Listen to Noomii's interview with Jordyn Benattar Menkes

About Me

Public speaking pro, attorney, actress and businesswoman, Jordyn Benattar is a wizard at transforming people into masterful communicators.

Jordyn has worked in and across diverse industries, expertly equipping individuals and teams to lead authentically, overcome public speaking anxiety, and excel as concise, compelling, and magnetic speakers who confidently command the room (and the screen).
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Jordyn’s unparalleled ability to supercharge people’s public speaking skills stems from her extensive speaking experience. Jordyn has represented Canada at world public speaking tournaments, achieving both national and international acclaim for her persuasive speaking and engaging delivery. She creatively draws on her empathy-driven performance background as an award-winning actress in film and television. Jordyn’s approach to coaching and consulting is further influenced by her legal work experience at Skadden in New York and Goodmans in Toronto, giving her a multidimensional lens that anchors and supports intelligent, persuasive, and memorable communication.
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Jordyn is also a guest lecturer at NYU Stern, a subject matter expert at SkillSmith and at Spoonful, and an executive coach at AIIR Consulting.

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Education:

Queen’s University, BA (Hons.), Sociology Gold Medalist, Prince of Wales Prize as top Bachelor of Arts graduate university-wide

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and Rotman School of Management, JD / MBA (Silver Medalist)
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New York University, Communications and Acting for Camera