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Your Own Customized Event: Never a "Canned" Presentation

David never offers a "canned" presentation — that would be boring. Not for your group, who have never seen him work, but for David, who enjoys the creation process of matching your needs with his expertise!

Although David has a variety of workshops centered around specific topics, he customizes each and every event by choosing and combining elements from his array of organizational, psychological, and musical tools. In this way he can synthesize a presentation that covers your content in the style you desire. Of course, a master improvisor, David also will also respond to audience needs and suggestions "on the fly!"

Want a kickoff to a novice customer service rep training that has a "rockin' out" theme which leaves the participants energized for the rest of day's work? Or a leadership training wrapup that summarizes the content of the whole weekend but leaves the group relaxed and ready for a cocktail hour with a country and western theme? No problem! With your help, David will craft an event that will be meaningful and provide long term take home value to the group.

David’s Four Step Customization Process

#1) He studies the specific needs and issues of your group (please see below).

#2) He applies his knowledge of cognitive organizational psychology to #1.
This will usually involve developing a variety of specific interactive exercises
such as role playing duets,and small group work.

#3) He creates the program, whether based on his existing topics or not,
with your ongoing feedback.

#4) He delivers the presentation in the most interactive and entertaining way imaginable.
You choose the styles of music and the songs, and the ratio (50/50? 70/30?) of
content to entertainment.

If you like, David will write a song just for your group --
and the entire group will sing and play it!

Specific Issues and Needs of Your Group?

Of course, this term — issues and needs — covers a lot of ground. By consulting with knowledgable personnel — whether your CEO, HR person, or event organizer — David helps to elicit the information that will allow him to do the most good at your event.

Some of these issues might involve those things that keep you up at night — challenges that your organization or company is currently facing or expecting to face. Do your marketers feel isolated from your programmers, or the road sales force from HQ? Facing a hostile takeover? Deregulation? Rapid technological change? Do your upper level managers have a hard time accepting a younger, more diverse workforce? Problems with office politics or “turf wars?” Need superb training for new service reps, ASAP? Whatever your issues, David will develop a program to address them!

Other needs might be about specific content that your group needs to learn (creativity training, sales resiliency, dealing with that pesky new certification program). David can either study this material and deliver the content himself, or study it and craft a keynote that will prepare the participants to learn the new content from the next presenter more easily and effectively.

Certainly he will need to know how you want your group to feel after his presentation. Without a doubt, they'll feel bonded — that's one of David's greatest strengths. But should they be excited? Or relaxed? Ready for more training, or for a cocktail party and dinner?

(David)...builds skills, self-confidence, participation, and teamwork.
Excellent ‘take home’ value!!!”
— Thomas R. Leibermann, Chairman, Advanced Systems International

Customized Harmonica, Handouts, "Action Plans," and Workbooks

Many attendees at David's events consider their high quality harmonica, in its customized four color case, to be the best "event-present" that they've ever gotten! Far healthier than a small bag of candy-coated almonds, far more entertaining than a canvas carry-bag, it can provide your attendees with a satisfying hobby that may last a lifetime.

Perhaps even more important, it provides an "icon" or "remembrance" of the content of David's presentation, whether Change Management or Team Building, Creativity or Communication Enhancement. This will help motivate them to use the customized handout, workbook, or "Action Plan" (tm) created for your event. For more information on these, please click here or on the words or picture above.