Dave Finnigan BA, MPH, CSP

Dave Finnigan Quick Facts

Main Areas: Teaching juggling to large groups
Best Sellers: The Complete Juggler, The Joy of Juggling, Juggling from Start to Star, The Zen of Juggling
Career Focus: Speaker for adults and youth
Affiliation: National Speakers Association (CSP), International Jugglers Association

Dave Finnigan was 35 and in the midst of his PhD program at the University of Washington when he took three tennis balls to the woods and taught himself to juggle.  Dave immediately realized that juggling was not only good exercise and a model for learning other skills, but that it provided an immediate burst of self-confidence for the learner.  In 1976 he started going around to conferences and to schools as "Professor Confidence," conducting exciting and challenging instructional programs and teaching adults and children to juggle with slow moving nylon scarves and beanbags. 

For over thirty years Dave has traveled the world presenting his programs. He has written the definitive book on juggling, "The Complete Juggler," which has been translated into five languages and has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.  Dave has personally taught over one million people to juggle in the US and Canada, Germany, England, France, Spain, Brazil, Panama, Korea, Japan and the Philippines.  For nine years he traveled throughout the school year with his family, including his juggling children Dorothy and Ben, visiting about 100 schools each year in about twenty states with his full day program, which ends with Family Juggling Night each evening.  When in a school the Finnigan Family taught every teacher, every student and every parent how to juggle.

Dave serves as a keynote speaker at conventions, treating participants to a flood of excitement as they joyously break through to successful juggling with colorful nylon scarves.  Whether working with adults or children, Dave guarantees that nobody's ego gets bruised in the process.  Small risks, taken as a group lead to huge personal rewards.

As an opener or a closer, Dave can weave together the threads of a conference by writing and presenting a humorous and original poem punctuated by his skillful juggling.  Whether he works as an opening keynote speaker, a mid-conference energizer or a closer with powerful take home value, Dave will take your participants through a step by step process that is guaranteed to teach everyone to juggle three objects, and to exceed their own highest expectations.  There is guaranteed feeling of accomplishment for every participant.  When they get back from the conference, participants can immediately demonstrate their skill to their loved ones or fellow workers.

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