Whether it’s a small in-house event or a large corporate event, hiring the best motivational speaker is a significant decision that can determine the success of your meeting.

While you may know the obvious advantages of hiring a great motivational speaker, you may not know how to find one. With plenty of professional motivational speakers available, choosing the right expert who can excite and engage your audience effectively may not be simple.

Here are some tips that can help you find the best motivational speaker for your next event.

Understand Why You are Hiring the Speaker

Have a clear idea of what is your purpose or objective of hiring a professional motivational speaker. Is it setting the tone and energy level for the conference? Do you want your employees to learn something new about a particular topic, or empower them to embrace a change? May you want to promote intangibles, like teamwork, rekindle passion and pride in what they do an dhow they do it?

These objectives are often closely linked to your business strategy.If you clearly understand how you want the speaker to add value to your business, it may become easier for you to choose the right speaker. Know the objective of inviting the speaker before you begin the hiring process.

Go for an Experienced and Expert Motivational Speaker

Be cognizant about the experience and expertise of the speaker when choosing one for your next corporate event. Make sure that the speaker’s capabilities are aligned to your objectives.Check for the speaker’s expertise, experience, past work and references to ensure that the speaker is suitable for your audience.

Most motivational speakers, obviously, have a speaker website that provides information. Keep in mind, that anyone can put up a page in a day and “Be A Speaker”. So check their references, watch their videos and filter down those who don’t meet your mission.

Establish Clear Expectations before Hiring Your Speaker

While a personal meeting may be great, it’s not always an opportunity. They may be from another country or traveling with events on a regular basis.  Regardless, spend the time on the phone to discuss outcomes, emotions, and content they share and even the tone of the presentation (funny speaker, emotional speaker, dry content speaker?)

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We understand the unique needs of each client and create highly tailored programs for your event. With distinctive skills and expertise, motivational keynote speaker Jon Petz has proven results with over one thousand events. But in reality, he’s not the exact fit for every event. If you’re looking for your best motivational speaker and it’s not Jon, he will give some suggestions on who might be the best motivational speaker for your event. Give us a call at (614) 456-3072 to check availability or see if he is the best fit as your motivational speaker or keynote speaker.