Insider Secrets of the World’s Best Motivational Speakers

If you’re an event planner, a meeting planner, or a conference planner and you’re interested in hiring a top-ranked motivational speaker for your next event, my heart goes out to you. You have tens of thousands of motivational speakers to choose from and even if you narrow your choice down to a few dozen final contenders, it’s still a tough decision.

To make matters worse, you might not really know what you’re looking for. If you’re like many meeting planners, you know a good speaker when you see one, but you haven’t had the time to process the specifics about what makes a good speaker vs. what makes a great speaker.

After doing (and watching) hundreds of speeches around the globe, I’ve developed a list of 9 techniques the world’s best speakers use to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.

These are the kinds of things that Tony Robbins, Brian Tracey, David Meerman Scott, and Erik Qualman do that make them some of the top speakers in the world.

Ready to take a dive into their secrets? If so, watch the short video below.

Once you’ve finished watching the video, let me know — what are some of the techniques you’ve seen from the top speakers you’ve hired? And what were their names? I’m keeping a database of the top speakers in the world and will add it to our list.

About the Author: Jamie Turner is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and CEO who speaks about business, digital media, and leadership at events, conferences, and corporations around the globe. He has been profiled in one of the world’s best selling marketing textbooks, is the author of several business books, and can be seen regularly as a network TV news contributor. He can be reached at +1-678-313-3472 or via email at Jamie.Turner@SIXTY.Company.

Jamie Turner

Jamie Turner is an internationally recognized author, speaker and network TV news contributor who has helped The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, CNN and other global brands tackle complex marketing problems. He is the CEO of SIXTY, a marketing consultancy and advisory firm that has worked with The Coca-Cola Company, Holiday Inn, SAP and others. He is also the CEO of 60SecondMarketer.com a business blog that is read by hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. Jamie is a regular guest on CNN and HLN on the topics of business, digital media and leadership. He is the co-author of Go Mobile, which was the #1 best-selling mobile marketing book on Amazon when it was first released, and How to Make Money with Social Media, which is now in its second edition. Jamie has been profiled in the world’s best-selling marketing textbook and is an internationally recognized keynote speaker at trade shows, events and corporations around the globe. You can follow Jamie on Twitter @AskJamieTurner and via his blog on the 60 Second Marketer.