I come by my passion for presentations the old fashioned way . . . I've done a thousand of them in my lifetime.
When I worked in the TV business I was always presenting new lineups and rating book successes to advertisers.
When I worked in advertising I did new business pitches, new campaign presentations, and agency overview presentations at conferences and trade shows. I was often used by my clients as their spokesperson at meetings.
I really got into presentation training when I owned my own agency and realized the value of having a well-rehearsed, confident new business team.
Then, as a marketing consultant I saw the opportunities of taking my client's presentations to a new level, and a presentation skills trainer was born. Now I help build confidence for those seeking training for business presentation skills as a public speaking coach.
My background is all communications. I'm a graduate of Temple University's School of Communications. I became a commercial TV copywriter and director.
Most recently I wrote a book of my recollections growing up working in a pawnshop. My book The Pawnshop Chronicles: Street Wisdom for the Business World is now in its second printing.