Keynote Speaker Archives - Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/category/keynote-speaker Leadership | Generational Issues | Entertaining Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:39:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 4 Important Qualities of an Excellent Keynote Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/4-important-qualities-of-an-excellent-keynote-speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/4-important-qualities-of-an-excellent-keynote-speaker#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:39:37 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14469 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,…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/4-important-qualities-of-an-excellent-keynote-speaker/feed 0 How To Know If You’re Hiring the Right Keynote Speaker For Your Next Event https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-to-know-if-youre-hiring-the-right-keynote-speaker-for-your-next-event https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-to-know-if-youre-hiring-the-right-keynote-speaker-for-your-next-event#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:42:47 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14450 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…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-to-know-if-youre-hiring-the-right-keynote-speaker-for-your-next-event/feed 0 How Much Should I Pay for a Keynote Speaker in 2026? https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-much-should-i-pay-for-a-keynote-speaker-in-2026 https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-much-should-i-pay-for-a-keynote-speaker-in-2026#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:43:48 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14394 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…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/how-much-should-i-pay-for-a-keynote-speaker-in-2026/feed 0 How to Respond When You’ve Made a Mistake https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/how-to-respond-when-youve-made-a-mistake https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/how-to-respond-when-youve-made-a-mistake#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:23:17 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14340 A couple months ago I wrote an article about how to avoid allowing a mistake to challenge your sense of self-worth.  This month, though, I realized I left something out of that conversation.  It focused on the personal benefit of learning to accept that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process.  This month,…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/how-to-respond-when-youve-made-a-mistake/feed 0 How In-Person Events Look Now https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:31:26 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=12868 Since many businesses are currently debating whether or how to return to the office – and meeting planners are debating how exactly to host their events – I thought it might be helpful this month to give you some insight into the state of in-person events today. My first live event post-apocalypse (my cutesy way…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now/feed 0 Funny and Unique Client Testimonials https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/funny-and-unique-client-testimonials https://www.jeffhavens.com/keynote-speaker/funny-and-unique-client-testimonials#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:39:12 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=9332 The post Funny and Unique Client Testimonials appeared first on Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker.

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