What Dean Hyers learned directing films and training U.S. and Canadian under-cover agents in acting and emotion-control can help you be calm, dynamic and influential under pressure.

After Dean directed the independent feature film Bill's Gun Shop (distributed by Warner Brothers), a twist of fate found him teaching acting to government undercover agents who would stake their lives on acting skills.

As he left the Federal Training compound, Dean realized stage fright was everywhere – getting in the way of public speaking, presenting, networking, interviewing, selling, leading, or pitching ideas.

In 2001, Dean co-founded SagePresence to direct professionals beyond their fears using techniques from the movie set. Dean helps sales teams win multi-million dollar business pitches, leaders increase their confidence,

and "overlooked" employees get noticed to ascend the ranks.

Prior to his movie, Dean Co-Founded Digital Café (interactive Media) and put the first CD-ROM in Rolling Stone Magazine, the first computer game in a cereal box, and marketed movies like Godzilla, Die Hard II, and Jumanji, before its acquisition by Campbell Mithun Advertising.
       
 

 
     
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 

FILM
DIRECTING
 
About Director
DEAN LINCOLN HYERS
Feature Film
"Bill's Gun Shop"
Short Film
"Death's Wife"
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Bill's Gun Shop (Warner Bros. 2006) is a story about a young man who feels weak and afraid, so he turns to guns to redefine himself to the world as "tough." It isn't working, so he plunges deeper into gun culture, and into a his own showdown – his make or break moment – where he has to decide who he really is and if he wants the deadly future just a small squeeze away.

The screen performances of Bill's Gun Shop are outstanding, with emotional authenticity and nuance. The story came from an experience I had similar to the movie, where I followed the allure of the gun into an armed standoff with a gang – really! I wanted to create a film that felt like that experience, which is why it's a bit less mainstream and a bit more messy and murkey, like life.

The film is available on Netflix and Blockbuster Online, and received a domestic home video release through WB, but also an international release in Latin America and the Middle East.

 

 

 

  
 
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
 
Keynote Sample
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SagePresence Intro
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Client Case Study
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Casual Interview
on Dean's Work
with Professional Women