Speaking & Training · David D. Doerrier

Help your audience put good ideas to work.

I deliver talks and hands-on workshops that help professionals explain complex ideas, engage the people listening, and make the next step clear.

Planning a conference, association meeting, or team training? Tell me who’s in the room and what you want them to be able to do afterward. We’ll shape the session around that.

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Live online and in person · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

David D. Doerrier smiling in a navy jacket — **David D. Doerrier**
Executive Communication Strategist · Veteran-owned business

Speaking engagements

Give attendees an idea they can use at their next meeting.

I speak to associations, business networks, leadership groups, and conference audiences. Choose a keynote, conference session, or interactive talk. We’ll agree on the format and session length that fit your agenda.

Audience engagement

The Missing Piece

The Art and Science of Engagement

What helps people understand an idea, remember it, and use it? I introduce the Eight Principles of Engagement™ through examples from presentations and training.

Try this next. Choose one principle and use it to revise the opening or an activity in your next session.

Technical and leadership communication

Transforming Complexity into Clarity

Learn how to turn a technical explanation into a recommendation your audience can understand and act on. Start with the decision they need to make.

Try this next. Frame a recommendation around what’s happening, why it matters, and what you want people to do next.

Sales, training, and facilitation

Talking and Telling Ain’t Training or Selling®

Use questions, examples, and short practice activities to get people involved and find out what they understand.

Try this next. Replace one explanation with a question or activity that lets people try the idea themselves.

Want to see the framework behind these sessions? Explore the Eight Principles of Engagement™.

Team training

Bring the conversations your team already has.

I design workshops around your team’s work. Participants bring a presentation, sales pitch, client recommendation, or training activity, try an adjustment aloud, and get specific feedback they can use.

Technical and client-facing teams

Explain complex ideas clearly

Turn a technical update or recommendation into a plain-language explanation. Practice linking the details to a business impact and a decision.

Sales teams and leaders

Lead better client conversations

Rehearse a pitch, discovery conversation, or recommendation. Use questions to uncover what matters, explain the value, and agree on a next step.

Trainers and facilitators

Design training people can use

Bring a module you already teach. Redesign one explanation, question, or activity, then practice facilitating it and get feedback.

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“He got the entire room talking and participating in the training”

Mitesh Patel · Team communication training · Google review excerpt

Planning your session

I start by listening.

I’ll ask who’s in the room, what they face at work, and what you want them to do differently after the session. From there, we’ll agree on a format and choose examples and activities that fit your audience.

I bring more than 30 years in training and development, along with experience in instructional design, broadcasting, stage acting, and service as a retired U.S. Air Force NCO.

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Engage From Any Stage

What would make this session worthwhile for your audience?

Tell me what you’re planning and what you want your audience or team to take away. We’ll talk through the topic, format, and next step.

Discuss Your Event or Training

Virtual Coffee with David · A 30-minute online conversation