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 Al Walker is president of Al Walker and Associates, Inc., a firm dedicated to helping businesses and individuals solve problems through professional speaking, training and consulting services. Al and his organization specialize in results-oriented training programs. They have conducted over 1500 training clinics, workshops, seminars and programs for organizations from the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Al is a masterful teacher and is nationally recognized for his unique, fun-loving, humorous approach to speaking.
Al earned a business degree from the University of South Carolina. After graduation, he joined a residential building and development corporation. Within two years as head of sales and marketing, the firm was the highest dollar volume residential builder in South Carolina. During that time, Al attended a Dale Carnegie course and decided his future was in training and developing people. He joined Dale Carnegie and for five years sold and taught their programs throughout South Carolina. He quickly became one of the top-rated instructors in the organization. In 1981, he started his own company. His international client list includes IBM, Wal-Mart, BASF, NCR, BellSouth and Westinghouse/CBS. Al’s articles on leadership, sales, customer service and personal development have appeared in professional publications throughout the world.
He is a former Regional Vice President for Sales and Marketing Executives International from which he earned the designation Certified Sales Executive. He has served on SMEI’s Foundation Board of Directors. Al is past president of the National Speakers Association and has served as Chairman of the NSA Foundation Board of Trustees. He has earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional from NSA and his NSA colleagues inducted him into the prestigious Council of Peers Award for Excellence Speakers Hall of Fame which is the highest recognition in professional speaking. There are only 119 CPAE’s in the world today including Harvey Mackay, Ronald Reagan, Art Linkletter and Zig Ziglar. And recently, his colleagues recognized Al’s service to the speaking industry by awarding him The Cavett Award - the National Speakers Association’s highest and most cherished award presented annually to the member who has rendered exceptional service to the speaking industry and the association.
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1) A World Fit to Live In
Through humorous anecdotes and stories, Al delivers the driving message that in order for us to have a world fit to live in, we must first have a self worth living with and a philosophy to live by. Al defines exactly what it takes to have a “self worth living with” and how knowledge, skill and attitude contribute to that goal. |
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2) The Gateway to Excellence is as Big as a Barn
It’s true - the gateway is huge and yet so few choose to walk through it. Instead, they settle for mediocrity not realizing that the difference between excellence and average is not vast or striking. In an entertaining and inspiring fashion, Al shares the secrets to the small characteristics that make the BIG differences in anyone’s quest for excellence. Your audience will laugh, cry and go away feeling like a million dollars with a smile on their faces and in their hearts. |
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3) Service That Sells
Your company never has a second chance to make a good first impression. So it’s important your customers get a good impression the first time they contact you whether in person or by phone. Al addresses four important areas of customer service: product knowledge, the skills necessary to sell the product, handling complaints with confidence and the human relations skills necessary to develop rapport with your customers. |
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4) Thinking Big and Living Large
Tired of thinking and using up what little brains you have left sometimes after sitting in meetings all day long? Do you want to laugh, have a good time and walk away with a grin on your face? Al pokes a lot of fun at himself, and at life. This presentation can be customized for any group. It’s perfect for brain-dead groups who have spent an entire day in training sessions and for those who want to think big, live large, and laugh all the way out of the room.
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