Surfing | Executive Speaking Success

By John Bates

In Challenges, Creativity, Engineering, Entrepreneur, Excellence, Fun, Greatness, Innovation, Leadership, Leadership Communication Hacks, Media Training, Motivation, Performer, Pitch Coaching, Public Speaking, Sales, Science, Speaking tips, Storytelling, Surfing, TED, TEDActive, TEDx Posted August 23, 2016

The ESS “Put Them at Ease” Challenge

Here’s a potentially life changing challenge for you. It’s a great practice for public speaking, effective leadership, being a better parent, friend, lover, husband, wife, [...]

By John Bates

In Leadership, Pitch Coaching, Public Speaking, Speaking tips, Surfing, Travel Posted May 11, 2014

What the Human Brain Craves

Here is a story from my travels around the world on a year long surf trip. It won First Prize in a surf wipe-out story contest and it’s a totally true story. It also illustrates a point [...]