As a presentation skills consultant, trainer, and coach, Dr. Len Lipton has worked with leaders in the fields of architecture, art, art museums, construction, education, interior design and graphic design, human resources, insurance, law, marketing, medicine, on-line advertising, public speaking and real estate.

For the past six years, Len has been an instructor at UCLA Extension where he teaches Design Communication IV (Public Speaking for Designers and Architects). Len has been a faculty member of the American Management Association (AMA), leading seminars on Effective Executive Speaking and Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills.

As a presentation skills consultant, Len has trained thousands of people affiliated with a variety of associations, organizations, companies, and groups, including the Sales & Marketing Executives International Los Angeles (SMEILA), Professionals in Human Resources (PIHRA), the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Executives International Los Angeles (HSMEILA), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the National Speakers Association (NSA), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), Lower My Bills.com, Medtronic MiniMed, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Huntington Museum and Gardens, the Milken Family Foundation, UCLA Extension, the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Southern California, and the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Len is the author of Overcome Your Fear and Accelerate Your Career: Showcase Your Roles as an Expert and Leader by Polishing Your Presentation Skills. This reader-friendly reference book provides quick tip solutions to help business people raise the level of their presentation skills to match the level of their areas of expertise. He is a co-author of Communicate Clearly, Confidently & Credibly. His chapter in the book focuses on the importance of communicating concisely and creatively, too. Len is also a co-author of Transformational Leadership. His chapter in this book explains how successful leaders design their presentations before they deliver them.

Len has a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the National Speakers Association (NSA)