website to a tier 1 level. Her experience...

Project Manager
construction company, New England

Excellent instructor for a very difficult topic to teach.

Project Manager
A/E firm, Northern California

Fantastic [virtual] presentation! Very informative and useful information.

Building industry leader
CMAA national presentation

This [leadership information] is so great! It rings so true.

Design-professional executive
mid-Atlantic CM firm