Terry Gipson is a public speaking consultant and faculty member in the Harvard College Writing Program where he teaches Public Speaking. In addition, he teaches Public Relations and Strategic Speech Communication for Scientists in the Harvard Division of Continuing Education. He also serves as a speaking advisor for "Our Narratives" at the Kennedy School Institute of Politics. 

Terry has over 25 years of experience in communications, public relations, government affairs, marketing, mass media, experiential design, and he is a former New York State Senator. 

Prior to entering academia, Terry served as a Director for MTV Networks where he collaborated with producers to develop live shows and promotional events for MTV, Nickelodeon, and other Viacom brands. 

Terry is a regular public radio commentator on WAMC's Radio Roundtable, a weekly discussion of current events. Before coming to Harvard, he taught public relations, public speaking, political communication, and multiple communication courses as a lecturer at the State University of New York at New Paltz and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

His interest in using visual art as a communication teaching tool has been featured on the Academic Minute and published in Communication Teacher. Terry has an MFA in Theatre Arts from Pennsylvania State University and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Texas Tech University.