--- title: Event Planning Blog & Trends in Keynote Speakers | Worldwide Speakers Group | Austin Estes description: Read our blog for regular updates on popular trends in keynote,motivational and business speakers and for event planning tips and tricks. --- [![WWSG_logo_horizontal](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/WWSG_logo_horizontal.png "WWSG_logo_horizontal")](https://www.wwsg.com/) [![srch-icon](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/srch-icon.png "srch-icon")](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/) [![chat-icon](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/chat-icon.png "chat-icon")](https://www.wwsg.com/share-my-list/) Speaker List [![topic-img1](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img1.jpg) ##### Business ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=business) [![topic-img2](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img2.jpg) ##### College & University ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=colleges-and-universities) [![topic-img3](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img3.jpg) ##### Entertainment ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=arts-and-entertainment) [![topic-img4](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img4.jpg) ##### Economy & Finance ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=economy) [![topic-img5-1](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img5-1.jpg) ##### Women ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=leading-women) [![cloud-services_cloud_database-1](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/cloud-services_cloud_database-1.jpg) ##### Technology & Futurists ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=leading-women) [![topic-img7-1](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img7-1.jpg) ##### Government & Politics ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=government-and-politics) [![topic-img8-1](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img8-1.jpg) ##### Healthcare & Wellness ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=healthcare-and-wellness) [![topic-img9](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/topic-img9.jpg) ##### WWSG Favorites ](https://www.wwsg.com/speaker-search/?speaker_topic_lists=wwsg-favorites) #### Additional Resources ### Recent Blog Article #### Recent News Article ![about-menu-logo](https://info.wwsg.com/hubfs/images/about-menu-logo.png "about-menu-logo") #### CONTACT INFORMATION - **Phone:**[ 703.373.9974](tel:703.373.9974) - **eMail: **[ speakers@wwsg.com](mailto:speakers@wwsg.com) - **Address: ** WWSG Headquarters 99 Canal Center Plaza, Ste. 100 Alexandria, VA 22314 #### ABOUT WWSG - - - - ## Austin Estes ### Recent Posts ## [Mark Gordon, WWSG Speaker, Recovers 61 Tons of Silver from Ship Wreck](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/150756/mark-gordon-wwsg-speaker-recovers-61-tons-of-silver-from-ship-wreck) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Jul 31, 2013 10:14:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-241953422-jpg/images/mark_gordon_speaker_wwsg2.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/150756/mark-gordon-wwsg-speaker-recovers-61-tons-of-silver-from-ship-wreck) #### **After Capturing the World's Attention by Finding 61 Tons of Silver, Mark Selects WWSG for Exclusive Representation** The world watched as famed deep sea treasure hunter **[Mark Gordon](http://wwsg.com/mark-gordon)** and his team at Odyssey Marine Exploration (Nasdaq CM: OMEX) hauled up a record-breaking 61 tons of silver, valued at more than $35 million, from the *SS Gairsoppa* wreck.  The discovery, made off the coast of Ireland, is the deepest and largest precious metal recovery from a shipwreck ever made.  WWSG is proud to exclusively bring Mark to our customers. [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/150756/mark-gordon-wwsg-speaker-recovers-61-tons-of-silver-from-ship-wreck) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/150756/mark-gordon-wwsg-speaker-recovers-61-tons-of-silver-from-ship-wreck#comments-listing) Topics: [Worldwide Speakers Group](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/worldwide-speakers-group), [motivational speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/motivational-speaker), [mark gordon](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/mark-gordon), [mark gordon odyssey](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/mark-gordon-odyssey), [Odyssey Marine Exploration](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/odyssey-marine-exploration), [deep sea treasure hunter](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/deep-sea-treasure-hunter), [WWSG's Top Speakers](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/wwsgs-top-speakers) ## [WWSG Speaker Matt Bai: Social Media's & Millennials' Impact on Politics](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149987/wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-social-media-s-millennials-impact-on-politics) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Jul 11, 2013 10:39:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-224370722-jpg/images/millennials.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149987/wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-social-media-s-millennials-impact-on-politics) #### **Millennials & Social Media: The Impact They Have on Politics** ***NY Times *Political Correspondent Matt Bai on Post-Boomer Politics** [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149987/wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-social-media-s-millennials-impact-on-politics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149987/wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-social-media-s-millennials-impact-on-politics#comments-listing) Topics: [Political Speaker Matt Bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/political-speaker-matt-bai), [political speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/political-speaker), [matt bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/matt-bai), [Matt Bai Chief Political Correspondent](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/matt-bai-chief-political-correspondent), [speaker matt bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/speaker-matt-bai), [Worldwide Speakers Group](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/worldwide-speakers-group), [Top Speaker on Politics](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/top-speaker-on-politics), [social media](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/social-media) ## [When Will the Political Gridlock End? WWSG Speaker Matt Bai Responds](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149227/when-will-the-political-gridlock-end-wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-responds) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Jun 27, 2013 2:12:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-210477521-jpg/images/united_states_capitol-normal.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149227/when-will-the-political-gridlock-end-wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-responds) #### **Today's Congress: Function or Dysfunction? ** #### ***NY Times'* Matt Bai, a Top Speaker on Politics, Explains the Gridlock** News of Senate filibusters, bills stopping dead on the House floor, and committees holding up important legislation, continues to plague our [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149227/when-will-the-political-gridlock-end-wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-responds) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/149227/when-will-the-political-gridlock-end-wwsg-speaker-matt-bai-responds#comments-listing) Topics: [Political Speaker Matt Bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/political-speaker-matt-bai), [political speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/political-speaker), [matt bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/matt-bai), [Matt Bai Chief Political Correspondent](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/matt-bai-chief-political-correspondent), [political gridlock](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/political-gridlock), [speaker matt bai](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/speaker-matt-bai), [Worldwide Speakers Group](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/worldwide-speakers-group), [Top Speaker on Politics](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/top-speaker-on-politics) ## [How Do You Become Your "Brilliant Self"? A Top Speaker Answers...](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/148391/how-do-you-become-your-brilliant-self-a-top-speaker-answers) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Jun 3, 2013 7:17:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-56793014-jpg/images/sgmp_10.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/148391/how-do-you-become-your-brilliant-self-a-top-speaker-answers) #### **Motivational Speaker Simon T. Bailey Has the Answer** “You can either feed your fear or your confidence… If you feed your confidence, you will become your brilliant self,” according to motivational speaker **[Simon T. Bailey](http://wwsg.com/simon-t-bailey)** at this year’s National Education Conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference was hosted by the **[Society of Government Meeting Professionals](http://www.sgmp.org/)** (SGMP), a national organization of 3,500 members dedicated to educating and organizing government meeting planners. **[Worldwide Speakers Group](http://wwsg.com/about-wwsg)** (WWSG), through our longstanding partnership with SGMP, has worked to provide keynote speakers for the conference for seven years. [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/148391/how-do-you-become-your-brilliant-self-a-top-speaker-answers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/148391/how-do-you-become-your-brilliant-self-a-top-speaker-answers#comments-listing) Topics: [Worldwide Speakers Group](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/worldwide-speakers-group), [motivational speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/motivational-speaker), [top motivational speakers](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/top-motivational-speakers), [society for government meeting professionals](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/society-for-government-meeting-professionals), [SGMP National Education Conference](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/sgmp-national-education-conference), [SGMP](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/sgmp), [NEC](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/nec), [Simon T. Bailey](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/simon-t-bailey) ## [Newt Gingrich Wants You to Rename the Cell Phone](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/147607/newt-gingrich-wants-you-to-rename-the-cell-phone) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on May 13, 2013 5:36:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-28751029-jpg/images/linkedin-icon-gif.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/147607/newt-gingrich-wants-you-to-rename-the-cell-phone)   [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/147607/newt-gingrich-wants-you-to-rename-the-cell-phone) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/147607/newt-gingrich-wants-you-to-rename-the-cell-phone#comments-listing) Topics: [Newt Gingrich](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/newt-gingrich), [Speaker Gingrich](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/speaker-gingrich), [Gingrich Productions](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/gingrich-productions), [Speaker Newt Gingrich](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/speaker-newt-gingrich), [technology speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/technology-speaker), [innovation speaker](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/innovation-speaker) ## [Worldwide Speakers Group: Recent Partnership with EO University 2013](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/146027/worldwide-speakers-group-recent-partnership-with-eo-university-2013) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Apr 9, 2013 12:46:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-27653845-jpg/images/eo_miami_2.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/146027/worldwide-speakers-group-recent-partnership-with-eo-university-2013) Last month, [Worldwide Speakers Group](http://wwsg.com/about-wwsg) (WWSG) traveled to Miami, Florida for a four-day conference hosted by one of our partners, [Entrepreneurs' Organization](http://www.eonetwork.org/Pages/welcome.aspx) (EO). Despite the absence of nice beach weather, the event was a huge success: more than 350 attendees gathered to collaborate with one another and learn from some incredible keynote speakers. [Read More](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/146027/worldwide-speakers-group-recent-partnership-with-eo-university-2013) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/146027/worldwide-speakers-group-recent-partnership-with-eo-university-2013#comments-listing) Topics: [Worldwide Speakers Group](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/worldwide-speakers-group), [entrepreneurs' organization](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/entrepreneurs39-organization), [EO Miami University](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/eo-miami-university), [Mike Abrashoff](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/mike-abrashoff), [Daymond John](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/daymond-john), [Frans Johansson](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/frans-johansson), [WWSG's Top Speakers](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/topic/wwsgs-top-speakers) ## [WWSG's Top Social Media Speakers](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/144618/wwsg-s-top-social-media-speakers) Posted by [Austin Estes](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/author/austin-estes) on Mar 7, 2013 12:15:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.wwsg.com/hs-fs/file-22735306-jpg/images/socialmediabandwagon1.jpg) ](https://info.wwsg.com/blog/bid/144618/wwsg-s-top-social-media-speakers) #### **How Does Your Organization Use Social Media to Its Advantage?** You may have heard of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest, but what about Hi5, Skyrock, 51.com, MeetUp, or Cafe Mom? More importantly, which of these sites will expand the reach of your organization, and which won't? 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