Dave Caperton

Biography

Selecting an uplifting, informative and motivational speaker is critical to the success of any conference or meeting because that decision will determine the emotional impact of the event. The attendees will remember a great keynote speaker long after the food and surroundings have faded from memory.

Dave Caperton is a high-content and genuinely funny speaker.

Dave is a nationally-known humorous speaker and seminar leader who teaches his audiences in business, education, and healthcare how to laugh while they learn how to use healthy and compassionate humor to manage stress, to cope with change and to boost personal and organizational success.

Dave has been a teacher, a trainer, a stand-up comedian and a comedy writer. All of his talents as a performer and his skills as a teacher are evident in presentations his clients have described as "superior," "soul-searching," and "frankly hilarious."

Publications

Happiness Is a Funny Thing

Each year there are thousands of new books about how to make money, get fit, increase vocabularies or solve Sudoku puzzles. At the heart of every one is this unspoken hope: And then maybe you can be happy. In his new book, Happiness Is a Funny Thing, speaker, comedian and comedy writer Dave Caperton says: Let`s cheat. Let`s forget about all the peripheral stuff and instead go straight for the prize. I`m financially unstable, I`m flabby and I hate Sudoku. I don`t care. I want joy. I want to laugh. I want to live an extraordinary life of faith and happiness and--while I`m at it--I want to make a difference. I don`t want it for a hypothetical someday after I`ve fixed everything that`s wrong with me. I want to be happy and I want it now. Written with honesty and the type of humor that has made Dave a favorite speaker for hundreds of top business, education and health care organizations in North America.

Happiness Is a Funny Thing will make you laugh while you learn how to:
-Identify and remove obstacles to joy
-Successfully use humor (even if you aren t funny).
-Make simple choices that will unlock happiness in the now
-Become more valuable to others at work and at home.

Described by readers as laugh-out-loud funny and a real-deal book about personal growth, Happiness Is a Funny Thing is proof that self-help doesn`t have to be dull.

Titles

Your Mission: Change the World
We`ve all heard the old adage, "perception is reality," which means your world is what you perceive it to be. But what you perceive owes as much to the choices you make as to your senses. Your commitment to joy, your sense of humor, your focus, even your physiology, shapes your perceptions. Consciously making positive choices leads to healthy perceptions about your life, work and relationships. And when you change your perceptions, you change your world.

Stress Mastery
Stress is one of the most talked about yet least understood threats to our success and health. Uncontrolled stress is a sure road to burnout and unhappiness. Unchecked stress depresses immune function, leads to illness and absenteeism and erodes energy and effectiveness. Combing humor and solid research to explore the stress response, Dave provides real solutions for coping successfully and thriving in times of change and challenge.

Healing Humor
Laughter doesn`t just feel good, it`s good for you. Besides providing a release for stress, a sense of humor has also been associated with improved immune function, pain relief, lowered blood pressure and is a proven predictor of longevity. This program presents the healing benefits of humor both for self-care and to minister to the needs of others. Healing Humor is perfect for healthcare audiences or any group interested in healthy living through laughter.

Laughter and Learning
It may seem counterintuitive that emotion, not rational processes, are the key to learning, but that is what brain research shows. In short, negative emotions stimulate limbic response (e.g. fight or flight) while positive emotion enhances cortical alertness. Learn ways to make compassionate humor a useful tool in the learning experience and join your students in enjoying increased learning and lowered stress.

Drive Sales - but first find your keys
Does your sales team know the number one factor that makes a buyer say "yes"? Learn the secret that drives sales and the 8 keys that every salesperson should practice to shift sales into high gear. You`ll also learn one simple habit that will take you from sales rep to expert consultant with loyal repeat customers.

Special Programs
In addition to Dave`s regular topics, he also offers special customized presentations specifically designed for your group`s needs including customized humor, communication workshops and a number of special in-service programs for educators.