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What topics does Dave Burgess speak about?

Dave Burgess is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Education, Educational Motivational, Personal Growth, Workshop

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Dave Burgess Biography

Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of "Teach Like a PIRATE," co-author of "P is for PIRATE," and the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., which delivers powerful, inspirational, and innovative books, keynotes, and professional development. Based in San Diego, California, he is an award-winning teacher recognized with the BAMMY award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2014.

He specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. Burgess focuses on increasing student engagement and creativity in education and delivers high-energy, interactive, and entertaining keynotes and workshops. His presentations are a unique blend of outrageously energetic performance art and magic, mixed with an inspirational message of how and why to become more passionate in the classroom. Utilizing magic and humor, he enhances teaching effectiveness and audience engagement. All techniques and methods are modeled and fully explained so participants can apply them practically. Attendees leave with a toolbox full of dynamic presentational ideas for immediate use in their lessons.

As president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., Burgess has disrupted the publishing industry by releasing over 175 ground-breaking titles from innovative educators worldwide. He has presented at venues like TEDxLitchfieldED in a talk titled "Teach like a pirate." Burgess develops custom-designed presentations for schools and organizations, incorporating unique elements like "performance origami." Recognized repeatedly as a faculty standout for 17 consecutive years, he has been voted Most Entertaining, Most Energetic, and Most Dramatic by his peers.

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Dave Burgess Speaking Topics

Teach Like a PIRATE!

Join New York Times Best-Selling author Dave Burgess for a high-energy, entertaining, and inspirational program that will transform the way you look at your role as an educator. Learn how to dramatically increase student engagement, design wildly creative lessons, and build a course that is a life-changing experience for your students.

Using a unique combination of magic and humor, he will reignite your passion for the education profession and show you exactly how to make school an amazing place that has students wanting to knock down the walls to get in.

Teach Like a PIRATE has sparked a full-scale revolution in the educational world and has inspired teachers from all over the globe to achieve new levels of excellence in their schools and classrooms. This program is your chance to experience the one-of-a-kind presentational style of unbelievable intensity and outrageous energy that has transfixed audiences at packed venues across the nation.
Teaching Outside the Box: A Crash Course in Creativity

A fast-paced and fun session designed to teach techniques that will skyrocket creativity. You will learn how to use your brain like Google, create a GPS system for powerful teaching, and magically create new ideas through Creative Alchemy. In addition, learn how to overcome obstacles that stifle creativity by using the Wedding Photographer Principle. You’ll leave truly believing you are a creative being and inspired to add memorable experiences for students to your lesson plans.

Make Your Own Snow: Unconventional Ways to Disrupt The Status Quo & Crush It as an Entrepreneur

In this high-energy, inspirational presentation, learn how branding, community building, and a renegade approach to business completely disrupted the educational publishing world and took Dave Burgess on an entrepreneurial journey from classroom teacher to New York Times Best Selling author and CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation on the INC 5000 list of fast• growing privately held companies in the United States. More importantly, learn how to powerfully position the message you want to deliver and then effectively spread it in ways that challenge the status quo.

Dave Burgess Videos

Creating Lifelong Learners with Dave Burgess
"On the Importance of Elevating Others" with Dave Burgess
Unlocking Student Engagement and Creativity With Dave Burgess

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Dave Burgess Books

P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC's for Educators
Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator

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FAQs on booking Dave Burgess

How do I book Dave Burgess to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dave Burgess for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dave Burgess, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dave Burgess or any other speaker of your choice.
What are the speaker fees for Dave Burgess

Speaking fees for Dave Burgess, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dave Burgess are for live events and for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dave Burgess, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Dave Burgess speak about?

Dave Burgess is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Education, Educational Motivational, Personal Growth, Workshop.
Where does Dave Burgess travel from?

Dave Burgess generally travels from San Diego, CA, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is Dave Burgess’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Dave Burgess for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dave Burgess for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dave Burgess or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Dave Burgess is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Teach Like a PIRATE!, Teaching Outside the Box: A Crash Course in Creativity and Make Your Own Snow: Unconventional Ways to Disrupt The Status Quo & Crush It as an Entrepreneur. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dave Burgess for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Dave Burgess generally travels from San Diego, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gerry Brooks, Gever Tulley, Jon Bergmann, Doug Lemov and George Couros. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dave Burgess for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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