If you are planning to hold some sort of meeting, conference or event in Seattle; it is quite likely that your thoughts might turn towards hiring a keynote speaker and a Seattle motivational speaker might suit you very well for this purpose. But; what are your chances of finding the best person for this task from within the population of Seattle; or, its close environs?
Can One Speaker Cover Many Functions?
If the speaker’s purpose is to present a technical paper; then the main requirement is intimate knowledge of the subject matter at hand. Such an expert could well live in Seattle; but is hardly likely to make a good job of being your Seattle motivational speaker. That job would be better served by bringing in a professional public speaker to handle things like the opening keynote address and possible introductions through to the closing break out conference. Such a speaker must be capable of grasping the bare bones of the theme for your meeting without going into all the details. Their prime function is to motivate your audience’s desire to get the most out of the meeting.
What Makes A Professional Speaker?
A lot of this lies in their personalities and approach to their jobs; but, the better ones will almost certainly be members of the International Federation for Professional Speakers and or the National Speaker Association. Furthermore; the best of them (who are in the top echelon of public speakers) will certainly be qualified as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). The ability to interject a dose of good humor into the driest of subject matters is also a useful asset.
Somehow; I doubt if you will find an abundance of Seattle based motivational speakers of such high caliber. You may have to look as far afield as Chicago to find the right candidate to be your motivational speaker in Seattle.
Costs
You should bear in mind that such speakers can (and do) demand quite high fees and they will all increase these to cover the costs of travelling to and from Seattle plus their accommodation and subsistence costs while they are there. However; if their contribution ensures that your event is a success then they should be worth every dollar that you spend on them.
Doug Dvorak CSP is a world recognized professional speaker with a great (but clean) sense of humor he could well be the one that you are looking for to be your next Seattle Motivational Speaker. Doug works out of his home city of Chicago.
