Motivational Talks
As a business consultant and mentor I have spent the last 20 years giving motivational talks to groups of professionals, sales teams, technical teams and business leaders. I have also acted as a personal motivator and mentor to individuals within these groups. So, I have a lot of experience in giving motivational talks/ speeches/ performances to anything from 1 to 400 people.
In recent years I have given many motivational talks on Coaching and Coaching skills to various groups and organizations.
I am passionate about the use of coaching skills in the workplace, the home indeed everywhere in society. This is evident from my “Vision” statement. When these skills are mastered, it really improves communication in the home, in schools, in businesses and other organizations.
The talks that I give relate to skills about which in I have written in the “Articles” section.
I have the reputation for being able to get across a serious, and indeed often complex, message in an easy, clear manner.
Some comments that I have had on my motivational talks are:
“Des Rice’s motivational talk on “listening skills” really brought home to me how incompetent we are as listeners, in society. Yet none of us felt disempowered. His presentation style left us feeling both entertained yet empowered. The examples he gave helped give me very useful insights into my personal “listening filters”. The skills he taught us also helped us to take a different approach to understanding others. It certainly beats the old way of assuming, interrupting, being smart etc. Very useful.”
"I really got to see for the first time how important Listening is for me and my sales team, as a result of your talk on “Listening as an Aid to selling”. I now use these points as a crucial component of all of my training programmes for sales teams.”
“I admire your ability to teach us how to have conversations that improve understanding in a light hearted manner. The examples, quotations and jokes allowed us to learn without angst.”
“You are one of the best motivational speakers I have ever heard. You made a real difference to my business. Thank you”
