In-Person Safety Speaker vs. Virtual Meetings Is It Time To Return To In-Person Meetings? Now that we are on a path to “normalcy” the question of returning to in-person safety kickoffs, quarterly safety meetings, comes to mind. In this article I will consider, “What is the value of these types of safety meetings?” As an […]

Winter Olympics – Skills Learned and Practiced Around the world we are watching the Winter Olympics. It is amazing to watch the results of years of practice and dedication to being the best. One thing all the competitors have in common is a dedication to improve themselves every day. Safety speakers and safety professionals must […]

Writing Tips From Safety Speaker John Drebinger Recently I learned some tips on writing from someone who wrote a blog every day for three years. That is the equivalent of writing at least a 600 word article every day. He had some great tips for writing new material which were simple and profound. Also each […]

Safety Never Takes A Holiday – Insights By Safety Speaker John Drebinger Many people will take extra time off during the Christmas to New Years Holiday period. While they won’t have to be concerned about workplace safety they will do well to remember the importance of safety everyday. As a safety speaker I have reminded […]

Safety Communication and Social Media As a safety motivational speaker I am always looking for ways to share a safety message. 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 […]

Safety Speakers Tip – Politically Correct or Effective? For over 30 years as a safety speaker, I have been teaching the material in this week’s newsletter. I mention this because most truths about communication are timeless. With all the cultural and political tension we observe today it might seem this was written as a response […]

Holiday Safety – Insights From Safety Motivational SpeakerJohn Drebinger As a safety motivational speaker I point out any time you can make safety relevant in the lives of your employees, you are improving their safety performance on the job. Ideally, everyone focuses on safety in everything they do. The broader you make their safety focus, the more likely […]

The Myth That Safety Is Boring – Insight From Safety Speaker John Drebinger I’m sure you’ve heard someone tell you, “Safety is boring,” during the course of your career. Sadly, that is the reputation safety has throughout the workplace world-wide. One of the things I most enjoy as a safety speaker is disproving this premise. I would […]

Safety Speaker Insight – Statistics and Complacency Listening to a presentation at this year’s National Safety Council’s Annual Congress I heard a safety speaker use the following statistic, “One in six injuries can be life-changing.” Why would you ever choose to make such a statement? People love statistics but do they send the right message? […]

Safety Speakers Tip – Saying the Same Message Differently The COO of a client began his message with a great line. He said he had heard the job of a pastor or preacher is to discover 52 different ways of delivering the same message. The same description would accurately define the job of the safety […]