Don Colliver is an author, teacher, speaker, and comedian with over twenty-five years of experience passionately engaging audiences and helping them engage with one another. Don’s mission is to help every speaker profoundly impact their audience through the power of courageous vulnerability, confident authenticity, and the joy of connection. Thanks to his popular public speaking courses and keynote speeches delivered at some of the largest organizations in the world, thousands of nervous speakers have transformed into more effective and joyful communicators, reaching a deeper level of audience connection than they ever thought possible. Don recently released the #1 bestselling book entitled Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence and has been featured as a public speaking expert guest on over 50 podcasts.

In addition to teaching and speaking, Don can be found on the trade show floor, where he writes and delivers presentations for companies including Adobe, Cisco, and Medtronic. On the screen, Don has written and directed hundreds of hours of nonfiction television for shows including House Hunters, $40 a Day with Rachael Ray, and Roker on the Road.

Before teaching others to confidently take the spotlight, Don toured internationally as a theatrical Clown for contemporary circus company Spiegelworld, performed briefly with the Blue Man Group, and he is listed in the Cirque du Soleil performer database. He is a founding member of the award-winning sketch and clown groups DJ Faucet and the Innocents. His troupes have received numerous awards, including the Improv Olympic Del Close Award for Best Sketch Comedy Troupe and the Hollywood Fringe Award for Best Physical Theater. Don won the 2017 Toastmasters International District One Tall Tales Speech Championship. Learn more about Don’s performance background here.

Don graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Communications from Boston University. He holds certifications in Design Thinking, Applied Improvisation, and Instructional Design. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and when he’s not helping speakers engage with their audiences more deeply, he can be found hiking through the redwoods.