Presentation Coaching

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To learn more:
mentalgamecoach.com/Services/SpeakingAndTraining

Bill has trained professional speakers on public speaking skills in his proprietary and popular workshop The Mental Game of Speaking™ Building Composure, Confidence and Credibility:
mentalgamecoach.com/Programs/MentalGameOfSpeaking.

"Bill Cole did a GREAT job for our chapter. Congratulations to Bill on a most successful Professional Development Workshop on The Mental Game of Professional Speaking. Everyone's needs were met and then exceeded. Bill led a dynamic session which included a professional workbook, various dyadic and group exercises and magic tricks throughout."
Craig Harrison
Board of Directors
National Speakers Association
Northern California Chapter

Bill is a nationally-recognized professional speaker himself, and he practices what he preaches. He travels regularly on the national pro speaking circuit giving keynotes, workshops and seminars, speaking at state and national conventions, corporate events and for professional groups. Bill's one-hour keynote fee is $6,500. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Speakers Association (Northern California) for two years. For seven years he appeared in the honor rolls of Who's Who In Professional Speaking. He is a speech coach to professional speakers, trainers, business speakers, sales professionals, politicians, educators and everyday folks who just want to give a good speech and not break out in a sweat.

Bill was hired as the head speech writer and presentation coach to famed Silicon Valley SnapTrack CEO and Founder Steve Poizner, who is ranked in the top six of all-time Silicon Valley CEO’s, since selling his company to Qualcomm for $1 billion. You may recognize the name Steve Poizner from the over $18 million he spent on advertising in his political campaigns. You may also recognize that he was the 2007 California State Insurance Commissioner. Poizner ran for the State Assembly in California in 2004 and was one of a handful of politicians who were endorsed by “The California Governator”, Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Bill wrote Steve's speeches and coached him on speaking skills. Bill crafted the content and staging for Poizner’s speeches, debates, TV and radio spots and other appearances.

"Bill, thank you for your excellent writing, coaching and guidance with my speeches and presentations. Your help was invaluable in my political campaign."
Steve Poizner
Candidate for California Assembly District 21
Former California State Insurance Commissioner

To learn more:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Poizner

Comedy Coaching And Humor Writing

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? As the saying in the professional speaking world goes, "Only if you want to be paid. No funny...no money".

Bill can help you with funny.

Bill received extensive training in standup comedy, improv, joke writing and speech humor writing from some of the top professionals in the comedy world. Bill is also a graduate of the San Francisco Comedy College, the largest stand-up comedy school in the country, and he's sat at the feet of many comedy experts, learning their insider secrets. Here are some 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.
   
   To learn more:
   sfcomedycollege.com/
   
   
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.
   
   To learn more:
   larrywilde.com/
   
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Wilde
   
   
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, and received seven Emmy nominations, including one for original music, and two Writer’s Guild Award nominations and won one Writer’s Guild Award. 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. Bill worked one–on-one with Gene.
   
   To learn more:
   writersstore.com/authors/gene-perret/
   
   comedywritersroom.com/
   
   
4. The National Speakers Association international and national humor experts. For many years Bill attended workshops and seminars on "humor for professional speakers" and learned from the top humorists in that world. He went to many NSA national conferences and special "Humor Lab workshops" to hone his comedy skills. Bill learned about humor writing and delivery techniques for professional speakers from these top humor experts in the field of speaking. Topics included how to find humor in your life, how to write for the ear, how to use prop humor, how to use humor in stories and how to coach other speakers in the use of humor.
   
   To learn more:
   nsaspeaker.org/
   
   
5. The Paul Ryan On-Camera TV Host Workshop And Training
   
   I had the distinct pleasure of first meeting Paul Ryan when I took his on-camera workshop, TV Hosting: Television Interview Training, in Hollywood, California. Paul was one of the best-known coaches in the Hollywood film and TV industry. He was a masterful teacher, coach and director. For seven years Paul taught his Television Hosting Classes, Workshops and Training Intensives out of the CBS Studio Center in Hollywood. He was one of the most outstanding coaches in the business. He also was the author of the book The Art of Comedy:
   
   The Art of Comedy on Amazon
   
   Paul Ryan has hosted and interviewed over 2000 celebrities around the world as celebrity correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight;" series Co-Host for "Mid-Morning L.A.," host/producer/owner of 675 in-depth TV Celebrity TV Talk Shows with guests including Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, and Sophia Loren, as well as legendary directors, writers, and producers. As an actor he's co-starred in films with Michelle Pfeiffer and Sir Peter Ustinov, movies directed by Sidney Poitier and Gil Cates, and guest starred on many TV shows. Paul hosted "Celebrity Master Class" for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation with Diahann Carroll, Burt Reynolds, and George Hamilton and hosted and co-produced the highly successful live event "Hollywood Salutes June Allyson".
   
   

Bill also has an extensive library of books on stand up comedy, humor and joke writing and of how to tell humorous stories for speakers.

A few years ago Bill coached an up and coming stand up comic while filming an episode of the Mental Game TV Show, on location at the world-famous Improv comedy club in Hollywood. The show featured international Ford Agency model Ivory May Kalber in her standup comedy debut, with Bill working his mental game magic, coaching her to put forth her very best performance on stage. Ivory May Kalber's current client list includes the London Landmark store, Marks and Spencer. Ivory May can been seen in malls across America as the in-store model for Kohl's, JC Penney, Mervyn's and Target.

To learn more:
mentalgametvshow.com/news_events.html#StandupComedyPilotEpisode

Bill As a Writer For Presentations

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. He's been the Head Speech Writer for politicians, professional speakers, executives and educational leaders. He's written material for television, radio, podcasts, seminars, workshops, breakouts, web TV, web-based presentations, keynotes, TV infomercials, newspapers, magazines, marketing materials for his clients and many other industries and applications. He'd be glad to help give your speech a face-lift. Bill was the Newsletter Editor of Professionally Speaking, the monthly print and electronic newsletter for the National Speakers Association of Northern California, and many other ezines.

Testimonials for Bill Cole's Work in Presentation Coaching

"You are an engaging, warm and personable speaker with a smooth, relaxed and natural style who immediately puts the audience at ease. You weaved in stories, humor and insights from your experience in ways that helped the audience 'get it' right away. You were able to bring other people's experience into the group conversation, and were able to encourage people to share and learn from each other. You are masterful at getting the audience to own their questions by asking them deeper questions. You have great presence as a speaker and you're very much in touch with your audience."
Rick Holden
Executive Director
San Jose Leadership Council
Silicon Valley, California


"I believe the finest praises a person can receive are those received from one's peers. In this regard you are a SPEAKER'S SPEAKER...your efforts and professional delivery were among the best I have had the pleasure to enjoy."
Chuck Eudy
Professional Development Workshop Series Committee
National Speakers Association of Northern California


"Thank you for contributing to the success of our annual meeting of the California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. CAHSA looks to experts in the field to meet the unique educational needs of its distinctive member types. You played an important part in meeting our objective, which is to provide high quality education to CAHSA members at every level of care. We trust you know how much CAHSA valued your participation at our annual meeting. Thank you once again. Here are some comments from the participants in your program on leadership, listening and communication skills:

• Overall rating of excellent.
• Best workshop of the convention.
• A longer day with Bill would be great!
• Very engaging, and inclusive of the audience.
• Absolutely enjoyed this workshop.
• I was engaged from the beginning to the end.
• Handouts, lecture and role-playing can be applied to real-life situations.
• Very good workshop! Good things to think about to be a better leader."

California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Sacramento, CA

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