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Rob Biesenbach
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Business
Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture
Rob Biesenbach works with leaders who want to be more persuasive and authoritative in everything they do. That means breaking free from Death by PowerPoint, telling their story, and communicating like humans should.
He’s the author of three fun, practical books that apply principles from the world of performance to help people perform better in the workplace.
Rob is also an in-demand professional speaker and workshop leader, coach, and a Second City-trained actor. His clients have included AARP, Allstate, American Cancer Society, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, and Lockheed Martin, among others.
In past lives, Rob was a vice president at Ogilvy PR Worldwide, where he co-founded the global employee communications practice. He was also press secretary to a state attorney general and a nonprofit and association executive in Washington, DC.
Rob lives just outside Chicago in beautiful Evanston, Illinois with his wife, two children and, as of this writing, no dogs.
Rob Biesenbach's books
Act Like You Mean Business: Essential Communication Lessons from Stage and Screen
What can business professionals learn from actors and screenwriters and playwrights? Plenty, from how to connect with people to expressing yourself better to writing more vividly and concisely. Even using humor effectively (and safely!).
Packed with anecdotes and stories from the world of performance and business, Act Like You Mean Business is an entertaining and informative read.
You’ll come away with practical tips you can use whether you’re sending an email, running a meeting, giving a presentation, interviewing for a job, attending a networking event or any other activity that requires clear, credible communication.
Published by Brigantine Media
11 Deadly Presentation Sins: A Path to Redemption for Public Speakers, PowerPoint Users and Everyday Presenters
Ready to escape PowerPoint hell? Stop committing the most common presentation sins, from listless delivery to lackluster content, from meandering stories to mundane visuals.
This fun, simple guide offers a path to redemption for speakers of every kind. It combines lessons from the worlds of business and entertainment, from Seth Godin to Star Trek, Romeo & Juliet to Ricky Gervais, Steve Jobs to Saturday Night Live.
Whether you’re talking to colleagues, customers or the community, in a boardroom, ballroom or church basement, you’ll come away with the confidence and skills you need when all eyes are on you.
Unleash the Power of Storytelling: Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results
Amazon bestseller Unleash the Power of Storytelling offers a practical roadmap to crafting and delivering more powerful, persuasive stories — stories that will help you get more of what you want from your business, your career and your life.
Close more sales, inspire and align teams, build a brand, sway skeptics, nail the interview, raise a toast, get out of that speeding ticket. That’s what the right story can do for you.
Unleash the Power of Storytelling cuts through the hype to clarify and demystify the storytelling process.
Taking a fun but no-nonsense approach, the book makes the case for storytelling, breaking down some of the science behind story; offers simple structures and easy-to-follow processes for finding, shaping and telling great stories; and shows you exactly how to use stories specific to any occasion, from presentations to meetings to interviews — even delivering a wedding toast or a eulogy.