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David Lecours speaks professionally on Creativity, Branding and Presentations.

KEYNOTE SPEECH TOPICS

Creativity - Creative Superhero
Creativity matters now more than ever. Creativity is a learned habit. A creative process allows your creative output to soar. Using well known Superhero archetypes, David shares a 6-step process to boost your idea generation and implementation.

Attendees Will Learn:
• A process to generate big ideas to differentiate their firm
• To strategize how to get their ideas approved and implemented, even in a creative-unfriendly environment
• How to draft a Creative Brief that is equally effective for internal marketing projects or when hiring an external agency

Creative Superhero: Download Outline | Video Clip

Business Development/Sales - The Power of Story to Win New Business
In order to influence, we must connect first. To demonstrate this, David tells a very personal story “I Haven’t Always Been David Lecours.” Story allows us in. Story moves our audience emotionally. Story helps build brand loyalty. Story makes us memorable.

Attendees Will Learn:
1. A proven structure to craft their firm’s website, proposal and interview stories
2. To Discover and tell their own “About Me” story
3. The essential elements of a persuasive story

The Power of Story to Win New Business: Download Outline | Video Clip

Personal Branding - Brand You: How to Build Your Platform a Thought Leader
How to discover your core genius, position yourself, and promote yourself to attract clients or followers that value your brilliance. A terrific speech to train yourself, or those in your organization, to become Thought Leaders.

Attendees Will Learn:
1. How to move your audience from getting to know, like and trust you
2. A compelling technique for self-introductions (your elevator speech)
3. How to identify your core genius (your focused area of expertise)

Brand You: Download Outline

Presentation Skills - Change the World Slide by Slide:
How To Develop, Design and Deliver Slide Presentations Like a Pro
Today’s leaders are expected to deliver compelling Powerpoint-style presentations, but without any training in visual communication or speechcraft. This speech is designed to help. You will learn to develop, design and deliver powerful presentations that can change the world.

Attendees Will Learn:
1.  How to develop content that moves your audience to act
2. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
3. How to use a confidence monitor to avoid memorizing your presentation

Change the World Slide by Slide: Download Outline | Video

VIDEO

Follow Your Heart, Follow Your Effort

The Power of Story

Creating Like a Superhero

Audiences Include
AIGA | the professional association for design
American Institute of Architects (AIA-SD)
California Landscape Contractors Association RBG Group
College Art Association
Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-SD)
KAA Design
New School of Architecture + Design
Orange County Medical Association
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
San Diego Architectural Foundation
San Diego Fine Art Society / Pulse
San Diego North Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Workforce Partnership
Seattle Design Center
Society for Design Administrators
Society for Marketing Professionals (SMPS-SD, SMPS-SAC, SMPS-PRC, SMPS-SERC)
TEDx America’s Finest City
TEDx SDSU
The San Diego Foundation
USC School of Architecture XED
UCLA Extension
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-SD)

How To Hire David For Your Event
David is represented by the Designer Speakers Bureau
or contact David’s Office Manager, Holly Schmitt: holly@lecoursdesign.com
David travels from San Diego, CA. 

Next Speaking Events
June 29, 2012 // Brand You at The San Diego Foundation
June 30, 2012 // The Business of Design at USC School of Architecture XED
Sept 29, 2012 // Great Brands Attract Great Members at Orange Country Medical Association
Feb. 22, 2013 // Let’s Change the World Slide by Slide at SMPS Pacific Regional Conference
Mar 08, 2013 // Creating Like a Superhero at SMPS Southeast Regional Conference

Note: David’s presentations to companies and retreats may not be included above because those engagements generally are not open to the public and because the information may be proprietary.

For Meeting Planners: A/V Requirements
Mr. Lecours requests a cordless lavaliere or headset microphone for audiences greater than 30 or for theater style venues. This mic should be pre-checked for high quality sound. Mr, Lecours will supply his own laptop computer with VGA adapter and cordless slide advancer. A screen, professional projector, audio cable (standard headphone mini jack), and VGA Cable are requested. A lectern is strongly discouraged. The VGA Cable and audio cable connected laptop are to be placed as a confidence monitor at the front, or within 10 feet of the front, of the stage. Knee high to is preferred but on the ground will also suffice.

For Meeting Planners: Marketing Your Event
For David’s bio and photo, click here
David is very active on Social Media. Be sure to give David a link to your event, and any relevant #hashtags so he can promote your event.

PRAISE FOR DAVID LECOURS AS A SPEAKER

“Thanks so much for your presentation. Your content and presentation delivery was a master class. I was completely blown away by how much absolutely applicable information you packed in a 30 minute presentation that didn’t feel rushed at all. The pacing and diversity (video, audio, hand drawings, cartoons, simple bold text, focused quotes…..) of info was beyond impressive. Your “Becoming a Creative Superhero” presentation is a sort of CliffsNotes to getting back on track in case students get stuck on a design problem. Most importantly you shared with these young designers an easy to follow, replicable road map on how to actually structure and test their design solutions. I took 3 pages of notes myself. –Kevin deFreitas, New School of Architecture + Design

“Our members very much enjoyed the presentation and found the program to be inspirational and motivating, as well as highly entertaining. You shared with us some great information and ideas for helping our firms to improve their approach and gave us each the ability to break out our Superhero cape, or underwear, as we embark on our day to day jobs. You left us pumped up and ready to tackle what may come with a new and improved attitude. Thanks again for speaking to us. I look forward to working with you again in the future.” –Jodie Day, President, SMPS Sacramento

“Seriously, you and your presentation were AWESOME – and that’s not just because you quoted me, quoting Gretsky! I had a few conversations about your presentation last night, one of which with a friend that I’ve been collaborating with on a new business scheme. He was super impressed and inspired. We all were. I’m going to get out there and fail at something.”  –Leslee Schaffer, Executive Director, San Diego Architectural Foundation

“Thank you for a phenomenal presentation. Clear, Crisp & Engaging. It gave me, I kid you not, goosebumps. The audience really liked it too. I received lots of positive feedback.” –John Bertsch, U.S. Green Building Council, San Diego Chapter

“Your talk was compelling and inspiring–exactly what we needed in these tough economic times. Thank you for your careful preparation. I came away from your presentation with a renewed excitement for branding.” –Kamala Kuresman, Nolte

“I just wanted to thank you for your time and for your presentation at New School of Architecture and Design. Not only was your presentation brilliant and inspiring, but it has already impacted and help me-and everyone else- with our own presentation in front of the members of the Sudanese community. We tried to be engaging, enthusiastic and integrate our personal stories into the presentation.” –Farshad Mehrabi, New School of Architecture + Design

“It was refreshing to hear you speak. I am happy that our paths crossed. I have spoken so much to co-workers and friends about your presentation. In fact, your work inspired me to become a volunteer for the Chapter. Truly, I left that night a different professional in the sense of branding myself and I owe you the thanks.” –Curtlin J. Johnson, MBA, Parsons

Publicity Mentioning David Lecours as a Speaker

It was 8:20 p.m. on a Wednesday in mid-October. Over 100 San Diegans were wedged into the Whistle Stop bar in South Park, listening to marketing guru David Lecours, the emcee for San Diego’s ninth installment of the salon-style event known as PechaKucha Night.

“Anybody grow up here and used to go to Farrell’s?” asked Lecours. A few hoots came from the audience. “Yeah? So, at Farrell’s they….Read Entire Article

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