Professional success rarely begins with talent alone, it begins with presence, discipline, and the ability to communicate with authority. Terry Martin-Back delivers high-impact programs that help students, emerging leaders, and professionals develop the credibility and executive presence required to compete at a higher level. These sessions are practical, direct, and designed to produce measurable growth in confidence, leadership, and professional performance. 

Terry's four programs:

In competitive environments, skill is common — presence is rare. This program teaches participants how to project confidence, communicate with authority, and control a room whether in interviews, presentations, meetings, or networking events. Drawing from military discipline and professional leadership experience, Terry breaks down the practical behaviors that signal competence before a word is spoken.

Participants will:

• Understand what executive presence actually is (and isn’t)
   
• Improve posture, voice control, and delivery under pressure
   
• Learn how to command attention without arrogance
   
• Develop confidence in high-stakes communication settings
   
• Leave with a repeatable framework for professional credibility
   

Best for: Career readiness, leadership development, emerging managers, student leaders.

Most careers don’t stall because of incompetence, they stall because of subtle, unrecognized behaviors. This program exposes the small but critical mistakes that damage credibility, reduce influence, and cost opportunities in interviews, networking, and leadership roles. Attendees gain awareness and a clear path to elevate their professional standards immediately.

Participants will:

• Identify credibility-killing habits they didn’t realize they had
   
• Learn how hiring managers and leaders assess risk
   
• Strengthen their professional image and communication
   
• Improve networking effectiveness
   
• Leave with specific action steps to elevate their professional brand
   

Best for: Career services, workforce readiness, young professionals, business departments.

In an era of distraction and lowered standards, discipline becomes a competitive advantage. This session focuses on self-leadership,  the ability to hold yourself to high standards without external pressure. Terry shares practical strategies rooted in military structure and real-world leadership to help participants build accountability, consistency, and internal drive.

Participants will:

• Develop stronger personal accountability systems
   
• Increase consistency in performance and follow-through
   
• Learn how to lead peers without formal authority
   
• Strengthen resilience under pressure
   
• Build habits that create long-term professional momentum
   

Best for: Leadership programs, ROTC, veteran groups, student leadership organizations, management training.

Many veterans and emerging professionals struggle not with capability, but with translation, turning experience into language and positioning that resonates in civilian or corporate environments. This program teaches participants how to frame their background, discipline, and leadership experience as career capital rather than résumé filler.

Participants will:

• Translate experience into value-focused language
   
• Communicate leadership skills with clarity and confidence
   
• Reposition discipline and structure as assets
   
• Improve interview and networking performance
   
• Develop a stronger sense of identity in transition
   

Best for: Veteran services, ROTC programs, adult learners, career transition workshops.

 Investment varies based on format, customization, and audience size. Detailed pricing available upon request.