Motivational Speakers & Business Keynote Speakers

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Has your company hit a slump? Maybe a round of layoffs has poisoned the well of motivation. Productivity is down. Energy is lagging. You fear things are going from bad to worse. Or maybe your team is just struggling to gel, and you don’t have time for a retreat or a similar time-consuming exercise. If this is the case, your company could very well benefit from having a professional speaker give your team some words of wisdom and maybe a few laughs.

From a humorous keynote speaker to something more earnest, e.g., a motivational business speaker, many companies would benefit from hiring one of our top corporate speakers.

Why?

Both a keynote speech—an address that’s built around a central theme, often intended to inspire audiences with a unique perspective—and a motivational speech function much like the way people share stories in an AA or NA meeting.

It all comes down to telling stories.

When we share stories, especially tales of overcoming challenges, we bond with one another. Stories, unlike facts and figures, give us an emotional connection. Storytelling also bolsters our mental health. According to Asteroid Health, the therapeutic benefits of storytelling include building empathy, facilitating emotional processing, promoting resilience, and enhancing coping strategies.

A good business keynote speaker, or motivational speaker, can help your company or organization with these aspects of your mental health, but they’ve so much more to offer. Read on to discover how the different types of speakers can assist you in your goals.

We have thought leaders, team-building experts, inspirational athletes, and keynote speakers for every price range and group size.

What a Speaker Brings to the Table

Successful employees are intrinsically, rather than extrinsically, motivated to do a good job. That is, they want to perform well for the sake of doing well, not just because they are getting paid. And if your employees are finding themselves less motivated to do a good job for the sake of it and are only focusing on the paycheck, well, the results will speak for themselves. This is where a professional can come in. A speaker—whether a business improv speaker or a motivational business speaker—will support your team members, from the vice president to entry-level workers.

While it may sound hackneyed to say stories about overcoming adversity will help, it’s no less true just because it’s such a ubiquitous statement. And the research supports it: Tales of adversity, or sharing adversity, help teams think more creatively.

So, if you’re looking to increase employee engagement and motivate them to reach beyond KPIs, hiring a professional speaker could be the answer you’re looking for.

Have a Laugh With Your Business Keynote Speaker

Who said a business keynote speech has to be dry—somber, verging on sanctimonious, or worse, just plain boring? When you hire a humorous keynote speaker, you increase the effectiveness of the speech.

How exactly are the speeches more effective?

For one, a speech laden with humor can be more motivating than a humorless speech. Further, your team members may be more likely to engage with the speech (and the speaker) when there is a strong undercurrent of levity scaffolding the speech.

What else does a humorous speech do for a business keynote? Try this on: according to research out of Yale University, recall and recognition of content are stronger when paired with relevant humor.

Moreover, yet more research suggests that when a motivational speech makes us laugh, we’re more open to new ideas, i.e., we’re more willing to take in different perspectives.

Finally, a funny speech is also beneficial, as it can make the speaker seem more credible, relatable, and engaging.

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