Workshops & training

A keynote opens the door. A workshop walks your team through it.

You know the moment. The talk lands, the room nods, and by Thursday everyone is back in the old conversation. A workshop is where a framework stops being an idea and becomes something your people do — on their own cases, in their own words, while David is still in the room.

Plan a workshop → Formats and fees

Five formats

Choose the depth. The science stays the same.

  1. KeynoteFrom R35,000

    45–60 minutesOne framework, delivered to the whole room.

  2. Half-day workshopR30,000

    3.5 hoursOne framework, practised — R.E.S.O.L.V.E. for conflict, say, or C.A.L.M. for leading through a crisis.

  3. Full-day workshopR45,000 for up to 20 delegates; R55,000 for 21–25

    09:00–15:00, with two tea breaks and lunchTwo frameworks in depth, applied to your team's real situations.

  4. The Influence Code MasterclassR80,000, up to 20 delegates

    Two daysThe whole system from the book, practised on each delegate's own case, with a copy of the book for everyone.

  5. Keynote + leadership workshopR60,000

    The keynote, then a half-day workshop for up to 20 leaders, the same dayThe whole room hears the framework; the leaders who must carry it practise it that afternoon.

All prices exclude VAT. Invoiced by Watts Digital (Pty) Ltd.

New for 2027: The Ghost at the Table, a keynote and half-day on influence and negotiation in the age of AI.

Year-end offer · book by 15 December

Book the first quarter now. Keep this year’s fee.

The year is winding down, next year’s diary is opening, and the first three months tend to set a team’s tone — with clients, with each other, across the negotiating table. As you look ahead, you can probably already see the conversation your people will most need to get right.

Book a keynote or workshop for delivery from January to March 2027, pay a 50% deposit by Tuesday 15 December, and two things come with it.

  1. This year’s rate, held

    Your booking keeps the 2026 fee. Rates for 2027 are under review.

  2. The book, for every delegate

    Each person in the room receives the e-book of Cracking The Influence Code, so the framework stays in their hands long after the session ends.

This is not a discount. The deposit secures your date, and the offer closes on Tuesday 15 December.

Which will open your year: a keynote for the whole room, or a workshop where your people practise? Tell David, and he will reply personally within 24 hours.

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Start with the problem

Every workshop is built on a framework from the book.

Tell David the conversation your team keeps getting wrong. He will match it to the framework written for it — and to the format that gives your people enough time to practise it.

  1. Signature FlagshipThe Influence Code

    Cracking The Influence Code: The Signature Keynote, Built on the BookRead the outline →

  2. Conflict ResolutionR.E.S.O.L.V.E.

    From Friction to Fusion: Resolving High-Stakes Corporate Conflict with IntegrityRead the outline →

  3. Advanced NegotiationP.A.T.H. + D.E.A.L.

    Beyond the Bargaining Table: The Hidden Psychology of Win-Win NegotiationRead the outline →

  4. Crisis LeadershipC.A.L.M.

    The Lighthouse in the Storm: Communicating Through Crisis and ChangeRead the outline →

  5. Executive MasterclassL.I.S.T.E.N.

    Whispers to the Mind: The Art of Hypnotic Language in LeadershipRead the outline →

How it runs

Story first. Then the framework. Then your case.

Every session opens with a story, because the brain keeps narrative long after it has dropped the bullet points. Then comes the framework, one step at a time, and then the part that matters most: each delegate works it through on a real situation from their own week.

A full day runs from 09:00 to 15:00, with two tea breaks and lunch. David researches your industry before he arrives, so the examples in the room are your examples.

Picture the next difficult conversation already on your team's calendar — and your people walking into it with a framework they have practised, not merely heard.

Logistics

  1. Workshops are for up to 20 delegates (21–25 at the larger-group rate; bigger groups by arrangement).

  2. Travel in Gauteng is included. Outside Gauteng, or wherever an overnight stay is needed, flights, accommodation, meals and transfers are booked for the client's account. David flies in the day before to settle and prepare, and flies home the same day or early the next morning, depending on when the event ends. No overnight flights, please. International on request.

  3. Four to six weeks’ lead time.

Plan your workshop

Choose a format, or pick "Not sure yet" and David will recommend one. He replies personally within 24 hours.

David personally responds within 24 hours.