KEYNOTE COACHING
Already good? Great.
Let’s make sure your keynote is a match for how good you really are.
Private keynote coaching for accomplished speakers who want to create a more powerful, memorable, and referable audience experience, one that generates deeper impact, stronger demand, and opportunities worthy of their next level. John works privately with a limited number of speakers.
Trusted by people who know what exceptional communication requires
“I hired John to help take my already successful keynote, garnering significant 5-figures, to the next level… My first meeting with John was actually life-changing. Over the course of 12 months, I watched my keynote transform… which led to not just standing ovations, but people waiting at the side of the stage to book me for their next events. There is no speaking coach as good as John Bates.”
Jason Hewlett, CSP, CPAE
Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, Author and Award-Winning Entertainer
I won't make you sound like me.
I will help your keynote become more fully and powerfully you.
This isn’t generic presentation training or a formula you have to squeeze yourself into.
We’ll look closely at what your audience is actually hearing, where the greatest untapped potential lives, and what will create the biggest leap in connection, value, and impact.
The goal isn’t to fix what’s broken.
It’s to reveal what’s possible.
Photo: John Bates with Dolph Lundgren following Dolph’s TEDx talk. Photo courtesy of Liz H. Kelly, Goody PR.
“It was a tremendous pleasure to work with John Bates on my TED Talk.
With John’s help, I also seem to have touched others. After my talk, an LAPD officer came up to me, shook my hand, and said, ‘I like your movies, but I loved your TED Talk more.’”
DOLPH LUNDGREN
Actor in Aquaman, The Expendables, and Rocky IV
ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKERS CHOOSE JOHN WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH
MIKE MICHALOWICZ: Creator of Profit First, Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker
“I’ve had the privilege of traveling the globe, speaking to corporations, associations, and groups of all types… Of all the avenues I pursued, John Bates was the best.”
DAVE CARROLL: Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Keynote Speaker and Creator of “United Breaks Guitars”
“Working with John was the best investment I’ve ever made in myself… I couldn’t recommend anybody more highly as a speaker coach than John Bates.”
MELINDA RICHTER: Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS
“I speak all over the world, and I thought I didn’t need John’s help. I was wrong. John helped me uncover and share deeply personal stories with authenticity and power.”.
SABRINA STARLING: Business Psychologist and Author
“John helped me create a talk so vulnerable and personal, funny and memorable that it’s now a big part of the legacy I’m most proud to leave behind.”
What becomes possible when you take your keynote to its next level?
Tell me where your keynote is now – and what you want it to make possible. This conversation is for speakers committed to meaningful work and to creating an exceptional audience experience.