BigHelp Vol. III: GoBig On A Small Budget

BigScreen, Small Cost

Live, from your cubicle...it's a motivational speaker! At BigSpeak we believe that nothing works like "live ammunition." But as much as we advocate the energy and dynamic interaction only a live speaker can provide, we also realize that today's shrinking budgets and escalating fuel and travel costs can place some live speaking engagements out of reach. With this in mind, BigSpeak reminds our clients that many of our speakers are available for teleconferences or webcasts in lieu of traveling to an event. This can sometimes reduce fees by as much as 30-40%. Clients would save on travel but would be responsible for the technology required. One client recently located a studio within close proximity to their preferred speaker, with the capability to deliver a live webcast. Not only are the costs reduced, but for the environmentally conscious organization, the carbon footprint impact is minimized as well. Currently, BigSpeak is utilizing this approach for several speaking engagements involving HR expert Randy Street and leadership guru, John Maxwell.

BigMoves, Small Check...Mate.

Garry Kasparov was the highest rated chess player in the world for over twenty years and is widely considered the greatest chess player that ever lived. Today this master of strategy applies the insights and unique perspective from his extraordinary chess career to the issues of leadership, logical thinking, strategic thinking and success.Garry Kasparov will be in the US in April and again in June, 2009. If your organization has possible engagements in North America before or after these dates, you can save at least US$10,000 in international travel expenses. Known as an extremely intuitive player, Kasparov emphasizes intuition's role in reaching one's full potential as an individual and achieving superior performances as the leader of a group or organization. He has been at the cutting edge of research and the battles between humans and computers from as far back as 1989. To take advantage of this rare opportunity to book Garry Kasparov or any of BigSpeak's renowned strategy masters, call us today.

Want to lose that holiday weight and get healthy? Eat!

It's post-resolution season and the gyms are packed with people determined to make changes in their health, weight and fitness...for now. But come late winter into spring, the numbers drop exponentially. For many, formulating and committing to a health regimen is an arduous task, fraught with frustration, complicated diets and disappointment. Fortunately, BigSpeak has the ultimate combination of professionally trained chef, board-certified physician and motivational speaker, who believes the fountain of youth begins in the kitchen. His name is Dr. John La Puma, aka "ChefMD". Dr. La Puma's specialty is Culinary Medicine: quick, fun, tasty ways to blend the art of cooking with the science of medicine to deliver gourmet quality food that helps prevent disease and lose pounds, but not flavor. He has pioneered the idea of food-as-medicine that also happens to be delicious, including eating plans for weight loss, cholesterol-lowering, anti-aging and childhood obesity. He also hosts the weekly TV segment What's Cooking With ChefMD? on Lifetime television. A former chef at Chicago's famed Topolobampo restaurant, Dr. La Puma replaces common misconceptions about food and dieting with smarter strategies for healthy and enjoyable eating. For instance, if you use fat-free dressing on your salad,"you're getting less than you could-unless you eat that salad with avocado, or with walnuts or roasted walnut oil, or extra-virgin olive oil or nearly any other good-for-you fat." The reason, La Puma says, is that the oil makes several nutrients-the lutein in the green peppers, the capsanthin in the red peppers, the lycopene in the tomatoes, even the limonene in the lemon-more body ready for you. "Each of them is optimally absorbed with a little bit of fat," he says To bring Dr. La Puma's healthy humor, energy and expertise to your organization, or to find out about other innovative and inspirational chefs like Kathleen Daelemans and Domenica Catelli, contact BigSpeak.

When our nation needs answers, it turns to... our speakers. Two of our distinguished experts have recently been tasked with saving the country (and quite possibly, the world). The newly-inaugurated Obama administration has tapped BigSpeak finance expert and former Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker to head up the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, while Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a prominent bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health (and the brother of incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel) will serve as a senior counselor at the White House Office of Management and Budget on health policy. Obviously, rescuing us from our current crises will take some time, so the availability of these distinguished speakers will be at a premium. Contact your BigSpeak representative today to discuss available dates and have these great minds share their world-class wisdom with your organization.