Preston Ni

Current

• Professor of Communication Studies at Foothill College
• Organizational Speaker, Trainer, and Executive Coach at www.nipreston.com

Education

• Harvard University, Management Development Program Certificate
• New York University
• San Francisco State University, College of Business

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Recommended

28 people have recommended Preston

Connections

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• www.nipreston.com

Preston Ni’s Summary

Preston Ni is a professor, coach, trainer, and course designer in the areas of professional communication, cross-cultural understanding, interpersonal effectiveness, and tipping point change. Since 1990, thousands of participants have benefited from his dynamic and powerful courses. He has worked with companies including Fortune 500 stalwarts Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo!, Visa, and eBay, as well as coached executives, managers, and private individuals on identifying the catalyst for igniting organizational and personal success.

Prof. Ni received a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration, and is tenured faculty of the Communication Studies Department at Foothill College in Silicon Valley, California. He holds a certificate in the Management Development Program at Harvard University. Preston is the featured columnist of Asian Week's Leadership Success Series, appeared twice on the television show China Crosstalk, and has been featured on the KTSF evening news. He is the recipient of the Diversity Leadership Award in Teaching and Learning, and the inaugural recipient of the Silicon Valley Speak-Up Distinguished Speaker of the Year award.

Prof. Ni is the author of How to Communicate Effectively and Handle Difficult People and Communication Success with Four Personality Types. He is also keynote speaker on the DVD program Cross-Cultural Communication: East and West, featured on the Business and Technology Network and the National Technological University Network.

For more information on Prof. Preston Ni and his courses, workshops, and private consulting, write to commsuccess@nipreston.com.

Preston Ni’s Specialties:

Common training and coaching topics include executive and management communication, leadership development, professional and personal mentoring, voice improvement, accent reduction, interview success, presentation confidence, conversation savvy, cross-cultural understanding, conflict resolution, career identification, body language analysis, and professional image development. To view a complete list of topics, visit www.nipreston.com.

Preston Ni’s Experience

• Professor of Communication Studies

  Foothill College

  (Higher Education industry)

  July 1991 — Present (17 years 4 months)

  Teaches courses including Professional Communication, Inter-Cultural Communication, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Discussion, and Fundamentals of Oral Communication. Offers workshops on "The Winning Communicator: Words, Voice, & Body Language", "Communication Success for Female Professionals", "Communication Success for Foreign Born Professionals", "The Winning Interview", "How to Communicate Effectively", and "The Secret Meaning of Body Language".

• Organizational Speaker, Trainer, and Executive Coach

  www.nipreston.com

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  September 1989 — Present (19 years 2 months)

  Preston Ni is available as an expert organizational presenter and trainer in the U.S. and around the world on the topics of Professional Communication, Leadership Development, Cross-Cultural Understanding, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. He has taught seminars and courses for companies including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard, Visa, Deloitte, eBay, Epson, Solectron, NEC, and Yahoo!. For more information, write to commsuccess@nipreston.com, or visit www.nipreston.com.

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Preston Ni’s Websites:

• www.nipreston.com

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