News of the Month… and the Past Year -- March 31, 2010
Important! Read now please!
You are a speaker wanting more success? More groups to speak to? More sales and income from seminars you provide and more referral business? You are a speaker working to perfect your message(s)? You are a speaker who is discouraged at times in some ways due to the economic challenges?
If “yes”… read this please below and/or respond if you have a different question @ ThomLisk@TerrificSpeakers.com
A positive relationship with speakers like you is important to me personally and to my company, Professional Speakers Bureau Int’l, registered in Ohio with the Secretary of State, however we do business worldwide. Do you want business worldwide or simply in your own home city or state?
Either way, what ever your goals you will find the most up to date ideas for speaker business success, not just success before an audience via the new book seen @ www.TerrificSpeakers.com/html/books.html ... I refer to new 2010 version of THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO SUCCESS AS A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER.
This book was actually published in 2008 after I was paid on my 30th anniversary in this speaking “profession” to write the book by Penquin/USA, (one of the largest publishers in the world) their division Alpha Books. Now in 2010 we have published a current addendum of 21 pages which is FREE when you purchased the book from us before or do so now. To get one:
Phone 614-841-1776 in the USA or email me at thomlisk@TerrificSpeakers.com But first… you might want to consider…
Investing in your career as a speaker (whether you are part time of full time, regardless of the economy) needs to be a mandatory ongoing process like any other true professional. In my immediate family my wife and I are blessed with five married children (and their 12 kids!) and many of the ten adults MUST get continuing education credits to maintain their privilege to practice their profession. Understand? ...Three MD’s, two nurses, one is an eye doc, a Respiratory Therapist, & an H.R. manager and a biz mgr.
How can we—you and me—expect meeting planners to take pro speaking seriously and pay willing BIG bucks for it if we do not take it seriously and continue our education to be all we can be as a true professional speaker?!
Looking at our family you can understand why I could be broke (due to all that education); rather thankfully I am not broke but very frugal, that is my wife Lorna have been and must continue to be. Now look at our business which is all designed to serve you the speaker and to give you ideas for success. Home Page speakers seen @ www.TerrificSpeakers.com can attest to the value of our services and if you want to be one let us know!
The past year has been very challenging for the professional speaker and/or trainer offering programs to corporate America or to other groups. We have served the past 33 years all kinds of for profit and non-profit entities and offer expertise to help you serve more and better too. I saw my accountant to file taxes this past week for 2009… our gross sales were down 25%. But the good news is…
We had some wonderful bookings to several NEW clients this past year and we are now positioning ourselves to go after more NEW clients and be ready to serve past clients when they are ready to buy speakers again. It is true that some organizations have cancelled meetings and using outside expert speakers the past 1-2 years however I have weathered many recessions the past 33 years and always been stronger as a result afterwards. You can too!
How… Step one is the most important step… get the new book listed above and ask for the 2010 addendum. This is the best thing I can do for speakers.
Step two is ask for a copy of INSPIRING HOPE. This is another new book, this one being published with a release date in September 2009. See it under the CIG book—scroll down @ www.TerrificSpeakers.com/html/books.html
I ask you to invest and get a copy of this $15 book not just because it will help you but also because it can help you to help others too including your family members, your friends, your work associates, etc. AND…
You can be featured in the next edition of INSPIRING HOPE!
Submit an essay of 1-2 pages for consideration ASAP. Thank you.
Speakers need to and must write books … and write articles and essays that you get published so as to brand yourself as a true expert. Got it? Do it!
Ask me for details on how to get published at 614-841-1776.
And, if you are already published send us a (comp.) copy of what you have published for our alpha lending library to help market YOU as a speaker.
Our mailing address is at the bottom of most pages @
www.TerrificSpeakers.com You can use the email link at the bottom too to send your essay or send it to me personally @...
ThomLisk@TerrificSpeakers.com And, do ask for the CIG book mentioned above and the 2010 addendum… or if you read this in 2011 or beyond ask for the addendum for that year.
Thank you. God bless you!
News of the Month, February 1, 2009 --"Hope in Retrospect"
The last year has been great in many ways for me
personally and our company--Home Page is
www.TerrificSpeakers.com I thank Penquin/USA/Alpha Books
for paying me an advance to write the new book in their famous CIG
series entitled The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a
Professional Speaker. This new book was released in
July 2008 and has been a smash hit among veteran
speakers who have been very complimentary, and we have gotten inquiries
from all over the USA, Canada, and several other English
speaking countries like the Philippines and Australia.
Although this is overall a business based website where this news is
posted I must thank God for all His personal blessings this past year
since I last posted my "news of the month". Our 10th grandchild was
born and our five married children seem to be all doing great along
with their wonderful spouses. My health is great and I think
today as I write this, a Sunday, I am truly happy.
What is more important than happiness? How do we
sustain happiness? It does not simply come from more income, more
business, that is for sure. We all know we are in the middle of a
severe recession that officially began in December 2007 with no end is
sight. Booking speakers does become more challenging in these times
however just Friday January 30th we got three new inquiries
from three new clients apparently resulting in three new bookings.
People need speakers who bring HOPE and inspiration
regardless of their topic or the type of group served so I am excited
about our new book project: Stories of Hope(c) for
Success(c). This book will be a combination
anthology and book with one page stories from various contributors. If
you are a speaker ask us about it at 614-841-1776...
contribute a story ASAP and if you miss the deadline you can
participate in the sequel, the second dose of Stories of
Hope. If you are a meeting planner or another
person in and around the meetings industry ask for one of
our contributing authors from this new Chicken
Soup for the Soul type book.
Business is more competitive than ever,
have you noticed that? The strong will survive! Today I am making
reservations to fly to California on business later this month and I
have noticed that my frequent flyer miles from Northwest
Airlines are now good with Delta as the two
have merged together recently. Lot's of mergers as well as other large
businesses going out of business are read about in the news;
businesses like Circuit City and Lehman Brothers
are gone or soon totally gone. Huge companies are biting the
dust... unemployment is on the rise and we look to our new
President Barack Obama to help with a stimulus
package. I have met many politicians over the years, how about
you? Our recent survey of about 1000 speakers concludes that, "President
Obama was elected due to his speaking ability as much or more than any
other characteristic". (Media influence #2)
What does that tell you?
Speaking effectively before groups is one of the most
important skills that any human being can develop! And, one of
the most difficult skills. Granted some people seem to be gifted
however as with any gift we must use it or loose it.
I can be more hopeful about the future as I reflect on
the past. How about you? Later today I will see my 90 year-old
mother who lived through the great depression of the 1930's,
she graduated from Hilliards (Ohio) high school valedictorian in 1936
and my father from the same high school also at the top of his class in
1934. Mom taught for 35 years and on her 90th birthday
11/24/09 the Mayor of Hilliard, now a city of about
75,000 people declared the day "Betty Lisk Day in Hilliard".
Mayor Don presented the beautiful proclamation to me before the evening
City Council meeting and when I accepted I gave a mini-speech focusing
on what my mother and her mother (lived to age 105) taught me, as well
as my father a respected communicator too, an award winning journalist
and bureau chief. From our elders we can learn many important
lessons, and we can learn from great speakers too if we are wise.
Of course, some people are very wise at age 25, and
some not until age 55, 65 or age 90 are they worth listening too.
However, on average, age does bring wisdom; and if
we are wise, like a USA President, we surround ourselves with wise
advisors and servant leaders who can help us make better decisions. Let
us never underestimate the value of great mentor speakers,
and usually the older and more seasoned they are the better they are.
People are taught how to reason things out, how to make great
decisions, and much of that comes from lots of life experiences,
sometimes failure and recession can teach us the greatest lessons. Do
you want to have more success in spite of economic conditions?
Then examine who it is you are listening to, who you
are reading. Call or email us for the best speakers
in the world so you can eliminate trial and error from your
life... find help... ask for help...accept help... this then
puts you, like it has me, in a position to give more help. "Give
and it will be given to you..."
I hope giving you this news and
message above is helpful. Call us or email us... we can help!
Allow us to help you have more success.
God bless you!
Thom A. Lisk, BA, LHD, CSE
Phone: 614-41-1776
News
of the Month --February 2008
You probably don't really care about our company or my
personal news of the month, at least until you know that I and my
company care about you. We really do!
Today is March 1, 2008 as I write this reflecting on this past month,
yes, but also considering the fact that 31 years ago today I entered
the world of paid professional speaking full time. I had a great mentor
who cared about me, his name: Carl Stevens.
Stevens is now about 83 years old and lives in Houston. I spoke to him
recently and told him I appreciated him--he gave me a quote in the past
month for my new book. Have you been blessed with mentors that helped
you along the way? Appreciate them!
Today is the anniversary of my fathers death, March 1, 1985. Have you
heard that poem about the dash? The dash between the date a person is
born and the date he dies. We all want to make a difference with our
lives, don't we? That is what our company and my life is all
about--making a difference by contributing to others in significant
ways.
You and your company may have done more significant things than I and
my company did this past month but we were on purpose and mission
towards significance. I remind us how very important purpose, mission,
and vision are for all of our lives.
"Without a vision the people will perish." Proverbs. The past month
motivates me to make changes so as to have a healthier, happier, and
holier balance of the year, with God's help. And, we work and pray for
a more prosperous future too; but we also remember you don't find a
U-Haul Truck behind a Hearst at the cemetery.
Give today before it is too late. Please... give us a
chance to be of service, we will not let you down. Navigate our website
for speaker choices, better yet call or email us so we can save you
time and save you money and find you the perfect speaker--one who
really will make a difference in your organization and the lives of
your people. Thanks.
News of the Month --January 2008
January 2008 was a challenging month in the business
world in the USA. The stock market had the widest swings up and down
during several days maybe in history and the biggest decrease to start
a new year in history. This is reported here as we reflect on the month
for our business to say first that we are very glad the month is over!
And that we did actually have a good month in terms of gross sales and
profits. PSBI is a for profit organization, even though we work with
lots of non-profit organizations, as well as for profit companies,
providing speakers, trainers, entertainers, etc.
Before I focus a few comments about PSBI for posterity and my readers
consideration, allow me to again focus on the markets worldwide as we
do strive to be a worldwide company. As one example of this effort, we
have speakers who are based in places like Costa Rica (South America),
England, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, etc. on our bureau
website in addition to all the terrific speakers based in the USA. We
thank God how He has allowed us to expand.
Exxon it was just reported earned 40 billion in the past year, the most
in the history of any company worldwide it is thought. In our business
we need to focus better on those who have money to spend or invest in
speakers. Concerns about a recession abound yet largely due to two
recent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve the Dow which fell from 14,000
to 12,000 or slightly below, rose 700 points in one week, the last week
of January. Things are looking up!
TERRIFIC SPEAKERS can help you increase profits in 2008... ask us for
the best and right experts for any need!
The way in which this kind of business operates towards profitability
has changed as the worldwide web has become more mature. At one time
PSBI was able to generate Fortune 1000 companies hitting our website at
www.TerrificSpeakers.com and now it is more difficult to get those kind
of hits but we are on top of what to do and how to do it (we contact
them) to market our company and our services and our speakers for paid
bookings.
Change remains the most important word in our daily vocabulary, and
speakers that address CHANGE issues are some of the most popular
worldwide. We must keep investing towards the needed changes to succeed
and serve more and serve better going forward.
I am pleased to report our business was up about 20% in January versus
last year-2007-if all is consummated completely. We have created some
wonderful new clients and added a few NEW speakers as "go-to" experts
to our bureau website this interesting month of January 2008. Part of
that increase may be due to the addition of Taylor Miller to our staff,
so we are thankful for her for many reasons. John Wagner continues to
do a fine job in our website work; an example: Home Page was expanded
and improved significantly in early January 2008. Please do see
www.TerrificSpeakers.com Your feedback is welcome, please.
Debt is not a problem for PSBI as it is for so many businesses and
individuals, we are pleased to announce. We have zero debt, and pray
that all who read this are as committed as we are to avoiding debt of
any kind. One of my closest friends and advisors, Alan K. Mooney,
believes we will have not just a recession--"unavoidable"--but also a
depression of worldwide magnitude within 24 months. Either affects this
kind of business ordinarily so we diversify in our offerings and
markets we pursue and suggest our readers do so too as well as... GET
OUT OF DEBT and stay out of debt.
Now... speakers we pledged to add to our bureau website (and market
them) this past month as "go-to" experts include women: Janae Rubin,
Helen Leonetti, MD, Denise Landers, Shelly Taylor-Smith from Australia,
Vicki Lazar, Susan Race, Jan Yaeger; men expert speakers including...
Mike Utley, Joe Cardone, Eric Pennington, Curt Tueffert, Dr. Maurice
Ramirez, Henk Botha, William Allen Anderson. Rick Frishman, Richard
Reynolds, Douglas Riggle, Dr. Andrew Edelman, Richard "Ben Franklin"
Fowler.
Kicking off a new year requires many new "go-to" speakers, sometimes to
replace others, and to get some momentum for the new year. We are
working hard to market and book these new speakers! Welcome aboard!
News
of the Month --November/December 2007
As I write this on 12/31/07 I feel both relief that
the year has come to an end and a sense of apprehension that a new year
is about to begin. Know the feeling? Personally and professionally I
have a great deal to be thankful for as I reflect on all of 2007
including now the past two months. We must work, at some times more
than others, to increase our attitudes of gratitude!
The Law of Attraction says that we
attract to ourselves what we think about most of the time. Do you
really believe it!? This Law of Success has been popularized by the
book The Secret in the past year with the contributing authors who are
all speakers available from our speakers bureau at 614-841-1776. We
booked speakers who delivered some great programs in the last two
months of the year or will do so in 2008 so I would like to applaud
them first.
Thanks to Frank Polowski, as only one example, who we booked for the
first time as he traveled to Alabama from his home in the Buffalo, NY,
USA area. This program was for a new client, Governor's Office of Faith
and Community Based Initiatives. As always we hope to now book Frank
more... and do more bookings for this client. I work to make this
happen today by the LAW OF ATTRACTION which really is a good step one
for any marketing effort.
Yours truly, Thom Lisk, has been speaking professionally now for 31
years as of 2008 and one of the first lessons of success I learned from
a mentor 30 years ago was what we then called...The Law of Mental
Magnetism. I attribute a lot of my success over the years, or lack
thereof, to the application of this principle for success. Try it
more... you will like it.
Many years ago I visualized myself, and prayed about it too, going
around the world as a speaker. Not knowing initially how that would
take place but having faith that it would I am now happy to report that
in the past two months humble me has been to Australia and New
Zealand--near "the end of the earth"--to speak to eight
groups, some with my wife Lorna. I will not give many details here as
these NEWS OF THE MONTH articles are designed to benefit YOU my reader.
Who is my reader? You always need to know your audience whether you are
speaking or writing!
The reader of this NEWS OF THE MONTH may be speakers who are checking
us out. They want to know about the owner of this international
speakers bureau. Well, I am just like you... I am interested in making
a BIG difference with my life through better communications and
actions. I found I could help more people and sustain myself better in
the speaking profession by developing a pro speakers' bureau as opposed
to be a one-man band speaker. I and PSBI want to team up with YOU.
You need me... and I and our company needs YOU. So...
Give us a call and/or email us and tell us more about yourself. Maybe
we have some clients who need what you can offer!!! (Now... IF YOU WANT
TO HIRE THE PERFECT SPEAKER... YOU CALL US TOO--PLEASE!)
God bless you and your family and have a happy, health, and holy--full
of integrity--NEW YEAR.
News
of the Month -- October 2007
Our international speakers bureau is more
international than ever as President Dr. Thom A. Lisk traveled to
Toronto Canada for the last work week of the month to serve some
clients, drum up more business, evaluate properties for a possible
Speakers Success Showcase in 2008 or 2009, and also Thom met with a few
speakers who are new to our bureau. (We have booked speakers for travel
in at least a dozen countries in addition to the USA.)
Bookings of speakers continues strong as we welcome several new clients
to our long list of illustrious organizations served. We booked a
Canadian speaker, Bill Clennan, to a University in North Carolina, as a
first example, and we booked a NY based speaker for a new client in
Alabama, a California based speaker for a client in Nebraska, and a
Washington state speaker for a client in Pennsylvania. In Ohio, our
home state, some new clients include Chambers of Commerce, more
associations, and both for profit and non profit organizations.
If you represent an organization who needs speakers now or at
anytime... We can save you time and money securing the perfect speaker.
The speakers fee is the same (or less) from this bureau. It is wise to
purchase all your speakers from our speaker's bureau and we can give
you a dozen reasons why if you will but call us at 614-841-1776 (or
800-705-0079 for people needing to schedule speakers). We can help you
pinpoint he best criteria for the best speaker...
speak@TerrificSpeakers.com
If you are a speaker and you want to expand your business send us your
materials but first email us with a little about yourself.
After more than 30 years booking speakers and serving as a speaker
himself, our President Dr. Thom A. Lisk can help new speakers save time
and save money. Dr. Lisk has recently completed the book: The Complete
Idiot's Guide for Success as a Professional Speaker. The official
release date is 7/08/08 and we are NOW taking pre-release orders for
this 300+ page success how-to guide for $20+ tax + shipping = $27
(USA). Order your copy today by email or phone... all major charge
cards accepted.
This past month we have added new "go-to" speaker experts to our bureau
website. Under each TOPIC area we feature only a few select EXPERT
speakers. Clients usually look for speakers based on TOPIC area or
those with their specific industry experience. So, one way to search
our website for the PERFECT SPEAKER is to go to the TOPICS page using
the GOOGLE search engine to stay on our site... if you do not find the
perfect speaker realize we have other speakers in our files, so please
email or phone us as we have evaluated hundreds more speakers for
nearly any kind of client need. Click TOPICS at the top or the bottom
of this page on the TOOL BAR and type in Cherie Carter-Scott, one new
speaker to our site, to get an idea of how this tool works.
If I personally can help you in anyway please email me or call me.
Thank you for your support. God bless you.
Thomas (Thom) A. Lisk, BA, LHD, CSE
President/CEO
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU INT'L
Main Phone: 614-841-1776
Email: speak@TerrificSpeakers.com
News of the Month
-- September 2007
This month saw our company with a few new clients. Dr.
Thom Lisk, President of Professional Speakers Bureau Int'l, reports
that one of the most interesting bookings of the year was scheduling a
Woody Hayes look-a-like as a speaker for a client in Ohio.
Now, this month this Woody Hayes character speaker is featured on our
company Home Page. WHAT WOULD WOODY DO?
Woody Hayes was a one of a kind leader and Roger A. Thomas captures his
essence and gives applications for current problems.
Speakers who do characterizations are always an interesting and unique
twist for an event. We have provided clients people who do George
Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln and others--ask for details by
phoning 614-841-1776.
Now, for any other speaker in the world email us at speak@terrificspeakers.com
Thank you.
News of the Month
-- August 2007
The last week of the month Dr. Thom Lisk was in
Washington DC serving clients, recruiting speakers for our clients, and
mostly working on his current book project deadline on his laptop. Here
are some thoughts from and about our nations capital, and her people,
especially our great historic leaders. And, let's also consider leaders
for groups with needs NOW.
One day I had some time in between meetings as I was staying at the
Hamilton Crown Plaza that night near the White House. I took my cell
phone with me and went out for a jog and walk. Clients or prospects
requiring call backs came from the Caribbean, Alabama, California,
Illinois, Virginia, and Ohio, as I recall it a week later. It was a hot
day as I jogged on the sidewalk and street (which is blocked to auto
traffic) on both sides of the White House--I was surprised that
security did not seem tighter.
Other scenes of interest were statues of American heroes and monuments
of various types a short jog or walk away. if you have not been in our
nation's capital lately, take a few days, not just an afternoon, and
see the sights, learn the lessons from history. You and your family or
business will be better off for it! There are many prospective clients
based in DC who need terrific speakers.
When you look at history from a speakers viewpoint you realize that
most great leaders in USA history were great speakers or shaped history
due to the words they used. This would include military generals who
may have never gave a speech in an auditorium of civilians but they
sure knew how to direct, lead, and motivate people to action steps
towards goals.
A rather unique speaker we invited to be added to our bureau website so
that we could market him, and hopefully book him for paid engagements,
is Peter M. Small. He does a number of
impersonations, often called characterizations, of great leaders from
the past... people like Washington, Jefferson, and Roosevelt. Providing
modern day applications of the success principles these men lived by
and espoused can make for a most interesting speech.
Go to www.terrificspeakers.com for any
speaker need anytime.
You can find speakers easily by typing their name at the top of the
TOPICS page in the Google search engine. And, if you do not find a
specific person this way, then save time and save money... call our
bureau at 800-705-0079 or email us at speak@terrificspeakers.com.
If you do not know the speaker to ask for simply share with PSBI your
need and/or criteria and again we will save you time and save you, the
meeting planner, money in giving you several recommended speakers--all
experts in your areas of need.
If you are a speaker reading this NEWS OF THE MONTH and you want bureau
representation call us any afternoon at 614-841-1776, leave a message
if you miss us, or email us with material about yourself at the same
email address.
Now we have more news that could be shared however you are busy... and
so are we. Lastly...
We hope and pray you have a great upcoming month. May every
month be news worthy (positive and good happenings) in your life, the
life of your family, and the life of your business. God bless you.
News of the Month
-- July 2007
New clients this month include the National Kitchen
Bath Association and Samford University where Dr. Thom Lisk served as
the keynote speaker at a three day "Excellence in Education" conference
for teachers. Professional Speakers Bureau Int'l has served Fortune 500
clients but also groups like Serving Seniors in Erie County, Ohio, and
everything in between. We specialize in certain markets from time to
time with select speakers--inquire for specifics.
Welcome to all new speakers to our bureau website (where this is
posted) @ www.terrificspeakers.com. Marketing speakers and markets for
speakers is challenging. We persevere due to strong desire to make a
positive difference in the lives of audience members. Never forget...
TERRIFIC SPEAKERS change lives and the course of history.
July was the best month of the year in terms of gross sales posted. We
had some vacation time like much of America and it was interwoven
around three conferences attended. An extra day here or there away from
the office can be renewing and help us to remain enthusiastic about
serving clients and creating new clients.
Like my readers we enjoy family time for which we are most thankful.
The family of CEO Thom Lisk continues to grow with our five married
children having produced nine wonderful grandchildren. These precious
people provide added motivation--know the feeling? Lot's of enriching
family experiences made this past month personally memorable.
The world is an uncertain place as we move into August 2007 in many
ways. The economy is illustrated by the stock markets Dow Jones average
which in July hit a record of slightly more than 14,000. On 7/31/07 the
Dow found itself up over 100 points early in the day, and then down
around 150 points by the end of the day. This volatility causes
indecisive ripple effects throughout the business world affecting
decisions. The Dow closed the months of July at 13,212 yet the
optimists still predict it to be at 14,500 by years end. We will see
what happens!
Our male (home page) Speaker of the Month for August is one of my
favorite speakers, Tom Faranda. He
helps us understand the world and in his recent CD message he provides
about 20 significant trends and predictions that every business leader
must hear to prepare for the future. Getting to the decision makers who
can hire the great speakers we feature on our company website remains
one of our biggest challenges. And, we can book almost any other
speaker for almost any need--refer people to us, please. Thank you.
Thom Lisk closed the month by giving an audio phone conference seminar
for a national audience of the hearing impaired on Tuesday night July
31st. Hands on Relay System serves (due to federal grant money) this
population. The organization has booked five different speakers from
our company. Thom's message provided empowerment and motivation to
establish and reach written goals.
Re-evaluating mission, vision and goals are always a wise thing to do
while also rededicating oneself to serve more and serve better today
and in the days ahead. May God help us all maximize our lives as we
shed His light, love, and "success" principles into hearts and minds
around the world. May God open new doors for service for us all, and
give us that peace that passes all understanding. God richly bless all
our speakers, clients, and support personnel.
News of the Month
-- June 2007
Months come and months go by and on the last Saturday
of most every month for 15 years now yours truly has met with men in a
Christian fellowship setting. As first I write this it is Friday night
late on June 29, 2007. Every Friday night since married to my wife
Lorna (and before) we have reserved Friday night for a date night. Most
of the News of the Months have been primarily focused on business as
this is posted on a business oriented website. Just like YOU we work
our businesses so as to provide for our families and reach other
personal goals in our lives while serving our God.
Once we have our personal goals written down and internalized they
drive us and motivate us. Maybe this is why Webster's classic
definition of Motivation is, "That within the individual that incites
or impels him or her to action."
Friday nights! Saturday mornings! Sunday we always-- 100% of the time
-- go to Church. These kinds of devotions and faithfulness tell you
more about me and our priorities than any number of other words. Two
weekends in June 2007 we attended national Christian leadership
conferences so our Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays were altered but
every bit as meaningful. MOTIVATION?!--Yes!
How people invest their God-given time tells you more about them than
almost anything, don't you think? And, it has been said you can look at
someone's checkbook register to see how they spend (or invest?) their
money and tell a great deal about the persons priorities in life too.
If we say we want better outcomes in our lives we simply have to invest
our time and invest our money (as well as invest our talents!) in
different and/or better ways, and we will get better results.
We at PSBI spoke to several of America's top speakers this past
month... and we also worked with some of America's top companies.
Somehow all of this pales in comparison to the quality time I, Thom
Lisk--owner of PSBI--had with our nine (9) grandchildren. Fathers Day
was a BIG event for our family this year!
When I spoke for US Foods/Monarch Foods, Inc. (2nd largest Food
distributor in USA) in Chicago on Thursday 6/28/07 as their closing
keynote speaker at a three day conference I gave it my best in
dedication to my God, and to my son Todd Eric Lisk, now age 38. I think
that is why I had a great outcome. I was giving the speech for the
hundreds of people in my audience, and also for this son whom I want to
be proud of me. Know the experience?
(Like you) I work very diligently to prepare and do my very best for my
client company and their people. I want to make a difference, a lasting
positive impact. And, to do such a great job that they invite me back.
We trust for great outcomes for those who heard the message; and as a
result, for me and my company to benefit too, of course.
The President of the company (he introduced me to the audience: Pat
Mulhern--had some very kind things to say to me after my speech...
"Great message Thom!" He acquired autographed copies of my most recent
books.
Would you like a list of the clients that book speakers from our
company? Or, how about a list of speakers we have booked? Although the
lists need updated you can find these at the About Us page on this
website with another click to clients and/or to speakers. See the tool
bar at the top and bottom of our HOME PAGE at www.terrificspeakers.com
We can schedule any speaker in America for any group--phone
614-841-1776. Save time and save money!
We at PSBI, and I personally, welcome your news. And, we welcome your
prayer support, and any other kind of support you care to offer as we
plan, hope, pray, and work to create more bookings for more speakers
than in the first six months of 2007--many more. We want to add more
top quality speakers to our bureau website. Send your positive thoughts
our way... our best thoughts go out to YOU. God bless you and your
family and your work.
News of the Month
-- May 2007
The Dow Jones tells us the stock market is soaring
high--at all time high 5/30/07. The Dow closed at 13,628. Now this is
great news for speakers because as the economy goes so goes our
business at times. Consumer confidence is high; we read about gasoline
prices at all time highs too near $3.39 a gallon this past week
nationally on average. Now we are a national company, and sometimes we
book speakers internationally, so we pay attention to what is going on
worldwide to serve YOU better.
The increased cost of gasoline, etc. can be bad news for meeting
planners as sometimes people may be less willing to travel to events so
less speakers get booked. We have solutions. One might be a webinar or
a tele-seminar where your people need not leave the comfort of their
office or home. As an example of this recently a California based
client booked five speakers from our bureau to deliver five different
one hour tele-seminars on five different topics. The speaker also need
not leave his office. Read on.
Dr. Lisk received a contract this month to write a new book which will
be complete and scheduled for publishing next May by Alpha Books, a NY
Publisher. This is in the popular series known as The Complete Idiot's
Guide. This one by President of PSBI, Thom Lisk, will be called The CIG
to SUCCESS AS A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER. Ask to receive an autographed
copy. In this 25 chapter book shortcuts to success for speakers will be
given from careful research and 30 years of experience.
Many of the speakers featured on this great website are also authors.
SEE: www.terrificspeakers.com We consider adding a BOOK OF THE MONTH
feature to our BOOKS tab where currently only Dr. Lisk's last two books
are featured. But on individual speakers pages you can sometimes find a
book jacket picture or certainly listings of speakers books. If you are
an author and want to promote your book on our site (which helps us
also sell you as a speaker) please let us know.
Shortcuts for Meeting Planners are also needed and provided by our
company as evidenced by our FREE service to send out demo or preview
tapes to meeting planners and/or committees or decision makers
searching for the best speakers. It never ceases to amaze how people
waste a lot of time (and time is money) searching for speakers when all
they need to do is contact our ONE-STOP SHOPPING CENTER by email or
phone to save time and save money AND locate the perfect speaker.
Specific client references can be provided... simply ask for them.
Phone: 614-841-1776 or email: speak@terrificspeakers..com
YOUR SUCCESS is our specialty. Allow us to help you reach your goals.
Call or email us today. Thank you.
News
of the Month--APRIL 2007
Thinking about the Supreme Court can send shivers up
your spine sometimes, and ever state has a Supreme Court and then of
course we have the ultimate Federal Supreme Court. Dr. Thom Lisk gave a
TIME EMPOWERMENT seminar for over 130 people for the Judicial College
of the Ohio Supreme Court in Ohio this month. Many in the private
sector would agree that those in the public sector need to utilize time
wisely. This seminar crosses boundaries and can be offered by Lisk for
any group (profit or non profit, public or private) as the material is
very IMPORTANT for anyone interested in increasing individual and group
productivity. Huntington National Banks previously benefited from this
program, as only one example, of a for profit client.
Phone or email us for details please. And...
Mental Health must be of interest to every human being
and particularly to teachers and those who influence and shape the
lives of children. On April 28th Thom Lisk traveled three hours to give
a seminar for the NW Community Action Commission at NW Community
College. THE NEW POWERFUL POSITIVE THINKING helped nearly 100 attendees
focus to serve families and communities better throughout a several
county area. Some attendees serve in the HEAD START programs and others
are Day Care workers, Pre-School Teachers, etc. Previously Lisk has
been hired to address all levels of educators from graduate school to
now the earliest levels. Clients, as examples, have included The Ohio
State University as a commencement type speaker for graduate engineers,
and seminars for principals sponsored by the famous Martha Holden
Jennings Foundation. Dr. Lisk hopes for more similar opportunities to
share his inspirational well-researched power point
message. Inquire for more details please.
Most people have heard of Rotary International, the
largest community service organization in the world. Dr. Lisk spoke to
an interesting and exciting local Rotary club in April as his continued
way of "giving back" and "paying forward" as famed OSU football coach,
Woody Hayes, once put it. Thom has spoken for Rotary Clubs as far away
as Tokyo Japan and Manila Philippines as well as Clinton OK and San
Diego here in the good 'ole USA as well as local clubs when he can work
it into his busy schedule. Usually Thom speaks from his books as with
the Grove City Rotary recently with a message from Noble Leadership(c).
Lisk hopes to continue to challenge and teach people to have ethical
lives. ETHICS is a topic Thom Lisk can share with your audience... hire
him before it is too late. Remember Enron and WorldCom. and...
Thom is President of PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU
INT'L and most of his work day is invested working with clients who
need speakers other than him but sometimes he is the correct choice.
Also, as evidenced by this TERRIFIC website we have 400+ speakers we
proactive market and files on 4000+ speakers. PLEASE... if you are a
speaker... please send us your current material. And... if you are a
someone needing the PERFECT speakers share your criteria or allow us to
help you define the criteria to create an awesome meeting. We have been
doing that for 30 years! Thank you.
News
of the Month--March 2007
This month our marketing committee for Professional
Speakers Bureau Int'l (Thom Lisk--President) added some exciting and
interesting NEW speakers to our bureau website at
www.terrificspeakers.com . These people may not be new speakers but are
new to being one of our bureaus "go-to" speakers and this translates
into special features for them, and extra efforts to market them for
paid bookings as speakers, seminar leaders, trainers, entertainers, or
whatever the case might be. We can help you with any need for any
speaker (nearly) and we also proactively market certain terrific
speakers on an ongoing basis. Consider:
Stewart Levine (author)... Douglas A. Lewis, JD, MBA, PhD... Ida
Greene, PhD...Neil Pflum...Jim Hodges as General George
Washington...Mike "Antarctica" Pierce... Sheila Kessler, PhD... John
Eckberg... Robert Kuchera (ha ha ha)... Sheryl Rousch (featured on Home
Page April 2007)... David Hunter... Kevin Brown (author)... please!
An easy way to find these speakers, or any speaker now featured on our
web site, is to go-to the TOPICS PAGE and
use the Google Search engine on the top of the page while making sure
you stay on our bureau website... type in the specific speakers name.
OR...
See the long list of TOPICS on the MASTER TOPICS PAGE and go to the
topic(s) you are wanting and click on the specific topic.
This will take you to an alpha list. Since we are blessed with so many
terrific speakers on www.terrificspeakers.com you can then find
speakers on both sides of the alpha listings under the topic areas of
interest. OR...
Simply use the email link at the bottom on almost any page on this
terrific website and EMAIL US YOUR CRITERIA NEEDED at
speak@terrificspeakers.com and we will respond quickly and OFFER YOU
SEVERAL OPTIONS or asking you a few questions first so as to help SAVE
YOU TIME AND SAVE YOU MONEY... guaranteed!
Now... a few of our new featured clients (confidential list) who worked
with Thom Lisk and our company recently include:
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio... Nebraska School Board
Association... American Association of Service Coordinators ... Liberty
National Bank... Highland County Board of Realtors... Ohio Supreme
Court Judicial College... Olivet Nazarene University... Community
Action NW Ohio... Heartland Banks... Mt. Union College... may we add
your organization to our list soon?
The prior list is only found on this page on our website although on
the ABOUT US page--see link on main menu
--you can find a CLIENT LIST that
needs updated with these and many other clients (click through to it
when you see the hyper link on the ABOUT US
page where it says clients).
Please phone or email us with your recent news... or old news is
welcome too. Thank you.
News
of the Month--February 2007
Our company started the month with our President, Dr.
Thom Lisk, giving a speech at Mt. Union College in Alliance Ohio. In
case you are not familiar with Mt. Union College there most visible and
note worthy claim to fame is winning the Division III national football
championship game again closing the 2006 season. Everyone must know
that the Ohio State Buckeyes, the #1 team in the nation, was defeated
soundly by Florida University from Gainesville. Dr. Lisk also spoke
near the campus of Florida not long ago, and one of our companies
inquires in February was from OSU for a commencement speaker this June.
Your company, like every company, needs a mission statement. Many
companies have a written vision statement too that draws them towards
becoming collectively their best. In February our company, PSBI, served
all the Chambers of Commerce in Ohio by appearing with a booth at the
Chamber of Commerce Executive Organization (CCEO) annual winter
conference. We had four speakers at this conference and we are working
to develop more business with Chambers around our home state. Go Bucks.
Most of our business, however, the past ten+ years has been outside of
Ohio. As one example, Dr. Lisk traveled to San Diego for nearly a week
in February 2007 to work at several locations and with several
organizations. While working there he also took time to interview or
meet with some speakers our speakers' bureau did not yet represent. We
are pleased to add three or four new speakers to our website at
www.terrificspeakers.com due to these meetings. Please ask about our
"go-to" speaker experts.
The last Tuesday of this month Dr. Lisk attended his CEO braintrust
group meeting. He has been a member of this group for more than five
years meeting now at Alan K. Mooney's offices, in his executive board
room. To this meeting attend business owners from various non competing
businesses. These CEO's serve as Board members for each others small to
medium sized businesses and help one another with wise business
decision making. If you see changes in PSBI it could be due to the
collective wisdom gained in these meetings. Many businesses as well as
companies have many challenges these days. That same Tuesday the China
stock market retreated 9% and this affected world markets including the
Dow here in the USA that declined about 3/5%.
We live in a global economy in 2007 and what goes on in Europe or Asia
or Australia or South America or the Middle East can dramatically
affect business and our people here in the USA. Our company and our
President Dr. Thom A. Lisk works diligently to understand markets and
business and people worldwide and respond to needs, and make
adjustments to our business and lives accordingly. By interacting with
people from various cultures worldwide we think we can help YOU more
than ever.
So... next time you need some wisdom from a speaker, trainer or
strategic thinking or planner... contact us at 614-841-1776 or simply
email us at speak@terrificspeakers.com
We can provide a futurist, an economist, entertainers... you name it.
We work to help you identify the criteria for your speakers for your
important meetings before offering a diagnosis and prescribing the
perfect speaker for you. Sometimes we give you many choices but if
asked we can help you make the best choice. After 30 years in the
business as of March 1, 2007 our experience can help meeting planners
avoid BIG mistakes. Contact us today! Thank you.
News of the Month --January 2007
This month is a teaching about goals and success, not
simply news.
New Years resolutions come and go, as do months and
years, and we evaluate what kind of progress are we making towards our
pre-established GOALS. What you are your goals? A goal by part of the
definition is written down. "Success is the progressive realization of
any pre-established and written goal," wrote Earl Nightingale years ago
however we have yet to find a better definition of SUCCESS.
You can have goals for all area of your life, of
course, as Dr. Lisk teaches in one of his books where he explains
synergism for life planning and more success. Visualize it as eight
spokes on a wheel equal-distant apart all intersecting in the very
center of the circle or wheel of life. Label the eight spokes in your
preferred area of priority as they are: Family, Financial,
Physical/Health, Spiritual, Career/work/business or vocation, social,
recreational, mental or intellectual, spiritual. We must all keep
growing in all areas of life, Dr. Lisk owner of PSBI asserts; or if
re-regress in any one area before you know it that neglect of one area
can and probably will affect some or all of the other areas of life.
Think about it!
Now, ask yourself also what is at the center of your
life? Too often at the center are the wrong motives or ego or worse.
What is your driving passion and purpose? Define it and write it down
as your personal mission statement and/or the purpose for your life
which is carried forward as you pursue goals in all eight areas of life.
Sure, some areas of life demand more of the 168 hours
we all have every week, but don't neglect any area if you want a
balanced and healthy and happy life. How you invest your time (don't
just spend it!) through your own decision making process, especially
your discretionary time, will determine largely who you become 3, 5 or
10 years from now. We know the old saying, "You are what you eat."
Well, you are (even more importantly) WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MOST OF THE
TIME.
Henry Ford, the great industrialist and automotive
Founder said, "Thinking is the hardest work you will have to do! That
is why more people do not engage in thinking more often!"
Please... think with me about your future. Sometimes
in thinking about the future I have conditioned my first thoughts or
response to be, "God not my will but your will be done." God gave us a
free will to make plans and carry them out. However remember what the
wisdom of the ages says from the book of Proverbs: "The mind of man (or
woman) conceives his plans but the Lord directs His steps."
Let's submit our plans to our all wise God this year
and trust Him for great results! Of course, we have to do our part to
serve more and serve better. I am a Paul Harris Award recipient from
Rotary International. There motto is, "Service above self." Also in
Proverbs we can read, "He who serves best profits most."
May I suggest you target this future month and year to
simply serve more and serve better... serve more people who really are
the so-called right people, and do so better, and in my experience
(which is extensive) you will prosper more.
May God bless you and prosper you and give you
decision making for generating great health of mind, body and soul!
For without our health it is hard to be all that we
can be and do all that we can do and eventually have more of what we
want to have. Please ask others to read this message--print it out and
share it with others if you can. Thank you.
News of the Month--
December
2006
Many businesses have their best months of the year in
December, especially retailers. If they do not, then the year can be a
failure. Over the years we have done a little business with Wal-Mart,
JC Penney, Macy's and some other large retailers. In our personal lives
we often invest more time in our personal pursuits in December for
family reasons and we are no exception. It is our families that often
motivated us to perform better in our businesses, we need to remember
that all year long as we strive to invest time wisely. We have found in
the business of professional speaking what we do in December may
determine how much business we do in the first quarter of the New Year.
To make it happy from a sales and profit standpoint we need to lay the
groundwork in December if not before. Plan your work and work your plan
is an old adage to remember.
Here are two quotes from program Dr. Thom Lisk gave in
December 2006:
"Dear Thom: Thank you for speaking to our Chamber
Safety meeting (with 150 attending). Your program was entertaining and
interesting to our guests, and we received positive feedback from the
group. It was a pleasure to meet you, and I will not hesitate to call
you with future speaking needs."
Mary H. Charney, C0-Chair Safety Committee, Ross Pike Chamber of
Commerce
"Thank you for taking the time to teach a class for
our Board of Realtors. The class was well attended. The evaluations
completed by our members indicate that they were very satisfied with
your (Thom Lisk) course. It was a great pleasure to work with you and I
look forward to working with you in the future."
Caryn Pachelieff, Membership & Education Director, Toledo Board of
Realtors
Now, our speakers' bureau continues to book many
speakers in addition to Dr. Thom Lisk. We are gearing up to promote our
bureau website more in 2007. Please recommend everyone see and save:
www.terrificspeakers.com And, remember we may be adding new speakers.
Email us from the link below or on any page for any speaker or trainer
or entertainer need.
We will save you time and save you money and insure
you have the perfect speaker in 2007 or any year you need a speaker.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
News
of the Month -- November 2006
Are you in the habit of reflecting on the past month
at the end of the month so that you can be better and do better in
future months? This is one of our purposes in writing NEWS OF THE MONTH
every month which is posted to my personal pages monthly as a White
Paper on our company website. Who is the best forward thinking goal
setter and goal achiever you know?
Can you improve in your daily disciplines and habits for accomplishing
more with your life? This idea and challenge was a part of the message
given this past month by several speakers booked by our speakers'
bureau including: Reed Polk, Deborah Thomas-Nininger, and the company
owner, and author of this article, Dr. Thom-Terrific Lisk.
But first rather than focus on the future (even though the New Year
will soon be upon us) let's reflect on the past and remember: "It is
not what you want (or need) that motivates you, but rather why you want
it." All motivation is or must be personal. Motivation comes from
within you, whereas inspiration comes from the outside. So, when I went
to my first cousin's funeral this month the words and images external
to me inspired me to take my short life more seriously. It hit me
deeply inside.
The images including those at the graveyard not far from where both
sets of my grandparents and my father are buried inspired me to look
within and find motivation to prayerfully make sure my own life is
right before God. Know the experience?
One week after the funeral my ninth grandchild was born, Gavin Mitchell
Jones. How does one properly express and contrast a death with a new
life? I firmly believe in life eternal as promised by the Christian
church. And, I also firmly believe in the promise of a new born child
who, regardless of dna programming, can become great with the right
combination of environmental shaping, education, positive expectations,
etc. I long ago gave up on lucky breaks in life but rather now work
prayerfully to make my own luck, how about you? I once saw a Church
marquee that read, "Luck is God's predestined appointments".
As I reflect back upon this past month nearly every good thing that
happened to me and/or to my company was due to pre-planning, hard work,
treating people how I would like to be treated, and other "principles
of success" implemented, or so it would seem on the surface. When
digging deeper one must realize and admit it is the Grace of God who
allows us to have success.
Life is short. On Thanksgiving Day we had much to be thankful about the
most important of which was our wedding anniversary on the same day
this year, 11/23/06; in addition to the birth of that ninth grandchild,
we had all of them and their parents to our home for a feast of
celebration on Sunday 11/26/06. Most people agree: Family motivates!!!
Now in closing (with much more that could be written) I feel compelled
to add a NEW FEATURE to my pages on our website. Let's call it:
CHRISTIAN HAPPENINGS. Soon it will be 30 years the owner (yours truly)
of this speakers' bureau has been, by God's grace, attempting to live
his Christian life in such a way that he makes a difference, a positive
impact for good in our society, through seminars, speeches, etc.
Like many of you who visit our website my effort has included through
membership in a local church where I currently teach twice a week.
However, also in the case of Thom Lisk, I have spoken in many settings
often for free or a reduced fee to share Christian Truth.
As we approach March 1, 2007 (the 30th anniversary of Thom's entering
this business of marketing and giving speeches and seminars) we hope to
have Thom giving more Christ centered messages, and helping others to
do so too. So read about it by clicking on CHRISTIAN HAPPENINGS from
Thom Lisk's personal pages on this website, only if interested (after
12/11/06). Thom plans to continue to give his secular or business based
seminars and speeches, but maybe more church based programs too.
We will continue to offer any speaker that clients or prospective
clients might want, we never discriminate, and we can not, we remind
our visitors, control the messages of the independent contractors whom
we offer via this website. If asked Thom Lisk and his staff will offer
suggestions as to which speakers to choose based on the criteria of
each client, and help you in your decision making process for free.
Think about it!
With soon 30 years experience marketing and booking speakers, and
delivering speeches and seminars himself I (Thom Lisk) must have some
rich insights that can help you or anyone make better choices when it
comes to finding the perfect speaker. (And, we help speakers, if asked,
deliver more perfectly tailored messages.) So... phone us or email us
(link below) today to save time and save money, and save the problems
associated with having hired a bad or inappropriate or unprepared
speaker. Thank you.
News of the Month
--October 2006
Oklahoma City, OK... have you been there recently? As
the keynote speaker for 400 people on 10/24/06 my arrival the day
before allowed for time to visit the site of the tragic 1995 federal
building bombing. Remember that? 168 people were killed. But good came
out of that tragic incident. More later on that but first and briefly...
No More Excuses! This was the title of Randy Snow's message at the OK
City conference. The OK Dept of Vocational Rehabilitation booked four
different keynote (90 minutes) speakers from our company for the
conference that took place this month with humble Thom-Terrific Lisk as
one them--I received a standing ovation at the conclusion of my custom
tailored message.
Three hundred and eighty people were introduced to and heard a Dr. Thom
Lisk in Piqua Ohio in early November where he spoke to The Council of
Rural Service Programs. David A. Givens, HR Director, wrote in part
afterwards as follows. "Thom was truly an inspiring speaker. Our theme
for the day was Building on Your Success, and Thom's focus was on
customer service. Throughout the time that he spoke to us his
presentation was: Inspirational, Motivating, Challenging, Effective. I
sincerely recommend that if you need a motivational speaker, Thom
Terrific (Lisk) is the person to talk to (to hire)."
Wisconsin was also visited by Dr. Lisk when he gave a customized
half-day seminar for the annual meeting of a large for profit business,
Team Schierl, near Stevens Point, WI. Have you been to this part of the
country? North Central Wisconsin is beautiful in early October. And the
setting for this event was outstanding as Thom focused to help these
100 branch managers develop: more teamwork, communicate better, serve
customers better, solve management problems, focus on mission and goals
better, get motivated, increase sales, and become better trainers
themselves. Power point slides and handouts used and provided.
The Ohio Supreme Court's Judicial College has been one of our clients,
but not recently, so we were pleased when Thom Lisk was asked to
present to their Board of Trustees on 10/26/06. Thom prepared hand out
materials galore and gave each of ten people present a FREE book to
help them in their decision making process as they are asked to endorse
and help promote three Time Empowerment for Stress Reduction type one
day seminars that are scheduled for 2007. This is a seminar given by
Dr. Lisk that many an organization could benefit from--please inquire
for details.
Welcome to other new clients this month as well as new speakers or
those booked for the first time by the bureau owned by Thom Lisk.
Speakers featured on our bureau website are reminded to update us with
new material when it becomes available. On our About Us page on this
website with another two clicks you can find a partial list of speakers
booked and some clients served.
Professional Speakers Bureau International has been blessed to be able
to function in many roles of service for many different organizations,
truly, of all types. As Thom Lisk approaches his 30th anniversary of
entering the speaking profession (start 3/1/77) it is an appropriate
time to reflect briefly, but not to rest on our laurels, but to
redouble our efforts to serve more and better. We will not bore you
with the history of Thom Lisk or the company here, but we will assert
that this is not just 30 years of haphazard experience, but rather we
have 30 years of wisdom gained, due to the grace of God, so we can help
others succeed.
That is the bottom line... your success. We do not operate on borrowed
capital, that is great, so our expansion has been limited in some ways,
but really we feel we are only limited now by having more loyal staff
members. So... we are praying that we can refocus our company mission,
vision, and purpose in such a way that we can attract and retain more
key people to help us build our company ASAP only because we want to
(again) serve more and serve better. Will you agree with us in prayer?
Thank you. And... if you can offer any other ideas and help to insure
and protect our growth please let us/me know ASAP.
News of the Month
--September 2006
September was a great month for both our bureau and
for the owner, Thom Lisk, personally. We always placed others needs
ahead of our own, as it must be in a service oriented business like
ours, so first I think about the clients booked through Professional
Speakers Bureau (phone: 614-841-1776) recently. Clients are quite
diverse from all spectrums of society and the business world, and all
over the USA (mostly). Arizona to Washington DC saw us providing
speakers this past month. We added a new person to our staff this
September, Kassaundra Frisque, so as to serve clients better, and more
of them (we hope).
Having good and qualified staff people can free
me--Thom Lisk--up more to go and give more seminars and speeches
myself, and this is one of my major goals, quite frankly. This month I
traveled, as one example (so as to not bore you or have you think I am
trying to simply impress you) to W. Palm Beech, Florida where we spoke
both Friday night 9/15/06 and gave a Leadership seminar for people from
all over SE Florida. That seminar was carefully customized and
motivational with each participant receiving one of my 365 page books
to assist them during and after the seminar. They claim they will
invite me back again soon--we will see.
On a personal basis I am about to be a grandfather
again. Since I expect to live to age 105 like my grandmother, I feel
too young at only 56 to have soon my ninth grandchild born. But I tell
you my joy over pending event due 11/6/06 is more important to me
(shh...don't tell them) then serving our many clients. I remind us
all...
...it is not what we want it is why we want it that
motivates us all! What do you want and why do you want it?
Answer that question and write down your goals, and
figure out how to reach those goals, and you will find yourself more
motivated in life, regardless of age or your situation. I guarantee it!
Please call or email us if we can be of service... we
consider it a privilege. We offer many value added services that are
best described on the phone so call us at 614-841-1776 or if a client
who can book a speaker at 800-705-0079. Thank you. You must be terrific!
News of the Month
--August 2006 GIVING--SERVICE
What do you love to do more than anything... in your
work life? We all have things we love to do, I suppose, in our personal
lives whether they are hobbies or spend quality time with our families,
as examples, but here I am thinking of our work lives.
For me it is giving seminars or speeches--I love it so
much I would do it for FREE... and sometimes have. Like as an example
recently I drove 90 minutes in the morning to speak at a Rotary Club
for free at there 7am meeting. "Service Above Self"... this is the
Rotary motto... a great motto to live by. But...
We all need to get a return on investment (ROI) for
the way in which we invest (don't just spend it) our time. Warren
Buffet or Bill Gates--two of the world's richest people (notice I said
people, ladies, not men)--are programmed, I assure you to think about
getting an ROI even though you might read about their philanthropic
efforts.
As the President of this national and sometimes
international speakers' bureau it is true we book lots of paid great
speakers and I may briefly mention a few that we have booked or who did
bookings for our company this month. First, however I want to say that
one personal work highlight for me this month was giving a "great!"
seminar sponsored by the LOGAN AREA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I have
given hundreds of such seminars over the past 29 years however this one
held at Liberty Hills Golf Club is noteworthy in many ways.
Yes, Realtors and co-sponsors all benefited and we had
a profitable day with a couple dozen of my autographed books being sold
to audience members. But the proof of the benefit is that I have
several interested in inviting me to speak to other groups if I
follow-up, follow-up, follow-up (three keys to success which I teach
along with hundreds of other blueprint keys).
Speakers who are featured here on our bureau website
at www.terrificspeakers.com
will tell you that referrals from satisfied clients represent some of
the best kinds of business. I need you help! And, we need your
referrals... please realize that. If you can refer people to us in
anyway by phone or to this website and they book any speaker including
the chief janitor, Thom Lisk, you will find a nice referral gift coming
to you after the event is complete. We all must stay focused on
giving... as well as serving. Only then do we get more of what we truly
want and/or need in our lives for ourselves and our most cherished
loved ones. God help you, I pray, to serve and benefit others more and
better in the months ahead.
News of the Month
--July 2006
To show you the diversity of Thom Lisk's work in July
one of the highlights of his service to mankind was his attending two
classes for a total of about 24 classroom hours. A speaker who does not
continually educate him or herself is not a great speaker. Each of the
two course he took required written papers after some careful research.
However... You can have one or two Ph.D.'s and still not be a truly
great and caring speaker. What makes the difference?... from a speaker
like Thom that sustains himself as a paid speaker for now over 29 years
and a speaker that seems "hot" or in demand this year for some reason
like a best selling book or some unique in demand topic? Thom is still
looks and acts young, energetic, empowering,and offers cutting edge and
unique workable ideas.How does Thom Lisk do it?
MOTIVES. Your motive makes all the difference in the world as to what
level of success you have and how long you have that success in any
area of human endeavor. Thom Lisk's motive from day one as a speaker,
trainer, educator, motivator, keynoter, or seminar leader has been,
first, to bring God's light and love to the people to whom he is
privileged to serve as a speaker. Because Thom really cares about
people, that is why "he is very effective", people say. When we stop
caring about people, regardless of your business, it is time to renew
yourself... or hang it up!
July 2006 was the best gross sales month for speaker booking revenues
in two to three years for the company Thom founded. This increase even
though he took the last week of June off and the first four days of
July off, as well as extra time off for the Masters level classwork
mentioned above during the month. (Business was doing great before June
too. What is the secret?)
Abe Lincoln said, "The Woodcutter who stops to sharpen his axe will cut
more wood." Think about it! If you want to cut more wood--be more
productive--you need to sharpen your tools on the best speakers
possible based on your budget and other criteria. If Thom Lisk is not
the perfect speaker for you his company will provide the perfect
speaker--guaranteed! Ask us how we guarantee your next meeting or
training sessions are 100% on target by calling 614-841-1776 or email
Thom @ speak@terrificspeakers.com
The highlight booking for July is the VA Health Care Systems who booked
six one day seminars. A recent national business magazine reports that
Veteran Administration run hospitals offer some of the very best
medical care in America and maybe the world. These six customized
seminars are just what the doctor would order for any group of nurse
managers and other hospital administrative managers in a health care
setting. You improve medical care when you improve the people who
deliver medical care. You can ask for more details. Thank you.
News of the Month
--June 2006
Dr. Lisk was the keynote speaker June 22, 2006 for the Alabama
City/County Management Association. The audience included 150 of the
top city and county government officials in the state including Mayors,
City Managers, County Commissioners. The well researched message
entitled EMPOWER YOUR TEAM FOR SUCCESS was customized to meet the needs
and challenges of this diverse group of professional managers.
Held at Peridido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, AL the
meeting planner, Mignon Bowers recommends Dr. Thom A. Lisk to any
meeting planner needing a motivational keynote speaker for an important
meeting.
Dr. Lisk provides many value added services when he is
hired as a speaker or seminar leader. This program was two hour in
nature with lots of humor, overheads or powerpoint slides, and audience
interaction. Thom interviewed several of the participants before the
event to insure he delivered material that was on target.
The overall theme of this conference is FOCUS ON
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT. If you want your management team to focus
better... call Dr. Thom Lisk @614-841-1776 today for more details about
how he can serve your organization.
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