As a safety speaker I hear and see much material about cellular phones. Most conversations about cellular phone safety have been approached from the perspective of the person on the cellular phone driving, walking or doing some other activity. Imagine yourself at your desk, at home sitting down, or someplace else where everyone would agree […]

Apollo One Memorial As a safety speaker I have had some amazing opportunities as a result of my travels and my work. In January, 2015, I had the privilege of attending the memorial service for the Apollo One Astronauts. This ceremony is held on January 27th each year beginning at 6:00pm Eastern Time and ending […]

As a safety speaker I think of communicating safety every day. On New Years Eve I saw an excellent use of social media to send a positive safety message. One of my Facebook friends Tom posted the following the afternoon of New Years Eve. In following the comments I don’t believe any one took him […]

Safety Speakers With Techniques Get Results In my last blog post, I began the discussion of safety speakers and safety motivational speakers who get results. I covered that results are the true outcome of any presentation. I pointed out there are many delivery systems or vehicles which a safety speaker can use to deliver their […]

Outcomes and Safety Speakers Safety speakers come in many varieties and with a wide variance in experience and effectiveness. When you are choosing from all the safety motivational speakers in today’s workplace the first question you must ask yourself is, “What outcome do you want to achieve?” Reactions to Safety Speakers The danger is some […]

Do People Care? As an international safety speaker, I would say, “Absolutely, yes.” In one of my presentations, I ask the question, “What is the opposite of love?” One of the most common answers is, “Hate.” While that is not wrong; I think the real opposite of love is “apathy”. If love is caring about […]

Know Your Performance Results Earlier this year I had the privilege of being the safety speaker for the second year in a row for the Imperial Oil Hauler of the Year Event. They give me the afternoon to share communication skills that will help each of the hauling companies improve their already great safety performance. […]

How Pervasive Is Safety In Your Life? This is a great question to ask your employees. This is one of those questions that you ask to stimulate thought. You aren’t looking for an answer out loud you are looking for an answer in their head. Share with them that their response can tell them how […]

Train Ride For Safety As I write this I am riding Amtrak south through the Central Valley of California. In a couple of hours I will arrive in Bakersfield and meet my son John who is driving home to spend some time with his friends this weekend. The reason for my trip is two fold. […]