A keynote motivational speaker is one who is capable of rousing a dormant audience into following his line of thinking. History has illustrated various examples of men and women who have brought about monumental change, just by their speaking skills. Julius Caesar, with his famous quote, "Vini Vidi Vici", which means, "I come, I see, I conquer" was able to stir up his army and changed the course of several battles just by motivating his men to fight with zeal and ardor. Adolf Hitler, the tyrannical dictator of Germany is yet another example of a single man capable of stirring up a revolt. He managed to turn the whole of Germany against Jews through his passionate speeches.
The basic attribute of a motivational speaker is that he must 'live' his thoughts. Elaborating, he must believe in his thoughts and seek to share the same intensity with those he speaks to. His voice modulation, body language and the examples he uses to pep up his speech become an influential factor in the extent to which people believe his convictions and the percentage of the people who change their opinions after listening to his speech.