Selecting the right opening speaker for your event is crucial – they set the tone for entire engagement. A great opening speaker should inspire their audience to open a dialogue with one another. They should also energize, engage, and motivate attendees to get the most out of the event.
Inspiration
Ryan Estis: Leadership Isn’t Your Job, It’s Your Responsibility
Ryan Estis has dedicated his career to helping companies and individual contributors to use change as a means to achieve breakthrough performance. Having two decades of hands on business experience, the former McCann World Group Advertising Chief Strategy Officer is widely regarded as a leading expert on…
Do You Have the 4 Key Traits of Today’s Most Influential Leaders?
The characteristics of a great leader have evolved. The qualities necessary to be an effective manager in today’s business landscape have drastically shifted from those of 20 years ago – Intimidating and berating your employees to get results won’t work anymore (But did it ever?). As a contemporary leader,…
Clap Along if You Feel like Happiness is for You (at work): 3 Signs You’re Happy with Your Job
Employee happiness is something that all managers ought to be focused on. According to Emotional Intelligence expert and Speaker Travis Bradberry, compared to unhappy employees, happy employees are: 36% more motivated, have 6 times more energy, and are twice as productive as other employees Sure, they…
12 Inspiring Leadership Quotes You can Use Today
Sometimes all the motivation you need to successfully lead your team can be found in a few simple words of wisdom. Here are some inspiring quotes from our top speakers: 1. Mike Abrashoff | Former Commander, USS Benfold and Author of It’s Your Ship “Leadership is…
Shine a Light on Your Fears
I believe that many of us spend our lives running wildly through an endless pitch black corridor desperately searching for a light switch. The dark consists of all our fears. Suddenly we find a light switch and frantically turn it on. Light! Relief! Our fears are gone. We are happy.
4 Life Changing Tips to Create Personal Success
Personal success is achievable for anyone who practices the four keys to success and I believe that you will change your life for the better. Everyone wants personal success and to learn the keys to success. Everyone wants to have a happy, healthy life, do meaningful work, and achieve financial…
How to Live Longer: Adopting a Blue Zones Lifestyle
Featured on November 7th’s episode of 60 Minutes, reporter Liz Hayes visited the small Greek island of Ikaria where people are three times more likely than the average American to live into their 90s. Identified as a Blue Zone, Ikaria is one of five locations where people live longer and…
What Makes a Great Closing Speaker?
After 2 or 3 days of content, you need to send people away with an emotional connection to what they have just experienced. All that data over the previous 2-3 days will be further diluted if you end with another data presentation. Instead, consider ending with a powerful story that…