About Pam Terry
Pam Terry is a public speaker coach and communications trainer in Houston, Texas, with more than 20 years experience in marketing and public relations in the corporate and non-profit arenas. Her speaking career spans her entire personal and corporate life; and, she has continually been in demand for her writing and communications skills and acumen. In late 2012, Pam began her own speaker coaching business, creating workshops, corporate training programs, individual coaching, and an online training system where she teaches her clients how to overcome anxiety in any situation and become confident, in-demand speakers.
Pam’s unique talent for getting to the heart of the matter, her 20 year career in marketing and public relations, and her life-long experience as a performer, speaker, and community activist, distinguish her as a speaker, coach, and trainer who knows how to connect, engage, and inspire people. She is an expert in helping people to prepare and organize their presentations with clarity, confidence and impact, whether they are being interviewed or giving a presentation to a group or management. Her clients say, among other things, that they find “value in her information,” that she “exceeded my expectations,” “helped me to feel more confident speaking,” and “gave me freedom to be myself.”
Pam began displaying her marketing experience, skill, and talent when she worked in Arthur Young’s consulting department where she showed a penchant for required research, writing and editing proposals. Subsequently recruited by Touche Ross & Co., she was their first Marketing Coordinator, where, among other duties, she coached the firm’s partners on how to deepen their relationships with referral sources as a natural way to market. She was so successful in broadening the Houston office’s marketing program that she was tapped by the national office to train new marketing coordinators nationwide. While at Touche Ross, Pam was invited to write a chapter on how to create successful seminars for the book, “The Accountant’s Strategic Marketing Guide,” published by John Wiley & Sons, in 1986.
Pam’s interest in expanding her skills led her to become a marketing and public relations consultant for local and national accounting firms in Houston where she coached and trained partners and managers on how to market themselves and how to sell professional services. During this time, she was recruited by a regional firm to become their Marketing Director to manage the marketing activities for their two offices. As part of her marketing activities, Pam became a member of the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and began speaking regularly to large and small business owners on how to market professional services.
Her involvement in the Galleria Chamber included serving on several committees, including as the Chair of the Publications Committee, being a member on the Board of Directors, and eventually on staff as the Executive Director and President of the Chamber. As the head of the Chamber, Pam excelled in facilitating over one hundred events where she led meetings, introduced dignitaries, was MC, and was interviewed on TV and radio. Pam’s ability to authentically connect with people and gain their trust was evidenced by her success to increase retention of chamber members from 25% to 75% in three years.
As technology began to take an increasing foothold in society, Pam left the Chamber to pursue a successful career in technology sales and marketing for the next 15 years, where she worked for notable companies such as Time Warner Telecom and Time Warner Cable. During this time, Pam worked probono as the Program Chair for the Association of IT Professionals and was co-founder of Techxans, a technology networking group, now called TechExecs. Around 2008 to 2011, Pam worked for TechExecs as their National Director, putting on CIO Panel Forums around the country, serving as the moderator, and coaching and guiding the CIO panelists from major Fortune 500 corporations on how to have successful, engaging panel discussions.
From 2007 to 2012, Pam took on an additional role as the Houston Regional Director and then later as the Chief Operating Officer of Powerful Women International, a woman’s leadership training organization that helps women to reach their full potential and make a difference in their communities. There, Pam successfully developed, directed, coordinated and facilitated monthly luncheons, workshops and weekly teleconferences for five years.
Currently, Pam is focused on her speaker coaching and training business. Her community activities include President of the Board of the American Organ Transplant Association where she has served for 14 years and, more recently, a member on the Advisory Board for Small Business Today magazine in which she regularly writes a column on communications.
Pam has received numerous awards and been recognized numerous times in the community including receiving top sales awards during her technology career, leadership recognition while at the Galleria Chamber of Commerce, and community recognition from Governor Perry, the City of Houston, and Houston organizations such as Service Cooperative Association as a “Houston Hero” and the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation as a community leader.
Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Pam has lived in Houston most of her life and enjoys working and being inspired. She has one son who lives in Los Angeles and a large family in Houston, around Texas and in California. Her interests are varied and broad and include family, traveling, film/movies/TV, research, technology, computers, web development, continuous learning, health and wellness, and making a difference in people’s lives.
Pam’s unique talent for getting to the heart of the matter, her 20 year career in marketing and public relations, and her life-long experience as a performer, speaker, and community activist, distinguish her as a speaker, coach, and trainer who knows how to connect, engage, and inspire people. She is an expert in helping people to prepare and organize their presentations with clarity, confidence and impact, whether they are being interviewed or giving a presentation to a group or management. Her clients say, among other things, that they find “value in her information,” that she “exceeded my expectations,” “helped me to feel more confident speaking,” and “gave me freedom to be myself.”
Pam began displaying her marketing experience, skill, and talent when she worked in Arthur Young’s consulting department where she showed a penchant for required research, writing and editing proposals. Subsequently recruited by Touche Ross & Co., she was their first Marketing Coordinator, where, among other duties, she coached the firm’s partners on how to deepen their relationships with referral sources as a natural way to market. She was so successful in broadening the Houston office’s marketing program that she was tapped by the national office to train new marketing coordinators nationwide. While at Touche Ross, Pam was invited to write a chapter on how to create successful seminars for the book, “The Accountant’s Strategic Marketing Guide,” published by John Wiley & Sons, in 1986.
Pam’s interest in expanding her skills led her to become a marketing and public relations consultant for local and national accounting firms in Houston where she coached and trained partners and managers on how to market themselves and how to sell professional services. During this time, she was recruited by a regional firm to become their Marketing Director to manage the marketing activities for their two offices. As part of her marketing activities, Pam became a member of the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and began speaking regularly to large and small business owners on how to market professional services.
Her involvement in the Galleria Chamber included serving on several committees, including as the Chair of the Publications Committee, being a member on the Board of Directors, and eventually on staff as the Executive Director and President of the Chamber. As the head of the Chamber, Pam excelled in facilitating over one hundred events where she led meetings, introduced dignitaries, was MC, and was interviewed on TV and radio. Pam’s ability to authentically connect with people and gain their trust was evidenced by her success to increase retention of chamber members from 25% to 75% in three years.
As technology began to take an increasing foothold in society, Pam left the Chamber to pursue a successful career in technology sales and marketing for the next 15 years, where she worked for notable companies such as Time Warner Telecom and Time Warner Cable. During this time, Pam worked probono as the Program Chair for the Association of IT Professionals and was co-founder of Techxans, a technology networking group, now called TechExecs. Around 2008 to 2011, Pam worked for TechExecs as their National Director, putting on CIO Panel Forums around the country, serving as the moderator, and coaching and guiding the CIO panelists from major Fortune 500 corporations on how to have successful, engaging panel discussions.
From 2007 to 2012, Pam took on an additional role as the Houston Regional Director and then later as the Chief Operating Officer of Powerful Women International, a woman’s leadership training organization that helps women to reach their full potential and make a difference in their communities. There, Pam successfully developed, directed, coordinated and facilitated monthly luncheons, workshops and weekly teleconferences for five years.
Currently, Pam is focused on her speaker coaching and training business. Her community activities include President of the Board of the American Organ Transplant Association where she has served for 14 years and, more recently, a member on the Advisory Board for Small Business Today magazine in which she regularly writes a column on communications.
Pam has received numerous awards and been recognized numerous times in the community including receiving top sales awards during her technology career, leadership recognition while at the Galleria Chamber of Commerce, and community recognition from Governor Perry, the City of Houston, and Houston organizations such as Service Cooperative Association as a “Houston Hero” and the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation as a community leader.
Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Pam has lived in Houston most of her life and enjoys working and being inspired. She has one son who lives in Los Angeles and a large family in Houston, around Texas and in California. Her interests are varied and broad and include family, traveling, film/movies/TV, research, technology, computers, web development, continuous learning, health and wellness, and making a difference in people’s lives.
