Where do you go to find Celebrity Speakers? I was always curious about this and often you see politicians or stars speaking on a high school or college campus. I know Evander Holyfield, the championship boxer, came to my high school and gave us a speech many years ago. It was nice to see someone as famous as him at my high school. Our assistant principal had a connection and was able to land him at our school. If you don’t poses those “connections”, I wonder how schools do get the celebrities to visit? On the flip side, it does make me very jealous to see this. Most of these people have made huge amounts of money in their lifetime and now they get to go speak to others and get paid for it! No celebrity should ever run out of money. As long as they can still tallk, I’m sure someone is around that will pay to have them speak.

In sports we always see Motivational Speakers that will find their way to a locker room and pump up the team before the big game. Often these are people that attended the school or played on the team in the past, that will go motivate the athletes. It’s a good strategy for coaches and some of these motivational speeches can be a big help. Just a few words from someone that is famous or respected can motivate someone to do more than they normally could. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward does this a lot for his high school located just south of Atlanta. It does make you feel good to see famous athletes returning to their high schools and offering their services. I don’t think all athletes could be motivational speakers and some may need speaking tips before they talk to anyone.  

Some celebrities enjoy speaking at events or for good causes and will do their appearances for free. They are some that want big cash payments for their words of wisdom. I know Bill Clinton is someone that a lot of colleges try to book, but he costs a lot of money for his speeches. Former presidents are probably at the upper end of the food chain; when it comes to public speakers. I would be happy to go speak to a large crowd for some extra money, but I don’t think too many people would care to listen. I still would like to know where you could go to hire celebrity speakers. I would love to be the hero one day with the connections, like my assistant principal was, when he got Evander Holyfield to Cherokee High School.