Dave Birss
Dave Birss feels uncomfortable being asked what he does because he’s never entirely certain himself. He envies those people who can describe what they do in an elevator ride. He can kind of do it in a wheezing climb up 17 flights of stairs. So this is an incomplete and rambling summary.
Dave writes books. His latest book, Friction, which he co-wrote with Soon Yu, has just been released in the US. His copies won’t be delivered to London for another month (thanks Amazon). He’s also the author of How To Get To Great Ideas, Iconic Advantage and A User Guide To The Creative Mind. And he’s just started work on his next book about curiosity.
Dave is also an educator. He has several courses on LinkedIn Learning. And he’s also started releasing his own courses on davebirss.com. During lockdown he launched Virtual Presenting Academy to show people how to come across professionally on a webcam. His approach has gained him a lot of attention and he now advises companies on their pitches and virtual events.
He’s also a film-maker, father, international catwalk model and occasional liar.