Betsy Myers served as the Chief Operations Officer and the National Womens Chair for Obama for America, Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign. Prior to this appointment, Myers was the Executive Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She was the first Director of the White House Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton, the President’s senior adviser on women’s issues.
Groups can book her presentations on Leadership Lessons in the Age of Obama to learn:
How to empower a team to take initiative with personal responsibility
How to gain credibility from your team by talking truth to difficult issues
How Obama’s leadership traits are playing in Washington
Betsy Myers also presents on The Growing Role of Women in Politics.
We’d love to hear from you: what’s your company or group’s directive in booking an outside speaker at this time? Are you looking for core competency speakers, like presentation skills or sales techniques? Or are you looking to inspire and entertain your group with a top-notch motivational talk tailored to your group’s needs?
One of my all-time favorite keynote speakers is Chester Elton. He speaks about employee recognition, incentive programs, and team motivation. Essentially one of the most important topics a company faces today, because as groups slim down, it’s important to keep morale up in a way that will buoy productivity effectively.
Not only is the content of Chester Elton’s presentations fantastic, he’s got an ease and humor in front of an audience that’s really engaging. He’s known as the Carrots Guy (check out his book here) and he and co-author Adrian Gostick are available for keynote presentations as well as training workshops.
Dr. Lowell Catlett has added a new topic to his keynote presentations. The title: GET REAL! Understanding Today’s Economy and Tomorrow’s New Future. Catlett’s description: Economic downturns are common (14 recessions during the last 80 years) and provide a means for society to re-balance what they deem important. Every recession leads to a spurt in new business starts, reformulation of business practices and new technological adaptations. This current pause is no exception as we focus on what we value most. Get ready for phenomenal growth in healthcare, energy and lifestyle markets. For those willing to embrace the opportunities, the next decade will be successful beyond any in history.
Interested? Contact us at contactus@conventionconnection.net for more information or visit Dr. Catlett’s speaking page on our site.
We’ve always placed the best speakers, from all industries and disciplines, in almost every topic imaginable, from agriculture to everest speakers. As we move into the new year, we wanted to know- what’s your 2009 budget for your next keynote event?
Yesterday I attended the monthly meeting of MPI SCC (Southern California Chapter of Meeting Professionals) at the lovely Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. I went to preview Troy Evans, an ex-con and a motivational speaker. His talk, despite centering primarily around lessons from his time in prison (he demonstrated two to three creative prison weapons- which generated a fun post-talk query about how he gets his props through security!), was extremely upbeat and positive and…inspirational. He talked about the importance of time- and how one learns that in prison every moment really is precious. He discussed limitations; after all, if he could earn two degrees behind bars, what’s to stop us from accomplishing our goals when we’re out here? Good stuff, and the audience seemed to be at rapt attention. Contact us for more information on inspirational keynote speakers like Troy.
Troy’s talk included a very powerfully delivered quote on the value of time that I had to look up when I got back. Here it is:
To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam.
To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of one hour: Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of one minute: Ask the person who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize the value of one second: Ask a person who has survived an accident.
To realize the value of one millisecond: Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Theatrical Keynotes with motivational speaker Victoria Labalme
Keynote speaker Victoria Labalme, whose theatrical keynotes have been impressing corporate audiences worldwide, has just updated her speaking preview video. You can check it out here.
Our clients are interested in economic speakers and futurists. Who do we like to recommend? In addition to our dynamic and in-demand futurist keynote speaker, Dr. Lowell Catlett, we’d like to introduce you to four additional speakers who will bring key futurist concepts to your business group. They’re not just economists; their keynote speeches are also strong presentations, and they customize their information for all audiences.
-Leading financial analyst Frank Cappiello is best known as a long-time panelist on Wall Street Week.
-Learn how to deploy resources to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times with strategist David L.
Smith.
-In 2001, the Wall Street Journal has ranked Brian Wesbury the nation’s #1 U.S. economic forecaster. You’ll find him all over the ‘net these days, with his take on the current climate as well as on CNBC, writing for the Wall Street Journal, and more.
-He’s not an economist, but keynote speaker Ross Shafer’s new book, “Are You Still Relevant?” presents twelve reasons smart organizations thrive in any economy.
