Monday, September 26, 2016

Who Is The Best Motivational Keynote Speaker Today?

By Thomas Bennett


Keynote speeches are supposed to be memorable and captivating to the audience. They also must inspire and be memorable days, weeks, months and years to come. The search for a motivational keynote speaker should therefore consider a person who can deliver such. Since not all speakers fit this description, pick yours wisely to avoid a disastrous conference.

Check what the profile says. Confident speakers display their details openly and are ready to be scrutinized. Look for a profile that shows training and dedication to work. The level of training indicates exposure and preparedness to handle broader topics and diverse audience. Such speakers will easily understand your audience and therefore deliver to your expectation.

A specialist in your field will deliver a better speech. Guest speakers are supposed to cement the message or theme of deliberations that have been taking place or are expected to take place in a conference. The audience can easily identify with the speech and recall it if the guest displays understanding of issues covered. There are speakers specializing in sports, business, education, etc. Identify one in your niche and invite him to your conference.

A guest who mingles freely with the audience is preferred. Motivation requires a bit of one-on-one interactions. These interactions can only happen when the guest is down to earth and ready to meet his audience. As such, he or she should not just pop in, make statement and leave. The guest should be ready to sign autographs, answer personal questions and generally interact with the audience.

A good speaker must command authority from the audience. This calls for people whose achievements are envied by the participants and therefore gives them an opportunity to learn. Such people must have overcome ordinary challenges faced by participants. The people who fit this bill are business leaders, top sales persons, CEOs, accomplished sports personalities, etc. They have practical experiences to share with the audience.

A good speech requires preparation. Identify a speaker who is known to prepare a speech to ensure that it has an impact. Preparation means understanding the theme of your conference and personal journeys of participants. The speech made should resonate with the challenges participants encounter in the course of their work. Preparation involves advance consultation to address the needs of your listeners.

The conference has an own theme or agenda that is not dictated by speaker. It is selfish for a guest to disregard the theme and concerns of participants and use the opportunity to advance own course. Others take the opportunity to brag about their achievements and promote their merchandize. In the process, they derail the agenda of the symposium leading to confusion. Check the background and presentations made by your target guest in other forums. If this is the behavior, be bold enough to look elsewhere.

Speech preparation should be determined by the slat given to deliver it. Guests appearing at the beginning of a conference set the tone. In the middle, you are expected to remind the audience about the theme and reignite debate. A speech delivered at the end wraps up the discussion and sends off participants with something to ponder until the next meeting.




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