Executive communication and presentation coaching
Presentations that close deals
John Bowe coaches the CEOs and management teams who deliver them.
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$6.5bn
Coached the management team through the management presentation leading to the BlueTriton and Primo Water merger.
25%
Reduction in team-wide meeting time reported by clients using John’s method.
UBS
Approved internal coach. Clients also include Burger King, Wells Fargo and NBC.
Outcomes
- TED. Clients have received standing ovations.
- Team coaching. Funding rounds closed, conferences and annual meetings prepared.
- 1:1. Promotions won, interviews aced.
Who he is
John Bowe is an executive communication and presentation coach in New York City, and the award-winning author of I Have Something to Say (Random House, 2020). He helps CEOs and management teams prepare for high-stakes financial presentations, including M&A management presentations and investor meetings.
Before coaching, he spent decades as a journalist, writing for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Public Radio Exchange’s This American Life. He writes regularly for CNBC about public speaking.
What clients say
Working with John on our management presentation helped sharpen and structure our story in a way that made it both more compelling and interesting.
Joey Bergstein, CEO, 1440 Foods, and former CEO of BlueTriton Brands
He helped us tell a better collective story but also coached us to deliver our individual stories in a much more authentic, down-to-earth way than we would have if we had been left to our own devices. His tough love feedback landed well and steered us to a more successful presentation.
The method
Ancient rhetorical training adapted for the boardroom
Learn in an hour what you never learned in school. No diagnosis. No preamble.
01
Thinking
Distill your material to the core messages and make it relevant to your audience.
02
Structuring
Organize and sequence it so it’s easy to remember and deliver under pressure.
03
Writing
Connect with your audience instead of talking to your slides.
04
Practice
Then, and only then, refine your voice and delivery.
Ways to work with him
The one-hour session
One hour with your team to learn John’s method and sharpen your next presentation. The shortest way in, and most teams start here.
The half day
Three to four hours. The whole four-stage method, with practice time, one to one coaching, and help with the writing and the deck.
The full day
Six hours. The same method with more practice, more interaction, and time spent on your team’s real presentations.
Clients
UBS · Burger King · Wells Fargo · Morgan Stanley · Deutsche Bank · BlackRock · NBC · Amazon · Johnson & Johnson · A&O Shearman · Forvis Mazars · CFA Institute · Related Companies · SHoP Architects · UTA
John has coached executives and teams at these companies. At UBS he is an approved internal coach.
What clients say
In two sessions, John taught me to prepare for crucial conversations and meetings with a simple framework for focusing. Two months later, I landed a senior role at another bank with significantly higher compensation.
Director of Risk Management, Fortune 50 bank, New Jersey
Published in
The New York Times · The New Yorker · CNBC · BBC · GQ · Harvard Business Review
Questions
Who is John Bowe?
An executive communication and presentation coach in New York City, and the award-winning author of I Have Something to Say (Random House, 2020). He coaches CEOs and management teams through the presentations that close deals.
What happens in a session?
John introduces his communication basics, then works through the four stages on your own material. Distill your material to the core messages and make it relevant to your audience. Organize and sequence it so it’s easy to remember and deliver under pressure. Connect with your audience instead of talking to your slides. Then, and only then, refine your voice and delivery.
How long does it take?
One hour, a half day or a full day, depending on your team’s needs. Most teams start with the hour.
How many people can take part?
1 to 200+ in the one-hour session, depending on how interactive you want it. One to 25 is recommended for the half day and the full day.
Is it remote or in person?
Both. Sessions run over Zoom or in the room, whichever suits the team.
What does a session cost?
It depends on the size of the group, what your team needs, and which format you want. The quickest way to find out is a 20-minute call.
Most of this gets tailored
Nearly every team needs something slightly different. Twenty minutes on a call and he will tell you what would work, or that it is not a fit.
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