About Us
Owner of The Verbal Edge, Elizabeth (LIZA) MacDonald is a communication skills trainer, corporate communication coach, consultant, and author of Sharpen Your Verbal Edge.
Elizabeth’s effective and extensive communication skills trainings and dedication to her clients’ growth are the results of communication-focused careers:
- TV broadcaster (Reporter, Anchor, Producer, Host) in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Norfolk, Virginia
- Marketing and communication specialist: Fort Wayne Community Schools
- High school English teacher
LIZA completed her master’s degree classes and graduate orals in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State University.
She has a Bachelor of Science in secondary education from Indiana University and is a certified teacher of English, sociology, and social studies.
Communication Skills Consultant and Coach Elizabeth MacDonald offers workshops and individual coaching nationwide. She specializes in teaching public speaking—including elevator speeches; communicating positively, professionally, clearly, and engagingly; formatting and writing effective emails; asking powerful questions, and confronting difficult people with tact and respect.
Businesses are using her book–Sharpen Your Verbal Edge: 101 Tips to Enhance Professional Communication Skills–for their teams or as a primer for her workshops.
The Verbal Edge, is located in Tampa Bay and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
