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Matthew Kohut is a founding partner of KNP Communications. He has prepared CEOs, elected officials, entrepreneurs, ambassadors, scientists, and best-selling authors for events ranging from television appearances to board meetings to TED talks. He also leads KNP’s development of customized training and coaching programs for corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Matt has held appointments at George Washington University and Bennington College. He is the author of Speaking Out: The New Rules of Business Leadership Communications (2024, and co-author of The Smart Mission (2022) and Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities that Make Us Influential (2013). His writing has appeared in publications ranging from Harvard Business Review to Newsweek. He holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Kennedy School. (View his TED talk.)

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