
"I coach managers and technicians on their presentations to groups, whether the occasion be a formal speech, trade show display or an informal meeting with a focus on how the speaker looks, sounds and, most important, the words she or he uses."
John brings 30 years of expertise as a journalist, public relations and marketing executive, and trainer in public speaking, media relations and crisis communications. Since becoming a presentation coach in 1983, he has helped companies ranging from Microsoft, IBM and Citicorp to entertainment, pharmaceutical and engineering firms, Internet providers and nonprofit organizations. John won nine press club awards as a business and urban affairs reporter for the Los Angeles Times and two local Emmys as executive producer of programs for a public television station. He holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.