As people were gathering for the meeting, Ami, the safety professional who had brought me to their site as a safety speaker, thanked one of the employees for being at the evening session. The employee replied, “Management ‘Strongly Recommended’ we attend.” By the tone of his voice, he made it clear his leadership was doing […]

Effective Presentations Are Memorable As you know, as a safety speaker, I use magic during my presentation. I do this for several very important reasons. First and foremost is to make the meeting more effective and to ensure my audience remembers what I share with them and also takes action on that information. Secondly, it […]

In last week’s newsletter, I told a story of an employee directing traffic at a fast-food restaurant opening. As a safety speaker I thought about that incident. It made me think about the thoughts of the managers at the local store and even at the corporate office if he had been hit and injured while […]

As a safety speaker I look for safety illustrations in everyday life. A warm Friday in August and I am enjoying the privilege of visiting EPCOT at Walt Disney World in Florida. One of my favorite things to see is the “American Adventure”. One person in our party has an electric convenience vehicle, ECV, so […]

 Nervousness and Speaking I love being a safety speaker, I love my audience and I love the impact I have on their lives. I have always enjoyed being in front of an audience. Sunday morning during a special announcement at church, I was reminded not everyone is as comfortable speaking in public. The gentleman making […]

Review from today’s presentation in Snyder Texas “He was awesome !!!!!! So glad we got him. All the hands loved him and they even went back and were talking about him all day. Houston was real impressed… Thank you for helping me make this a very successful safety shut down. I will use him again […]

Trademark Registered! There are exciting moments in the life of a safety speaker and I wanted to share this one with all my friends and readers. I am pleased to announce “Would You Watch Out For My Safety?”™ has been registered as a trademark from the United States of America Patent and Trademark Office. The […]

Are Your Safety Messages Consistent? I’m riding to Southern California on the Amtrak San Joaquin as we approach the next train station along the way. A few minutes from the station, the conductor announces the next stop and encourages people to gather their belongings because it will be a quick stop. This little announcement continues […]

An Emerging Reason Employees Should Want To Work Safely The opening to my presentation, Ensure Your Safety is the question, “Why do you want to work safely?” As a safety speaker I find opening with a question is a way to begin audience involvement. I hear many answers such as: “For my family.” “So I […]

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. […]