WORK EXPERIENCE
Dennis founded The Speech Improvement Company in 1964 with his wife, Dr. Paula Borkum Becker, establishing a new category of business – speech coaching. With over 60 years of experience, The Speech Improvement Company has trained and coached more than one million men and women all over the world. Clients range from large corporations to small companies, media personalities, politicians, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, business professionals, celebrities, and individuals.
Dennis was President of the Massachusetts Speech Association, President of The New England Speech Association, an active member of the Speech Association of America, the Speech Communication Association, and as Chairman of the Training and Development Division of the National Communication Association, he co-authored the national college and research textbook Best Practices for Communication Trainers and Consultants.
He is author of the only national book on communication style, Personal Communication Style. He has also co-authored Outwitting the Manipulator: Protecting Yourself in Real-Time. He is the co-founder of electionspeakers.com. Dr. Becker has also produced and hosted many radio-TV training series as well as co-hosting a weekly podcast on manipulation, which has followers worldwide.