Inspiring Thought on Courageous Leadership & The Positive Power of Maverick.

Shirley Billson is an exceptional communicator, whose ability to inspire and challenge is guaranteed. Not only does Shirley live and breathe an inspiring thought philosophy around courage and the positive power of maverick, she has helped countless people in the corporate, health, community and education worlds to change the way they think – and act.

Safe hands.

When working with Shirley you will be in safe hands. She’s been speaking for clients just like you for more than 20 years and has delivered thousands of presentations in that time. She provides keynote speaking for audiences small and large, for international and national conferences, in schools, businesses, universities, and NHS trusts.

If you want to add something unusual, inspiring and challenging to your next event, book the motivational speaker, Shirley Billson.

Whether or not you a looking for a Motivational Speaker in Worcester, a Motivational Speaker in Worcestershire, a Motivational speaker in the UK, or an international motivational speaker, you’ve found what you are looking for.

The most successful people in 21st century business are those with courage and vision. They are unafraid to fail, unafraid to collaborate and unafraid to create opportunity.

Change is a constant in any business environment but the current economic climate needs people with innovative, brave and positive mindsets, perhaps more than ever before.

Shirley’s own story shows how she had to overcome exclusion, discrimination, self doubt, receivership, redundancy, and bullying, resulting in a long period of debilitating fear, anxiety, depression and debt. 

When she finally realised that only she could turn things around, by tapping into hidden reserves of courage and harnessing the positive power of maverick thinking, she quickly went on to become a commissioned author and an inspirational speaker.

Because of extensive personal experience, her keynotes pack a powerful punch that can be tailored to suit your corporate audience. Whether you want to celebrate success, reward your team or recharge them for the challenges ahead, Shirley Billson will inject the right ingredients to make an impact.

Which means you can count on Shirley to inspire, challenge and motivate people at all levels within your organisation from the most senior managers to the office cleaners.

People working in the public sector are either vilified and demonised or set on pedestals. Motivation can suffer. Yet, some of the smartest people make their mission the support and care of others.

People in the public sector find themselves dealing with uncertainty all the time. They are subject to regular political upheaval and restructuring.

Shirley Billson knows what it is like to work within the public sector, having previously been a senior manager in a Primary Care Trust, and Communications Manager within a local council. She knows just how hard it can be to work with integrity, bringing your best every day, when there's often a real risk of public humiliation, institutional bullying or fear of litigation. 

There are some outstandingly talented people who need to 

feel empowered and valued at every level of the organisation, to be encouraged and motivated to keep moving forward despite facing new challenges brought about by constant change.

Which is why you can count on Shirley's keynote to uplift, inspire, motivate and bring renewed hope to public sector employees at all levels within the organisation. Her own story shows just how much we can achieve when we change our mindsets.

Success online demands greater speaker commitment...

Covid-19 has forced many events to rapidly convert to online. Yet, the online space makes very different demands of your speakers. Speakers who are great on stage with a visible audience can fall flat in an online event. You need the confidence that your online speakers will connect on a personal one to one level. Ideally, they will also be ready to deliver advance content, plus provide pre- or post-talk Q & A, connecting with your audience at a number of touch points and over a more extended period. 

Shirley Billson has more online experience than most professional speakers, because she has organised, hosted and been a guest on webinars, podcasts and her own 21-day international telesummit, 'The Bigger Life Revolution'. She even had a guest speaker fail to show up on a live broadcast and had to come up with content on the fly to keep her audience engaged! Which means you can rely on her to quickly react and respond to whatever situation is thrown at her.

Speakers can make or break your event or conference, making you the hero or the villain

Nothing makes or breaks your event like a speaker. When you've put so much hard work into organising your event or conference, co-ordinating mutiple moving parts, from catering to venue, tickets to AV, you breathe a sigh of relief when delegates show up.

But, if your speakers are anything other than great, your whole event can suffer, making planning for the next event even harder!

What you really want is an inspiring and flexible speaker, who motivates your audience, copes with AV glitches, keeps to time, and even helps you make up time when another speaker over-runs. Shirley Billson is that speaker.

You can rely on her to speak to time, accommodate altered timetabling issues, cope with slideshows that don't work or audio that fails, all with good humour. Better still, audiences love her inspirational content and engaging delivery, which sometimes include live demos with audience volunteers, whether it's on a large stage or something smaller and intimate. 

There's always at least one teacher who makes a positive difference

Every adult that interacts with our children has the potential to make an enormous difference to how the lives of these children unfold.

Teachers know this, and it's why they enter the profession, to share their passion and transform young lives, so they achieve their potential. Sadly, too many teachers feel overworked, undervalued, their mental health suffers and this trickles down to the very young people they seek to help. At the same time, many school leaders feel powerless to do anything but collect data. 

Shirley Billson helps motivate, inspire and re-engage teachers and school leaders with bold leadership strategies, so they can feel better equipped to do what they do best. 

Shirley is currently writing a book for Speechmark, a Routledge company, on courageous leadership and mental well-being in secondary schools.