If you care about getting the word out about your organization and the great things you do, Dave shows audiences how to promote your good works and accomplishments on to the front page of your newspaper and on the evening news. His storytelling techniques show how easy it is to create publicity and promotions that enable your message, as he says, to walk across the newsroom on to the front page.

Or if you care about improving morale, enhancing customer service, creating a stronger team concept, Dave's fun storytelling speech helps you achieve your goals without listeners realizing they are "learning."

When you gather your people in a room for a special occasion event, the key is to bring to the audience true meaning to the words "special" and "occasion" and "event."

Using laughter and inspiration, the audience responds in both conscious and subconscious ways.

Dave is an award-winning columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas. As a young boy growing up in Manhattan, he hosted a television show live on NBC national television on Saturday mornings. He also sang in the Metropolitan Opera children's chorus. Dave says he peaked at age 14. But the Northeastern lad settled in Texas, where he is known far and wide as "The Yankee Cowboy."

Dave is co-founder of Summer Santa, Inc., one of the largest children's charities in North Texas. Each year, Summer Santa distributes thousands of new toys to needy area children, sends hundreds of children to summer camps, buys back-to-school clothing and school supplies for dozens more and offers free medical checkups for children who otherwise could not afford to see a doctor.

As the Star-Telegram's Watchdog columnist, Dave helps people solve their problems and shines a light on troublesome areas in our society. His entire focus through his writing, speaking and charity work is to make the world better for everyone.

If A New Yorker Can Make It In Texas, Imagine What You Could Do:

This comedy speech is about how Dave overcame his struggle to become a new Texan - thanks to the dog of his nightmares and a women's club that rescued him. The message is appropriate for anyone who must fit into a new environment, situation, job or any challenging situation.

Marketing You - Ways To Make Your Brand Stand Out In A Cluttered World:

Your story is usually as good as your product or service. But often, you don't think about ways to tell your personal story to enhance sales. As an expert in storytelling techniques, Dave shares how to tell your story so listeners instantly care about you and want to help you succeed.

Changing The World One Child At A Time:

Aimed at non-profits and community groups, this program helps others create strong groups that serve their clients, volunteers and staff through a system of strong marketing and message delivery to the community.

How To Bring Humor To Your Writing (or Workplace):

We don't laugh enough, especially at work. But humor is the best way to get your point across. You don't have to be naturally funny to be funny. You just have to know how to release the playful side within. People will pay attention to what you say if you can make them laugh.

Using The Other Side of Your Writer's Brain - New Styles of Creativity:

Dave shares a series of wonderful techniques designed to get the other side of your brain - what he calls the writer's muse - to open up so you can tap into artistic ideas you never knew you had within.

Customer Service, Taught By A Hateful Yankee Turned Reformed Polite Texan:

As The Watchdog columnist for the Star-Telegram, Dave specializes in helping readers learn how to solve their problems. Dave teaches strong customer service techniques and how to overcome a weak customer service culture. He does this with hilarious stories about terrible customer service that bring laughter and tears to his audiences.