Speaking

Dave Cooke is an inspirational, insightful and engaging speaker, who for the past five years has been educating and motivating people to take action. Dave’s gift is his ability to connect with his audiences, regardless of size, to participate in an immersive learning experience. Using his personal experiences as examples, he brings a refreshing and honest reality to the messages his audiences embrace and easily relate to.

Addressing audiences of thousands as well facilitating groups of only a few, Dave speaks on a wide range of subjects. He is particularly passionate about the behaviors and activities that enable his audiences to discover the keys to their personal, professional, and organizational objectives. Dave believes that strong relationships, team-oriented behaviors, and effective communications skills position any person or organization for success.

His style is personal, challenging and humorous, reflecting a commitment to providing actionable content that can be used that very same day.  Contact Dave for his availability and fees.

Subjects

Dave has spoken on a range of subjects over the years, but these are his main lines of thought at the moment:

Your Customer Community

The buying behaviors of businesses and consumers have changed significantly. What are successful businesses doing differently in acknowledgment of and in response to these shifts? In this discussion, we discover the importance of community and affiliation to our customers and how these are the driving force behind their decision making criteria. After identifying the three keys to building a better member-like experience, we discuss the four actions that will assist businesses in building a better community relationship for its customers.

Effective Relationships are Selfless Commitments

The modern business relationship has become more focused than ever on value. Social networks have rendered the simple assembly of a rolodex of contacts irrelevant. People only have time for those relationships that are of value to them. And value is derived from how effectively these connections provide access to resources and solutions. This conversation helps participants recognize the difference between “old school” relationships and “trusted resource” relationships. Once we understand the differences, we educate participants on engaging in the behaviors and communications to make them relationship leaders.

What is Said, What is Heard, and What Happens Next

It is said that communication is only 7% words and 93% of inflection, tone, and pace. True. However, the words people choose and whether we hear them tell us more than we realize. Effective communication is all about listening, paying attention to, and understanding the message. In this presentation, we explore the three components to effective listening. We then focus on the Five Understandings that educate participants on incorporating what was communicated into quantifiable actions and accountabilities which are clearly defined and accepted by all participants.

Putting Reluctant Forces into Motion
How do you inspire people? How do you create advocates and supporters? How do create a culture that empowers and engages people to take action on an idea or a concept? How do you motivate others to rally around your cause? And how do you do this from nothing? In this presentation, Dave draws on his 25 years of business experiences to inspire people to make movements from literally nothing other than a passionate idea. And he helps people recognize that they all have the power to take any concept and turn it into a movement.

Recent Events:

American Marketing Association – Palo Alto

Arizona Entrepreneur Conference

Arizona Small Business Association

Arizona Technology Council

ASU Entrepreneurship Group

BOMA – Southeast Michigan

Chandler Chamber of Commerce

Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce

SMPS – Michigan

The User Group TUG 2009

World Webinar Network