In case you didn’t already know, children are the pinnacle of negotiation. World leaders, hostage negotiators, and VC folks have absolutely nothing on your average 3-year-old. What makes kids such crack negotiators? A few simple techniques. Ask For Everything Kids don’t just ask for what they want. They also ask for everything else they can…
Being an excellent keynote speaker involves a lot more than simply delivering a good presentation. In this brief article we will outline the qualities most meeting planners are looking for in a keynote speaker, which will determine whether they are willing to work with that speaker again or recommend them to others. They are polite,…
We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. And I’m pretty certain that somebody has encouraged you to “look on the bright side” when something isn’t going the way you’d like. But have you ever considered the power of negative thinking? By which I do not mean being hopelessly pessimistic. Maybe there’s some value…
Hiring the right keynote speaker for your next event can be a challenging task. In most cases you’re agreeing to pay thousands of dollars to somebody you don’t know, and sometimes all you know about them is what they’ve posted on their blog or website. Most keynote speaker demo videos are only a few minutes…
I don’t normally talk about myself in these articles, because I want these solutions to be something that can work for you. But over the past couple years I’ve been working on something that I think you might find interesting – if not for the subject itself, then for how my solution to this issue…
I like it when people agree with me. I think most of us do. It’s hard not to enjoy hearing that others think our ideas, attitudes, and beliefs are right. In fact, I’m sure the world would be a much simpler place if everyone just agreed with every single thing I ever did or said. …
A few days before Christmas, I felt rather stressed and frustrated. Hardly a shocking statement, since most of us feel that way at least once during the holidays. My reasons were for feeling stressed and frustrated were not unique – I was trying to finish up shopping, tie up various loose ends with work, figure…
Every meeting planner knows that keynote speaker fees are all over the place. They can range from literally free to six-figure sums. This article is intended to help meeting planners understand the keynote fee structure in order to find the right speaker for your next event. There are five fee tiers every meeting planner should…
Sometimes when I’m stressed I like to go down into my basement and play the drums. I’ve been playing them since I was 10, and one of the things I’ve always liked about them is that you can hit them as hard as you want. You’re supposed to hit them, in fact – that’s the…
I figured a title like that might pique your interest. Most of us want to figure out how to get what we really want out of life. And don’t worry – I actually do know how to make that happen for you, even if I have no idea what exactly you want out of life. …