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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]
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]
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)