Are you tired of listening to keynote speakers who are nothing but ‘rah-rah’ cheerleaders?
(Do you want a ‘feel-good’ conference speaker or do you want a speaker who gives you real tools and tactics — that makes money for the audience?)
Any reasonably decent keynote speaker can deliver an airy-fairy speech that gets polite applause. Applause is not hard to achieve. The hard part is getting a speaker who inspires your audience to act and implement strategies and tactics right away and creates a buzz in the audience’s brain.
What causes audience’s brains to buzz?
A speaker must understand how the brain processes information. Science has proven that the brain learns through layering and repetition. To create buzz, a keynote speaker has to have fresh, powerful concepts. And the concepts need to be taught through a combination of layering and repetition.
Just like you learned your ABC, through layers (first A, then B, then C) and then repeated it long enough to know your ABC. Layering and repetition are the tools the brain needs to learn and implement strategies and tactics instantly.
Presenting Sean D’Souza: Keynotes with buzz
Audiences learn quickly at Sean’s events because he uses powerful adult learning systems that allow the brain to quickly process information in a logical, structured manner.
Most audiences write furiously when Sean speaks. He makes audiences laugh (See Examples below) He makes them participate and uses interactive skills that get audiences involved. And Sean uses dozens of examples and case studies that enable audiences to learn and implement tactics quickly.
Listen to what meeting planners have to say about Sean (Notice how they don’t talk about rah-rah!)
“I was reluctant to hire Sean at the start, as I had not seen him make a presentation, and I don’t hire speakers without seeing a video. As a trainer myself, I have a tendency to be more stringent with whom I hire.”
The gist of the comments that came back after you spoke, was that people wished they spent more time with you, because they not only got value from your speech, but they also thoroughly enjoyed your interactive style, your hands-on presentation and delivery skills, which used really good adult-learning models.
Had I known it was going to be as accepted as it was, I would have encouraged my staff to be more aggressive with the marketing of your program and your workshop. You have to remember, that we did over 120 workshops at that one expo. So it all kind of blends in for us, within the organisation.
However, when we find some one who has really good potential, then we’ll go out of our way to promote that person, so our members can get good value and they realise it’s something worth taking.
“I hate the phrase ‘thinking outside the box!” And Sean thinks outside the box, in the box, around the box, he makes the box, and even works without the box! And that’s why I’d recommend him!
Jeff Hurt, PPAI.ORG is a meeting planner based in Texas, USA.
He puts together over 120 speakers for a single event and is responsible for several events each year.
Proof? Where’s the Proof?
Don’t take our word. Judge for yourself, by viewing videos, and listening to audios of Sean live at conferences, workshops and keynote speeches. And keep your eye open for audience reactions. Yes indeed, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Important
About the Videos: To make it easy for you to judge, we’ve included short as well as longer clips. Most meeting planners can tell in the first 30 seconds if a speaker is worth his salt. The videos are between 30 seconds to 1 minute long.
About the audios: All the audios are very tiny file sizes. So you should be able to listen to them almost instantly without any sort of download waiting period.File Size of Audio/Video: The size of the files are mentioned alongside each audio or video. Naturally, if you’re downloading a larger video, you might want to prepare a cup of coffee while the clip is downloading. 
Video : Dead Cats and Dog Poop
Duration: 30 seconds/File Size 7 MB
(When you click on this graphic, a new page will open and the video will play on that page. Note: Wait for a few minutes while the video downloads, so you can see the video without interruption)
In this short clip, Sean teaches through examples. He gives examples of how the brain thinks and processes information. And he makes it interesting by bringing in concepts that link the brain to cats, dog poop (yes you read right) and Ferraris.
Audio : Using stories to teach
Duration: 2:24 /File Size : (424kb)
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How does this burglar alarm salesman get past Sean to sell him a monitored burglar alarm? In this example, Sean shows the audience how they can put into play the concept of consequences.
Audio : Getting the Audience’s Attention
Duration: 1:32 /File Size : Really Small (272kb)
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Sean immediately transports the audience to a completely different place. No matter how distracted an audience is, Sean will create an situation where the audience is riveted to the story. In this example, he talks about why customers don’t buy and draws an analogy to a conveyor belt.
Why meeting planners think Sean’s the bees-knees (whatever that means)
Content and Delivery: Captivating & Zero-Fluff
1. Content that’s fresh and relevant to your audience.
2. Lego-like speeches. One concept builds into the other.
3. Underlines the theme of the convention/expo/event.
4. Speeches that keep audiences engaged and excited.
No Prima Donna Stuff!
1. No high-maintenance. No tantrums. No sleepless nights for you as a meeting planner. 
2. Always in touch with you to make sure everything goes right before, during and yes, even after the event.
3. Considers last-minute requests without fuss.
Value for Money: Accepts only Good Fit
1. Not all speaking engagements are accepted. If Sean believes your program is not a good fit, he’ll tell you upfront and save you the embarassment.
2. Sean will first understand the target audience and what you want to achieve and structure the presentation to suit the audience. It’s not a one size fits all.
3. There’s always the WOW factor. The surprise bonus. (Nope, we’re not telling…) Let’s just say you’ll be smiling from ear to ear. (Ask for the surprise bonus when you call to hire Sean)
“I wasn’t 100% certain how it was going to go for us with Sean as our introductory speaker…”
“We decided to use Sean as the introductory speaker at our key annual Premier Club programme. Here we present an annual loyalty programme for potential clients using radio.
Many diverse business’s are invited to this event .
I wasn’t 100% certain how it was going to go for us with Sean as our introductory speaker, what his delivery would be like, and in fact if people would get sufficient information in the 20 minutes we had allowed Sean to add value to their attendance regardless of whether they did business with us or not.
Sean’s style is relaxed, informal and fast. He added humour and relevant analogies to simplify his message. In short, he made it real.
There is a continuity of language and thought processes that allows us to further develop this work with our clients. He simplified what our clients were looking for with their advertising and marketing, and developed the platform for us to expand on this further. It was useful having a warm-up independent person to set the scene.
Feedback was extremely positive from clients and staff alike. Sean set up without any hard sell, information relevant to what would follow in our own presentation around targeting of customers. He made people think and sets the ground for our future seminars with him for our clients.”
Sandie Hunt
Ex General Sales Manager
Classic hits and Easy Mix
The Radio Network
New Zealand
Speaking Topics
Business Motivation/ Marketing/ Sales/Customer Service/ Communication
1) Why Customers Buy And Why They Don’t
2) How To Attract Customer
All Talks will be customized to your company’s situation!
Available in the following formats:
45 minutes – 1 Hour Session
3 Hour Session
1 Day Workshop
2-3 Day Intensive Workshop
How To Book Sean For Your Speaking Engagements
To inquire having Sean, deliver a keynote presentation or workshop for your upcoming customer conference, association meeting, seminar or convention you can:
CALL: + 64 9 449 0009 (Yes, it’s Auckland, New Zealand)
and we will get back to you.
