There a thousand books about leadership. This is not one of them. Instead, this is a book about leadership communications.

Whether you're an established leader, an ascending young professional, or a volunteer leader in your own hometown, Inform. Engage. Inspire. will help you communicate clearly, concisely and compellingly. Whatever else your talent and skills may be, you will discover through these pages that communicating effectively is the single most powerful way you have to move your enterprise forward.

Inform. Engage. Inspire. is based on Pete Taft's and John Ellis's decades of experience coaching leaders in companies large and small, in not-for-profits and in government, in disciplines from pharmaceuticals to the performing arts. From this work, they've distilled principles you can use whether you're speaking to an audience of a thousand or an audience of one, whether in person or on a screen.

Pete Taft has advised more than 200 organizations - from Fortune 500 firms to political campaigns - on the art and science of persuasive oral and written communications. The founder of two communications companies, Pete has helped more than 1,000 executives and line staff craft and deliver messages to customers, employees, regulators, financial analysts, and the press.

As actor, not-for-profit leader and coach, John Ellis's multi-faceted career has always been about communication and connection. Collaborating with Pete since 2008, John has created and delivered workshops, coached individual clients and worked with cross-functional corporate teams as they prepared for high-stakes meetings.