Hi, I'm Dave Rock.
I'm far from perfect. But with Flow I know I can make magic happen every time I speak, so I know you can too. I’ve worked with CEO’s, coaches, leaders, teachers, award winning performing artists, alternative communities, clowns, asylum seekers and teens. People like you, who go out there and give heart and soul to what they do.
Watching folks embracing their shaky, goofy, secret needy side and their courageous, compassionate, magnificent side at the same time, gives me ridiculous levels of joy.
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I’ve been onstage and in training for 20 years, from theatre to spoken word, freestyle and storytelling, then as a speaker and teacher for the last 10 years.
I’ve grown from a terrified, abused child to an angry drug addicted youth, to a lost young man, to a mostly happy, mostly loved up, reliably inspired guy (still far from perfect!) When I began freestyling poetry, then freestyling life itself, it was love at first sight. Gig after gig, workshop after workshop, I realised I can show up anywhere trusting myself to bring the best of myself. After a few years I noticed a crazy contradiction. Onstage I felt pure Flow and created reliable magic. Offstage, while trying to build my career I felt stuck, drained and depressed. I had a blindingly obvious epiphany - how I create is what I create. It was time to make living my gifts my only business plan. Make Flow Speaking my only business plan. Everything has expanded from that choice. I’m really just getting started. But my living Flow Speaking has started opening a thousand doors for me, inside myself and out in the world. |
My Why......
I want you to trust yourself completely to speak the best possible words in the best possible way when it matters most. Regardless of role, topic or situation. Because I know what it's like to be too scared to speak up, or try too hard. Or to live life kinda, almost nearly like the one my heart calls for. Because once you find Flow Speaking , there's nothing you can't do. And I know the world needs you at your greatest. There are people out there who want exactly what only you can offer.
When you embrace, embody and express who you really are in everything you do, you transform yourself, and transform our world.
Stuff I've Done
- Taught and coached thousands of people.
- Taught authentic speaking, storytelling, creative writing, comedy, comedy improv, freestyling, conscious creativity, Laughter Yoga, visualisation, secular ritual, conscious communication, leadership and team skills, conscious relationships, and other stuff I've forgotten.
- Worked with performing artists who had already won awards for their shows, to make their work more magic. .
- Written hundreds of on the spot personal poems for others. Ran a team of prestigious poets doing this all over Ireland.
- Placed in the top ranks of all of Ireland's major poetry slams.
- Done countless shows using nothing but freestyle co-created poetry.
- Toured Ireland's sitting rooms to re-awaken Bardic gifts in everyone.
- Been scared to shine, and acted like a muppet on crack.
- Created content for global online personal growth companies.
- Acted as communications and team-work facilitator for big start-up projects.
- Held wedding and naming ceremonies described as the 'most beautiful experience of our lives.'
- Co-led rites of passage experiences for large groups of teens.
- Co-led Men's Work.
- Spent way too much time in escapism.
- Tried to play 'the game' and gone crazy.
- Been a PhD Fellow, a chef, a shoplifting genius (I've since repaid all those shops), an honorary hospital clown, a playwright, and currently working on my first novel.
- Taught authentic speaking, storytelling, creative writing, comedy, comedy improv, freestyling, conscious creativity, Laughter Yoga, visualisation, secular ritual, conscious communication, leadership and team skills, conscious relationships, and other stuff I've forgotten.
- Worked with performing artists who had already won awards for their shows, to make their work more magic. .
- Written hundreds of on the spot personal poems for others. Ran a team of prestigious poets doing this all over Ireland.
- Placed in the top ranks of all of Ireland's major poetry slams.
- Done countless shows using nothing but freestyle co-created poetry.
- Toured Ireland's sitting rooms to re-awaken Bardic gifts in everyone.
- Been scared to shine, and acted like a muppet on crack.
- Created content for global online personal growth companies.
- Acted as communications and team-work facilitator for big start-up projects.
- Held wedding and naming ceremonies described as the 'most beautiful experience of our lives.'
- Co-led rites of passage experiences for large groups of teens.
- Co-led Men's Work.
- Spent way too much time in escapism.
- Tried to play 'the game' and gone crazy.
- Been a PhD Fellow, a chef, a shoplifting genius (I've since repaid all those shops), an honorary hospital clown, a playwright, and currently working on my first novel.
Voices.
"If you do one thing this year folks, work with Dave!
You will benefit massively from what Dave has to offer!
His wisdom is mind blowing and I promise you, you will
enhance your life in so many ways... So as I said if
you do one thing this year ...work with Dave!"
Marie Bradley, Health Concepts
You will benefit massively from what Dave has to offer!
His wisdom is mind blowing and I promise you, you will
enhance your life in so many ways... So as I said if
you do one thing this year ...work with Dave!"
Marie Bradley, Health Concepts