
Steve McDermott is recognized as one of Europe’s funniest, most insightful, motivational speakers and facilitators. Steve is also a broadcaster, businessman and author. His book “How to be a complete and utter failure in life, work and everything” is an international best seller. So is the ...
Steve McDermott is recognized as one of Europe’s funniest, most insightful, motivational speakers and facilitators. Steve is also a broadcaster, businessman and author. His book “How to be a complete and utter failure in life, work and everything” is an international best seller. So is the live recording of the book which has been as high as number one in the comedy chart on Amazon.co.uk.
Steve has won in the UK the prestigious European Motivational Speaker of the year award three times, in 2006, 2007 and 2009. That’s because his presentations make people laugh as well as think.
It’s this unique style, half business guru; half stand up comedian, which has made him one of the most sought after speakers in Europe. In over twenty years as a professional speaker, from Blackpool to Berlin, Steve hasn’t just talked to thousands of people but also encouraged them to take positive action and how they can be more successful in life and business. Steve’s presentations not only make people think but also laugh. If you enjoy having fun then you’ll love Steve’s approach. This down to earth Yorkshire man is an inspiration to his audiences and his simple straight forward ideas really do work.
As well as being an expert on strategies for success, Steve also specializes in helping individuals and organizations become more creative and innovative. He has fifteen years experience as a Copy Writer and Creative Director of a highly successful advertising agency. He won over twenty international and national advertising awards for creativity and was particularly fond of writing radio commercials. He is also a consultant, coach and trainer for a host of organizations including BT, The National Health Service, Nestle, British Nuclear Fuels, Boots, Job Centre Plus and Walmart Asda.
The broad topics covered by his key note presentations include how to be more successful, leading from the front, how to be more creative and innovative and how to dramatically improve your communication, presentation and selling skills. He has a vast array of tried and tested material that can be tailored to your event. Plus, he can be highly flexible on the day itself reacting to and reinforcing key ideas from the platform and audience as and when they occur. Steve’s enthusiasm and sense of fun ensures the audience won’t forget the message. He will inform, inspire, motivate and entertain them.
The broad topics covered by his keynote presentations include:
• How to be more motivated
• How to be more successful
• Leading from the front
• How to be more creative and innovative
• How to dramatically improve your communication, presentation and selling skills
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"The bar had been set very high by some excellent earlier sessions. Well, Steve vaulted over that bar with a fast paced, highly engaging and very funny session which sent everyone home smiling and with some great practical tips."
“Steve was great and had the room in fits of laughter!! It seemed like most of the group were really taking note of what he said and he had the main man chuckling! Personally, I was delighted at how well you nailed the mood of the day. I was confident you would, but you really did exceed my expectations. I love the style and delivery and it really worked with our team.”
“I am moved to write to you to express my sincere gratitude for all your help and support. The day exceeded my teams’ expectations and mine, and the feedback from everyone has been tremendous. Your professionalism, flexibility and humour helped provide a wonderful learning experience for us all.”
“I wanted to thank you for a tremendous performance last night. I’ve had fantastic feedback. At coffee machines and in corridors, people have stopped me to comment on a great evening but also, how much they took away from your presentation. You left people with many memorable pieces of learning. You showed you understood our organisation which isn’t easy coming from outside and given we are often too insular, you gave us lots of examples from other industries and the everyday. You learn a lot more when the examples resonate as yours did. I thought the Mohammed Ali stories were terrific and the last one left the audience on a great high. So thank you for making the evening very memorable, good fun but with some serious learning at the same time.”
“Steve McDermott was guest speaker at our annual “Developer Day” conference where he presented on ideas and techniques to help individuals within organisations embrace change. Drawing on information gleaned throughout the day’s activities, Steve’s presentation perfectly rounded off our day where he both entertained and educated the audience leaving a lasting impression. I would recommend Steve to any organisation that wishes to open their minds to new ideas and new ways of thinking.”
"Thank You for a very lively and thought provoking presentation. You certainly brought our day to an energetic close! Your contribution was a vital ingredient to everyone's enjoyment of the day, for which our grateful thanks and best wishes."
"Everything was perfect. Steve was a very welcome diversion from some of the heavier items on the agenda, but that his content was very relevant to the issues being discussed. There was a great deal of humour in Steve's delivery and his objectives were obviously taken on board."
“Steve McDermott is a not only a very funny, informative, inspirational and brilliant keynote speaker but just as good conference host. He helped plan and deliver our most memorable event ever. What makes him special is that, unlike celebrity conference hosts, he isn’t stuck to what it says in the script. His depth of knowledge and flexibity means he can add massive extra value to the whole proceedings.”
“We contacted Steve at very late notice for an important slot at our Mercedes-Benz conference. With very little time to prepare and a somewhat sketchy brief he still managed to deliver two hours of compelling, entertaining and motivational material, as well as providing a raft of practical tools to take away.”