keynote speaker
How to choose the right keynote speaker
I turned down quite a few speaking events already this year. I just said No. That’s good for me and even better for the event planner (although they may not realize it at the time). I get hired for dozens of keynote events every year. Many are repeat clients – in fact one is my…
Read MoreHow Storytelling Can Lead to an Incredible Keynote Speech
If you want to both capture and captivate an audience, you have to use storytelling. Unless you’re an analyst for the US Department of Defense, you should never stand up in front of an audience and vomit data like an aderall-addicted scientists. Audiences yearn for connection, not powerpoints. Connection requires a story and emotions. Here…
Read MoreWhat Makes the Best Keynote Speakers?
Your big annual sales kickoff is coming up in a couple of months. The CEO has allocated a $25,000 budget to bring in the best keynote speaker possible. The first thing you do is get online and start searching out “keynote speakers.” You’re flooded with high-end speakers bureaus who pay to get to the top…
Read MoreFive Reasons Why You Should Book a Motivational Speaker for Your Employees
The past 18 months have been a rollercoaster of challenges for any organization. Even the best companies are suffering leadership fatigue and employee burnout. Executives and managers are virtually keeping constantly in touch, usually by Zoom, guiding employees as best as they possibly can. The challenge many executives face, now that things are returning to…
Read MoreHow to have difficult conversations at work
You’ve got to fire someone. Your consulting project is way behind schedule. The budget has to get cut. In any job you’ll have to have tough conversations where fear can end up being the fuel for positive and effective change, or it can crumble you into wishing you had done the whole thing differently. With…
Read MoreUsing Fear As Fuel – Patrick Sweeney Webinar at MIT’s Sloan School of Management
I’m very excited and honored to be the first non-faculty member ever to lead a webinar for MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s online webinar series designed to support ongoing professional development during these challenging times. August 20th, 2020, at 10 am EST Make sure you sign up today – it will be fun and insightful!
Read MoreGoal Setting – How to make the Journey count
3 Proven Ways to Perform under pressure
There are times when we all have to perform under pressure, the threat of choking, of losing control, or of failing miserably can be a powerful force poised to ruin your life, or at least your day. Don’t let it!
Read MoreCatapult your career with Leadership Lessons from the 2018 World Champion Boston red Sox
Quite possibly the greatest baseball team of all time is touring the streets of Boston this morning in duckboats in front of hundreds of thousands of adoring fans. An entire city is in awe after a season-long display of excellence, character, grit, perseverance, teamwork and courage. How would you like hundreds of thousands of adoring…
Read MoreA 16 Second Habit That Will Change Your Life
I first began using this technique when I was training for the Olympics. As I’ve studied neuroscience over the past five years for my book “Fear is Fuel”, I realize how impactful this little routine is, and how it can literally change the quality of decisions you make every single day. It will make you…
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Lessons in Courage
St Patrick was a slave around 400 AD who used fear as fuel to power a daring escape from slavery and eventually to change the world. There are some things about his courage, bravery and intelligence you might not know, and at least one thing about St Patrick’s day you can use to win a…
Read MoreTalks at Google on Fear and Courage
Patrick was invited to the European HQ of Google in September and talk about the surprising power of fear. Here’s the talk with a great Q&A at the end.
Read MoreChange your future with the 5 Habits of Courageous Leaders
Do you know how the minds of the greatest leaders work?
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