Kerry Barrett

Emmy Award–Winning Broadcast Journalist & On-Camera Performance Coach |

Founder of The VIQ Academy

New Jersey

About

Kerry Barrett spent two decades as an Emmy-winning news anchor wrapping up her news career at WNBC in New York City. She now coaches attorneys, founders, and senior executives to show up on camera with the same composure she built delivering breaking news under pressure. Her clients include leaders at Am Law 100 firms and high-growth companies. She's a TEDx speaker who got her start by overcoming her own fear of public speaking, which shapes how she works with people who feel stuck or self-conscious on video.

Sample Interview Topics

⚫The One Skill That Separates Good Communicators From Great Ones On Camera

Emmy-winning broadcaster Kerry Barrett breaks down the single biggest difference between professionals who look natural on camera and those who don’t — and why it has nothing to do with lighting, equipment, or scripts. Practical, immediately applicable, and eye-opening for anyone who communicates on video.

⚫Why Smart, Successful People Are Terrified of Being on Camera (And What’s Actually Going On)

It’s not about vanity. It’s not about being camera-shy. Kerry Barrett, former WNBC anchor, unpacks the real psychological reason high-performing professionals avoid video — and why the standard advice to “just practice more” makes it worse.

⚫You Don’t Need to Go Viral. You Need to Be Trusted.

Most professionals are chasing the wrong goal with video. Kerry Barrett makes the case for a completely different approach to on-camera presence — one built on credibility and consistency, not performance or polish. Especially relevant for attorneys, executives, and experts who can’t afford to look anything less than authoritative.

⚫From Avoidance to Authority: How Professionals Learn to Show Up Confidently on Camera

Kerry Barrett walks through the exact psychological and behavioral shift that takes professionals from dreading the record button to recording efficiently, posting consistently, and building real authority online. Real client stories, real results, no fluff.

⚫Why Video Is the Antidote to the AI Trust Crisis

Audiences are drowning in AI-generated content and they know it — even when they can’t prove it. Trust in written content is quietly eroding, and the professionals who figure this out first will have a massive advantage. Kerry Barrett, Emmy Award–winning broadcaster and on-camera communication coach, makes the case for why showing up on camera — authentically, consistently, and without a script — is the single most powerful trust-building tool available right now. And why most professionals are still too scared to use it.

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