Meeting
Planners Favorite Speakers?
Who
is the best keynote presenter you have ever heard or used?
Here's
what the top meeting planners in the U.S. told us (listed alphabetically).
Simon
Bailey (achieving individual and organizational brilliance; simontbailey.com)
Tony
Bennett (business speaker, individual and organizational effectiveness; tonybennett.org)
Ken
Blanchard (customer loyalty, employee engagement, leadership, organizational
change; kenblanchard.com)
Walter
Bond ("The Accountability Leader"; walterbondseminars.com)
Nancy
Goodman Brinker (founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure; premierespeakers.com/nancy_brinker)
Marcus
Buckingham (executive coaching, strengths-driven performance, leadership; tmbc.com)
James
Burke (science/technology historian, TV personality; k-web.org)
Charles
Carroll (chef, culinary leadership/teamwork, career development; chefcharlescarroll.com)
Dr.
Lowell Catlett (futurist, economist at New Mexico State University; lowellcatlett.com)
Dr.
Stephen R. Covey (author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and others;
stephencovey.com)
Lt.
Gen. Roméo Dallaire (retired Canadian senator/military official, human rights
activist; romeodallaire.com)
Mike
Ditka (former coach of NFL's Chicago Bears; mikeditka.com)
Dr.
Sophia Dziegielewski (social work, human behavior, health care; siripro.net/SophiaBio.htm)
Ryan
Estis (sales strategies, leadership skills; ryanestis.com)
Durwood
Fincher ("Mr. Doubletalk," humorous take on corporate culture,
customized for client; doubletalk.com)
Frances
X. Frei (professor, Harvard Business School, specialist in service excellence; drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&facId=6587)
Nancy
Friedman ("The Telephone Doctor," motivational business topics; telephonedoctor.com/keynotes.php)
Patricia
Fripp (executive speech coach, presentation-skills trainer; fripp.com)
Dr.
Benny J. Gallaway (marine ecologist; gulfbase.org/person/view.php?uid=bgallaway)
Tim
Gard (humor as a business skill, professional enthusiasm; timgard.com)
Christopher
Gardner (rose from being homeless to best-selling author/entrepreneur; chrisgardnermedia.com)
Bill
Gates (Microsoft chairman; microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg)
Rudy
Giuliani (former New York City mayor, speaks on politics, leadership, crisis
management; washingtonspeakers.com/speakers/speaker.cfm?SpeakerId=3337)
Barbara
Glanz (improving employee morale, retention, productivity; barbaraglanz.com)
Dr.
Al Gobar (real-estate economist; gobar.com)
C.J.
Good (author, life and wellness coach, humorous, motivational, inspirational &
keynote speaker, “Resilience,
Resistance, or Reinvention: Choose Your Path,” (sustainablecontentment.com)
Doris
Kearns Goodwin (presidential historian, political news analyst; doriskearnsgoodwin.com)
Al
Gore (45th U.S. vice president, author of An Inconvenient Truth; harrywalker.com/speaker/Al-Gore.cfm?Spea_ID=649)
T.
Scott Gross (performance management consultant; tscottgross.com)
Erin
Gruwell (educator, inspirational speaker, author of The Freedom Writers Diary:
How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World
Around Them; freedomwritersfoundation.org)
Jeremy
Gutsche (creativity, leadership and innovation strategy; jeremygutsche.com)
Keith
Harrell (motivational speaker, "attitude coach"; keithharrell.com)
Lou
Heckler (motivational, management training, customer service; louheckler.com)
Regina
Herzlinger ("The Godmother of Customer-Driven Health Care," Harvard
Business School; reginaherzlinger.org)
Art
Holst (former NFL official, speaks on business topics, motivation, change,
football; artholst.com)
Lou
Holtz (retired football coach, sportscaster, author; washingtonspeakers.com)
Brian
Jones (laws of dating, building better relationships; gettingtheloveyoudreamabout.com)
Dewitt
Jones (professional photographer, speaks on creativity, passion and vision; dewittjones.com)
Leland
Kaiser, Ph.D. (health-care futurist; kaiser.net)
John Kasich (candidate for
governor of Ohio; kasichforohio.com)
Don
Keady (CEO of Australian Institute of Sales, Marketing & Management; aismm.com.au)
Rich
Kizer & Georganne Bender (business success, branding, customer service,
generational differences; kizerandbender.com)
Keith
Krach (business entrepreneur, technology pioneer; keithkrach.com)
Mike Krzyzewski ("Coach
K," Duke head coach, motivational/sports themes; coachk.com)
Paul
Laudicina (A.T. Kearney chairman, global business policy isssues; www.atkearney.com/index.php/About-us/leaders.html)
Jay
Leno (humor, entertainment; allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/Jay-Leno/1851)
Allison
Levine (team captain for the first American Women's Everest Expedition; daredevilstrategies.com)
George
Lucas (sales consulting, training and recruitment; lucasselect.com)
Clay
B. Marsh, M.D. (pulmonary disease expert, Ohio State University; internalmedicine.osu.edu/603.cfm)
Josh
McDowell (Christian faith, humanitarian efforts; josh.org)
Dr.
Johnny Miller (motivational/inspirational topics; drjohnnymiller.com)
Mike
Mullane (U.S. astronaut, author; mikemullane.com)
Dr.
Kjell Nordstrom (business speaker and author on corporate strategy, leadership
and globalization; internationalspeakers.com/speaker/546/kjell_nordstrom)
James
Oberstar (Minnesota congressman, transportation policy expert; oberstar.house.gov)
Sarah
Palin (governor of Alaska 2006-2009, Republican vice-presidential nominee 2008;
washingtonspeakers.com/speakers/speaker.cfm?SpeakerID=6467)
Dawn
Penfold (meetings industry career specialist; meetingjobs.com/index2.php?aff_id=&page=aboutUs)
Bertrand
Piccard (balloonist, topics on pioneering spirit, overcoming stress, finding
inspiration; bertrandpiccard.com/eng/index.php)
Charlie
Plumb (former Navy fighter pilot/POW; charlieplumb.com)
Colin
Powell (retired Army general, U.S. secretary of state 2001-'05; washingtonspeakers.com/speakers/speaker.cfm?SpeakerId=974)
Aron
Ralston (rock climber who amputated his own arm; aronralston.blogspot.com)
Mike
Rayburn ("World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso," blends music and comedy;
mikerayburn.com)
Susan
RoAne (motivational business topics, how to work a room, connecting with
people; susanroane.com)
Tony
Robbins (motivational speaker on achieving one's dreams; tonyrobbins.com)
Patricia
Russell-McCloud, J.D. (work/life balance, education, diversity, leadership; prussellmccloud.com)
Mark
Sanborn (leadership development; marksanborn.com)
Tim
Sanders ("The People-Centric Business Expert," CSR/sustainability,
leadership; timsanders.com)
Eric
Schlosser (author of Fast Food Nation; barclayagency.com/schlosser.html)
Norman
Schwarzkopf (retired U.S. Army general/Gulf War; www.parliamentspeakers.com/Speaker/Norman+Schwarzkopf++General)
Dave
Schwensen (communication/presentation skills, personal creativity, humor; davepresents.com)
Bradley
Seitz (CEO of Topaz International, business travel topics; etopaz.com/team.html)
Randy
Siegal (fostering dynamic leadership; buildyourleaders.com)
Sam
Silverstein (helping businesses create a culture based in accountability; samsilverstein.com)
Jack
Sims (marketing, business growth, brand awareness; goldstars.com/speakers/sims_jack.html)
Stan
Slap (corporate strategist, business speaker; www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers.aspx?name=Stan+Slap)
Michael
Tchong (future trends, insipiration; ubercool.com)
Richard
Thornburgh (lawyer, governor, former attorney general; apbspeakers.com/speaker/richard-thornburgh)
Phillip
Van Hooser (leadership development strategist; vanhooser.com)
Erik
Wahl (artist, presents on untapped potential, leadership, empowerment; theartofvision.com)
Mikki
Williams (work/life balance, change, communication skills, creativity; mikkiwilliams.com)
Larry
Winget ("The Pitbull of Personal Development"; www.larrywinget.com)
Bill
Whitley (attracting and engaging clients, achieving top sales performance; billwhitley.com)
Peter
Yesawich (chairman and CEO, YPartnership advertising/marketing/PR agency; ypartnership.com)
Zig
Ziglar (motivational speaker, performance trainer; ziglar.com)
Gayle
Zinda (cancer awareness, motivational messages; gaylezinda.com)
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