Philip Hesketh is a motivational speaker specialising in persuasion and influence. His keynote talks have inspired thousands of professionals to engage in better relationships with their clients and customers and increase sales.

All of Philip's Keynote talks are tailored to a client's individual needs but the common aim is to teach people useful techniques to develop relationships, develop client and customer loyalty and increase sales. He is inspirational, insightful, motivational and thought provoking. But, above all, can help increase a team's effectiveness.

Philip's topics include:
"The Psychology of Persuasion and Influence".An inspiring key note with 'Can-use-tomorrow' tips to improve business development.

"The Good-to-Great Graduation".
A challenging and highly amusing look at what happened to The Roman Empire, Marks & Spencer, Gerald Ratner, and The Beatles.

"How to Hold High Prices"
One of Philip's increasingly popular Key Note talks on how and why people pay a premium. 

"How to Sell More and Delight Your Clients and Customers".
How do you maximise income from current clients and have them delighted at what they have bought? Through understanding the psychology behind 'Do you want fries with that?', the psychology of how we choose and the role of the word 'enough'.

Having spent his entire working life studying and practising persuasion and influence, Philip is now a business speaker on 'The Psychology of Persuasion and Influence'. It is the subject that has dominated his academic and professional career to date; his knowledge and understanding of it has been at the very root of his success. He is a business speaker, raconteur and author. He offers wit and wisdom on human behaviour and how to influence it.

He was voted 'Most Inspirational Speaker' at 'A Day of Inspiration' in Sydney and he was awarded the 'Consistently Outstanding Performer' award for the Chief Executives organisation, Vistage, in the UK. 

He was 'Overseas Speaker of the Year' for TEC Australia and he is also the current holder of the award for Most Requested and Top Scoring Speaker for Vistage and is Visiting Fellow at Newcastle University in England. 

Philip's first book 'How to Persuade and Influence People' is an Amazon number one best seller and described by Amazon as 'The Best Persuasion and Influence Book'. 

Philip's second book, 'The Seven Golden Rules For A Happy and Successful Life' is a relevant but irreverent interpretation of the historical but hysterical facts of The Wars of The Roses, the reign of Henry VIII and the reigns of his three children.