Executive coach and expert on success in communication skills, negotiation, networking and more.

For over 40 years Lyman MacInnis has been motivating executives, entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes, and students to become confident, compelling, successful people.

MacInnis virtually invented executive coaching and throughout his career he has advised corporations and professional organizations from small owner-operated businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He brings focus to key elements such as communication skills, goal setting, negotiation, networking, and public speaking. He even cover the basics of how to chair a meeting or how to be effective when you are unexpectedly called upon to speak in front of a crowd.

MacInnis has been a columnist for The Toronto Star and The Financial Times and was a regular commentator on Newstalk 1010 CFRB for over 20 years. He has made over 5,000 radio broadcasts, 200 television appearances, and served as executive producer of a number of television programs and series. He has written hundreds of articles, co-authored 6 books and written 7 on his own.

His new book How to Succeed in Anything by Really Trying, is a concise guide filled with advice, tips and motivational ideas for bringing success into anybody's life. His successful and very popular The Elements of Great Public Speaking was reissued in the spring of 2009.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Chair, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Chair, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member of L'Ordre de Bon Temps
Fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Ontario & PEI
Life Member of the ICAO Award of Merit, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Honourary Doctor of Laws, University of Prince Edward Island
Queen's Jubilee medal for contribution to his profession
National Business Writing Award

Did you know... that to succeed, you must be able to maintain successful relationships? You start by understanding that there are three important factors that motivate people: they want to be respected, they want to feel appreciated, and everyone, at any particular time, has a prevalent train of thought.

- from How to Succeed in Anything by Really Trying
by Lyman MacInnis

• Success: How to get it, keep it, and live with it
• Person-to-Person Communications: How to effectively communicate your ideas.
• Networking as a Way of Life: How to understand the importance of networking and how to acquire the necessary skills to create an effective personal network.
• Dealing with the Media: How to make sure the media becomes your best friend rather than your worst enemy.
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills: How to develop the poise, self-confidence and skills needed to make effective presentations.
• Goal Setting: How to effectively set, manage and reach goals.

"Lyman MacInnis performed the unlikely feat of having a Canadian Club audience howling with laughter during a speech on income tax policy."
- Montreal Gazette

"A sought-after speaker."
- Saint John Evening Times

"Lyman MacInnis is a communicator."
- The Financial Post

"The MacInnis style sparkles."
- Winnipeg Free Press

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