Dana LaMon

Motivational Speaker and Author

Dana LaMon

 

Dana LaMon, a blind African-American and retired judge, has been providing professional speaking services since 1991. He earned the title of World Champion of Public Speaking from Toastmasters International in 1992. He has spoken to audiences from Asia to Australia to South Africa, including more than 35 states of the U.S.

A look at his qualifications and background will reveal why he is successful at inspiring and motivating his listeners.

 

A presentation on performance excellence.

 

How do you reach the peak of your performance? In a word-- through excellence. Okay, two words. Unless excellence is the standard under which you begin a task, it cannot be a characteristic of the results. Excellence is not a goal; it is the process of getting to the goal.

Here is what you must do to make excellence your competitive edge:

  • You must use your present performance as the measuring point and commit to do better tomorrow.
  • Your capacity to extend is determined by your responses to the forces of comfort, competition, challenge, and change.
  • You cannot get pass the barriers of despair, discouragement, or disappointment without a commitment to forward motion whatever it takes.
  • You cannot give your best to what you are doing if you do not find meaning in and have passion for what you are doing.

The Four E's of Excellence is offered either as a keynote or as an interactive workshop. Clients usually request the keynote presentation (30 to 60 minutes long, depending on the program schedule) to open a conference or convention. It has also been requested as a closing keynote. The workshop format (90 minutes to 6 hours) is an effective and entertaining training program.

Here's an audio excerpt (mp3) and one sheet presentation description (PDF) of the speech delivered as a keynote.

Looking forward to serving you to meet your professional speaking needs.

DOING WHAT IT TAKES

Are you doing what it takes to get what you want?

We have begun a new year on the calendar--2015. It is an ideal time to reflect on 2014. Did you get the things you wished for? Did you accomplish what you planned? Did you benefit from the unexpected?

The new year is also a great time to think about what you'd like your life to be in the next twelve months. Make your resolutions. Set your goals. Dream your dreams. Imagine your future. It doesn't matter whether you call it a resolution, goal, desire, wish, or dream, whatever you want to get this year, you must do what it takes.

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Meaningfulness Messages

Motivational Audio Excerpts