As a safety speaker I have had the privilege of sharing life saving techniques for many years. In my book, “Would You Watch Out For My Safety?™” (Click Here to Purchase) I share five reasons why people would want to watch out for the safety of others. Here is an excerpt from the book talking […]

Great safety speakers find it is common for audience members to come to the front of the room following your presentation  to tell you how much they liked the presentation. I particularly love it when they share how my presentation will help them on the job. They often share an application they can apply it […]

As you know, I advocate learning skills from many disciplines to improve your effectiveness as a safety professional or safety team member. I have studied some of the top sales professionals in person and have read their books. I spent several days with a sales copy writer. He made a significant impact on my effectiveness […]

A Safety Speaker Must Sharpen Their Axe There is the famous story of Abraham Lincoln telling the virtues of sharpening your axe before you begin a task. The essence of the parable is time invested in preparation makes the job go faster and easier. As safety speakers and safety professionals, have you ever considered what […]

Welcome to Part Two. This week, as a safety speaker, I will share with you the second half of my chapter on creativity from my book, “Mastering Safety Communication.” This week, I will discuss imagination and how to build it as a useful tool to help you discover solutions. Activities You Can Do To Improve […]

I have had the privilege of coaching many safety speakers over the past 24 years. My Dynamic Meetings Institute was created in 2001 to allow me to spend three, focused days with people who wanted to improve their presentation skills. Safety speakers who only spoke internally to their own employees as well as several top […]

Tomorrow, I fly to Hartford, Connecticut to speak to the people at Hallmark Cards. It is a reminder to me of the significance each of you has played in my life and my career. It was back in 90’s I took my business as a safety speaker national and Hallmark Cards was my first national […]

Creativity is the solution to most of your safety challenges. Creativity is how every safety procedure and device was discovered or invented. For a safety speaker and safety professional creativity is a vital skill. The myth is only some people are creative. The reality is creativity is a learned skill. This week and next, I […]

As a safety speaker, I get to fly quite often. While waiting for a flight, I was reminded of how important to be aware of “how” we tell people something. A gate agent was walking through a special section of the waiting area with the purpose of removing anyone who was not flying first class […]

Nothing Will Happen People don’t intervene and share safety with others when they don’t think an incident or injury is going to occur. In Chapter Seven in my latest book, “Would You Watch Out For My Safety?™” I share the following: “What do you think when you see somebody doing something hazardous? Let’s say I […]