The right opening speech or keynote address can set the mental gears of your conference or meeting’s participants in motion, and get them off to a positive and productive start. While a bad keynote…well, we don’t need to talk about that, do we? We’ve all seen how a bad keynote inspires only ideas of “naptime”, and can make attendees wonder why they decided to attend in the first place.

Ruth Schwartz of High Performance Advocates delivers the good kind of keynote address. But don’t take our word for it:

“Ruth’s presentation was right on the mark.  The advisors heard what she said about creating value propositions for their clients , appreciated her coaching, and completely enjoyed her words of wisdom.  They all wanted to know when we were going to have her back again!”

-Marsha A. Vacca, President, NAIFA Northern California

High Performance Advocates founder Ruth Schwartz is available to speak on any of the topics covered on our website – or, more likely, on a specially-crafted subject that reflects the particular interests and concerns of your company, association, or business-minded audience of whatever sort.

Our “menu” of prepared topics can be combined and molded to fit your audience’s unique needs, and our presentations can be sized to fit your time frame. In other words, we can inspire audiences of all types, from 5 to 5000+, in time frames ranging from 20 minutes to 3 days or more!

Below are some of our most effective keynote themes. Let us know more about your group or audience, and we’ll find the right combination of themes to inspire and motivate them in the direction you want them to go.. Call Ruth to get started!

For Leadership Audiences

People Don’t Want to Be Managed, They want to be Led!

“People Don’t Want to be Managed – They Want to be Led!” is a motivational presentation about changing the role of managers and leaders at all levels of your organization in order to build a committed workforce. Learn to recognize yourself as a leader, as well as the myths, methods and expectations of empowering others.

Four Steps to Survive a Changing Business Climate

Tough Times? Terrible economy? Don’t know how you’ll stay in business? or – Having overwhelming success because of the economy? Not sure how you’ll survive all this opportunity? Start to think creatively about the company that you want to own or work for, and developing concrete strategies for getting there. Learn what great companies know about building great insights out of the market’s ups and downs.

The Power of the Numbers

There is a coming business revolution—and this one isn’t a flash in the pan. People have been slowly and quietly learning that Open Book Management not only creates a positive, committed workforce, it multiplies the bottom line of every business it has touched. The workplace of the 21st century is changing. If you want to be there, then you must learn what it takes to stay sharp.

For Management (or mixed-group) Audiences

Empowering Employees: From Good to Great – You can Bridge the Gap Between What You Want and What You Get

Learn the difference between commitment and compliance motivation. Learn how leadership must change to help others become committed. Learn the principles and elements that empower people. Understand and take away tools and skills you can use today to begin to build commitment and accountability in your organization.
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The No-Wimp Zone: Setting Performance Expectations

What do you do when you need to confront someone who isn’t meeting expectations? Chances are you do NOTHING for as long as possible! Learn how to set non-negotiables, and how to use dialogue to reduce unpleasant emotions, raise the bar, and get the outcomes you need. High performance businesses are born of high expectations.

Learn how to Manage, Motivate, and Communicate with People Under the Age of 30

Learn to bridge the gap and manage your young workers. If your organization is not building strategies for recruiting, hiring, training and retaining Generation Why, you’ll face BIG problems SOON! This motivational workshop and presentation will help you to understand this new generation and how it impacts your organization.

Why High Performance Teams Work

In this fun and interactive workshop, you will create a model factory using a traditional, industrial business model. This model is similar to that of the 97% of organizations that don’t last more than 5 years. We then create the same factory, but using the High Performance model. Not only will you learn the skills and tools to turn your organization into a high-performing one but you’ll and you will see why revenue and job satisfaction soars for those who create high-performing teams.

For Independent Professional and Sales Audiences

The Three High-Payoff Activities Guaranteed to Grow Your Business Today

Many small businesses fail in spite of having quality products and services. The overwhelming reason for failure? Lack of focus on key High Payoff Activities. This motivational presentation is a straight forward, no-nonsense approach that simplifies without being simplistic.

Three Steps to Turn Facts and Features into Benefits and Sales

Fact 1: To succeed in business we need to sell our product or service. Fact 2: In order to increase sales we need to answer our prospects’ five magic words: “What’s in it for me?” In this presentation, Ruth shares the steps that will turn your prospects into customers and your customers into loyal, long-term clients. Learn the three steps and take away tools to use for a lifetime of sales.

Products Don’t Sell, People Do

Don’t want to think about the dirty “S” word? Are you “marketing” then staring at a phone that doesn’t ring? Do you need more sales but you don’t know where to start?After this motivational workshop, you will walk away with tools that you can use immediately and skills that will last you a lifetime. If you know you must sell, but you’d rather poke your eye with a blunt stick, then you will want to attend presentation.

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