 | Looking for the perfect speaker to energize your audience? Let author/humorist David Wood take your group Around-the-World as he recounts the hilarious details of his recent globe-trotting adventure that will keep your group in stitches! The author of the soon-to-be released book, Around the World in Eighty Rounds, David has over 25 years experience of humorous speaking in every arena from Caesars Palace to business meetings to The David Letterman Show to golf/sports functions. You can't go wrong with Dave...from Keynotes to Kick-offs. |
Yogi Berra said it best:
"WHEN YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD...TAKE IT!"
a humorous keynote for Corporations and Associations This one-hour keynote is ideal for organizations that want to successfully deal with change and overcome resistance! Through his hilarious travel tales and timely business points, around-the-world adventurer and humorist David Wood zeros in on four key elements:
Attitude
Thinking on Your Feet
Overcoming Resistance
Change
These elements were crucial to David as he recently circumnavigated-the-globe on an assortment of trains, planes, cars, vans, buses, ferries, jeeps, two camels suffering from extreme halitosis, and one ornery elephant with sore feet. En route David became completely lost, hopelessly stranded, suffering horrific bouts of food poisoning and two cases of ghastly altitude sickness and enduring no less than threat of death in China. He was booted out of the Ukraine by armed guards in the middle of the night while traveling to Russia, got caught in the middle of a nasty civil war in Nepal, and survived violent uprisings in Bolivia. One man's quest has never been so much fun or so informative. Here's what's in it for you team: More confidence
More laughter
More enthusiasm
More flexibility David combines humor, wonderful personal tales, and audience interaction for a management presentation which encourages people to disrupt their comfort zones and re-energize, not only their day, but their lives! "You are one funny guy! I also want to thank you for being such an inspiration. You are one of the most motivating people I have ever met. Thanks for the wonderful talk!" Cindy Chapman - 3M Worldwide 
Around the World in 80 Rounds!
a humorous keynote for golfers and those who tolerate them In his hilarious one-hour multi-media presentation, discover how golf has traveled the globe as David Wood, author of Around the World in Eighty Rounds and comedian with several appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, takes your group around-the-golfing-world.
Dave plays courses in every location and every condition, including the driest course in the world in Arica, Chile, the world's highest course in La Paz, Bolivia, and the hottest links on Earth in Alice Springs, smack dab in the middle of the Australian Outback. Wood finds that the ancient game of Scottish shepherds has taken root in the communist lands of Laos, Vietnam, Russia and China, is thriving in the Kingdom of Nepal, and hungers for players in the dusty bush of poverty-stricken Zimbabwe. From the shadow of the Great Pyramids in Egypt to the tropical golf Eden of New Zealand This great golfing odyssey finds Wood completely lost, hopelessly stranded, suffering horrific bouts of food poisoning and two cases of ghastly altitude sickness, not to mention three cases of the shanks, and enduring no less than threat of death in China. Dave gets booted out of the Ukraine by armed guards in the middle of the night en route to Russia, caught in the middle of a nasty civil war in Nepal, and violent uprisings in Bolivia. He disobeys U.S. State Department traveler warnings and visits Zimbabwe to play jungle golf. One man's search for golf was never this entertaining! Why hire David Wood? The benefits of having David Wood speak to your group? Your members will be challenged to:
Welcome and deal with change Broaden personal boundaries Learn the value of "going off the map" What Others Are Saying "Your after-dinner talk for the Pension Real Estate Association was a smashing success. Your predecessors for the assignment were figures such as Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Henry Kissinger and Donald Trump. Your reception on the approval meter eclipsed everyone. Thanks for making the evening a success!"
J. William Baker
President and CEO
Angeles Institutional Advisors "You are one funny guy! I also want to thank you for being such an inspiration. You are one of the most motivating people I have ever met. Thanks for the wonderful talk!"
Cindy Chapman
3M Worldwide "David Wood is a comedic brain surgeon. He opens people's minds and tickles their brain. He breezed through 45 minutes of humor that left the crowd buzzing."
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune "David Wood possesses deft wit and intelligent good humor. The audience loved him!"
Gail Malone
The Tulsa Tribune "A former stand-up comedian with several appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, David Wood is one terrific writer."
Jim Moore
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
