SILKEN LAUMANN
One of Canada's TOP
Motivational Speakers
Olympic Hero -
Inspirational Speaker
- Author
Silken Laumann is Canada's most recognizable female athlete and one of Canada's
most inspirational leaders. She has found the parallel between coaching for championship
performance in sport and coaching for excellence in business to be a strong one.
Silken demonstrates how the lessons of sport apply so aptly to the world of business. It is not
just the language, such as teamwork, and that cross both worlds but the underlying principles of
achieving success in life.
Her presentations are powerful and informative, delivered with humour and tailored to fit the needs
of her audience.
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Silken Laumann
takes her listeners on the journey of a lifetime, as she shares her
courageous story, from broken bones and shredded muscles to Olympic
glory.
She reaches out and connects with people's struggles, their doubt
and their pain. And she provides strategies that help listeners tap
into their own well of personal courage and leave with a strong
feeling of empowerment and possibility.
Silken is a sought-after speaker who connects with audiences on a
personal level, whether giving the keynote address to a thousand
executives, or chatting informally to a classroom full of elementary
school students. She has spoken to hundreds of organizations in
government, education, health, sales, human resources, and private
business.
The New York Times reported "Laumann has touched her nation a million times,"
and her message continues to touch her audiences, as they identify with her anguish, her struggle,
her exultation and ultimately realize their own potential for greatness. Silken has been showered with many
awards, including the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Outstanding Athlete, and she was
recently inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS & TOPICS >>> Silken's speeches are tailored to her audiences,
however her most frequently requested topics are "The Courage to
Shine: Releasing Your Inner Excellence", and the "Live Well
- 3 Keys To A Healthy Life" keynote
address.
The Courage to Shine: Releasing Your Inner Excellence
Building on her own remarkable experiences and those of other
champions in art, music, and business, Silken shares with her audiences
key strategies that lead to great performance. What is revealed is as
surprising as it is sensible. From the company executive with a jar full
of pennies representing the days of his life to the Olympic athlete in
tears of doubt just days before winning gold medals. Silken shows us
that leaders are not fearless, nor eternally confident. Rather they have
mastered the mental skills that harness and unleash human potential.
Understanding the power of our thoughts and intentions, staying
connected to our passions and creating the positive environment from
which creativity and excellence flows are keys to releasing inner
excellence. The balance between controlling our own destiny while still
being receptive to the unexpected and magical are lessons shared by this
very open, sharing and caring speaker.
Live Well - 3 Keys To A
Healthy Life
Silken Laumann knows about living life well. The equation to living
well encompasses all aspects of excellence. Excellence in mind, body and
spirit. We can’t meet our full potential in our jobs, in our
relationships and in our communities without a commitment to invest in
all aspects of living well. Silken takes her audience on her journey to
live well, a journey that brought her to the Olympic playing field,
drove her to start her own charity focussed on healthy active kids, and
has fuelled her lifelong commitment to mental, spiritual and physical
health. Silken inspires her audience to explore their own potential and
have the courage to dream big, challenge their limiting beliefs and
charter their own course to a life well lived.
Think Well – Mastering the art of thinking well is
critical to an Olympic athlete’s career. In sport and in life, it means
overcoming fears, challenging doubts and limiting beliefs, playing a
different tape inside your head. Thinking well is about building an
awareness of the power of our minds; understanding that where we direct
our mental focus has an enormous impact on what we manifest.
Act Well - Understanding and owning our personal
power can positively influence our environments; in our work, in our
families, in our communities. It is about sharing our gifts with each
other, our power to encourage and support, our wisdom and experience.
Act well is about interacting with the world in a way that adds value.
Be Well – means gaining an awareness of the
important place physical health has in our lives; it is truly a
foundational aspect to living life fully. When asked what they value
people talk about their families, their work and their health. We invest
very little in our health and yet without it the other two core values
are greatly diminished. Silken inspires her audience that physical
wellness is attainable and adds significantly to the quality of our
lives.
Rowing Smooth in Rough Waters:
Finding
Courage and Opportunity in Difficult Times
In response to requests from audiences, Silken is pleased to announce the development
of this new presentation. Rowing Smooth in Rough Waters is relevant to today's world.
This powerful and moving presentation provides specific tools that the audience can use
to affect change in their business and in their life. Audiences will walk away with winning
tips for working with fear, protecting and building optimism, visualizing the desired result
and most importantly they will learn how to Row Smooth in Rough Waters.
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION TOPICS >>>
CANADA: True, Strong & Free
Canada's Olympians represent the values and
opportunities this country embraces; self determination, courage,
perseverance and optimism. Silken celebrates our Olympians through
storytelling and highlights how greatness lies in each one of us.
INSPIRATION: An Olympic Story
—
The Courage to Dream
Ask yourself what successful people have in common and the answer is
often that they found the courage to pursue their dreams against all odds. Dreams move us beyond our goals and they
are the essential first step to success. In this presentation Silken Laumann relives the excitement and challenges of
her own incredible dream and Olympic story. Silken provides an insight into how athletes motivate themselves; what
makes a great coach; the power of a team and the importance of excellence in our society. Silken is graced with the
gift of empathy. She reaches out and connects with people's struggles, their doubt and their pain. By sharing her own
moments of doubt, times when she didn't know what the next step would be, moments where she was overwhelmed by fear
and uncertainty, Silken reveals herself as a compassionate human being and connects deeply with her audience. Her message
of courage has the potential to transform an audience 's image of themselves and their possibility in the world.
LEADERSHIP: Personal Excellence
— Moving from good to great
For corporations and individuals to reach their true potential and be
effective leaders, we need to find the courage to continually transform; to move beyond our comfort zone and accept that
overcoming a challenge is a part of life that comes with a certain level of discomfort, but can ultimately result in great joy,
new found wisdom and strength. In this presentation Silken draws upon her own remarkable sporting experiences and shares the
lessons she has learned about life. Using her experiences with legendary rowing coach Mike Spracklen, Silken shows how even
in a relentlessly competitive and demanding environment, great leaders love what they do and care passionately about the people
they lead. People don't care what you know - Until they know that you care.
CLIENT COMMENTS >>>
"If you only hear one speaker it should be Silken. In summing up "What Was Most Successful?"
the report states "Silken Laumann, Silken Laumann, Silken Laumann."
- Hamilton Health
"As you could tell by the group's standing ovation your speech moved us
emotionally and was a highlight of our weekend."
- AMJ Campbell
"You provided our sales team with valuable new skills, applicable to both their business and personal lives."
- Microsoft
"You were a big hit with our group, not only for your
presentation (which was in itself truly inspirational), but also for your
willingness to attend our social gatherings and give people a chance to get
to know one of our country's authentic heroes up close. Your warmth and
generosity of spirit were evident and appreciated."
- Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
"Thank you for giving such a terrific presentation. It's obvious you care about your audience,
by being so thoroughly prepared. You possess wisdom far beyond your years"
- Cronkhite Supply
"I have never had the pleasure of working with such a professional. Your speech truly touched
the hearts of our members."
- Canadian Professional Sales Association
"I've seen several motivational speakers and she's by far the best."
- Selkirk Financial
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