Peter Davison

KEYNOTE SPEECH TOPICS
Everest Journey: Celebrating Everyday Unsung Heroes | Energizing Professionals | Seven Keys to Enagaging Service Excellence | The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict

SEMINAR PROGRAMS / EXPERTISE
B.R.A.V.O. (Building Relationship and Valuing Others) Programs offer practical roll-up-your-sleeves "How to" skills to boost life-giving relationships with self, others and service for greater engagement and productivity. Topics include: Energize Your Work | Love Your Work | Wake Up Happy | Stress Smart | Virtues at Work | Increase Team Spirit | Deal with Difficult People for Good! | How to Talk True

ABOUT THIS GUY

Peter Davison is an international motivational speaker and Yak Tamer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada whose uplifting speeches and peak performance seminars celebrate hard-working unsung heroes and revitalize big-hearted professionals dedicated to serving others. He has celebrated the joy of speaking and the business of making a difference since 1985. Peter's energy comes from chocolate, he has been quoted in Oprah Magazine and is proud to be a first time Dad at age 50.

CLIENT GRATITUDE

Corporate and Associations

"Peter Davison received a spontaneous standing ovation at the conclusion of his heartwarming and inspirational closing keynote speech, "Journey to Everest: The Unsung Heroes of Servant Leadership." The audience of life and health insurance claims officers attending our annual CLHIA conference appreciated the celebration of their important roles as unsung heroes, as they work diligently to make a difference in the lives of Canadians. Peter's closing slide show featuring our participants and inspiring visuals made the keynote address a great success and a wonderful closing high note."
- Irene Klatt, Vice President, Health Insurance, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA)

"Peter Davison brought a unique brand of energy to his Quest for Employee Engagement presentation to our group. He had the audience laughing, cheering and even some shedding a tear of inspiration during his talk. It was a refreshing break from the business topics that our delegates had been hearing."
- Bob Elliott, President, Canadian Printing Industries Association

"Thank you very much for your powerful "Energize 212" presentation to our associates last week. Your passion on the topic of people giving that extra effort and having balance in our lives was clearly evident! It was a very moving presentation with great examples that hit home with every one of us. Thanks for bringing us back to reality and helping us find that balance we all need."
- Mike McGraw, IDC Financial Atlantic

Helping Professionals

"Peter's speech "Journey to Everest: The Unsung Heroes of Servant Leadership" received a standing ovation at the Atlantic Psychiatric Conference. Peter's warm and easy-going manner conveyed a respectful and approachable interaction with participants. His recognition that each of us are daily climbing our own Everests and making a difference in helping others on their path of life left one with enthusiasm and purposefulness towards their challenging jobs. Peter's inspirational speech is what every individual needs in this ever- changing world."
- Maria Ward, Organizer, Link 2006 Atlantic Psychiatric Conference

"Nurses, like many other care-giving professionals, give and give and keep on giving until they are drained. In the face of a world-wide nursing shortage, they work more hours with less systemic support and they are TIRED! Our members who participated in Peter Davison's "Energize Your Work" seminar came away rejuvenated and empowered with simple and effective tools to help them boost their energy levels and regain a positive outlook on their work, having embraced his message that it is important to look after themselves before they can give of themselves to others."
- Kendra Gunn, Executive Director, P.E.I. Nurses' Union

"When Peter spoke on the topic of Energizing Unsung Heroes at our National Heath Services Convention I was totally impressed by his commitment to understanding the audience and the level of involvement he undertook to make his remarks real and meaningful to our delegates. Peter was able to talk to the heart of the challenges our staff face each and every day and to remind us all why we chose home care as our field of work in the first place."
- Barbara Toccacelli, Director of Human Resources and Communications, We Care Health Services Inc.

Public Servants/Non-Profit Organizations

"Peter Davison received a standing ovation at the conclusion of his "Quest for Inclusive Workplaces" keynote speech at our PWGSC Atlantic Diversity Forum. It was apparent that his address touched many of the people in the room. Peter exceeded our expectations by making the forum the success that we achieved."
- Wendy Smith, Co-Chair, Atlantic Diversity Forum 2008, Public Works and Government Services Canada

"Peter Davison brings calm, inspiration and guidance to his seminars. The National Association of Travellers' Centres, Ireland have had the pleasure of experiencing Peter's Inspirational Leadership Training on many occasions - the message always stays true... We are all valuable people who have an important contribution to make in our lives, our loves and our work. Peter is like a good book or film...he comes highly recommended!!"
- Liz Loftus, The National Association of Travellers' Centres, Ireland

"Peter's message was thought provoking and left our participants feeling energised and most importantly valued. His delivery of the Energise Your Work program was funny and a great addition to our forum. Peter is truly a gifted speaker with the charisma of making everyone feel like he is talking to them personally. I would recommend Peter to anyone who asks! Thanks again Peter."
- Jaime McKeown, Coordinator of the Litigation Forum, Canada Revenue Agency, CPP/EI Appeals Division

"Include Youth evaluates this program as a huge success - Peter was flexible in meeting the group's expectations. Feedback from participants was extremely positive. The workshop was fun, participative and enjoyable - the day flew in. There was a good mix of theory and practice and the group left with exercises they would be able to implement into their own work with young people. We found Peter to be inspirational and motivational. The material is very innovative, well researched and adaptable"
- Koulla Yiasouma, Director, Include Youth, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Pre-Conference and Companion Programs

"Our Maritime conference for medical laboratory technologists featured Peter Davison offering a pre-conference workshop called BRAVO (Building Relationships and Valuing Others) to a sold-out audience. We purposely invited other health care professionals because in our ever-changing health care system, we believe that everyone, whether we are nurses, doctors, LPN's, social workers, lab technologists or managers, needs to work better together for the sake of our patients. Peter's BRAVO presentation united us with practical skills to work together as a team, strategies to cope with stress, and tools to more effectively communicate. The best part was we had lots of fun doing it!!! Thanks Peter!"
- Rosalie Richard, Conference Co-chair, Maritech 2008

"Peter's session on 'How To Energize Your Life' was informative, interactive and thought provoking, not to mention, at times hilarious. His approach was serene yet commanding. Peter's presentation was gender neutral and age irrelevant and appropriate for many, many groups of people. His presentation was enjoyed by all of us who attended and we would strongly recommend him as a 'must see'".
- Lesley Peddle, D.D. Transport Limited and Lynda Dowden, Eastcan Transport Ltd., Spouses Program Co-Chairs, Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association Annual Meeting