Biography of David Richardson

David W. Richardson, CSP, international award-winning professional business presenter, brings his twenty years of real world sales and management experience to your company and aims his proven tactics, strategies, and best practices directly at your bottom line.

Dynamic and compelling as a speaker, Dave shares his secrets for presenting and selling your product with confidence, impact, and distinct closure that drives the results you are looking for. Success rides on your initiative and ability to stand out from the rest -- Dave gives you the tools to do just that.

As an author, he has written over 400 trade journal articles representing 17 different industries. He has produced six, six-cassette training albums as well as manuals, books, videos, and other customized learning systems. His latest book, The Presenter’s Guide to Being Prepared , has just recently been published and is getting excellent reviews from a variety of sources.

Coupled with a presentation style that is highly interactive, participants quickly internalize ideas, key concepts and action strategies. So successful are these Richardson Resource Group designed programs that over 80 percent of our clients invite us back for additional customized projects, seminars, and keynote addresses.

Most Requested Topics:

How to Thrive--Not Just Survive--In a Soft or Rebounding Economy: Why do Starbucks, Nike, and many other companies, new to the marketplace and with price points significantly higher than their competition, continue to thrive? What have aggressive businesses such as Marriott, Avis, Southwest Airlines, and McDonalds done to provide a quality of service, which overwhelmingly exceeds the customers' expectations?

Marketing Madness, Metamorphosis, and Motivation: Never have people been to a marketing seminar that focused on non-traditional marketing strategies in a very traditional market the way this seminar does. This program is unique in that participants will complete a template enabling them to look at their business more objectively and in ways they never dreamed of. What unique position do you really own in your market? When your customer needs your products and services, do they think of you first, second, or not at all? 24 myths of marketing and how they can potentially cause you to waste valuable marketing and promotion dollars. Branding--what it is and what meaningful steps you can take to develop and enhance your valuable brand.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone: Dave's newest keynote speech, inspired by his recent trip to Mt. Everest, is an exciting program that will help you look at every aspect of your life to determine where your priorities really are and focus not upon what you should be doing but what you really want to do. Surrounded by the accoutrements of his trip, including prayer flags and his tent, Dave draws you into this exciting experience of self-discovery.

How to Communicate With Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime: This speech is designed to help your people interact more effectively with others in today's fast-paced business environment. Based on an entertaining styles analysis completed by the audience, Dave provides strategies for enhancing their loyalty and commitment to the company, themselves, and their customers.

M.A.G.I.C. -- Discover the Power of Your Personal and Professional Magic: This is a very different, powerful, high-energy keynote or banquet speech incorporating Dave's prestidigitation with an address that focuses on the objective of your meeting and the personal and professional goals of the audience. This speech will absolutely leave your people with renewed energy and enthusiasm.

Success -- What It Is and How to Get It: A powerful opener or closer to a dynamic meeting where fast-paced professionals are eager to move their person and professional lives forward. Stories and anecdotes focus on people who have either overcome significant challenges to become winners or people who have created something from nothing.