Presentation Coaching and Consulting Services From Bill Cole, MS, MA

Bill Cole is a master presentation coach and speech writer whose specialties include media coaching, political consulting, comedy coaching and adding humor to presentations.

Media Coaching

You no doubt recognize these big media outlets -- MSNBC.com, Golf Magazine, the BBC, ABC-TV, Fox News, the Associated Press Radio, The New York Times, The San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, Yahoo! Sports, ABC-TV, Entrepreneur Magazine, The San Jose Mercury News, The Denver Post, The Buffalo News, The Kansas City Star, Tennis Magazine, Presentations Magazine, Professionally Speaking, Time Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. Bill Cole has either been interviewed by them himself and/or coached people to give successful interviews with them.

Bill understands the pressures, challenges and time constraints of the media. He should. He's a former sports writer, columnist, magazine correspondent, book author and the executive editor of numerous professional newsletters. He earned his first press credentials in 1980. He has conducted hundreds of interviews himself and knows how the media work. He'll team with you to make your story come out right. He currently writes a national column for the financial magazine Transaction World on sales, customer service and business strategies. His articles appear all over the world in hard copy and electronic media outlets.

Bill has interviewed celebrities, famous sports figures, musicians, artists, politicians, well-known book authors, military figures, business owners, executives and social figures. He'll help you craft smart strategies to navigate the media world to create the right kind of street buzz and polished image that will help you and your cause.

A best-selling book author called Bill to help her navigate the media on her book tours and she said this about Bill's coaching and consulting:

Bill provided speech and interview coaching services for an Assistant Superintendent of Schools in a major school district in her quest for interviewing for the top Education Chief's position. This included interview strategies, crafting position modules, peak performance approaches and videotape of her in action. She got the job.

Bill prepared this internationally-known inventor-speaker-author before he shot a TV infomercial in Los Angeles that soon will appeared nationally across the US.

Here is what a business owner who called us at the last minute to help her prepare for a high-stakes media interview had to say about our coaching:

Do You Need Comedy Coaching And Humor Writing Help?

Do your speeches need a humor punch-up? Do you need to learn how to deliver a punch line in a joke or humorous story? Do you need more laughs in your talks to keep your audience's attention? One of Bill's specialties is "writing for the ear" for people who give speeches.

Bill has received extensive training in standup comedy, improv, joke writing and speech humor writing from some of the top professionals in the comedy world. He is a graduate of the San Francisco Comedy College, the largest stand-up school in the country, and has sat at the feet of many comedy experts, learning their insider secrets. Here are three major comedy gurus who have trained Bill:

1. Kurtis Matthews. Kurtis is the founder of the San Francisco Comedy College, and has toured with Bill Hicks, Adam Sandler, Sam Kinison, George Lopez, Jeff Cesario, Jim Carrey, Bob Goldthwaite, Rodney Dangerfield, Janeane Garofalo, and Alonzo Bodden among others.

2. Larry Wilde. Larry was dubbed "America's best-selling Humorist" by the New York Times. Larry is the author of the most popular humor book series of all time. His 53 books have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Larry has appeared on dozens of TV shows including The Tonight Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and in films and commercials. Larry is also the founder of National Humor Month.

3. Gene Perret. Gene is considered one of the world's comedy writing geniuses. He was the Head Writer for comedy legend Bob Hope for 15 years, and has written jokes for comedians such as Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, Tim Conway, and many others. He earned three Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show. Gene's television career includes producing Welcome Back, Kotter, Three's Company, and The Tim Conway Show. Other credits include Mama's Family, All in the Family, Laugh-In, and many others. Gene has written 30 books on comedy, many of them considered classics.

Need Speech Writing Help?

Do your speeches need more life? More flow? Want another set of eyes on what you've written? Bill can help you write a speech from scratch or help edit your talks. Bill has been the Head Speech Writer for politicians, professional speakers, executives and educational leaders. He has written material for seminars, workshops, intranet television, podcasts, web-based presentations, keynotes, TV infomercials, breakouts and many other types of speaking. He would be glad to help give your speech a face-lift.