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Dianna Booher is an American author and communication expert.[1] She is also the chief executive of Booher Research Institute,[2] a Colleyville, Texas-based company that offers communication consulting, executive coaching (public speaking, executive presence, enterprise-wide communication messaging), and publishing strategies for Fortune 500 organizations and nonprofit organizations.[3]
Dianna Booher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hillsboro, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master of Arts, English |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Occupation(s) | Author Consultant Keynote speaker |
| Website | booherresearch |
She is also the founder of Booher Consultants, a communication training firm, that has worked for Fortune 500 organizations and governmental agencies since 1980. Booher Consultants was acquired by Communispond on August 1, 2017.[4][5]
Early life and education edit
Dianna Daniels Booher was born in Hillsboro, Texas, as the daughter of a postal supervisor Alton B. and Opal Daniels. She graduated cum laude from North Texas State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Master of Arts degree in English literature from University of Houston in 1979.[6] In 1967 she married Daniel T. Booher, a minister of music. They had two children: Jeffrey Thomas and Lisa Christine.[7]
Publications edit
Booher has written 47 books on business and personal development topics, all published by major U.S. publishers and their various imprints: Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, McGraw-Hill, and HarperCollins.[8][9] Reviewing Your Signature Work, Publishers Weekly criticized its use of a "hackneyed analogy" between life and basketball, but said it offers "good advice".[10] Fort Worth Star-Telegram called E-Writing "user-friendly" in a favorable review.[11]
Her 2015 book, What More Can I Say? Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It, is discussed in articles in Forbes, FastCompany.com,[12] TLNT.com, and Huffington Post.[13]
Her 2017 book Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done was mentioned favorably in INC, Entrepreneur.com, and Forbes.[14][15][16][17][18]
Selected bibliography edit
- Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done (Berrett-Koehler)
- What MORE Can I Say? Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It (Penguin Random House/Perigee)
- Communicate With Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time (Revised and Expanded Edition) (McGraw-Hill)
- Creating Personal Presence: How to Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader (Berrett-Koehler)
- The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know (McGraw-Hill)
- Booher’s Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors (McGraw-Hill)
- Your Signature Work: Creating Excellence and Influencing Others at Work (Tyndale)
- Speak With Confidence: Powerful Presentations That Inform, Inspire, and Persuade (McGraw-Hill)
- E-Writing: 21st Century Tools for Effective Communication (Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books)
References edit
- ^ Bruzzese, Anita (9 November 2011). "Appearance, body language make a difference to your boss". USA Today. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Home". Booher Research Institute. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "About Booher Research". Booher Research Institute. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Communispond Acquires Booher Consultants". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Fame, Dianna Booher, MA, Speaker Hall of (16 June 2017). "How Leaders Cripple Their Teams With 5 Mistakes". HuffPost. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dianna Booher, MA, CSP, CPAE". National Speakers Association. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ M Rooney, Terrie (1998). Contemporary Authors. Gale. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9780787619985.
- ^ "About Dianna Booher – Communication Strategies for Leaders™". Booher Research Institute. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ Booher, Dianna. "Books by Dianna Booher". www.booherresearch.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Religion Book Review: Your Signature Work: Creating Excellence and Influencing Others at Work by Dianna Booher, Author Tyndale House Publishers $12.99 (225p) ISBN 978-0-8423-8281-6". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Business & Technology - Book reviews: Money doesn't govern the world, author says - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "9 Reasons Communication Fails - Fast Company". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Recent Media & Dianna Booher in the News". Booher Research Institute. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ WomensMedia. "How To Communicate Like A Confident Leader". Forbes. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "More on the Power Pose". 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Miller, Jennifer (29 March 2017). "How Every Entrepreneur Has Seemingly". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "How to Stop Being Socially Awkward - Reader's Digest". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "7 Leadership Habits That Are Demoralizing Your Team Without You Realizing It". Retrieved 20 October 2017.