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Bring Me The Most Important Conversation You’re Preparing For

Whether it’s a keynote, investor pitch, TEDx talk, board presentation, all-hands meeting, or media interview…

I’ll spend 15 minutes helping you make it dramatically stronger for free. I’ve coached leaders at NASA (yes, even the astronauts), Google, Johnson & Johnson, and hundreds of TED/TEDx speakers. Now it’s your turn… if you’d like.

(Session is recorded. More on that below.)

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What To Expect:

Bring the communication challenge that’s most important to you right now. It could be a keynote, an investor pitch, a TEDx talk, a board presentation, a media interview, or another high-stakes conversation.

For 15 focused minutes, we’ll work together to make it dramatically stronger. I’ll help you identify what’s working, what’s getting in the way, and where a few thoughtful changes can make a remarkable difference.

You’ll also receive two of the frameworks I use with my private executive coaching clients:

  • BONUS: Your Origin Story Framework

Learn how to communicate why you do what you do in a way that builds trust, credibility and connection. This framework is designed to help leaders establish what you often call Emotional Credibility™, not just credentials.

  • BONUS: My Pre-Performance Checklist

The same checklist I use with executives before board meetings, investor presentations, keynote speeches, TED/TEDx talks, and media appearances.

The session will be recorded (if you’re OK with that) so I can use short clips in future marketing and you can revisit our conversation any time.

If, after working together, you think you’d like to continue the conversation about coaching, wonderful. If not, that’s perfectly fine too.

My goal is simple:

To make those 15 minutes remarkably valuable for you.

You’ll get: 


• Greater clarity about the message you’re really trying to communicate.

• One or two changes that can dramatically increase your impact.

• More confidence walking into a high-stakes conversation.

• A recording you can revisit before your presentation.

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I thought I didn't need John, but in one hour he gave me a leapfrog I didn't think I needed. And, ever since that moment I keep him very, very close. And my very special network I trust with him because he not only brings out the best in you when you talk, but he looks inside your soul when he does it.

Melinda Richter
Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovations JLABS
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John, I can’t thank you enough for working with us here at NASA. You were so engaging and gave my team great tools and inspiration to take our communications to the next level. We look forward to continuing our relationship.

Ashley Edwards
NASA Headquarters Communications Manager
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It was a tremendous pleasure to work with John Bates on my TED Talk... I learned so much from John and anytime I face a challenging speaking situation I certainly know whom to call.

Dolph Lundgren
Actor

For more than two decades, I’ve helped founders, PhDs, Doctors, engineers, actors, executives, and innovators become the trusted voice of their organizations. My clients include top leaders from organizations such as NASA, Google, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Boston Scientific, and Accenture, and I’ve coached hundreds of TED and TEDx speakers worldwide.

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