A Filipino motivational speaker can be effective, authentic, and original. He doesn’t have to be a Tony Robbins or John Maxwell in the Philippines. I will show you how to do just that.
You deliver commencement speeches to honor people.
As a graduation speaker, you have the responsibility to focus the spotlight on those who deserve honor. Because you are the commencement speaker, you have the opportunity to celebrate the uncelebrated and the unrecognized.
Do not craft a speech — or hold an event — if you do not know how it can change the lives of those people who are attending.
You do not have to serve the need of everyone, but there is always a starving crowd which you can feed. Feed your crowd, not your ego.
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Empathy is my secret tool in public speaking. Back in 2004, I joined Toastmasters. At first, I cared a lot about what others thought. Every speech got evaluated. I focused on speaking skills, trying to be the best. Then I met Vic, who changed my
Invite yourself to guest speak. I mean it.
If you have something to say and the world does not seem to notice you, tell them that you have something to say.
Join me. Let’s come together to shape the future of professional speaking in the Philippines. Help Filipinos become successful professional speakers.
FARM, FLOW, and FLY are my three words for 2023. These three words will inspire me to create new projects, campaigns, and products. In addition, these words will guide my actions and decisions.
A breakthrough leader is in the business of overachievement. You want people to go beyond their comfort zone. You want to help them go through walls. You help people win in life. You can help people achieve their goals as a leader. A motivational speaker
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When you are the speaker, the spotlight, for a moment, is on you. But to become effective, you do not have to keep the spotlight on you. You do it longer than necessary, and you will find it difficult to see your audience.
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Find Filipino resource speakers who can share insights and solutions. I will find opportunities to help them become more visible so they can help more people. We need to hear from experts whose ideas are worth spreading.
A Filipino motivational speaker can use humor and wit to entertain his audience. A comedian can use his craft to motivate people to do something. But a motivational speaker who brand himself as a comedian while saying nothing is missing out the essentials.
When your starving crowd are accomplished individuals, get an inspirational speaker. They do not need another motivational speaker. They need someone who can pull them to think beyond themselves. They need someone who can inspire them to leave their pedestals and lift others. Medical doctors,
Many speakers market motivational speaking like a commodity. So, people think that speaking is a commodity and every speaker is a vendor.
The performance of employees dropped last month. Without hesitation, the manager said that the cause is lack of motivation. And everyone nodded in agreement. Lack of motivation is the safest alibi. It is safer to say that people lack motivation than to say that the
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I’ve spent most of my life speaking. To students in classrooms. To executives in boardrooms. To strangers in faraway places who later became friends. And here’s one truth that has become clearer the longer I’ve done this work: Speaking is not about words. It’s not
Get a graduation speaker who can best guide the graduating class. He or she not have to be the most accomplished today. Celebrities attract the crowd, but you must always consider that the speaker must add value to the occasion. Your graduation speaker can be
Be interested with your audience. I bet that nine of ten speakers you’ll met are more interested in their stories than your stories. Ask them questions and they’ll give you answers faster than bullet trains in Japan. Give them opportunities to speak and they’ll be
You must begin now. You can make it. You have what it takes to succeed. This is the heart of a commencement speech. When you deliver a commencement speech, always remember that your audience is now obliged to leave the borders of their comfort zone.
Deliver commencement speeches in under 17 minutes. Take out all the unnecessary and you will find that seventeen minutes is enough to inspire and make a point. As a commencement speaker, you must do your job well. You must do it also as quickly as
Here’s the thing: public speaking isn’t about delivering a perfect speech. It’s not about sounding smart or impressing the crowd with some fancy words. That’s the trap most people fall into—they think the goal is to “wow” the audience. It’s not. The Goal of Public
Worse than fearing that you are doing poorly is a self-promotion that you are doing well. The first sign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look and act great. The same thing can be said of speaking. Someone who thinks himself