Inspirational Speaker Opens Hearts, Stirs Souls, And Rouses Your Audience

If you can’t afford a famous inspirational speaker like Les Brown, then consider Trevor Justice. Why does his story inspire people?

Audiences think: “WOW! If an unemployed, underwater homeowner can become a self-made millionaire in 7 years, like Trevor did, I can certainly reach my dreams too”.

In 2005, Trevor bought a triplex in California. When the economy crashed in 2009, his mortgages were underwater, his work dried up, and he was living off credit cards. Yet his lenders wouldn’t modify his loans. Why?

His payments were on time! With no guarantees, he risked his lifelong good credit to negotiate better terms with his lenders. The result?

He settled his second mortgage for 10% of the balance, cut his first mortgage payment in half, and now gets paid every month to live in his triplex.

Helping People Led To Trevor’s Next Success Story…

Also in 2009, Trevor took another risk. He turned one of his passions — vegetarian health — into an online school, The Vegetarian Health Institute. He devoted himself to helping people thrive on a plant-based diet, reverse disease, and become fit forever.

Using effective delegation and automation, he ran the Institute from his laptop while touring Brazil and Europe, and providing musical inspiration to congregations around the U.S.

When Trevor sold the school, it had 63,000 subscribers and occasional six figure months, not to mention raving testimonials from many students who reversed disease and deficiency. In short, helping people led to this inspiring success story.

An Inspirational Speaker and Entertainer, Trevor Fills Two Roles For The Price Of One

Trevoris a rare find among inspirational speakers because of his musical talent, and the risks he took to fulfill his music ambitions.

In 1999, he was one of 44 songwriters invited to join the Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop in New York City (out of 500 who auditioned). He bit the bullet and gave up his rent-controlled apartment in Berkeley, California.

He never imagined he’d become fellow classmates with the songwriters who eventually wrote “Avenue Q”, “Book of Mormon”, and the soundtrack to the Disney movie “Frozen”!

What Trevor learned in that workshop led him to win songwriting awards, collaborate with hit songwriters, and get his songs on Pandora radio.

Courage is contagious. Trevor is an inspirational speaker who gives your audience more courage, faith and confidence.

What Makes Someone An Inspirational Keynote Speaker?

Here’s the Wikipedia definition of motivational speaker: “It’s a speaker who makes speeches in order to inspire an audience.”

It goes further to state that these speakers challenge and/or transform their audiences. And that’s the magic audiences love.

Let’s say you offer a great product or service. Of course you want to communicate your message and spread the word about how wonderful it is.

Maybe you also want to state your company strategy, galvanize employees, inspire an audience, and paint a positive vision of the future. There’s just one problem: you might not be the most dynamic motivational speaker.

To wit, that’s why you need an inspirational speaker like Trevor Justice.

What Do Inspiring Motivational Speakers Have In Common?

What do inspirational keynote speakers like Trevor Justice have in common? Most inspirational speakers follow some basic steps to hone their craft. As per Wikihow’s definition these steps include:

• Choosing a specialized subject on which to speak
• Keeping their message relevant
• Establishing their expertise
• Understanding their audience
• Honing their public speaking skills
• Utilizing supplementary tools (visual presentations, written materials, etc.)
• Finding the ideal venue
• Developing a compelling marketing plan
• Inviting feedback

You’ll find that almost all great public speakers, in their own ways, have followed the above steps.

Ben Saunders is another success story who used these steps to turn his incredible life accomplishments into a popular Ted Talk. His subject is exploring one’s limits.

As a polar explorer himself, Ben knows something about this. He’s honed his speaking skills to communicate a relevant message (realizing your potential, taking action in life, etc.), and he understands his audience.

Les Brown is another world class success story. He’s a keynote speaker who often addresses audiences as large as 80,000 people. His message: aim high and make a powerful impact on the world.

Trevor Justice follows in the footsteps of inspirational keynote speakers like Ben Saunders and Les Brown. This is a skill worth its weight in gold.

Communicating something powerfully ensures it resonates with your audience. There are even in-depth explanations of what makes a motivational speech inspire people.

Inspirational Speeches vs. Motivational Speeches: What’s The Difference?

You’ve seen references to both “inspirational keynote speakers” and “motivational speakers” in this article. Is there a fundamental difference between the two?

Yes and no. Famous motivational speaker Derek Clark, the “Rapping Dad,” says the difference comes down to how the speaker delivers the information.

A motivational speaker delivers encouragement, while the inspirational speaker rouses an audience and lifts them out their seats with a galvanizing speech.

As Clark further states, motivation answers the question “How are we going to accomplish something?” Whereas inspiration delves into “why.”

But there’s no need to choose between the two. By hiring a popular motivational speaker and inspirational figure like Trevor — someone who is well versed in both the how and the why — you will have a world class speaker who can adapt to both styles. In other words, you’ll have someone who can both inspire and motivate.

Identifying the Best Inspirational Speakers

There are plenty of good speakers with amazing life stories. They’ve read and traveled widely, embarked on adventures and lived to tell the tale, helping people in the process.

But does this mean they can move hearts and stir souls? Does it make them world class speakers who inspire people?

Of course not. Therefore, in your search for a dynamic inspirational speaker, look at all criteria. You need to consider the X factor.

For example, would a homeless man, at first glance, meet the criteria for being a world class motivational speaker?

Likely, no. But the experts at Motivation Grid recently showcased the amazing story of Eric Thomas, a once-homeless man with, by any account, an amazing story.

Thomas grew up in Detroit. After a turbulent childhood he dropped out of high school and wound up homeless.

But after a chance meeting with a preacher, he got his life on track, went back to school, earned advanced degrees, and became a minister. He’s now regarded as one of the most dynamic inspirational speakers anywhere in the world.

This further illustrates a simple point: it’s not only about having an impressive and successful background—great communicators can come from all walks of life.

Top Motivational Speakers

SpeakerHub keeps a current list of the top motivational speakers across the globe. These renowned motivational speakers include self-help guru Tony Robbins, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra, and Special Forces officer and worldwide adventurer Bear Grylls.

These famous motivational speakers are known for helping people. Their motivational speeches inspire people, offering keen insight into the human condition.

Finding Inspirational Keynote Speakers

There are many service bureaus listing inspirational speakers from all walks of life. For a price, these service bureaus tout their extensive lists of inspirational leaders and can help you find the perfect fit for your message.

However, service bureaus add large markups to their speakers’ fees. And they only represent people who speak frequently enough to make the bureaus lots of money. So their fees are rather expensive, and their speakers often booked far in advance.