Persuasion, Sales and Safety I bet you never thought when you became a safety person you would be a salesperson. Safety team members and safety speakers need to understand the importance of sales in what they do. Part of being effective in communicating safety is your approach. Safety speakers have the job of selling people […]

As a safety speaker between trips, I sit looking at my backyard which has been incredibly landscaped by my wife I was thinking that over 400 people or more would not survive Memorial Day or any other holiday weekend. Because I fly so often I am also reminded that people often fear the wrong hazard. […]

Being One of Several Safety Speakers As a professional, I often follow the remarks of other safety speakers before me. Either the plant manager or corporate executive may be making comments to open the meeting. You, also, may be speaking at a safety conference following another speaker. You can take advantage of either of these […]

Secrets to Successful Safety Day Events As a safety motivational speaker, I have attended hundreds of safety day events. I know some of you will be planning quarterly safety meetings, year-end meetings and many of you are planning ahead for safety kickoffs for 2025. I thought I would share some elements I have noticed contribute […]

Driving Fatigue As a safety motivational speaker, I have taught the principle called “Opportunity Teaching.” This is where you take advantage of events in the news locally or internationally to teach a safety point. This week, an opportunity to discuss a safety issue occurred from watching the television show, America’s Got Talent. If you haven’t […]

Safety Motivational Speakers – Keep Your Facts Straight – Your Credibility Is Showing Safety motivational speakers often use stories they have heard or found from many different resources. When you send an email or tell a safety story, people used to just take your word for it. Now with smartphones and tablets in their hands, […]

How many safety directions can you state in the positive? Back in 1976 before I became a safety motivational speaker, I learned a very important principle of effective communication. The most effective instructions or direction you can give someone is when you state it in the positive. I later learned the same rule applies to […]

As a safety motivational speaker I learn so much from my audiences. While people were arriving for my presentation last week at the National Safety Council’s National Congress I was visiting attendees to my session. Someone in the room made a coughing sound and I asked if they were OK. We then discussed we often […]

Safety Speaker Tip – Questions and Improving Safety Focus Have you ever considered the value of questions to get people thinking about safety? Have you ever realized that questions linger in someone’s mind long after you have asked them? As a safety speaker I learned years ago that questions I ask during my presentation have […]

Safety speakers often talk about focus and it’s role in safety. I’m sure you have told employees how important staying focused is to being safe. Distractions can set people up for an injury. Focus is also important when you are looking for safety solutions. When you are writing a safety lesson or talk, creating a […]