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December 5, 2024 KNP Communications, a private firm that specializes in helping its clients become outstanding communicators, has named...

March 6, 2023 KNP Communications, a private firm that specializes in helping its clients become outstanding communicators, adds Emma...

October 3, 2022 Chasten Buttigieg, a New York Times bestselling author and LGBTQ+ advocate, has joined KNP Communications as a senior...

by Lindsey Cloud It’s 2 PM. You sit slumped at your desk or kitchen table, chin in your hands, as a voice drones out of the...

Our long-time friend and colleague Amy Cuddy recently discussed one of KNP's coaching methods in a recent article about coaching yourself...

The internet is now teeming with tips on how to thrive (or survive) on videoconference. Some of this advice is lousy, but the best of it...

by Matthew Kohut On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 49 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf...

At the beginning of 2020, KNP decided to invest in its capacity to conduct virtual training and coaching.

We look for warmth in every person we meet. From the moment we lay eyes on a stranger, we search for signs of friend or foe. But warmth...

Almost everybody struggles with nerves and anxiety when facing high-stakes moments, whether it’s delivering a toast at a wedding, pitching a new idea to a potential backer, or interviewing for a job. This piece by Patti Smith about her bout of stage fright while singing at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm is an honest and beautiful reminder of what it means to be human in front of others.

It is very rewarding to see that KNP is currently training leaders at three of the world’s top ten business schools, as ranked by The...

When we started thinking in depth about strength and warmth several years ago, one of the new horizons at the time was figuring out how...

Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy discussed KNP’s coaching methods in this talk on January 20, 2016 about some of the concepts...

One of the keys to being a more effective communicator is understanding how other people judge your character. The two qualities that...

Jim Sharpe of GLG explains how learning to speak off the cuff made him a better speaker. He credits KNP coaches Seth Pendleton and Matt...

The path to influence is the ability to balance both strength and warmth to gain the respect and trust of others. Read more.

KNP founding partners Matt Kohut and John Neffinger co-authored “Connect, Then Lead,” which was the cover story of the July-August 2013...

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In the 2006 cycle, Dan Silver was challenging a popular 26-year incumbent for the U.S. congressional seat in FL's 19th District. See how...