About the Author:
Richard Butterfield works coast to coast as a strategic communication, presentation and media skills consultant, conducting workshops and coaching sessions for business executives, physicians, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals. He specializes in preparing speakers for high stakes presentations - keynote speeches, product launches, TED Talks. His client list includes CEOs of companies such as Gartner Inc., Tenet Healthcare, Clif Bar Inc., LinkedIn, Kaiser Permanente, EBay, The Cleveland Clinic, and Williams Sonoma, Vice Presidents at Microsoft plus leaders at Expedia, Genentech, Bayer Corporation, Egencia, Bristol Meyers Squibb, and Charles Schwab, and law firms Fenwick & West LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.
Butterfield's approach to persuasive presentations draws on his extensive experience as an actor, acting teacher, and director and is informed by a decade of public relations and marketing experience. A Stanford University graduate, he received his master's degree from the renowned American Conservatory Theater MFA program, where he later served as Conservatory Dean.
Review:
A glimpse into the world of high stakes presentations... If you have a story that needs to be told, an idea that needs to be heard, a case that needs to be made, then read this book. --Tom Kelley, General Manager, IDEO and author of The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation
It's Showtime! Richard Butterfield's Power of Persuasion is a must read for any executive who understands the power and importance of the spoken word. --Trevor Fetter, President and CEO, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Butterfield has written better story-telling tips than Story, more presentational methods than An Actor Prepares, and more effective cures for the nerves than a shot of tequila... the ultimate how-to for anyone who aspires to be a great speaker or presenter. --Bing Gordon, Partner, Kleiner, Perkins Caulfield & Byers; former Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts
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