Interesting stories from former @SouthwestAir CEO Howard Putnam on turbulent times…loved this vid: http://ow.ly/xaW2

Terry Bowden: football keynoter, customizes and loves to mix and mingle with the audience. http://ping.fm/pzTjw

Motivation or Content Keynotes?

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?

Dr. Lowell Catlett

New video on our site: economic futurist and New Mexico State professor Dr. Lowell Catlett’s healthcare keynote presentation. Check it out here.

Just curious. Booking speakers on a budget?

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?

Our Favorite Hypnotist on Fox Sports

Hypnotist and Goal-Setting guru Anthony Galie appeared this week on Fox Sports Network’s “Brawl Call” with Jay Adams.

W Shaped Period of Economic Performance, says Jeff Thredgold

Looking to bring in a presenter to speak on the current state of the economy?

Speaker Jeff Thredgold will bring your group up-to-the-minute perspective on where things stand in the U.S. economy, and where the economy might stand six, 12, or 18 months from now. His presentations are not flashy or filled with multimedia. “It’s just a microphone and me,” says Thredgold. “And I’m pretty easy to see, since I’m six-foot-five.”

Thredgold’s not a motivational speaker. He brings strong, accessible, and factual presentations about current events that affect markets and the economy. Along with talking about the global economy, tight labor markets, and financial institutions, Thredgold also has a presentation that covers the “Top 10 Myths Reported by the National Media.”

Including NAIFA, he has talked to a mind-boggling 1,000 plus groups in 48 states since 1988. Thredgold spent 23 years with banking titan KeyCorp, serves as an economic consultant to $50 billion Zions Bancorporation, and is a former member of the Economic Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association.

And despite such heady involvement in those organizations, Thredgold is one of the only economists to earn the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation.

So, what his latest take? Check out his tea leaf bulletin:

The U.S. Economy…the big “W”

The current period of U.S. economic volatility seems likely to continue in coming quarters.  A “W”-shaped period of economic performance seems underway. The official “scorekeeper” of the U.S. economy, the National Bureau of Economic Research, has remained silent to this point in regard to recession.  In our view, an announcement that a recession likely started around the end of 2007 could come at any time.

Enjoy the rest of the Tea Leaf here:
http://www.thredgold.com/html/leaf080917.html

(Reprinted with permission from the “Tea Leaf” by Jeff Thredgold. Copyright, 2008, Thredgold Economic Associates, LLC. To subscribe to Jeff’s free weekly email update, visit www.thredgold.com.)

You can visit our website for more information and a video preview of Jeff’s presentation, or call us at 800-443-9979, email at contactus@conventionconnection.net for booking information.

Keynote Speakers: Keep on Trucking

I recently watched motivational speaker and photographer Steve Uzzell’s keynote preview video again and in a post-July 4th patriotic fever was struck by the beauty of the natural places in our country as depicted in his work: in particular his award-winning campaign for a trucking line he did some years ago for Yellow Freight. There’s something very uniquely American about long-haul trucking culture, and though I’d never thought about it clearly before, truckers really do criss-cross some of this country’s most gorgeous landscapes and following them around provides for some great photo opportunities (providence, he calls it). Gas prices these days mean that they spend thousands to fill up…but oh, to be on the open road in places like these!

Laugh at Meetings

Just came across this clip from comedian Greg Schwem- highly relevant for meeting professionals!

Politics and the Economy- New Keynote

Terry Savage is a financial speaker and well-known television personality, and she’s just added a brand new keynote topic to her lineup: Presidential Politics and the Economy, the Markets, and Your Money. A great choice for a political keynote speaker placement for financial groups, or any corporate or association meeting planner looking for a speaker with a solid financial background who can also address the current political environment.