Upcoming Speak Like a CEO™ Boot Camps: 

Atlanta - March 22 & 23

Sign up for Atlanta Boot Camp prior to February 29, 2012 for a $500 discount on your registration! 

About Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp

To master the art of public speaking, learn to command a room and communicate like a leader, there is no more powerful experience than the Speak Like a CEO™ Boot Camp.

Since Suzanne Bates, founder of Bates Communications, published Speak Like a CEO (McGraw Hill) in 2005, thousands of leaders have attended this two day intensive program. The consistent feedback from participants is that this experience has transformed how they speak and given them tremendous confidence in the way they deliver any presentation.

At a certain point in your career, communication is the skill that separates you from other leaders. Your experience, know-how, business and technical skills are assumed. Your ability to engage, motivate and inspire an audience with a clear, succinct, powerful message determines your success and your future. 

You don’t have to be a natural born presenter. We will show you how, with proven techniques that have helped thousands of leaders just like you.

Since great speaking begins with compelling content, you learn simple, easy to remember tools such as:

This course builds on your prior experience and training in communication to take it to a new level. Through expert guidance, videotaping and feedback in a supportive atmosphere, you also discover how to project strong executive presence.

Whether speaking to the board, the executive team, your own team, conferences, clients, prospects, analysts or industry experts, you will know how to immediately apply the skills and see the benefits. You will walk away energized, with new ideas about how to quickly prepare outstanding, audience-focused presentations, transforming the way you feel about yourself as a speaker and a leader. 

“I made the decision to attend the Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp after hearing the strong reviews it had received from several executives within my organization.  After having attended, I would second their positive comments.  This program goes far beyond a typical presentation-skills workshop; instead, it provides highly practical, relevant tools to support senior leaders who need to communicate across large organizations.  I am responsible for a division of over 1000 employees, and I feel I gained new insights and a better level of understanding about leadership communication as a result of attending.” - Ron Edmonds, Vice President and Controller, Dow Chemical Company

"The Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp was one of the most practical and enjoyable professional learning experiences I’ve had.  The quality of the facilitators, mix of learning techniques and quantity of interaction between participants resulted in the maximum benefit for the time invested.  You’ll walk away with improvements in your approach and style that you can use immediately." - Ralph Catalano, VP of Client Development, Healthcare IT industry

"Whether you’re a small business entrepreneur, a department head, or CEO of a Fortune-500 company, Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp can vastly improve your communication skills. Suzanne Bates and her talented and insightful coaches give you personal attention, insight, and feedback in a supportive, think-tank environment. The bootcamp was amazing and well worth the time and money invested! I left with a renewed sense of confidence in my speaking ability."  -Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA, Registered Dietitian and Professional Speaker, NuTricia’s Lifestyles

"Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp provided me some valuable tools and techniques that will be immediately applicable to me in my job.  The program gave me some great insight into my communication style and how to more effectively communicate and present to key stakeholders and decision makers.  Overall, a very worthwhile two day investment that will certainly pay dividends, both now and in the future." - Deborah Borg, Human Capital Planning and Development, Dow Chemical Co.

"Your consultants and staff are fantastic and I was energized all of the time. I was well rewarded. I cannot thank you all enough for the tools you gave me." - Peter Comeau, President, RECCO

"Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp will be a tremendous help to me as I focus on preparing communications and talks/speeches for the next year." - Lisa McAree, President, The McAree Companies

"So far, 16 of our top executives have benefited from the Bates Communications "Executive Visibility Boot Camp." Our CEO said that he can tell which executives have been through the Boot Camp program because they are markedly better communicators than those who haven't." - Matt Davis, Corporate Director of Executive Communications, The Dow Chemical Company

"I am pleased to say I walked away from Boot Camp with an array of ideas and tips I can use. With 1 being the best, I would rate the Boot Camp a 1!" - Pier Alsup, SVP of Marketing and Communications, Anheuser-Busch Employees' Credit Union

"Speak like a CEO Boot Camp provided tools and techniques for communicating more effectively with/like executives. I also found the instructors and attendees were able to provide candid feedback and constructive criticism that I might not get from colleagues with whom I work everyday." - William Symans, Director of Implementations, Bottomline Technologies

Hear Suzanne Bates discuss Boot Camp