Category Archives: Tips for Choosing a Speaker

Tips for Choosing a Speaker

Care To Barter for a Motivational Speech?

Recently I worked for the Denver Broncos.   They brought in everybody in the football organization except for the coaches and players… a surprisingly huge group. One of the most delightful sentences I heard from them when we talked about my fee was, “Would you be interested in bartering for a portion of your fee?”   Heck…

You Can’t Afford NOT to Hire a Motivational Speaker

Motivational Speakers as an Investment The meeting industry is being scrutinized more than ever before.  And that means YOUR meeting is being scrutinized more than a Presidential nominee…. How can we possibly consider any investment in motivational speakers worth while? What?!  Your organization has suffered through lay-offs and you’re considering bringing in a funny motivational…

Is Your Motivational Speaker Guaranteed?

I realized that I would NEVER accept a fee from a client who was less than delighted with what I had to offer them.  So if that is my informal policy, why not make it formal? I just wrote up the formal policy here: Guaranteed Motivational Speaker (By the way, one of my favorite things…

Top Motivational Speakers Are Fishy?

A while back I spoke at a huge Las Vegas conference for McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants. I had a ball…. and let me tell you why.They took the time to coach me about their corporate culture… which helps me a great deal. And then, even better, I had a chance to visit with their executive…