ABOUT US

Success in business starts with communication. Hiring. developing and managing staff. Collaborating with colleagues. Interacting with top management. Engaging with community groups and media. Marketing and selling to customers. These challenges are compounded in today’s vast and dynamic global and digital universe. 

Patricia Smith Communications (PSC) works with organizations, teams and individuals to address their business communication needs and professional development objectives. From basic writing skills to sophisticated presentations and all that’s in between, PSC will develop one-on-one coaching sessions, group workshops and company-wide programs tailored to enhance business communication capabilities -- oral, written and interpersonal. 

Patricia Smith has been providing communications support to executives and corporations for nearly 30 years. Her experience spans a variety of industries – from health care and financial services to technology and manufacturing – at local, national and international levels.

Prior to establishing PSC, Patricia served in senior communications positions with a number of high-profile organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, GE, Bank of America, Blue Cross, Xerox and Bank of Tokyo. 

She is a frequent lecturer on business communication topics and currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a bachelor’s in English at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s in journalism and mass communication from UCLA.