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John Bowe is an executive communication and presentation coach in New York City. He is also the award-winning author of I Have Something to Say: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking in an Age of Disconnection (Random House, 2020). His coaching draws on decades of experience as a journalist for national publications.
On stage and on air
Toastmasters International Convention, Speaker Showcase.
NBC, with Alison Morris, on the small talk mistakes most people make.
Writing
John has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, GQ and Public Radio Exchange’s This American Life. He is the author of several books.
Television, radio and podcasts
John has appeared on NBC, CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the BBC. He regularly writes for CNBC about public speaking, and has been a guest on The Behavioral Corner and Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership.
Featured in
His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and The New York Times.
Talks
John has given talks at the New York Public Library, the 92nd Street Y, the Toastmasters International Convention and Concept Bureau, plus many companies and organizations.
Speaking topics
What John is regularly asked to speak on
- Speech education: the missing curriculum, and what it costs us
- How management teams prepare for the presentations that close deals
- What the Greeks and Romans understood about speech training, and why it disappeared from education
- How fixing your content will fix your so-called speech anxiety
- Speech training will save your life: ten ways it makes you happier at work and at home
Questions
Who is John Bowe?
John Bowe is a New York executive communication and presentation coach who helps CEOs and management teams prepare for high-stakes presentations that close deals. He is an approved internal coach at UBS, and his clients include Burger King, Wells Fargo, NBC, A&O Shearman, Related Companies, SHoP Architects and Forvis Mazars. A former journalist for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, he is the author of I Have Something to Say (Random House) and a regular contributor to CNBC.
What has John Bowe written?
He is the award-winning author of I Have Something to Say: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking in an Age of Disconnection (Random House, 2020) and several other books. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, GQ and Public Radio Exchange’s This American Life.
Where has John Bowe appeared?
NBC, CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the BBC and CNBC, where he writes regularly on public speaking. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and The New York Times.
Is John Bowe available for interviews?
Yes, on public speaking, executive communication, presentation coaching and the history of speech training.
Bio
Short
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). An approved internal coach at UBS and a former journalist for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, he coaches CEOs and management teams through the presentations that close deals.
Full
John Bowe is an executive communication and presentation coach in New York City and the award-winning author of I Have Something to Say: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking in an Age of Disconnection (Random House, 2020). He helps CEOs and management teams prepare for high-stakes financial presentations, from investor meetings to major corporate transactions. He coached BlueTriton Brands’ management team for the presentation that led to its merger with Primo Water, creating a combined company with $6.5 billion in net revenue.
He is an approved internal coach at UBS. Other clients include Burger King, Wells Fargo, NBC, A&O Shearman, Related Companies, SHoP Architects and Forvis Mazars. Before coaching, John spent decades as a journalist for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Public Radio Exchange’s This American Life. He frequently writes for CNBC about public speaking and has appeared on NBC, CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the BBC. His method draws from speech training and rhetorical techniques taught by Aristotle and Cicero, which he spent years adapting for modern professional life. He lives in New York City.
For press
Both bios above are free to use as written, no approval needed. Photographs and the book cover are available on request. For interviews, speaking enquiries and anything else, get in touch and John will come back to you himself.