What Communispond does

Communispond is a privately held corporate training company founded in 1969 by Kevin Daley, specializing in communication skills development for professionals and organizations. The company delivers instructor-led programs across six learning paths: presentation skills (including flagship Executive Presentation Skills, virtual delivery variants, business storytelling, and virtual meeting skills), sales dialogue skills (Socratic Selling, sales presentation, sales writing), writing skills (the Booher suite of strategic, technical, email, and grammar programs built on the proprietary MADE Format), executive presence and leadership (executive presence, permission to manage, coaching for performance), customer service skills, and 1-on-1 executive coaching. Programs are delivered in-person and live virtually, with each major course typically offered in an "Anywhere" virtual variant.

The underlying technology is a learn-practice-apply experiential methodology combined with video recording feedback, role-play, and post-training reinforcement through the Communispond Digital platform, which provides free lifetime access to a LearnTO Library, participant materials, the ProSpeak iOS app, and Mastery Checklist tools. Delivery is enabled by a global network of certified facilitators across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with content marketing and thought leadership supported by a blog, the Communicast podcast, a video library, and earned media placements.

Communispond monetizes through four primary revenue streams: (1) enterprise corporate training programs sold via field sales to organizations, delivered on-site or virtually; (2) individual open-enrollment courses purchased directly on the website at $995-$1,595 per participant in U.S. cities and online; (3) personalized 1-on-1 executive coaching engagements typically running 3-6 months; and (4) a Trainer Certification program that licenses curricula to internal corporate trainers. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with reported headcount in the 11-50 range, has trained over 1 million professionals cumulatively, and counts Fortune 500 clients across health, insurance, pharma, technology, government, financial services, retail, telecom, transportation, and manufacturing as customers. Leadership includes President Scott D'Amico and, per the leadership roster, CEO Bill Rosenthal.

Name

Communispond

Legal name

Communispond

Website

https://communispond.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communispond is a privately held, 55-year-old corporate training company delivering instructor-led communication skills programs (presentation, sales dialogue, writing, executive presence, leadership, and customer service) plus 1-on-1 executive coaching to enterprises and individual professionals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Communication & Presentation Skills (EDABAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate/Professional Public Speaking Training (Presentation Skills) (EDAMAOAJ), Online Public Speaking & Debate Programs (Live/Recorded) (EDAMAOAD)

Keywords

• Corporate communication training
• Presentation skills training
• Executive coaching services
• Sales dialogue training
• Business writing workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

East Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Programs: Instructor-led communication skills training delivered to organizations for teams, including presentation skills, sales dialogue, writing skills, customer service, and leadership programs. Available in-person or virtually with dedicated logistics support.
2. Individual Open Enrollment Courses: Individual professionals register and pay for courses such as Executive Presentation Skills and Business Storytelling Skills in U.S. cities and online. Price points from $995 to $1,595 per course.
3. Executive 1-on-1 Coaching: Personalized coaching engagements for individual development, typically 3-6 months or event-based coaching. Sessions delivered in-person or virtually with expert communication coaches.
4. Trainer Certification Program: Corporate trainers become certified to deliver Communispond programs internally. Includes licensing of training materials, co-teaching with Head Trainer, and annual maintenance requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Communispond delivers instructor-led communication skills training to organizations and individual professionals. Programs cover presentation skills, sales dialogue, business writing, customer service, executive presence, and leadership communication, delivered in-person, virtually, through open enrollment, and via private corporate engagements. Supporting offerings include 1-on-1 executive coaching, trainer certification, and a digital reinforcement platform (Communispond Digital) with a mobile app.

Product overview

Communispond is a communication skills training company offering a comprehensive portfolio of instructor-led programs for professionals and organizations. The offering consists of multiple training modules organized across six core learning paths: Presentation Skills (including Executive Presentation Skills, Virtual Presentation Skills, Business Storytelling, and related programs), Sales Dialogue Skills (including Socratic Selling Skills and Sales Presentation Skills), Writing Skills (including Booher Strategic Writing, Technical Writing, and Email writing programs), Executive Presence and Leadership (including Executive Presence for Senior Leaders, Permission to Manage, and Coaching for Performance), Customer Service Skills (Communication Skills for Exceptional Customer Service), and 1-on-1 Executive Coaching. These programs are delivered through multiple formats including in-person training, virtual live sessions, open enrollment courses, and corporate team training. The company also provides a digital reinforcement platform (Communispond Digital), a mobile coaching app (ProSpeak), a podcast (Communicast), a video library, and trainer certification for organizations wanting to deliver programs internally. The training methodology combines learn-practice-apply principles with expert coaching, video feedback, and post-training reinforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Communicast: A Communication Skills Podcast hosted by President Scott D'Amico, featuring conversations with business professionals about communication and leadership skills.

Products and services

• Executive Presentation Skills Flagship two-day program teaching participants to organize and deliver high-impact presentations with confidence, clarity, and executive presence. Delivered in-person or virtually.
• Executive Presentation Skills Part 2 Advanced workshop for participants who completed Executive Presentation Skills, covering leading discussions, handling challenging people, hybrid presentations, and data visuals.
• Executive Presentation Skills Anywhere Virtual live version of the signature Executive Presentation Skills program offering coaching and interactive practice for remote learners.
• Delivering Memorable Presentations Program focusing on developing excellent physical delivery skills including eye contact, voice projection, and gestures to deliver presentations with impact.
• Creating Memorable Presentations Program teaching participants how to plan and organize powerful presentations, working with words, visuals, and handouts, learning to layer material and sequence slides.
• Business Storytelling Skills Program designed to help professionals craft compelling narratives that persuade, inspire, and drive action by transforming data and facts into compelling stories.
• Virtual Presentation Skills One-day program preparing participants to deliver effective presentations in virtual environments, with techniques for maintaining engagement and managing energy on screen.
• Virtual and In-Person Presentation Skills Program teaching participants to seamlessly adapt between virtual and in-person platforms, mastering techniques to engage audiences with clarity and impact in both settings.
• Virtual Meeting Skills Program teaching participants how to plan and lead more engaging and effective virtual meetings, defining purpose and outcomes with strategies to engage audiences.
• Communicating Business Value Program giving participants skills to build relationships, demonstrate value, and advance a point of view when communicating business value to external and internal customers.
• Persuasive Dialogue Course giving participants skills to advance a point of view and listen effectively, mastering a process for guiding productive dialogue and gaining commitment from others.
• Socratic Selling Skills Sales dialogue training program teaching salespeople to ask the right questions of customers and leverage answers to sell with confidence and persuasion using proven dialogue techniques.
• Sales Presentation Skills Program helping individuals develop, refine, and deliver presentations that win sales, focusing on personal credibility and grace under pressure.
• Booher Strategic Sales Writing Two-day sales writing training workshop focusing on customer email, sales letters, and sales proposals including appointment-setting, goodwill-building, and inquiry responses.
• Booher Strategic Writing Two-day business writing course leading participants through the thinking process behind writing clear emails, messages and business documents using proprietary document models.
• Booher Technical Writing Technical writing training teaching writers five basic steps for composing effective reports, proposals, and manuals, with length varying from 2 to 3 days.
• Booher Email Matters One-day email writing training workshop providing tips and techniques to save time on both sending and receiving ends of communication.
• Executive Presence for Senior Leaders Modular, facilitator-led workshop helping high-level organizational leaders communicate more effectively with modules on cultivating executive presence, delivering viewpoints, active listening, and business storytelling.
• Permission to Manage Interactive program providing leaders with skills and knowledge to become empowered and effective leaders, discovering strategies for building high-performing teams and achieving exceptional results.
• Coaching for Performance Interactive program providing critical skills for implementing routine tactics for managing performance, putting seven pragmatic principles for effective performance management into daily practice.
• Communication Skills for Exceptional Customer Service Program teaching participants how to provide customer service that creates raving fans, offered in two and four-hour formats.
• 1-on-1 Executive Communication Skills Coaching Personalized coaching designed to elevate communication, confidence, and executive presence with expert coaches strengthening message, increasing influence, and improving clarity.
• Trainer Certification Program allowing corporate client trainers to become certified in delivering Communispond communication skills training courses, including attending courses, signing agreements, preparing with instructor kits, practicing with Head Trainer, and completing co-teaches.

Quantifiable outcome

• Business studies show stories can increase engagement in presentations by up to 300%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Toastmasters International: Toastmasters is a global membership organization focused on public speaking and communication skill development through local club-based practice. While its delivery model (peer-led clubs) differs from Communispond's instructor-led workshops, it addresses the same core buyer need — improving presentation and speaking ability — and serves as a free/lower-cost alternative that competes for individual professionals' attention.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is a large corporate training provider offering leadership, communication, and productivity programs (e.g., The 7 Habits) to enterprises globally. It overlaps with Communispond in leadership communication and soft skills development but has a much broader curriculum portfolio and public-company scale.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering executive coaching, leadership development, and corporate training. It overlaps with Communispond's 1-on-1 executive coaching and senior leadership communication offerings, though it operates at significantly larger scale and broader service scope.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Blanchard is a long-established corporate training and leadership development company offering instructor-led programs on leadership, communication, and management skills. It overlaps with Communispond's leadership and coaching product lines (e.g., Coaching for Performance) and serves similar enterprise buyers.
• AMA (American Management Association): AMA provides open-enrollment and corporate training courses across management, communication, and professional skills, including presentation and writing skills workshops. It competes with Communispond in the open-enrollment professional development market, particularly for individual professionals seeking in-person classes in major U.S. cities.

Direct peers

• Crucial Learning (formerly VitalSmarts): Crucial Learning offers instructor-led training in communication, influence, and leadership skills (e.g., Crucial Conversations, Crucial Influence) to corporations and individuals. It directly competes with Communispond's communication dialogue and leadership offerings with a similar premium workshop format and enterprise sales motion.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Dale Carnegie Training is one of the most direct competitors to Communispond, offering instructor-led courses in presentation skills, public speaking, leadership, sales, and interpersonal communication to individuals and corporations worldwide. Both brands sell premium-priced, franchise/affiliate-delivered communication training to Fortune 500 enterprises.
• Bates Communication: Bates Communication specializes in executive presentation skills, media training, and communication coaching for senior leaders and Fortune 500 companies. It is a direct competitor in the premium-tier corporate presentation training market that Communispond's Executive Presentation Skills program targets.
• SkillPath (formerly National Seminars Group): SkillPath offers one-day and multi-day public seminars on communication, management, and professional development topics delivered in U.S. cities and on-site for organizations. It directly competes with Communispond's open-enrollment course schedule and corporate training offerings at similar price points.
• Hewitt Communication: Hewitt Communication is a boutique communication and presentation skills training firm serving executives and enterprise clients with instructor-led workshops and coaching. It competes head-to-head with Communispond in the premium executive presentation and coaching market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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