There's No Such Thing as a Motivational Speaker- There is no
job description “Motivational Speaker” But rather you need to be a “Stimulator”
How does the cycle of motivation really work? One talk and
you win the world? If it was so simple to motivate people through a one day or
a two- day session life would be so easy. Business would thrive, and we would
have more and more motivational speakers.
I have never attended a session that would motivate me;
however, I have participated in workshops that have stimulated me. Of course,
I enjoyed these workshops and felt good during these workshops. But did they
motivate me? I am not sure. May be for a day – I felt like doing great things,
I felt like exceeding my targets or achieving breakthrough results.
Maybe it is not about motivation. May be we are just looking for a
Stimulation over a pep talk.
Have you ever asked yourself “What is a motivational
speaker?” “Someone who’s entertaining
but doesn’t have any content.” But ultimately you hope to be motivate.
There are a few things that turn me off if I should decide
to attend a Motivational Speaker …..
#1 – DON’T TRY TO SELL ME ANYTHING BEFORE YOU EVEN OPEN YOUR
MOUTH
If you try to sell me before you even speak I will not buy a
thing or have an open mind to listening to what your trying to motivate.
#2 – IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU
This is a biggie period! It is like you coming out on stage and
asking folks to stand and clap…then saying; Now I have to earn that standing
ovation! Not only did you turn me off from listening – I felt robbed after you
spoke because you didn’t earn the standing ovation you forced me to give!
#3 – DON’T PUT YOUR AUDIENCE ON THE SPOT
Talking about hopes and dreams is intimate self-disclosure
that is best not done with a motivational speaker in front of a live studio
audience. As a motivational speaker, the
goal should be inspiration not
making people feel crappy. When people leave a room feeling worse than when
they walked in that is a giant FAIL!
#4 – I WASN’T KIDDING! IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU
When a motivational speech sounds like an opera singer
warming up – me, me, me, me, me – I get turned off. I don’t care how great any
speaker thinks she/he is! The audience should be able to picture themselves in
the story!
As an audience member, I want to know why I am listening to
your story. What can I expect to learn or take away from the talk? (Yep, the
old “What’s in It for me?”)
That to me is making contact and drawing us into what you
have to say, like throwing banana's into the crowd for them to catch…….…It’s is called
stimulation!
Bottom line is being a Stimulator rather than a Motivator and
thus you will be a great motivator in whatever industry your in.
