Keynote Speaker · Communication & ADHD

Communication
isn't a soft skill.
It's a superpower.

Acclaimed keynote speaker Dave Delaney helps leaders and teams build clarity, connection, and confidence — through storytelling, humor, and practical tools audiences can use immediately.

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15+

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Enlighten · Empower · Entertain

Keynotes that leave audiences enlightened, empowered, and entertained.

Dave helps leaders and teams build clarity, connection, and confidence through modern workplace communication — delivered with storytelling, humor, and practical tools they can use the moment they walk out the door.

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Two Signature Keynotes

Choose the talk your room needs

Every keynote is tailored to your audience, industry, and goals — high-energy, interactive, and grounded in frameworks people actually remember.

Featuring the Root Down Framework

The ADHD
Advantage

Stop managing neurodiversity. Start unleashing it.

More people in your organization are living with ADHD — diagnosed or not — than you'd expect. Diagnosed at fifty, Dave brings a funny, honest, deeply human take on what ADHD actually looks like at work, and what organizations gain when they stop managing neurodiversity and start unleashing it. Drawing on his Root Down Framework, he gives audiences the tools to know their strengths, respect how they're wired, and build the connections that make work — and life — better.

Now booking 2026 / 2027 Based on Dave's new TEDx Talk

Your audience will leave with · Root Down

Know Yourself — identify your unique strengths and channel them into confidence and results.

Respect Yourself — build the self-acceptance that fuels resilience, reduces burnout, and unlocks growth.

Connect Yourself — practical strategies for reducing disconnection and building belonging at work and beyond.

NICE AND Framework · The L.I.S.T.E.N. Method

The
Communication Edge

Two magic words change everything.

Your people mean well — but meaning well isn't the same as communicating well. Most workplace problems aren't strategy problems; they're communication problems, whether online or offline. Teams retreat into silos; hard conversations get replaced with polite agreement. In this keynote, Dave reveals the two magic words that change everything and teaches the exact frameworks your group will use across generations, departments, and roles — and during your event.

Now booking 2026 / 2027 High-energy & interactive

Your audience will leave with

A simple, immediately applicable language shift that replaces team friction with forward momentum.

The L.I.S.T.E.N. framework for becoming a more present, effective communicator in any conversation.

Practical tools for navigating difficult conversations, bridging silos, and building real trust under pressure.

See Dave in Action

Clarity, humor, and practical tools

A look at how Dave engages audiences — and why meeting planners book him again and again.

A Different Way to Think About Communication

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

— George Bernard Shaw

Communication breaks down not because people don't care, but because they don't feel seen, heard, or safe enough to speak honestly. Dave's approach blends clarity, empathy, and practical tools to help teams communicate in ways that build trust, improve culture, and drive real results.

Enlighten

New ideas and fresh perspectives to improve communication with colleagues, clients, prospects, and peers — strategies and skills for 2026 and beyond.

Empower

Your group leaves invigorated and ready to act — feeling courageous, capable, and excited to apply the tactics they discover immediately.

Entertain

Plenty of laughter and nods of agreement during a high-energy, interactive talk full of relevant stories, memorable lessons, and hilarious anecdotes.

Now booking 2026 / 2027

Let's create a meaningful
experience for your group

Ideal for conferences, leadership events, and professional development programs. Discover why Dave is trusted by meeting planners, event organizers, associations, and education leaders.

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What Planners Say

Rave reviews from the room

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He left our audience of 6,000+ with key takeaways for how to be a Master Communicator — and he's hilarious!

PBWC Conference

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If you have an opportunity to work together, it will be worth it.

Grow with Google

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Dave blew me away (as well as the audience)… an amazing speaker.

LinkedIn · Inc.

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Authentic, informative, and very well received by our audience.

The UPS Store

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You know the sessions are effective when your own team uses it on you!

Asurion

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Attendees loved his presentation style, his energy & humor, and the tools that he shared.

TN Society of Association Executives

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The room was captivated by his brilliance… Dave is exceptional!

Better Business Bureau

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Rave reviews from our audience and members.

IABC

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It was our first venture into live virtual training on a global scale — a huge success.

Citizen Relations

Communication isn't a soft skill.
It's a superpower.

— Dave Delaney, powered by Futureforth

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Communicationisn't a soft skill.It's a superpower.