Wahyd Vannoni Named Director of New Media and Consultant for The Speech Improvement Company, Inc.

Feb 2009- Boston, MA: To further expand its international presence and capitalize on the opportunities afforded by new technologies, The Speech Improvement Company, Inc. today announced that Wahyd Vannoni has been appointed to the newly created position of Director of New Media.

In his new position, Mr. Vannoni will be responsible for developing the Speech Improvement Company's new media strategy and designing new training & coaching services. This will include building out the company's external new-media communications such as social networks strategies as well as knowledge management and general communications. Mr. Vannoni will also develop a new series of training services focusing on how to leverage social media for personal branding, corporate positioning and communications.

Mr. Vannoni has more than 15 years experience in media and corporate communications. He began his career at CNN International's World Business Today show in London, and has worked throughout Europe and the U.S. Most recently Mr. Vannoni worked with clients in Hungary, Croatia, Italy and the UK. He has experience coaching executives at Fortune 500 corporations, investment banks, technology start-ups and various embassies throughout the region.

Mr. Vannoni brings strong entrepreneurial skills to his new role and in particular brings a wealth of social-media and other Web 2.0 marketing experience to the company.

"We are very excited to have Wahyd on board with us at The Speech Improvement Company, both as a coach/trainer and as Director of New Media. He brings a broad international background and hands-on marketing skills that will significantly help us to grow our organization," said Dr. Dennis Becker, CEO of The Speech Improvement Company, Inc.

Mr. Vannoni speaks up to nine languages and recently served as Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb Croatia. Mr. Vannoni has a BA from Richmond University in London, UK and a MBA from Boston University, in Boston, MA.

About the Speech Improvement Company, Inc.:
The Speech Improvement Company Inc. is a global corporate communications firm, based in Boston, MA. Since 1964, Speech Improvement has trained and coached over a half million men and women. Clients range from large corporations, small companies, media personalities and politicians to professional athletes and entrepreneurs.

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