Psst! - did you know?
David has written eight books including the bestselling The Buzz and The Little Book of Inspirational Teaching Activities.
Vital Stats
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Who or what makes you laugh until it hurts?Overhearing conversations on public transport. Recently a man was telling a friend he'd been bitten by a dog on the South Downs which ripped a testicle. He decided against a tetanus jab as he'd heard dog's saliva contains a natural antibiotic.
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What would your superpower be?Help everyone cut through the BS to reveal the real magic everywhere.
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What's the nicest thing anyone ever said to you?A teacher from a dangerous part of Pakistan had introduced some of my ideas to her students and came to a conference a year later to give me a present, a lucky elephant, from the students who now had so much fun as they learned.
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What's the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?After purchasing what I thought was sun screen lotion on a field-trip to Spain,via an equally awkward and elaborate mime, I was soon on the beach generously covering my face, shoulders and torso until a passing Spanish speaker saw the bottle and loudly proclaimed it was boot polish cream. The embarrassment lapsed but my red face didn't.
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What's your mantra?Listen, listen, listen then talk
THE MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY:
Join some of the most interesting and respected voices in positive psychology for our Our Big Chat about…Thinking outside the tick box, inaugural webinar.
Our two and half hour interactive event will look at the best mental health strategies for organisations, identifying what works and what doesn’t.
Dave McPartlin:
Creating the right environment for people and communities to flourish
Sunita Hirani
Why inclusion is essential for mental wellbeing
Professor Sir Cary Cooper
Enhancing Mental Wellbeing at Work. Evidence based strategies for creating a wellbeing culture at work.