Steve Adubato, Ph.D. is an Emmy Award-winning anchor on PBS, media analyst and Star-Ledger columnist. He is also the best selling author of three books, a distinguished university lecturer and professional communications and leadership coach whose company Stand & Deliver offers invaluable workshops, seminars and executive one-on-one coaching. As a media and communication expert, Steve has appeared on the TODAY Show, CNN, FOX News, FOX 5 in New York, MSNBC as well as CBS/2 in New York.



Cut that Speech Short…Now! - 6/28/2009

CBS 2 Blog:
The People Pay For the Albany Fiasco - 6/15/2009

Syndicated Column:
Christie Challenges Corzine’s Ties to Labor - 6/18/2009



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Steve Adubato’s 12 Keys to Making the Connection 

  1. Attitude is everything!
  2. Tap into your passion
  3. Be in the moment…”Auto-pilot” is your enemy
  4. Engage…Don’t lecture
  5. Be clear and concise…Get to the point!
  6. Relax…Everyone gets nervous speaking in public
  7. Admit mistakes and apologize…Quickly
  8. Listen…Really listen!
  9. Confront…But don’t be nasty or negative
  10. Care…It’s about them, not you
  11. Think relationships…Not sales
  12. Accept feedback…It’s a gift (even if it hurts)

 

Steve Adubato's Stand & Deliver is a dynamic professional development, training and executive coaching company designed to unlock your full potential as a compelling communicator and a more effective and persuasive leader. The program is geared toward improving skills in delivering speeches, making presentations, leading and managing your organization or team, dealing with the media, running better meetings and "actively" listening. We work with professionals in all walks of life from CEOs to middle managers, from athletes to investment bankers.



“What Were They Thinking?” was recently reviewed in The Star-Ledger:

"For readers who anticipate facing the media because of a personal or professional crisis, Adubato’s book would be a wise investment…The lessons drawn from every case are simple and worth mastering."  -- Kathleen Daley

Click here to read entire review


Steve Adubato's "Make the Connection" seminar was just released on DVD!  In this engaging and highly dynamic seminar, Steve shares practical communication tools to effectively sell your product or services, improve your relationships with clients and make presentations that persuade and move any audience to action. Click here to view excerpts of this DVD or to order your copy today!

Steve's new book "What Were They Thinking" is now available!  Click here to order your copy today!  "What Were They Thinking" examines some of the highly-publicized (as well as the not so well known) and often controversial and complex public relations and media mishaps.

Click here to learn more about Steve's books as well as to view clips of Steve speaking about his book on various broadcast outlets.

“Simply the best book ever written on crisis communication.”
 
Tom Casey, VP of Public Relations & Marketing
Solaris Health System


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CBS 2 blogger and political analyst Steve Adubato weighs in on an historic supreme court nomination, the race for New Jersey Governor, and another outburst from the mayor of New York on CBS 2 News New York. (5/31/2009) Click here to view the clip.

Suzanne Berry from Hallmark, media analyst Steve Adubato and NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman weigh in on Hallmark's new line of greeting cards (4/9/2009). Click here to
view the clip.

Click to check out Steve's previous TODAY Show appearances

Communication expert Steve Adubato tells Fox News anchor Sheppard Smith why he doesn't think President Obama appearing on "The Tonight Show" is a good idea (3/19/09). Click here to view the clip.

Communication expert Steve Adubato joins Fox News anchor Shepard Smith and analyzes US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's poor leadership and Communication skills. (3/12/09). Click here to view the clip.

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media appearances (on CaucusNJ.org)


"Steve is the master of helping his clients find their leadership and communication strengths."
- Karen Boroff, Dean of the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University

"Steve Adubato is a great moderator. I truly enjoyed working with him."
-Former President George H. Bush




Cut that Speech Short…Now!
by Steve Adubato, Ph.D.

As I write this column, I am preparing to deliver a commencement address at Montclair High School.  Delivering such a speech is a great honor, but with any public communication like this, it is important to remember that the event is never about the speaker when people come together to celebrate the accomplishments of others; it is about the audience.   more

 


Click here to view a clip of Steve recognized with the Toastmasters International "Communication and Leadership" award
>> Click here to view video clips of Steve's keynote speeches and seminars



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