Dave B.
Specialist Sales, Communication And Interpersonal Skills Trainer
Professional Value
Dave is a specialist trainer who helps corporate sales and leadership teams boost interpersonal effectiveness through practical communication, sales and presentation coaching. With 20 years’ corporate experience and NLP practitioner credentials, he has delivered results‑focused sessions to blue‑chip firms such as GSK and Mercedes‑Benz, raising delegate confidence and negotiation agility. He primarily serves multinational pharma and automotive organisations.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
Dave is dedicated to improving personal performance in a corporate environment. A training and development professional, with corporate experience in large to medium sized companies, Dave is an excellent communicator. Despite a high level of qualifications, Dave's training is highly practical, engaging and, whilst challenging, also fun! With a results focus, Dave's calm, yet enthused, adult-to-adult style is persuasive. His key skills lie in training and coaching communication skills, with expertise in sales, leadership and presentation contents.
Whether training sales, leadership, presentations or coaching, Dave brings a wealth of experience, skill and knowledge, focused on improving communication skills for greater interpersonal effectiveness. His success comes from experience of having worked in the corporate world for over 20 years.
Dave is a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and has many years of training and coaching experience with organisations ranging from American blue-chip companies through to European SMEs. Consistently delivering to the highest quality, Dave's core work is in interpersonal communication, with specialist areas in sales, leadership and presentations.
Dave's list of qualifications is soon to be added to. As well as a BSc in engineering and an MBA, Dave will add a 'Masters in Leadership' in September 2012.
Dave has successfully trained and coached delegates from the following industries:
- Automotive
- Drinks
- Leisure
- Pharmaceutical
- Telecommunications
- IT
- Banking
Clients include:
- Mercedez-Benz
- Aston Hearing
- Burt's Bees
- Really Fine Leisure Ltd
- Abbott Pharmaceuticals
- Ace Eurogroup
- Scottish and Newcastle
- Celgene
- Bluechip
- Astins
- British Telecom
- Seiko
- Interserve
- Wall Street Systems
- Glaxo SmithKline (GSK)
- Reuters
- Astra Zeneca
- Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS)
- Janssen
- Roche
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Wyeth
- Ipsos
- Shire Health International
- NHS Primary Care Trusts
Core Competencies
Communication
Dave possesses exceptional communication skills, leveraging 20 years of corporate experience and his expertise as an NLP Practitioner.
He delivers engaging and challenging training sessions, focusing on leadership, facilitation, and negotiation skills, to drive executive performance and behavioral flexibility.
Sales - Specialised
Dave offers specialized sales training and coaching, drawing from his extensive experience in national, key, and business development sales positions.
His services cover the entire sales cycle, from introduction to selling and goal setting, to prospecting, building rapport, and handling objections, ensuring effective sales strategies.
Presentation Skills
Dave provides expert presentation skills training, tailored for both formal and informal settings, and for groups of varying sizes.
His services encompass communication skills, leadership, sales management, and sales training, to enhance presentation impact and overall effectiveness.