Businesswoman, speaker, author, media trainer, speech coach, and certified speech pathologist[1]
Known for
Founder of DiResta Communications, Inc
Notable work
Give Fear the Boot: Kick Your Fear of Public Speaking, Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message With Power, Punch, and Pizzazz,Conversations on Success, Voice Power: The Care and Feeding of the Professional Voice
Awards
NSA Golden Mic Award, Louis K. Miller business leadership award
Diane DiResta is an American speaker, author, media trainer, speech coach and certified speech pathologist based in
New York City. DiResta has worked with celebrities and corporations to train them in communication skills.[2][3][4][5]
She has authored a book in 1998 on public speaking, Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message With Power, Punch, and Pizzazz, became a best seller on
Amazon.[11] The third edition of the book was published by
Morgan James Publishing in September 2018.[12] In 2015, DiResta received the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the
National Speakers Association.[13][14]
DiResta has coached and trained executives in corporations including AT&T,
Chase Manhattan Bank, Warner Brothers., the U.S. Army, the NBA, Merck, and IBM among others.[15][16]
Publications
Give Fear the Boot: Kick Your Fear of Public Speaking (BookBaby eBook, 2014);
Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message With Power, Punch, and Pizzazz (Chandler House Press, 1998/2009);[17][18]
Conversations on Success - Interview with David E. Wright (Insight Publishing Company, 2004);
"Voice Power: The Care and Feeding of the Professional Voice," Professional Speaker Magazine, May 2004.
References
^Best Selling Business Author Diane DiResta Featured In 1,600 Offices Across The United States By Captivate Video Network. Nov 21, 2016