"Ralph, you are a funny, funny man." ... Oprah Winfrey. Who are we to argue with Oprah Winfrey? Ralph Hood is indeed a funny man. He is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) who compares flying an airplane to life itself in his uniquely humorous style. Ralph grew up among the marshes and beaches of coastal Georgia before becoming a commercial pilot and aircraft salesman/sales manager in Alabama. Along the way, he graduated from Clemson University, where he wrote for "The Clemson Tiger" newspaper, and where, he says, "Through grit, determination and superior intelligence, I was able to cram four years of college into only five years." Today, Ralph is a full-time professional speaker and award-winning writer. He writes several regular columns for nationwide trade magazines. "My columns," he says, "are widely read by my wife." His books, "The Truth & Other Lies" and "Southern Raised in the Fifties," have sold from Australia to England and across the U.S.A. His workshops, which have helped rocket engineers, salespeople, physicians, educators and health professionals with team building, motivation, customer service and sales, provide hardworking, bottom-line information that can be put to work in the real marketplace tomorrow morning. His humorous speeches? Well, like we said, who are we to argue with Oprah? Titles It's Clear on Top A Goal is Not a Goal Unless You Really Plan to Get There! The Least We Can Do! Morale, Motivation & The Real World Safety Is No Accident! Topics Humor, Motivation, Customer Service, Safety, Goal-setting, Human resource Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Less than $5,000 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State AL Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.