Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced that Patrick Welch, noted motivationalspeaker, sales and marketing trainer, as well as business turn-around specialist, will keynote Xplor’s 2012 Conference and Vendor Forum, March 27-29 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel and Conference Center, a 4-Star, 585 room resort destination in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. Welch’s keynote address will take place Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10:30 AM. Attendees can register at: http://bit.ly/xKp5wV.

Patrick Welch is a noted motivational speaker, sales and marketing trainer and business turn-around specialist has a 40-plus year history of impacting people and companies through his uncommon but common sense approach that he presents live as well as in training programs offered to corporations large and small alike. He has been a remediation teacher, head of sales and marketing for both hospitality and direct mail corporations and President of the world-famous Players Club. Patrick has appeared on the "Today Show", among others and is a published author, father and grandfather. He has adapted methods, which were originally formulated to motivate and instruct young adults in his first career as a schoolteacher. These common-sense techniques helped his students to view things differently, problem-solve and apply higher level thinking skills to everyday life situations. Now they are helping salespeople all across the country to become more effective and profitable.

His keynote “The 9 Skills You Need To Be The Best At Anything You Try -- In Business Or Life!” will provide attendees with the 9 activities to be better organized, become a more effective communicator, delegate more effectively, and return the enjoyment and passion for what you do. “We’re honored to have Pat Welch join us at this year’s conference and vendor forum,” said Skip Henk, EDP, President and CEO of Xplor International. “I have spent time with Pat, and he is remarkable. I am confident our attendees will find his talk motivational, engaging and relevant to the problems they face in business. .”

In addition to his keynote address, Patrick Welch will also provide a special session for vendor forum exhibitors and conference sponsors titled “Getting You In Any Door,” scheduled for Tuesday, March 27 at 1:15 PM.

While exhibits are now sold out, vendors interested in becoming an event sponsor should contact Xplor’s Director of Sales, Deborah Green at 770-444-3845 or via email at [email protected].