I help smart people SOUND as confident as they really are, with practical lessons on stage fright, speaking up, camera confidence, engaging delivery, and better interviews.

I help smart people SOUND as confident as they really are, with practical lessons on stage fright, speaking up, camera confidence, engaging delivery, and better interviews.

Why Book Me
Thirty years behind a live microphone teaches you a few things… including when to stop talking.
I bring 30+ years as a Major Market Radio Personality, more than 250 guest interviews (mainly celebrities), and experience coaching or critiquing roughly 100 DJs as a Radio Program Director.
That gives your show a guest who understands both sides of the microphone: how to tell a story, answer a question, follow your lead, and keep listeners engaged.

Here are a few conversations we could have:
“That’s just how I sound.” How familiar speaking habits can keep people stuck—and how to start changing them.
Why your first recording makes you cringe.
How to turn uncomfortable playback into useful practice.
The “um” problem can wait. What to work on first when everything about your delivery seems to need fixing.
Stage fright and forgetting your material. How to prepare without memorizing every word.
You know your stuff. Why don’t you sound like it? How pacing, pauses, pitch, and projection affect the way people hear your message.
Better interviews, better episodes. Lessons from interviewing 250+ guests live on the radio.

What your listeners get:
Simple exercises they can use in their next meeting, presentation, recording, or conversation. Plus free guides and videos to help them keep practicing.

What you get:
An experienced, conversational guest with humor, behind-the-mic stories, and useful takeaways. I bring a professional microphone and video setup and share my appearances with my audience.

About
Royce Blake is a Vocal Confidence Coach who helps smart people SOUND as confident as they really are.
Before coaching business leaders, podcasters, and event hosts, Royce spent 30+ years as a Major Market Radio Personality in San Diego, Portland, Phoenix, and Tucson. He interviewed more than 250 guests, mainly celebrities, live on the radio.
As a former Radio Program Director, he auditioned on-air talent and coached or critiqued roughly 100 DJs. Helping people hear their habits, and improve their delivery was part of his job long before he became a vocal confidence coach.
Today, he brings that experience to people who want to speak up, manage stage fright, feel more comfortable on camera, and hold an audience’s attention. His approach combines honest feedback, humor, and manageable practice that helps people believe they can improve.
Royce is also an award-winning public speaker, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and a Licensed, Certified Marketing Coach with 17 years of coaching experience. His 20+ years in content marketing and copywriting span work with clients across 17 industries.

His message is simple: You know your stuff. SOUND like it.