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Public Speaking

Overview of Public Speaking

David is a seasoned public speaker before civic, academic, business, and other audiences. He appears regularly as a political analyst on television, radio, and other forums.

David also has had the good fortune to regularly speak abroad, primarily as an independent political speaker for the State Department, and as a European Union fellow.

David at Maine’s state Capitol, in Augusta, August 2023.

International Engagements

Across the globe, David has spoken on policy and politics and trained journalists on campaign coverage ahead of elections in their countries.

Speaking and workshop destinations include:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, Tonga, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

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Featured Work

Global Speaking Destinations

Highlights from global electoral missions, talks, and collaborations—captured across Africa and the Pacific.

David meeting with students at the University of the South Pacific, in Suva, Fiji, October 2017.
David meeting with students at the University of the South Pacific, in Suva, Fiji, October 2017.
David meeting with journalists in Suva Fiji, October 2017.
David meeting with journalists in Suva Fiji, October 2017.
David meeting Tonga Electoral Commission, October 2017
David meeting with members of the Tonga Electoral Commission, October 2017.
David speaking to journalists and students in Uganda, October 2019
David speaking to journalists and students in Uganda, October 2019, ahead of legislative elections.
David being interviewed by journalists in Nigeria, during a March 2022 trip in advance of presidential elections in Africa’s most populous nation.
David being interviewed by journalists in Nigeria, during a March 2022 trip in advance of presidential elections in Africa’s most populous nation.
David being interviewed by journalists in Nigeria, during a March 2022 trip in advance of presidential elections in Africa’s most populous nation.
David speaking to students at the University of Botswana in August 2024, two months ahead of the southern African nation’s legislative elections.

Academic Lectures

Domestic audiences included lectures at The Dole Institute for Politics (University of Kansas), American University, Dartmouth, George Mason University, George Washington University, Gettysburg College, USC, Vanderbilt University, and others.

Dole Institute for Politics — University of Kansas
American University
Dartmouth College
George Mason University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
University of Southern California
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University

Business & Corporate Engagements

Audiences include asset management firm Baraboo Growth (Milwaukee, WI) and Genworth Financial (Richmond, VA).

Baraboo Growth — Asset Management, Milwaukee WI
Genworth Financial — Richmond VA