David Nihill
Founder, Funnybizz
“One of the best speaking coaches out there” - Forbes.com
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, David is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur,Forbes, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Times, TV3, Newstalk and the Irish Independent.
“One of the best speaking coaches out there” according to Forbes.com, David’s program with over 29,000 students has also been featured by Prezi as one of the best training courses for presenters. His book remains one of the highest rated in the world on the (usually not so wildly exciting) topic of public speaking, and his content has been read by over one million people.
A sought after international business speaker, David has also performed standup comedy and was the winner of the prestigious 43rd annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition. As a storyteller he finished runner up in NPR’s the Moth’s largest US story telling competition. As a lecturer he has taught at Stanford Graduate Business School, UC Berkeley, Hult Business School and University College Dublin.
A graduate of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School he calls San Francisco home when immigration officials permit, and was named on the 2017 Irish America 100 List, which recognizes the accomplishments of the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders.
A big fan of travel and languages David has lived and worked in 12 countries and visited 73 and counting. More info: http://davidnihill.com/speaking/
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Speaking to Engage: Become a Better and Funnier Public Speaker
Learn comedy habits to be a better public speaker, consistently funnier and help rid the world of boring presentations!
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Do You Talk Funny?: Book Talk by David Nihill
In one year, David went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy, and winning storytelling competitions.
Masterclass: Hacking Public Speaking Through Comedy
Join us and David Nihill at General Assembly in San Francisco for a public speaking workshop that will help you engage with your listeners...and make them laugh, too.