Dave Scallan

About Dave Scallan

An expert in crisis communications, strategic messaging and executive coaching, Dave is the founder and president of Spoken Word Communications, a global media and crisis communications training firm located in Houston Texas. Prior to that, he had a successful career as a journalist for more than a decade. Dave’s journalism career began as an assignments editor at KXAS-TV in Dallas, TX. He then launched his “on-air” career at KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. Dave then became one of the youngest reporters ever to grace the airwaves at legendary WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. In 2002 he was hired to run the Houston, Texas offices of Fox Sports Net. In 2007, Dave left the media and began counseling CEOs and other senior executives of global Fortune 500 companies. Since then, he has provided counsel to executives in over 25 countries around the world and worked with 5 of the Top 10 Fortune 500 companies. He has also worked regularly with the CEO of the world’s largest company, based in the Middle East. Dave’s professional career has taken him to places such as Singapore, Russia, Brazil, Dubai, China and Saudi Arabia. Dave graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in Business Administration.

Experience

1. Principal

   Spoken Word Communications

   Nov 2013 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Spoken Word Communications is a Media, Crisis Communications, and Presentations Training company. We teach people techniques to communicate effectively, thus building confidence and credibility, which assures a favorable outcome in any type of interaction involving the spoken word.Communications training is a necessity for any business or individual who must perform in a high-pressure environment. In terms of media interviews, the stakes are obvious. A wrong word here, or a misstatement there, could have a tremendously damaging effect on both the company’s image, as well as its bottom line.Communicating with the public in times of crisis holds the same stakes. Each interaction is critical in putting a caring and compassionate face on the company. As far as presentations go, assuring the audience receives the message you set out to deliver is crucial to delivering an effective presentation, no matter what size the audience.Each training session will center around videotaping participants and then critiquing their performances in front of the group. Videotape is the best tool ever invented for assessing one’s performance, and then providing effective feedback. This feedback will be constructive in nature, pointing out both the positives and negatives of the interaction. Individuals will then be given more opportunities to perform on camera, thus building their confidence and assuring they leave the training knowing “I can do this”. Also included in the training is classroom lecture and the use of public domain video clips to help reinforce training principles.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Communication Training
• Media Relations
• Speech Writing
• Sports
• Corporate Communications
• Crisis Management
• Training
• Crisis Communications
• Reputation Management
• Internal Communications
• Public Relations
• Strategic Communications
• Editorial
• Publicity
• Public Affairs
• Press Releases
• Editing
• Storytelling
• Social Media Marketing
• Entertainment
• Interviews
• Communications Planning