| When you are trying to choose one of many | | | | athlete or a musician. Simply match up your audience |
| motivational speakers, there are five elements of | | | | with a speaker they can relate to and understand. |
| public speaking that you should keep in mind as you | | | | Medium |
| make your list. | | | | In public speaking, the main medium for |
| Speaker | | | | communicating is an individual's voice. With more |
| Many conference coordinators are willing to book a | | | | technology available though, some speaker may |
| speaker based completely on who they are. Whether | | | | choose to use other forms of media during their |
| they are an expert in a certain field of study, a | | | | speech like power point presentations, hand outs, |
| successful athlete, a coveted comedian or a famous | | | | videos and pictures. Although these extra props are |
| celebrity, heroes do have a tendency to attract | | | | not necessary for success, they can add a lot to a |
| attention and audiences. Reputation is not the only | | | | presentation; especially if your audience is made up |
| thing that makes a good motivational speaker though. | | | | of visual learners. |
| Message | | | | Results |
| The most important part of public speaking is the | | | | Different speakers are designed to accomplish |
| message itself; not the person who delivers it. The | | | | different result. For example, comedians are primarily |
| most obscure individual can still accomplish the things | | | | hired to entertain an audience and make them laugh. |
| you need them to if they have the ability to speak | | | | Inspirational speakers appeal to emotion and good |
| well. This means that a good motivational speaker | | | | stories and motivational speakers are meant to lead |
| does more than simply inform their listeners. He or | | | | people to action. Consequently, the kind of speaker |
| she should be able to influence their emotions, their | | | | you hire will largely affect the kind of result you will |
| thoughts and even their actions with the words they | | | | see. |
| speak. | | | | Budget |
| Audience | | | | Even though it isn't an element of public speaking, |
| Audiences can be anything from critical or receptive | | | | budget is another factor that most event |
| to responsive or apathetic, but you can give your | | | | coordinators have to consider. Motivational speaker |
| guest speaker a head start by simply matching the | | | | fees can cost as little as a couple thousand dollars to |
| right audience with the right speaker. For example, | | | | more than one hundred thousand dollars. The price is |
| businessmen will probably understand and respect | | | | influenced by their fame, their speaking capability, the |
| another businessman more than they would an | | | | expertise, and their availability. |