Dianna Booher
Dianna Booher is an American author, and communication expert. She is also the chief executive of "Booher Research Institute", a Colleyville, Texas-based company that offers communication consulting, executive coaching (public speaking, executive presence, enterprise-wide communication messaging), and publishing strategies for Fortune 500 organizations and nonprofit organizations. She is also the founder of Booher Consultants, a communication training firm, that has worked for Fortune 500 organizations and governmental agencies since 1980. Booher Consultants was acquired by Communispond on August 1, 2017. Early life and education. Dianna Daniels Booher was born in Hillsboro, Texas, as the daughter of  a postal supervisor Alton B. and Opal Daniels. She graduated "cum laude" from North Texas State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Master of Arts degree in English literature from University of Houston in 1979. In 1967 she married Daniel T. Booher, a minister of music. They had two children: Jeffrey Thomas and Lisa Christine. Publications. Booher has written 47 books on business and personal development topics, all published by major U.S. publishers and their various imprints: Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, McGraw-Hill, and HarperCollins. Reviewing "Your Signature Work", "Publishers Weekly" criticized its  use of a "hackneyed analogy" between life and basketball, but said it offers "good advice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram called "E-Writing" "user-friendly" in a favorable review. Her 2015 book, "What More Can I Say? Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It", is discussed in articles in Forbes, FastCompany.com, TLNT.com, and Huffington Post. Her 2017 book "Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done" was mentioned favorably in INC, Entrepreneur.com, and Forbes.