Dianna Booher, CSP, CPAE, is an internationally recognized business communication expert and the author of 43 books published in 23 foreign editions. Numerous videos, audios, and Web-based e-learning systems based on her books help people improve communication, sales effectiveness, and productivity. She is the founder and president of Booher Consultants, Inc., based in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
Since 1980, Booher Consultants has been helping executives, managers, and other professionals in organizations around the world to communicate what they mean clearly, concisely, and effectively. Their programs target all forms of corporate communication:
► written documents (e-mail, proposals, reports, letters, procedures),
► oral presentations
► meetings
► personal one-on-one interactions with colleagues, strategic partners, and customers.
Booher's approach to corporate and personal effectiveness focuses on the essential business communication skills that have universal application and are necessary for success in any industry or profession.
The firm provides communication consulting and training to some of the largest Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in the country, among them: Lockheed Martin, IBM, Dell, Lyondell Chemical, Siemens, Lucent Technologies, USAA, Bank of America, Verizon, Merrill Lynch, Principal Financial, State Farm Insurance, BP, Northwestern Mutual, J.P. Morgan Chase, Caterpillar, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Bayer, Nokia, JC Penney, the U.S. Navy, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Navy, and NASA.
Successful Meetings magazine has recognized Dianna in its list of “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century.” She has also won the highest awards in her industry, having been inducted into the National Speakers Association's Speaker Hall of Fame. Dianna earned a master's degree in English from the University of Houston.