John Powers stands out as one of the best in the business. His entire career has been one of effectively communicating with audiences. Powers does his homework. Before each presentation, he conducts extensive research into his clients' organization, its internal workings, needs and goals. He and his staff at the Powers of Motivation Institute work with the client to make that meeting the best one the client has ever had. Bottom line, he is a speaker who stands out as one of the best in the business. Prior to his speaking career, John created and produced the Broadway musical, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" which is presently playing in over a dozen cities. John Powers is the author of four best selling books, one of them being, "The Junk Drawer, Corner Store, Front Porch Blues." He is also the author of "Odditude: Finding the Passion for Who You Are and What You Do," "How to Keep the Promises You Make to Yourself," "Never Walk a Road that Doesn't Lead to Your Heart," "How to Talk so People will Listen; How to Listen so People will Talk," and "Oppitude, Finding The Passion For Who You Are And What You Do." John Powers earned a Ph.D. degree in Communications from Northwestern University and was a professor of Speech & Performing Arts at Northeastern Illinois University. He has created and hosted a PBS series on how to be an effective public speaker and has hosted several interview specials for PBS. He has been a guest on hundreds of radio and television shows including Oprah and Today. John has received two Emmy awards for his work in television. John's business background includes producing his own musical for four years, raising capital of over a million dollars and coordinating the daily efforts of over two hundred artistic, financial, sales and marketing people. In 1988, he founded the Powers of Motivation Institute and since then has worked with over a thousand major corporations and national associations to provide programs on how to succeed in a changing world. Titles Passion: Do What You Love; Love What You Do (Signature talk) How to Keep the Promises You Make to Yourself Learning is for the Birds...The Ones Who Want to Fly How to Talk so People Will Listen; How to Listen so People Will Talk If I'm Odd, Does that Make Us Even? Odditude: living the passion for Who You Are and What You Do Topics Humor, Education, Communication, Change, Team Building, Creativity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State IL 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.