I’m John C. Harrison. And I have a healthy respect for words. In the right hands, they can move mountains, sell a product, transform a life, turn around a mind, inspire an audience, incite people to action. Words that are organized and presented in the right way can even transform the world. But most people don’t use words very effectively.
My business is helping you make words work for you. I do this by serving in different capacities.
I’m a public speaking coach. I coach people privately as well as run full-day workshops every other month at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. I place particular emphasis on the “inner game” of speaking; that is, how to become more comfortable, connected and charismatic whenever you’re called upon to stand and present. I also run corporate trainings that raise the level of presentation skills as well as serve as effective team-building activities. In addition, I can work with you privately to help you organize, prepare, and deliver a dynamic presentation. Please access my website at www.speaking-freely.com or write me at john@speaking-freely.com.
I’m an advertising copywriter. If you’re promoting a business, selling a product, offering a service, or have any kind of message to communicate, I can create compelling words and concepts that work for you.
For over 40 years I’ve written ads, brochures, web sites, PowerPoint presentations, films, videos, direct response, and other promotional material. My writing is personal, conversational, easy to relate to. Not stuffy writing. But writing that communicates person-to-person. I believe in finding the shortest, punchiest, most compelling way to tell your story. I explore the sales proposition in depth — asking, probing, looking for the hidden appeals. And I work hard to come up with creative solutions because they deliver the highest return on investment.
My clients cover a broad spectrum of industry. Products and services I’ve written about include steamship cruises and vacation destinations, banking services and e-commerce portals, computers and chiropractors, moving companies and remodeling contractors, real estate brokers and employment services, event planners and graphic design services, trade associations and even florist shops. I also write books on contract. To find out more about my writing services, please access my website at www.thewriterstouch.com or write me at john@thewriterstouch.com.
I coach people who have grown up with chronic stuttering. I, myself, am a former stutterer who completely overcame the problem and consequently understand it better than most. I run one and two-day workshops for the stuttering community in the U.S. and abroad. I also do private coaching for stutterers worldwide via phone and Skype. My 485-page book – REDEFINING STUTTERING: what the struggle to speak is really all about – is in circulation in 15 countries. A softcover edition of the book can be ordered on line from Amazon and Barnes & Noble and from the National Stuttering Association. You can also download a FREE electronic (PDF) version of the book from http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining.html. For more information, write me at stutterhexagon@aol.com, or call me at 415-647-4700.
Remember, there are words…and there are words that work. If you’d like to make your words work as effectively as possible, I’d look forward to talking with you.
