Keynote Speaker
Patrick Schwerdtfeger is an award-winning speaker who has given hundreds of keynote speeches, workshops and seminars across the United States as well as western Canada and a few locations Europe. Based on your specific event and your budgetary limitations, Patrick can customize a presentation that will compliment your agenda and inspire your audience.
Patrick’s speaking strengths include the following:
Lots of Content. Patrick’s presentations are well known to include lots of content. Topics are well researched and presented in a comprehensive manner. Attendees are always amazed at the amount of information conveyed during Patrick’s presentations.
Thought Provoking. Patrick puts seemingly unrelated facts together, revealing insightful connections that leave audiences pondering the topic in a way they have never done before. Isolated facts are just that; facts. But facts presented within the context of other realities can completely change the people’s perspective and, therefore, the potential for progress.
Easily Understood. With a diverse background in marketing and finance, Patrick has a unique ability to explain complex subjects in an easily understood format, empowering attendees with increased comprehension and accessible solutions they can use right away. Until you take action, nothing has happened. But action requires understanding. Patrick delivers that initial requirement and combines it with specific strategies people can use to improve their individual situations immediately.
Unthreatening Humility. Patrick brings a human element to his presentations. His willingness to expose personal vulnerabilities and challenges put audiences at ease, allowing them to focus on the content being delivered. If you’re looking for someone who is patronizing and arrogant, you’re in the wrong place. Patrick speaks to all attendees at the exact same level and is most concerned with the audience’s comprehension of the topic.
Patrick’s presentations are typically designed around the following structure:
- Capture the attention of the audience.
- Present the current reality being discussed.
- Reveal the opportunities available.
- Offer specific strategies to capitalize.
- Challenge, motivate and encourage action.
- Review and summarize.
Although Patrick has spoken on a wide variety of topics, he is best known for the following categories.
Entrepreneurial Business. Patrick has built a number of small businesses and is the organizer of the Entrepreneur and Small Business Academy based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has accumulated extensive content for entrepreneurial audiences and can design a presentation to fit your event.
Internet Marketing. Patrick’s business identity has been established online and he uses a number of progressive marketing strategies to populate the internet with demonstrations of his expertise. His direct experience with many of these strategies makes him a perfect person to train and inspire others to leverage the internet to grow their businesses.
Personal Congruence. Patrick is a big believer of Personal Mission Statements and has done extensive work in that area himself. The role of personal congruence is pivotal to business success and he speaks to that inward alignment with passion and vigor.
Real Estate Finance. Patrick has been a licensed Mortgage Broker in the State of California since 2004. He has authored two books in the industry and taught courses on the mortgage business for years. He has been interviewed by the Associated Press and featured on radio program including The Real Estate Connection and NPR’s Hear & Now program.
Why hire Patrick for your event?
Do a Google search for “Patrick Schwerdtfeger” and you’ll quickly see the extent of his work that’s been published online. His podcasts have been downloaded over 20,000 times in 27 countries and his articles appear on thousands of different websites and blogs.
Patrick gives about 15 presentations, speeches or workshops each month. He competed in a public speaking competition sponsored by Toastmasters and won first place at the club level, area level, division level and district level. He teaches at a variety of Adult Education centers as well as the Small Business Administration (SBA) in San Francisco. In November 2007, he was an instructor at the Internet Marketing Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Patrick is the organizer of the Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The club is one of the 50 largest entrepreneur clubs in the country and is currently sponsored by American Express. Patrick is an active member of the entrepreneur community and is well known within those circles.
Patrick’s speaking requirements include the following:
- Minimal audience distractions during the presentation.
- Quality sound system suitable for the environment.
- Availability of a digial projector and screen if applicable.
- 50% of speaking fee charged when the event is scheduled.
- 50% of speaking fee charged on the date of the event.
- Reasonable travel expenses are billed separately.
If you’d like to book Patrick Schwerdtfeger to speak at your event, please provide the following details:
- Date of your event.
- Location of your event.
- Name & website of the sponsoring organization.
- Type & duration of presentation desired.
- Your topic preference(s).
- Estimated number of attendees.
- Your contact information.
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