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Speakers with busy schedules

The London Speaker Bureau have plenty of speakers, but two are especially busy at the moment. Ken Livingstone is busy preparing for his battle for Mayor of London against Boris Johnson in 2012 - a battle that many think he has the great advantage of winning.

Another busy bee in the speaker bureau is Hamish Taylor, currently acting as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, and chairs the EMEA advisory board for Emory University from whom he also recently received the “Sheth Distinguished International Alumnus” award.

Busy speakers mean successful speakers, and this might just be the ticket for bringing success to your business. Hiring a successful motivational speaker means that they can pass their success stories onto your staff, inspiring them to be as successful and more. Learn more about hiring a speaker by visiting the above links.

Ken Livingstone's Fight for Mayor

There's another fight going on inside the Labour party at the moment - not the one for Labour leadership, but one for the second largest individual mandate in Europe and control of a £14bn budget. We haven't heard much about it because of the fight for the Labour leader, and as the press have been preoccupied with this they have not covered the fight for Mayor of London.

The current Mayor, Boris Johnson, is due to come to the end of his term in May 2012 and the Labour candidate has already been chosen: Ken Livingstone.

Many people think this gives him a huge advantage over Boris Johnson (if he runs again). As Labour will have plenty of time to organise and raise funds, they will have more time to prepare than the Tories. However, many also believe that Ken Livingstone will be welcomed back as Mayor with open arms, not neededing a huge advantage to be the favourite.

Decide for yourself by reading more about him at his biography page.

Sebastian Coe

Whilst Sebastian Coe has been managing the hype and celebration of the 2012 London Olympics, another milestone in his own career seems to be have been overlooked. It was just over 30 years ago that Seb Coe first showed hsi mettle by winning the first of his two Olympic gold medals.

Both came from the 1500 metre race, yet this was not his signature event. He was more famous for running the 800 metre. The same event was to be repeated four years later in Los Angeles, and yet six days before the event Seb Coe was beaten by his arch nemesis, Steve Ovett.

He ran through the finish line with his arms raised in immediate celebration of his success, something which he worked so hard for and eventually achieved. It is these type of expriences he can pass on through motivational speaking. Learn more about Sebastian Coe and how to hire him as a motivational speaker at his biography page.

Motivational Speaking and Education

One of the more unusual places to find a motivational speaker is at a college or school. It is not surprising that many children and young adults need a little motivation, however research shows that they are more likely to be motivated by someone who isn't a teacher or parent.

Bringing in an outsider to motivate the students brings a new life into studying. A motivational speaker can encourage students to work hard, work towards what they are best at, find out what they excel in, motivate them to graduate or to go out and get their dream job. They can have an enornmous effect on students, especially because of their young age. Giving them a sense of ownership of their own future gives them a new perspective on life and encourages them to become something they can find pride in.

Speakers like Ken Livingstone can have a magnificant effect on young people, leading them into a politics or business future.

Why Hire a Motivational Speaker?

Why should you hire a motivational speaker? There are many different situations that can benefit from a motivational speech or seminar - and this is not only limited to businesses.

There are many different types of speaker with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. However, they all have one thing in common: to motivate and inspire their audience, no matter who they are. With each different audience, there are different factors that effect motivational success and different people have different goals and objectives. By matching the speaker to the audience, it is more likely that the speaker will be able to connect with the audience on a more common ground.

For exmaple, Andrew Neil would be best suited to a business audience who are closely connected to broadcasting, editing or writing.

What's stopping you?

So you've got big plans for the future and you know how to achieve what you want. So what's stopping you? We all have doubts and these may come from different areas in our lives, however there are some doubts that can easily be identified and rectified if they are looked into soon enough. Maybe a little motivational speaker insight from the London Speaker Bureau will help you out...

For example, coming out of your comfort zone is one challenge that many people face with many different situations in their lives. One of the best ways to tackle this is to make your comfort zone wider. The comfort zone is the centre of a bigger diagram: in the centre is your comfort zone, around that is your learning zone and around that on the outside is your panic zone. Managing your life so things are not let into the panic zone is one of the biggest challenges - however the solution is simple. Make your learning zone bigger and try to stretch your comfort zone even further.

Knowledge is power - something that any motivational speaker can tell you about.

Get Paid to do What you Love

Love speaking? Not afraid to speak your views in front of people? Maybe it's time you went into motivational speaking as a career. Get paid to speak at conferences, businesses, seminars, colleges, schools or even train your own team.

This is an exciting, high-paying job that lets you truly express yourself. You can make a real positive impact on people's lives just by having them in your audience.

In the past, famous and fantastic speakers have touched the lives of thousands of people. Motivational speakers today inspire and teach young child up to older business men and women. Everyone needs a little insight and motivation every now and then, and the best kind of motivation comes from a motivational speaker. Depending on which life stages your audience are at, you can inspire and guide them towards a brighter future.

Children can be inspired to go to university, start their own business or begin an exciting new hobby. Adults can be encouraged to change careers, make a new start, become more healthy or focus on the most important things in their life - they might just need some guidance on what these things are.

Motivational speakers themselves enjoy fun and freedom in their careers, while helping others. Not many jobs have this many benefits!

There are thousands of opportunities for motivational speakers, and it's best to start in an area that you know best. Where will you start?

Diversity in the Motivational Speakers Industry

Hundreds of motivational speakers regularly deliver their speeches and messages to audiences across the world, but it is not widely known that diversity has long been coming to this industry. For many years, speaker Jimmy Cabrera was the only Hispanic certified speaker worldwide.

To make this fact more widely known, there have been speakers association conferences held across the world, spreading the word out about multinational speakers and the greater need for them, especially in developing business cultures. The London Speaker Bureau have worldwide offices to cater to all nationalities of business, conferences and people in need of motivational speakers. The world-renowned De Posada is one of the few multinational motivational speakers, having achieved such success that he was honored with a CSP:


De Posada reflects: "Attaining the CSP has been one of the most difficult achievements of my speaking career. The demanding requirements of the process include having a high number of clients, high-level income, collecting testimonial letters, arranging conference calls between NSA and clients, and meeting standards of record keeping. At times, the process was a nightmare, but earning the CSP has been a career-long goal for me." He says, "As I continued my speaking career I also felt duty-bound to achieve it as a Latino, since Cabrera had been sole Hispanic recipient since the NSA founding in 1974. I am proud to achieve my goal and be recognized with the CSP by my NSA colleagues."

Read more about the London Speaker Bureau's worldwide offices at the London Speaker Bureau website.

Sebastian Coe's latest speaking endevours

Sebastian Coe has recently been speaking at the Yorkshire Gold Business Club, which is aimed at ensuring the Yorkshire businesses are in the best position to cater for London 2012 related opportunities as the games draw closer and closer. As the games will bring lots of unique business opportunities across the UK, it is important businesses know how to spot, manage and make the most of them all.

Coe states that there will be more than £600 million worth of contracts over the next two years leading up to the games. Speaking of Yorkshire specifically, he said that there was no reason why Yorkshire companies cannot be part of the games phenomenon.

All future opportunities are registered on a website called Compete For, in order to make sure that everyone has a fair chance of getting involved.

Read more about how Sebastian Coe is promoting the London 2012 Olympics and how you can contact him for help or advice by visiting his profile page.

A Look at Hamish Taylor's Latest Business

One of Hamish Taylor latest endevours was as Chief Executive Officer of Sainsbury's Bank, which was a joint venture between Sainsbury's and Bank of Scotland. The ojective was rapid growth in profit from his position, utilising the ability to innovate and move away from the traditional banking approaches. He made the bank behave more like a retailor and this proved to be most successful.

Hamish later moved on to Vision UK in the position of CEO. Here he worked with clients ranging from Time Warner to General Motors and always brought profit back to the UK.

Hamish is now a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, and was the Rail Professional Business Manager of the year in 1998 for his results at Eurostar.

Hamish is happily married and has three young boys, living in Edinburgh. To read more about him, please see the Hamish Taylor profile page.

The greatest British explorer?

Some say that the world's greatest explorer is the amazing Sir Ranulph Fiennes. He has been on some amazing expeditions so far, but he is now planning his next endevour, in between all his speaking events where he acts as a keynote motivational speaker.

He has been speaking to the press about his next adventure: “I just spent half the night talking to the guy who is doing the polar ship, who’s the same bloke who did the Transglobe ship, and he was just telling me that he’s got all the blokes that are still alive [from the Transglobe expedition] back from New Zealand, Fiji, all over the place, to man this ship for two years.”

For now, Ranulph Fiennes doesn't have enough money to buy the ship he wants, but he also won't tell anyone what the boat is going to do. The reason for this he claims is that he wants to keep it secret, as in the past people have stolen his ideas!

Read more about Ranulph Fiennes' explorations at his profile page.

Sebastian Coe - Inspiration to be a winner

Successful athlete and motivational speaker Sebastian Coe states that anyone and everyone can find it in themselves to find the inspiration to be an Olympic winner - and why let this be your limit? Finding the inspiration to do such a mammoth task may be all the inspiration one needs to do anything they may be struggling with, whether in work, life or relationships.

We all need a little inspiration or motivation in our lives from time to time, even if you are one of the most energetic and motivated people in your team or group. coe states that failure is often the wake up call and motivation that many people need to go on to succeed. He qualifies this advice by using an analogy from his racing days as an Olympic athlete - fighting to win is often one of the strongest motivators, but it can make a person single-goal-focused. Always remember you most likely have other responsibilities before dedicating your concentration on just one.

Follow more motivational advice on this blog, or even try looking through our archives for more advice, news, tips and information.

Ken Livingstone hasn't lost his touch

Ken Livingstone hasn't lost his touch. He has a new campaign with the slogan, "Yes We Ken", might easily be compared to something Barack Obama's team may come up with, but Livingstone pulls it off despite being a 64 year old grandad who has been working in politics since 1971.

Senior Labour MP Jon Cruddas said a second title for Mr Livingstone would mean “a top class Mayor from day one, who knows the levers of power”.

The winner will be announced in September. Livingstone is going up against ex-MP Oona King.

South London press have highlighted the support Livingstone has been receiving from his fellow Londoners, putting him in a very strong position for the new Mayor.

Fiennes Finds Something New

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is an experienced explorer: having been the first pensioner to ever climb Mt Everest and being the first man to cross the North and South Poles and climb the world's highest peak.

Currently however he has discovered something new to explore - his amazing family tree.

The seasoned explorer is related to a leader of William the Conqueror's army in 1066, three signatories to the Magna Carta, the first King of Jerusalem, King Henry VI and Jane Austen.

Ranulph Fienne's new book, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, explores some of the most amazing events and battles in British history, whilst relating back to Fiennes' relatives and their contributions.

Everybody Loves Ken Livingstone?

Despite having been beaten by Boris Johnson in 2008 for the title of London Mayor, Ken Livingstone is admired and genuinely liked among his fellow Londoners.

Returning to South London while campaigning to oust Johnson in 2012, he walked up Norwood Road whilst shaking hands with passers-by. A tradesman stopped to say simply "Get rid of Boris', while another passer by shouted from inside his van, "You're the best bloke we've had Ken".

Livingstone states he is more than ready for the campaign trail and role, despite his advancing age.

“Sixty-four isn’t old. It might have been in my parents’ day, but I could go until I’m 94.”

Read more about Ken Livingstone and his progress at his profile page.

Put the fun back in motivation

Motivation is often one of the hardest exercises in an organisation, not only do you have to motivate yourself but you must also encourage your staff too. If you don't feel positive and motivated, then what chance do you have at motivating your staff?

One of the ways of making motivation a little easier is to make it fun. Money is not the only way to motivate people - try a few other little tips from motivational speakers...

- create an opportunity for a pay rise - let the employee work towards this as a motivation to work beyond their expectations
- create a situation where the employee must manage a certain team or task. This will create a sense of responsiblity that will in turn promote motivation and creativity.
- ask them for their opinion on things that don't always concern them - they will appreciate being asked
- reward your employees with something they value - this is not always money. Often it's just extra time off!

Ken Livingstone for Mayor?

Ken Livingstone is one of the top contenders to be a labour Mayor of London in 2012. London MP and Labour leadership hopeful Diane Abbott is backing Livingstone “because he has stood up for London under Tory and Labour governments alike and that experience and knowledge of London politics will be an asset in these difficult times.”

Livingstone also has the backing of London MPs David Lammy, Chuka Umunna, Virendra Sharma, Karen Buck, Jon Cruddas, Andy Slaughter, John Cryer and Jeremy Corbyn - Livingstone lost to Boris Johnson in 2008.

The winner will be announced in September. Follow Ken Livingstone on his profile page for more news and information on how you can contact him.

Even More Motivatinal Tactics

Here is more from our motivational tactics series. This is the last in our series so make sure you check out our other two posts. Print off the tactics to help you with every day group situations – you might end up being the motivation star of your group.

If you are in a business or managing a group, alongside using these tactics, also consider employing a motivational speaker from a speaker bureau. They will help motivate your staff in a more direct way and might just be the eye-opener that they need.


1. R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Respect people and give them your trust. They will be more likely to respond positively to tasks that are given to them.

2. Give challenges – Challenge people by giving them a goal to strive towards. They will be happier with a clear challenge and clear goals. Give them the opportunity to face new problems and they’ll respond more enthusiastically.

3. Let the creativity flow – Don’t expect people to do things your way – allow people to be creative and figure out their own way of doing things. This will let their creative juices flow and create a more optimistic environment.

4. Constructive criticism – Offer constructive criticism, not just criticism. People sometimes don’t realise that they’re doing something wrong, so just let them know. People usually want to improve and do better.

5. Fun fun fun – Work is always more enjoyable when it doesn’t even feel like work – make work fun by creating a positive environment. This will always lead to better results for everyone.

Good luck and get motivating!

More Motivational Tactics

Read more motivational tactics that some motivational speakers use! This is continued from our earlier post – please see our archive to read it.

You can use these motivational tactics at work, at home or anywhere in a group. If you need to get something done, motivation is the key. See an example of motivational tactics by visiting our motivational speakers page.

1. Be nice – being kind to people generally means they’ll be kind to you. The opposite also works.

2. Deadlines – Deadlines make people focus. They will work harder, resulting in work getting done quicker. Don’t over do it – you don’t want to cause too much stress. Set mini deadlines up leading towards the big deadline to make people more productive.

3. Team Spirit – Create a team atmosphere, as people will work better in a team. Being part of a team is fantastic for motivation as people will generally not want to let people down, meaning work is done more efficiently and quicker.

4. Recognize achievement – Don’t ignore the work that people are doing – this will only annoy them and cause their self-confidence to drop. Recognise the work they’ve done, even if it’s only small.

5. Personal needs – Understand what everyone wants and what they need to keep them happy.