Dianna Booher Explained
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]
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
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
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
- 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Appearance, body language make a difference to your boss . . 9 November 2011 . 11 December 2014 . Bruzzese, Anita.
- Web site: Home. Booher Research Institute. 2015-10-28.
- Web site: About Booher Research. Booher Research Institute. 2015-10-28.
- Web site: Communispond Acquires Booher Consultants. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: How Leaders Cripple Their Teams With 5 Mistakes. Dianna Booher, MA, Speaker Hall of. Fame. . 16 June 2017. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: Dianna Booher, MA, CSP, CPAE . . 3 December 2014.
- Book: Contemporary Authors . Gale . M Rooney, Terrie . 1998 . 50–51 . 9780787619985 . registration .
- Web site: About Dianna Booher – Communication Strategies for Leaders™. Booher Research Institute. 2015-10-28.
- Web site: Books by Dianna Booher. Dianna. Booher. www.booherresearch.com. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: 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. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: Business & Technology - Book reviews: Money doesn't govern the world, author says - Seattle Times Newspaper. community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: 9 Reasons Communication Fails - Fast Company. 5 January 2015. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: Recent Media & Dianna Booher in the News. Booher Research Institute. 2015-10-28.
- Web site: How To Communicate Like A Confident Leader. WomensMedia. . 20 October 2017.
- Web site: More on the Power Pose. 26 February 2014. 20 October 2017. www.wsj.com.
- Web site: How Every Entrepreneur Has Seemingly. Jennifer. Miller. 29 March 2017. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: How to Stop Being Socially Awkward - Reader's Digest. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: 7 Leadership Habits That Are Demoralizing Your Team Without You Realizing It. 20 October 2017.