John Weston

John Weston has been a teacher, coach, and lecturer for 15 years, specializing in professional and academic speaking and writing. He has a PhD in sociolinguistics — the social and cognitive science of communication and identity — giving him special expertise in how our word choices and styles of communication work together to project not just our intended meaning, but also our personas, ideologies, and values.

John is a UK-qualified science teacher with a first degree in biomedical sciences, and he also has two master’s degrees in creative writing: one focusing on comedy screenwriting, and one on poetry and wellbeing. This unique combination of science and arts expertise means that John can find the emotionally engaging story in a technical presentation — as well as figuring out how to build and leverage the intangible wealth of organizational culture and emotional life through concrete, measurable actions.

John’s online workshops have been called “humane” and “nourishing”. He has a low-key and supportive one-to-one coaching style, and a love of word play, good-natured sarcasm, and surreal humour. When John gives feedback on the professional speaking and writing of senior leaders and academics, they use words like “insightful”, “thoughtful”, and “real value added”.

How did John become a Rhetorich coach? “I found MySpeaker Rhetorich while working as a freelance communication consultant and developmental editor. Working with MySpeaker Rhetorich means I can combine my years of teaching and communication experience with my expertise in technical and creative disciplines. Communication is a life-wide phenomenon, so I try to take a life-wide approach.”