Category Keynote Keys

13 Secrets to an ASTONISHING Keynote

December 15, 2021 Affective LeadershipEmotional IntelligenceKeynote KeysSpirit at WorkTopicsTraining

Keynote motivational humorist Randy Morgan

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.

Willing is not enough; we must do.” Goethe

Many meetings quickly fade into the background of all the “meaning-less-repeat-what-we-have-already-done-before” dithering if we don’t start new conversations. Use these thirteen steps to make all your messages meaning-full. Don’t try and make people act differently, help them think differently. Encourage new behaviors by starting new conversations.

1. Creating a Buzz

The most successful messages are not thos...

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Increase retention by 150%

December 15, 2021 Affective LeadershipEmotional IntelligenceKeynote Keys  2 comments

The typical retention rate of your average lecture is just 5%. But if you were shown 2,560 pictures over several days and then asked to choose which pictures you recognized, how many would you correctly recognize? The answer may change the way you communicate everything.

Seven ideas that can improve your communication skills by 150% or more.

1. Less IS more: Filing every moment of a meeting is not just a waste to some but a detriment to all...

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Fearless Conversations or Fearful Conciliation’s?

December 15, 2021 Affective LeadershipAssociation InsightsEmotional IntelligenceKeynote KeysPeer Powered PerformanceTraining

Life is a conversation

Using Unrelated Stories to Overcome
Unreasonable Defensiveness

I was recently asked to come up with an approach to safety concerns at one of the largest concrete structures in our country. 

The request, as usual, was to be funny, fix the problem, and get out.  You have 45 minutes.  An impossible objective, but it is entirely my own fault.  I am a victim of my own creation.  For two decades I have been most widely known as a keynote humorist...

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Another Mental Myth Shattered

December 15, 2021 Affective LeadershipEmotional IntelligenceKeynote Keys

Memory statistics

Remember these impressive statistics.

We remember

10% of what we read

20% of what we hear

30% of what we see

50% of what we see and hear

70% of what we say

90% of what we say and do

The problem with these, like most simple solutions to complex problems, is they are wrong.  We all learn in different ways and at different paces.

The optimum learning design depends on the “content, context, and learner”.

Here are seven key points offered in research conducted by Cisco.*

  1. Avoid multitasking...

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What makes a CSP giveaway keynotes?

December 15, 2021 Affective LeadershipEmotional IntelligenceGreen SolutionsKeynote KeysPeer Powered PerformancePositive DevianceVideo Samples  No comments

Free Inspirational CSP Keynote

It could be because I am not particularly good at this but if you read any of my mountain of testimonials you know that is not true.  The CSP designation is not easy to attain.  For those new to the acronym CSP stands for Certified Speaking Professional.  It is the only earned by 10% of Global Speakers Federation members worldwide.*

So the question remains; Why would anyone who is skilled and determined enough to earn this designation want to give away his keynote presentations?  

The change hap...

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