
Dave Angel
Dave Angel brings more than 25 years of experience in providing strategic leadership in the areas of training, facilitation and the development of organizational and employee competencies to the VitalSmarts Facilitator Faculty. Specializing in participant-centered learning, Dave helps individuals, teams, and organizations increase organizational effectiveness, achieve bottom-line results and become measurably more vital.
Master Trainer
Dave is a Master Certified Trainer in Crucial Conversations® and is also certified in Crucial Confrontations™. He has extensive experience introducing and teaching these crucial skills to leaders as well as front line employees. Clients continually praise Dave for his ability to help them achieve hard-hitting results in the areas where they need it the most.
A respected and valued instructor, Dave consistently receives accolades for his charismatic presentation style and highly participant-centered training design. His experience, coupled with an engaging and energetic style, has clients asking for his return again and again.
Dynamic Speaker
In addition to his experience as a consultant and trainer, Dave is a skilled presenter, addressing audiences on the topics of leadership development, morale and motivation, collaborative communication, and personal accountability. Audiences range from small executive retreats to large organizational meetings to conference keynotes. Notable clients include: Covenant Healthcare, General Electric, the American Society for Training & Development and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Business Results Expert
Dave worked closely with leaders at Covenant Healthcare to implement Crucial Conversations Training as part of a major culture change initiative occurring across the multi-hospital organization.
By using the skills found in Crucial Conversations, leaders and employees who once experienced
critical issues that halted productivity, addressed and resolved their problems within their teams and experienced improved results. One surgery manager retained two long-term employees by finally stepping up and holding those crucial conversations that were needed.
Education
Dave received his Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of Tennessee and did his graduate work in Organizational Communication at Southern Illinois University. He is a member of the American Society for Training & Development.
Dave Angel brings more than 25 years of experience in providing strategic leadership in the areas of training, facilitation and the development of organizational and employee competencies to the VitalSmarts Facilitator Faculty. Specializing in participant-centered learning, Dave helps individuals, teams, and organizations increase organizational effectiveness, achieve bottom-line results and become measurably more vital.
Master Trainer
Dave is a Master Certified Trainer in Crucial Conversations® and is also certified in Crucial Confrontations™. He has extensive experience introducing and teaching these crucial skills to leaders as well as front line employees. Clients continually praise Dave for his ability to help them achieve hard-hitting results in the areas where they need it the most.
A respected and valued instructor, Dave consistently receives accolades for his charismatic presentation style and highly participant-centered training design. His experience, coupled with an engaging and energetic style, has clients asking for his return again and again.
Dynamic Speaker
In addition to his experience as a consultant and trainer, Dave is a skilled presenter, addressing audiences on the topics of leadership development, morale and motivation, collaborative communication, and personal accountability. Audiences range from small executive retreats to large organizational meetings to conference keynotes. Notable clients include: Covenant Healthcare, General Electric, the American Society for Training & Development and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Business Results Expert
Dave worked closely with leaders at Covenant Healthcare to implement Crucial Conversations Training as part of a major culture change initiative occurring across the multi-hospital organization.
By using the skills found in Crucial Conversations, leaders and employees who once experienced
critical issues that halted productivity, addressed and resolved their problems within their teams and experienced improved results. One surgery manager retained two long-term employees by finally stepping up and holding those crucial conversations that were needed.
Education
Dave received his Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of Tennessee and did his graduate work in Organizational Communication at Southern Illinois University. He is a member of the American Society for Training & Development.

