Who are the great speakers?

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Permalink Reply by Craig Eubanks on April 10, 2008 at 5:00pm

Depends on what you mean by 'great'?

If you mean, a speaker who can take the audience through amazing emotional state changes, then Tony Robbins comes to mind.

If you mean a speaker who was a great orator and can hold your attention even when you hear the talk again and again, then Martin Luther King comes to mind.

If you mean a speaker who you just instantly like and want to be around more, then Zig Ziglar comes to mind.

If you mean a speaker who really inspires you, then Nido Quebain comes to mind (Top speaker of National Speakers Association)

If you mean a speaker who makes you laugh and entertains you with stories, then Graham Chapman (of Monty Python) comes to mind.

But, if you mean a speaker who can both give a great presentation AND sell a ton of product/services from the stage, then Dan Kennedy and Ron LeGrand are the best I've seen.

Cheers,

Craig

Permalink Reply by Mitchell Vaughan on October 31, 2008 at 11:02am

I love hearing Richard Bandler speak. And I find many comedians to be great speakers, especially since they've given the same routine for nights and nights in a row, but will still manage to enjoy themselves and make it seem fresh. Bill Hicks, Pablo Fransisco, and Patrice O'Neal are some funny guys I've seen on youtube lately.
Peace&love

Permalink Reply by James Garrett Cook on May 6, 2009 at 9:43am

The radio show host Mark Levin is an excellent, powerful speaker. although when I read some of his books he likes to use a lot of words that are not common place. But that can be a good thing, it can help broaden your vocabulary.
every time I sit down to read his latest book "Liberty and Tyranny" I always have a dictionary on hand.

Permalink Reply by Keithanthony on June 13, 2011 at 8:51pm

I used to really hate the sound of my own recorded voice however after listening to people praising my shows, and listening to them myself I began to realise I was my own worst critic and started to enjoy listening to myself.  I also started at that point to create hypnosis MP3's just for me and I find listening to myself deliver my own suggestions has a profound impact. Give it a try.

 

Keithanthony

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Permalink Reply by Adam Kilgore on June 14, 2011 at 6:48pm

I'm a comedian and I interview touring comedians all the time. I've seen some great entertaining speakers. Here's a few...

 

Heywood Banks, John Morgan - Incredible, undying energy

 

Mike Baldwin - Watch his ability to seamlessly segue in huge gaps of topic, which may help those studying the Milton model. Helped me!

 

Lisa Landry - This woman can hold an audience better than almost anyone I've seen. Check out how she allows her natural childish self come out. She's incredible, both on stage and as a friend - and just as strange.

 

Ricky Kalmon - Really an infectiously genuine and energetic demeanor. And he's a hypnotist.

 

Ian Bagg - Everything seems improved, even when you've seen him 30 times. He makes everything new for every audience.

 

John Heffron - Hilarious, energetic, fun, child-like, in the moment, and not to mention NLP practitioner. This guy was the first person to overtly use a confusion technique on me, and helped guide me toward some nice NLP resources. Winner of Last Comic Standing, this guy should at least be made known here.

 

Christopher Titus - I can not say enough about this man. He is jaded by craziness and emotion on stage, but he actually helped me through some tough times with just a little bit of talking off stage and in my studio. This guy can keep audiences rolling in the aisles for 4 hours on end (I've been there through it, and another time for 2 and a half). In case you don't know, a headliner in a comedy club is paid for about 45 minutes to an hour. He tends to just keep going. Check out "Norman Rockwell is Bleeding", then "Love is Evol." Notice the change in how he grabs onto the audiences' attentions in both. Notice how he holds the audiences' attentions in both. He grows and hones his craft constantly. He's got one coming called "Neverlution." I've seen it, and I've got to say that he's still learning!

 

These are just a few. I will gladly share more about any comedian I can.

 

Cheers!

Permalink Reply by Patricia V. Scott on July 2, 2011 at 1:08pm

One of the best speakers I ever heard was Mark Victor Hanson (sp?).  He was the opening speaker at one of my very first hypnosis conferences in Irvine, CA (American Board of Hypnotherapy) about 20 years ago, and when he was finished, I felt as though I was floating several inches off the floor for the rest of the day.  COOL!