David Otey
MA, MBA
CO, US
David Otey gets it. He has been where you are. He knows how hard it is to connect with an audience and hold their attention when the content gets technical. The problem isn't you! The problem is the way the human brain works when taking in novel information. The solution, therefore, is to take advantage of what we now know about brain chemistry to make a connection with the audience. Only then can real information transfer take place.
A former broadcast engineer turned speaker, author, and coach, David is perfectly qualified to guide technical presenters through a process of putting Connection before Content and Empathy before Evidence (TM). By learning and using this process, you will grow more confident as a speaker. You will position yourself for greater success. You will be memorable!
While working in broadcasting, David Otey led an industry-wide, nationwide training effort that was unprecedented in its scope, ultimately reaching more than 10,000 technical professionals in 900 locations. Along the way, he learned invaluable lessons—which he now shares—in how to reach people at an emotional level when conveying technical information.
Now an international, award-winning speaker, David specializes in helping scientists, engineers, and other technical professionals tell the story of their work. Using his framework, your audience members can create a "first draft" of their next technical presentation in as little as three minutes!
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
• The A.R.T. (and Science) of Connecting: A New Paradigm for Technical Presentations
• Soft Skills in a World of Hard Data: Negotiating a Scientist's Roles
• How to Connect, Convey, and Convince When You Converse
Partial list of clients:
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
• South Dakota Unified Judicial System
• Association for Talent Development
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• Cellular Plus
...plus firms involved in consulting engineering and polymer R&D
"A bored audience will never take action. The opposite of boredom is not entertainment—it is engagement. Let me show you how to engage your audience so your content will make a difference!" -D. Otey
David Otey gets it. He has been where you are. He knows how hard it is to connect with an audience and hold their attention when the content gets technical. The problem isn't you! The problem is the way the human brain works when taking in novel information. The solution, therefore, is to take advantage of what we now know about brain chemistry to make a connection with the audience. Only then can real information transfer take place.
A former broadcast engineer turned speaker, author, and coach, David is perfectly qualified to guide technical presenters through a process of putting Connection before Content and Empathy before Evidence (TM). By learning and using this process, you will grow more confident as a speaker. You will position yourself for greater success. You will be memorable!
While working in broadcasting, David Otey led an industry-wide, nationwide training effort that was unprecedented in its scope, ultimately reaching more than 10,000 technical professionals in 900 locations. Along the way, he learned invaluable lessons—which he now shares—in how to reach people at an emotional level when conveying technical information.
Now an international, award-winning speaker, David specializes in helping scientists, engineers, and other technical professionals tell the story of their work. Using his framework, your audience members can create a "first draft" of their next technical presentation in as little as three minutes!
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
• The A.R.T. (and Science) of Connecting: A New Paradigm for Technical Presentations
• Soft Skills in a World of Hard Data: Negotiating a Scientist's Roles
• How to Connect, Convey, and Convince When You Converse
Partial list of clients:
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
• South Dakota Unified Judicial System
• Association for Talent Development
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• Cellular Plus
...plus firms involved in consulting engineering and polymer R&D
"A bored audience will never take action. The opposite of boredom is not entertainment—it is engagement. Let me show you how to engage your audience so your content will make a difference!" -D. Otey
The A.R.T. of Connecting: A new paradigm for technical presentations
This program is perfect for:
- scientists, engineers, or other quantitative thinkers who need to give presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences
For your work to change the world, it must be communicated to someone else. How do you tell the story of your work? The basic unit of human interaction is not data. It is a story. Modern...
Soft Skills in a World of Hard Data: Negotiating a Scientist's Roles
This program is perfect for:
• Early- to mid-career scientists; can be adapted to other audiences
As a scientist, your academic training prepared you to be a researcher, which you love. But what of the other roles you have added along the way? Who trained you to be a mentor, a personnel manager, a project manager, a budgeter? Where did you learn to be a publicist, an advocate, a grant writer? And how do you...
How to Connect, Convey, and Convince When You Converse
Format: 60- to 90-minute interactive keynote
This program is perfect for:
- Early- to mid-career technical professionals
The audience will leave with:
- An understanding of how and why to connect with the listener emotionally
- Basic storytelling techniques and why they are essential
- A tool for avoiding the most common conversational...
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