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David
opened the
Business Communication Center at OU's Price College of
Business in 1996. He enjoys helping students learn:
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Public speaking skills |
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Multimedia presentation design |
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Web site design and management |
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Digital imaging, audio, and video |
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Workplace "soft skills" |
David designed the Digital Media
course in 2001. This project-based course has become a big hit with
business students wanting real world digital media skills.
In 2006, David
introduced the new Intro to Marketing
course for non-business majors. This fun and engaging course makes extensive use
of videos to explore real-world business marketing trends, principles,
terminologies and current issues.
In 2007, David introduced the new
Soft Skills for the Workplace course which helps students
learn hands-on skills such as conducting meetings, working in teams,
establishing rapport with co-workers, resolving workplace conflict, listening
actively and responsively, providing feedback, handling criticism and
compliments, networking, delivering presentations, and understanding
cross-cultural dynamics
David coordinates
the annual
Bruzzy Westheimer Presentation Competition in which Price College
students are invited to deliver team presentations before a panel of judges from
the business community. Students are scored on their presentation delivery
skills. Cash prizes are awarded to all teams that enter, and the first place
team takes home $4,200.00.

Before joining OU, David designed
the first computer-based records management systems for the Oklahoma Historical
Society and the National Cowboy Museum & Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma
City. He owned his own video production
company and later worked as a network manager and multimedia producer for
Oklahoma University's Southwest Center for Drug-Free Schools.
David is the
author of A Guide To Museum Computing and is certified as a
trainer and program developer by the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American
Society for Training and Development. He has been awarded the OU Price College
Choice Award as well as the Bruce Magoon Award for Service Excellence. |
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David with his
daughter Katie & wife
Lisa

Motorcycles, tennis,
carpentry, billiards
and his two dogs are some of David's
favorite pastimes.
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