What Dave will do for you

IN PREPARATION FOR YOUR EVENT, I WILL

• Be available to discuss plans for my speech.
• Know what your organization does and why it does it.
• Know why I am there and have a specific plan to accomplish your goals for my presentation.
• Know the theme of your meeting and relate my presentation to it.
• Know why your people would want to hear what I have to say on this topic.
• Coordinate with other speakers or the speakers bureau to assure your goals are met.
• Notify you in advance of my travel itinerary.

AT YOUR PRESENTATION LOCATION, I WILL

• Notify you when I arrive on site and contact you immediately should any serious delays occur.
• Be accessible to you from the time I arrive until I leave.
• TELL YOU THE TRUTH 100% OF THE TIME
• Retire early the night before my speech.
• Be reasonable and considerate in my use of room charges and incidental expenses.
• Be in the meeting room for a sound check at least one hour before I speak.
• Coordinate with the set-up crew and other presenters to make sure my needs fit overall needs.
• Stay out of the way until it is my turn to speak.
• Study your audience and the other speakers to align my message with them.
• Be dressed appropriately, always one step more formal or business-like than the audience.
• Provide an easy, brief introduction and be available to coach my introducer.
• Make suggestions to the crew as to how to maximize audience impact through creative use of lights, sound or staging.
• Be in the room, seated and visible to you even before my introduction begins.

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