Donna Szumila

Career coach · Plano, TX

Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Private Speech and Debate Coaching
students and adults
instruction at client’s homes · coaching adults in interviewing techniques for job and college interviews · advising on power-point presentation techniques · tutoring in speech and/or debate · counseling on leadership communication techniques for business on request
Speech & Debate Instruction/Coaching for THEO Christian Solutions
high school and junior high students
design and implementation of forensics programs · classroom coverage of speech and debate instruction · designing curriculum and lesson plans · communication with parents · assessment of students on request

As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.

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Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnononononono
Interviews and offersyesyesyesyesyesyes
Job search strategynononononono
Career direction and changeyesyesyesyesyesyes
Leadershipyesyesyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnononononono

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Interviews3 to 6 hours of practice out loud per interview process. Callings can prepare you for each job you track.Early rounds in a format you know.Final rounds, panels, a new kind of role, or you tend to freeze.
Career directionWeeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role.You already have two or three target roles.You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment.
LeadershipPeer groups, feedback from your manager, reading.You have a mentor who has done the job.A first management role or a bigger team, often paid for by the employer.

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