Curt Steinhorst Author of 'Can I Have Your Attention?'

Category: Leadership -- Since most organizations today are passively going the way of distraction, the few who wake up to the gravity of the situation and learn how to take control of their attention will see their value in the marketplace multiplied. You set the example for how to manage your attention in the workplace. You're also in charge of figuring out how to reach your distracted customer. This speech is directed toward leaders who watch as their bottom lines and employee engagement are negatively impacted by the always-distracted workforce. In this leader-focused speech, Curt Steinhorst answers: How can you communicate with your team to create a focused environment at work? And how can you help your organization truly stand out from the noise? What can you do to more effectively manage the rising demands on your own attention?

Category: General -- Are you afraid of the stage? Have you been losing the battle to win your audience? This speech draws on the insights Curt uses to capture and keep the attention of the 50,000+ people to whom he speaks annually. Before his work through FocusWise, Curt was the founder of a public speaking consultancy called Promentum Group, which is still in existence today. He’s served as a speaking coach and speech writer for top performers, from executives, TV personalities, and TED Talk presenters, to NFL hall of famers, Olympic gold medalists, and the Heisman Trophy winner. You might not plan to speak in front of thousands, but your ability to communicate will profoundly shape your success. In this illustrational speech, Curt confronts the mindsets, wrong beliefs, and fallacies that increase your anxiety, hold back your potential, and lose your listeners. Curt has learned—no one is a natural born speaker. All speakers face anxiety before taking the stage. And everyone can benefit from learning how to conquer the enemies of successful communication.

Today's customers are harder than ever to reach—and retain. Attention drives their decision-making, but their attention has never been more divided.  Simply put, the digital age has rewired your customers.  What does this mean for your sales approach? 

 In this timely and informative speech, Curt Steinhorst tackles the key questions: What’s changed in customer expectations, and what hasn’t? How can you surprise and delight customers inundated by messaging? How can you leverage distraction to reach them more effectively?

Category: Teams -- With communication barriers removed, the demands on today’s employees have never been greater. Unfortunately, the vast majority of today’s organizations are upholding values, setting expectations, and relying on processes that actually contribute to the noise, stifling the productivity they are trying to create. The results are costly: 70% of today's workforce is disengaged from their work. That's dire, but it also means there's a huge opportunity for your team if you fix the problem from the inside out. In this team-focused speech, Curt Steinhorst answers: How do you create organizational habits for open communication and highly-focused work? How do you create environments and processes that actually bolster your capacity for focus rather than harm it? How do you engage with emerging technology without letting it exploit you?

Today's customers are harder than ever to reach—and retain. Attention drives their decision-making, but their attention has never been more divided.  Simply put, the digital age has rewired your customers.  What does this mean for your sales approach? 

 In this timely and informative speech, Curt Steinhorst tackles the key questions: What’s changed in customer expectations, and what hasn’t? How can you surprise and delight customers inundated by messaging? How can you leverage distraction to reach them more effectively?

In this dynamic and informative speech, Curt Steinhorst tackles the challenges we face in the digitally distracted, constantly connected workplace. He reveals the nature and origins of distraction—and how we can we master it to become more productive than ever.