Training & Keynotes for
High-Stakes Communication
Equipping leaders to communicate with clarity, compassion, and confidence
Martha Thayer is a nationally recognized trainer and keynote speaker who specializes in helping leaders navigate emotionally charged conversations with professionalism and humanity. With 30+ years of experience in grief psychology, mortuary science, and corporate communication, she brings a rare depth of expertise to organizations facing conflict, crisis, change, or loss.
Whether speaking to executive leaders or training frontline professionals, Martha delivers practical strategies, grounded tools, and repeatable communication frameworks that immediately elevate how people lead. Her approach blends evidence-based loss-informed leadership principles with real-world communication practices that work, even in the most high-pressure environments.
If your organization needs stronger communication during layoffs, restructuring, conflict, performance challenges, or emotionally sensitive situations, Martha provides the guidance, structure, and skills that help teams lead well when it matters most.
Serving Executive Leaders and
Frontline Professionals
Corporate Trainings & Keynotes
Training Leaders for Moments That Matter
High-stakes communication requires clarity, confidence, and compassion. Martha trains leaders, HR teams, and executives to navigate emotionally charged moments with professionalism and humanity.
Mortuary Training & Keynotes
Training for the Unique Demands of Deathcare
Martha’s customized programs support funeral directors and deathcare leaders in strengthening communication,
resilience, and client care.
“People don’t rise to the level of their job title, they rise to the level of support and communication they’re given.”