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The Creative Event Professional We’ve all heard that automation, robots and artificial intelligence are going to fundamentally change the future of work but do we know how? One area where technology is already starting to make a profound change is in the events industry. This industry is bigger than the automobile industry and encompasses conferences, […]

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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Marketing As a keynote speaker, Artificial Intelligence Marketing is a trend that I’m being asked to speak about more and more at global conferences. Why? Well the rise of technologies such as AI and machine learning lead management consultants McKinsey & Co to predict that 45 percent of jobs will […]

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Keynote Speaker Topics · Artificial Intelligence · Updated September 2026 Top 12 Artificial Intelligence Keynote Speakers for 2026 An independently researched shortlist of the AI keynote speakers event planners are actually booking in 2026, compared on focus, signature talk and audience fit. Filter the list, sort the table, go straight to whoever fits your brief. […]

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A Tale Of Two Tribes - Keynote Speakers vs Platform Speakers vs Motivational Speakers vs Inspirational Speakers There often appears to be two competing tribes in the speaking business. These two types of speakers often view each other with a mixture of envy, suspicion and sometimes a grudging respect. This two-tribes view became apparent recently in […]

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Why You Need A Side Hustle Everyone needs a side hustle. What’s a side hustle? Well it’s a moneymaking project you start on the side, usually while working a day job. A side hustle is a bit like a hobby but with one big difference, most hobbies cost you money while a side hustle puts […]

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Watch the Video We often think of success as being something that is hard-won, but what if success is actually gifted? Performance coach Sean Brawley recently interviewed some of the world's top tennis players and came upon a startling discovery. Each of the tennis players had received a major injury only weeks after winning a big championship. […]

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Watch the Video Ever struggle to come up with new creative ideas or overcome creative blocks? Ever feel on some days like your creative juices just aren't flowing? If you are a speaker, author, entrepreneur, artist or have a job which requires that you generate and develop new ideas (which is 90% of them now) then […]

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Watch the Video I was talking with Chip Eichelberger the other day. Chip was the international point man for Tony Robbins and is a successful keynote speaker in his own right. And we were discussing the rituals we have as speakers and performers before we go onstage. You know I’m often asked if I get nervous […]

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Watch the Video I’m often asked which tools I use as a keynote speaker, consultant, author, and marketer so I thought I’d share what is in my box of tricks. My most frequently used, low-tech tool is my notebook and pen. I have fireproof filing cabinets full of these notepads which go back over 20 years. […]

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Watch the Video Every generation has their great orators. The 1940’s gave us Churchill, the 60’s JFK and Dr King and arguably President Reagan in the 1980’s. Perhaps the greatest orator and public speaker of today is former US President Barack Obama. Last week I had the opportunity to meet and speak with him and ask […]

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