Soon from Business Expert Press -
Not only effective. Not only efficient. But eloquent.
Spotlighting Ancient Greece and Roman wisdom from thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Augustine, Influence with Eloquence outlines dimensions of powerful speaking and writing that many MBA programs overlook. The book gives you an all-access pass to the wellspring of classical strategies and tactics to enhance pitches, enliven documents, and enrich interactions. Offering more than simple turn-key tricks, Influence with Eloquence teaches rhetorical attitudes alongside their business applications, so you can become equipped to communicate in the workplace and marketplace with 360-degree vision and versatility.
Available Sept. 1, 2025 at Business Expert Press, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
What is thoughtful persuasion?
How do we persuade each other to think more deeply—and want to think more deeply? How do we guide each other toward sounder judgments about the things around us, and the nature of the things around us?
Throughout my publications and talks, I have explored these crucial questions. And I will continue to do so. After all, in today’s age of distraction, we may be tempted to abandon the art of communication—and surrender communication to specialists or artificial intelligence. Countering these temptations, I trace how communication—formal (such as, pitches, presentations, films, and novels) or informal (such as, conversations during Happy Hour or conveying amusing anecdotes)—can deliver us back to sincere head-spaces and heart-spaces.
If done well, persuasion edifies and upbuilds. It can stretch our intellectual imaginations. It can motivate, instruct, and dazzle us to take thoughtfulness seriously, so we can live freer, fuller, and more productive lives.
With the arts of persuasion, there is much more than meets the eye. So, let’s peer beneath the surface.
About Me
For over fifteen years, I have taught writing, rhetoric, and communication courses at the university-level. I began publishing articles while earning my Ph.D. in 2014. Since then, I continue to coach rhetorical communication and publish books, articles, and essays on the art of rhetoric.