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Engaging Keynotes
Supercharge your persuasive power
Gain science-based and easily actionable insights
Get inspired by the top keynote speakers on persuasion
Engaging Keynotes
Supercharge your persuasive power
Gain science-based and easily actionable insights
Get inspired by the top keynote speakers on persuasion
Discover why these companies have engaged us for keynotes
Dr. Cialdini held our audience ‘spellbound’ for hours. His principles were put into practice by the delegates immediately.
Cathy Kernen
AstraZeneca
Get Ready for a Break-Through Keynote
You want to shake things up.
Break the status quo.
Spark the flame.
Because you realize that your organization is missing opportunities.
And you recognize what research has uncovered: non-sales professionals spend 41% of their time persuading, influencing, and convincing others. That’s not even counting your sales force!
(Think about it: that’s 24 minutes per hour.)
So, you ask yourself:
What do we actually know about the science of persuasion and its ethical application to boost our results?
(Think about it: that’s 24 minutes per hour.)
Therefore, you decided to empower your organization with an engaging persuasion keynote at your corporate conference, quarterly meeting, or team event
It should inspire and deliver results. The very next day, please.
What better way than to learn straight from the source: Dr. Robert Cialdini, the ‘Godfather of Influence’, and his team of world-renowned keynote speakers?
They’ll bring science-based insights.
They'll share highly engaging real-life cases.
They’ll deliver ethical and easily actionable tips, tailored to your organization.
They’ll ignite your persuasive success, enabling your organization to start boosting results with ethical, efficient, and effective persuasion.
And you?
Your task is to get ready for a standing ovation after the keynote and for breakthrough results to roll in over the following days, weeks, and months.
If you schedule a call now, we’ll position the best of the best to spark the flame.
What You Can Expect
45-, 60- and 90-minute keynotes
In-person and virtual
Tailored to your needs
Dr. Neidert was magnificent! His presentation was informative, perfectly-paced, thought-provoking – and extremely entertaining!
Janet Bartelmay
Association of American Railroads
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Do you already have a specific date in mind? Please contact us promptly to ensure we can reserve our best keynote speaker for your event before they’re booked by others.
Unlock Immediate Results
Our keynotes are packed with Small BIGs: small changes delivering BIG results. They’re easy to remember, simple to apply, and effortless to integrate into your daily processes, ensuring quick wins and lasting impact.
Captivating Themes That Drive Success
Mastering persuasion empowers you to drive success across many business areas. Here are some highly captivating themes that leading companies engage us for.
Leadership
Skillfully guiding your teams and driving results
Sales
Closing more deals with science-based, ethical strategies
Marketing
Delivering compelling messages that captivate and convert
Communication
Cultivating strong relationships and collaboration
Procurement
Negotiating smarter, securing better deals for all
HR
Fostering a persuasive culture and winning the war on talent acquisition
Dr. Cialdini was the top speaker we’ve ever had… in or out of the organization. They loved him.
Jennifer L. Botelho
KPMG
Choose Your Keynote
Influence: The Ultimate Power Tool
Explore the foundational principles of influence and how to wield it as a powerful tool to achieve goals and drive success in various aspects of life and business. This keynote will provide practical techniques and real-world examples to enhance your persuasive capabilities.
Influence to Build and Cultivate Relationships
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Influence During Times of Uncertainty
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Influence to Cultivate Action, Change, and Engagement
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Leadership Through the Power of Persuasion
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Pre-Suasion: Opening the Door to Persuasion
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Online Influence: How to Use Behavioral Science to Boost Your Results
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Tailored to Your Needs
Feel free to contact us, and we’ll tailor our keynote to meet your needs. We’ll ensure your audience leaves deeply inspired, with notebooks full of insights, and ways to turn those insights into action.
We can tailor our keynotes to cover, for example, the following:
Your industry
Your corporate proposition
Your annual strategic theme
Your company’s most urgent business challenge
A specific business area (alongside leadership, sales, marketing, communication, procurement, and HR)
Thanks for your talk today, Bas. It definitely was the best one at the conference.
Phill Sieg
Digital Enterprise Show 2024
Presenting the World’s Top Persuasion Speakers
Dr. Robert Cialdini
Dr. Cialdini is known globally as the foundational expert in the science of persuasion and its ethical application. His books, including ‘Influence,’ have sold over 10 million copies and been translated into 48 languages.
Dr. Cialdini’s seven Principles of Persuasion have become a cornerstone for people serious about increasing their influence. The results of his scientific research, his sold-out keynotes, and his bestselling books have earned him a worldwide reputation and the label of "Godfather of Influence."
Dr. Cialdini’s clients include:
Dr. Gregory Neidert
Dr. Gregory Neidert is a Board Member of the Cialdini® Institute. He has conducted research with Dr. Cialdini and is the director for Influence at Work.
As a professor of psychology and C-level organizational consultant, Dr. Neidert has worked with hundreds of clients in business, non-profit, and government. To help them successfully apply the Principles of Persuasion, he developed the Core Motives Model of Social Influence, which Dr. Cialdini regards as “indispensable in understanding why and how to most effectively apply the Principles of Persuasion.”
Dr. Neidert’s clients include:
Bas Wouters, CMCT, CPT, CEC
Bas Wouters is Co-Founder and the CEO of the Cialdini Institute. He has been a confidant of Dr. Cialdini for years, both personally and in business.
After generating millions in sales as an entrepreneur, Bas became a world-class expert in persuasion and behavior design. In his bestselling and award-winning book ‘Online Influence’ he combines Dr. Cialdini’s work with that of other renowned behavior experts. Dr. Cialdini asked Bas to become CEO of the Cialdini Institute “because of the unique set of qualities he has as a persuasion expert, successful businessman, and close friend.”
Bas’s clients include:
Dr. Christopher Phelps, CMCT, CPT
Dr. Christopher Phelps is an entrepreneur, general dentist, and an Amazon best-selling author of the books, Grow Your Dental Membership Plan and The COMPLETE Book On Dental Marketing.
He is a certified Kolbe Trainer and is also an expert in the science of ethical influence and persuasion having received his Cialdini Method Certified Trainer (CMCT) certification under acclaimed behavioral scientist, Dr. Robert Cialdini.
Combining his skills as a dentist, entrepreneur, and expert in ethical persuasion, Chris founded and built multiple companies such as Golden Goose Scheduling, The Phelps Institute, Dental Membership Direct and Sunrise Dental Solutions. His current focus is growing Cialdini Institute as US Chief Executive Officer.
Chris’ clients include:
Brian Ahearn, CMCT, CPT
Brian Ahearn is one of the Cialdini Method Certified Trainers, personally selected and trained by Dr. Cialdini. He specializes in applying the science of ethical persuasion in everyday business situations.
With over 35 years of business experience, Brian has held positions in underwriting and sales, and ran a corporate university. He has delivered keynotes, training, and coaching to all corporate levels. His first book, ‘Influence PEOPLE,’ was named one of the Top 100 Influence Books of All Time by BookAuthority. Additionally, he is the author of the popular LinkedIn courses ‘Persuasive Selling’ and ‘Persuasive Coaching.’ His Tedx Talk on pre-suasion has more than a million views.
Brian’s clients include:
Dan Norris, CMCT, CPT
Dan Norris is one of the Cialdini Method Certified Trainers, personally selected and trained by Dr. Cialdini. He has a wealth of experience in the enterprise world.
Having worked with public, private, and governmental clients for over 25 years, Dan has contributed to measurable increases in performance, customer and employee satisfaction, marketing results, and millions in additional revenue. In addition to speaking, training, and coaching, he is Vice President of Talent Development at HOLT CAT, responsible for, among other things, preserving its highly successful Values Based Leadership™ program.
Dan’s clients include:
Tommy Schaff, CMCT
Tommy Schaff is one of the Cialdini Method Certified Trainers, personally selected and trained by Dr. Cialdini. He is on a mission to revolutionize the world of sales.
A sales expert with a passion for ‘winning larger deals that make bigger differences,’ Tommy has a 30-year track record with a wide variety of clients. His approach honors individual authenticity while leveraging universal principles, with a generous dose of humor added in. A National Finalist at the Great American Speakoff, Tommy inspires his audiences with a unique blend of candor, insight, and creativity.
Tommy’s clients include:
Dr. Hoh Kim, CMCT
Dr. Hoh Kim is one of the Cialdini Method Certified Trainers, personally selected and trained by Dr. Cialdini. He leads the Influential Coaching practice at the Cialdini Institute as a Faculty Member.
Senior leaders from five continents have worked with Hoh for over 25 years. His mission is to help clients ask better questions to make better decisions as an executive coach. His academic articles and books were published internationally. Hoh was Managing Director of Edelman, the world’s largest independent PR firm, successfully leading the Korea office, then the largest operation in Asia Pacific. He is a woodworker and held two solo exhibitions in Seoul.
Hoh’s clients include:
Adrian Chong, CMCT
Adrian Chong is one of the Cialdini Method Certified Trainers, personally selected and trained by Dr. Cialdini. He specializes in applying the science of persuasion in everyday business situations.
He brings more than 30 years of experience in training, sales, management and entrepreneurship. As an organizational psychologist, he specializes in leadership conversations, motivation, persuasion and influence to help leaders become measurably more effective. He has extensive experience delivering talks and teaching these critical skills to government institutions and global corporations in Singapore, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Japan. Adrian is a dynamic speaker with great facilitation skills and sense of humor.
Adrian’s clients include:
The message given in your presentation is just what our people needed to confirm that the psychology of influence can be learned.
A.M. McIntosh
IBM
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