Motivation is the fuel that feeds our dreams and drives us to succeed, and the right motivational speaker can change your next training event from an arbitrary collection of dos and donts to a pit stop that will breathe new life into your business.
The role of a motivational speaker may seem a bit elusive. The title implies a call to action and the goal at the end of the day is to facilitate a change in behaviour. The last generation of motivators were adept at getting an audience to believe – I can do it! – but they often failed to provide the tools, or failed to start shaping the skills, that are necessary to implement this new-found inspiration.
The key to effective motivation is sustainability. A true motivator not only provides the fuel for dreams; he also provides the vehicle needed to achieve those dreams.
Modern speakers facilitate sustainable motivation in, broadly speaking, two ways:
The metaphoric-style motivational speaker: This style of speaking may be used by a motivational speaker who does not necessarily hail from a business background, or from a business that is similar to yours.
A speaker who draws...