Executive Speech Coach Offers Free Coaching to National Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean to Alleviate Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome
Harrison Monarth, head of GuruMaker School of Professional Speaking, an executive speech and presentations coaching firm, has offered to coach Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean free of charge to help him get his message across more effectively without offending and alienating large segments of the population with his battle-rhetoric
Denver, CO (PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- Howard Dean seems to have a foot fetish.
Because lately, he either shoots himself in the proverbial foot or inserts it in
his mouth, depending on whom you ask. Dean's been making several highly
controversial and explosive statements of late as he tacks label after
provocative label on all things Republican.
"As a communications coach I
cringe when I see public officials and executives sabotage their intended
message by ‘spiking’ it with offensive rhetoric. The next step is often
damage-control, requiring them to backpedal and explain what they 'really meant'
with their comments, as Howard Dean had to do on every major news program
recently," says Harrison Monarth, executive speech coach and head of Denver,
Colorado-based communications training firm GuruMaker.
Howard Dean, the
outspoken Chairman of the Democratic Party, made headlines again yesterday by
observing out loud that Republicans are "pretty much a white, Christian party."
This latest 'Dean-ism' came just days after another controversial comment when
he told an audience at the liberal Campaign for America's Future that
Republicans "never made an honest living in their lives."
GuruMaker
President Harrison Monarth has spontaneously offered to provide Howard Dean with
free private speech coaching sessions, to help him maintain the credibility and
trust his public office inspires. Says Monarth, “We would like to show him a
communications strategy that would still enable him to 'rally his base' and win
hearts and minds with his message, but without having to resort to
counterproductive rhetorical tactics like name-calling and 'labeling.'
“Clearly,” adds Monarth, “Howard Dean’s attack-language often backfires as he’s
had to dig himself from one hole out of another in the last few weeks.”
The coaches at the high-impact GuruMaker School of Professional Speaking
have worked with thousands of clients, from corporate executives and industry
professionals to entrepreneurs and political candidates, on crafting and
presenting powerful messages. Effective coaching in the art of persuasive
communication can help speakers avoid potential PR nightmares resulting from a
'slip of the tongue' or ‘out of context’ casual comments, while helping them
deliver their intended message with strong impact to their
audiences.
According to John Coals, Director of
Client Relations at GuruMaker, "Clients often come to us because they are
concerned about making fools of themselves or appearing incompetent in front of
important audiences, "but" he continues, "we also get a great number of
executives that know they have to be absolutely spectacular in their speaking-
and presentation skills in order to achieve their ambitious career and business
objectives." He adds, "We are vigorous about coaching people to become
successful communicators, so we decided to extend this offer to Chairman Dean,
and help him communicate his ideas in a passionate and fair manner, without
damaging his credibility."
For more information on how executives and
public officials can prepare a communications strategy and deliver their message
with clarity and impact, visit www.gurumaker.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb249601.htm