Depending on the audience and occasion, sometimes a standard keynote just isn’t going to cut the mustard. If you’re worried that your attendees are going to yawn their way through the upcoming conference and spend more time surreptitiously scrolling on their phone rather than watching the presenter, perhaps it’s time to book a top interactive keynote speaker.

The inventors and performers featured below are some of the best interactive keynote speakers in the business, offering all kinds of entertaining and hands-on presentations that will break audiences out of their ruts and counteract the troubling trend towards a total lack of engagement during events.

Award-winning inventor and author Tan Le’s presentations are quite unique; not many keynotes include sneak-peeks into developing cutting edge technology. Sci-fi and neurology lovers will rejoice when Tan demonstrates brain-computer interface devices on stage, including the impressively named “God Helmet.”

Former Pixar animator and interactive keynote speaker Matthew Luhn’s regular keynotes already provide an enlightening look into the principles of storytelling, but for audiences that really want to get their creativity flowing, he also offers added-on drawing workshops that will turn anyone into an amateur cartoonist.

Jade Simmons is a talented concert pianist and top interactive keynote speaker whose genre-bending musical performances weave together entertainment and insights on transformative leadership, communication, and storytelling for a high-impact engagement audiences won’t soon forget.

Artist Cameron Atlas is an interactive keynote speaker who performs live music on both the piano and guitar during his captivating, high energy, and fresh presentations, which, as an added bonus, are also customizable.

Emcee and top interactive keynote speaker Adam Christing’s charming stage presence and comedy chops get his audiences laughing, but he’s no slacker when it comes to imparting actionable leadership insights. He has worked with hundreds of the world’s top organizations, but is equally effective working with intimate audiences.

Drummer and top interactive keynote speaker Mark Schulman has performed with P!nk, Cher and Velvet Revolver. Using his real-word experience and top-tier drumming skills as educational tools, he’s worked with megacorps and individuals to help them unlock the “Rockstar Attitude” that lets them perform their very best.

Award-winning DE&I consultant, author and interactive keynote speaker Risha Grant is a powerhouse presenter who offers both interactive keynotes and deep-dive training sections that empower her attendees to cast aside their biases and build inclusive cultures that help increase a business’ bottom line.

Doc Hendley’s interactive keynotes are a bit different than the other folks featured here. The founder of non-profit organization Wine to Water, he engages his audiences in team-building exercises that include the assembly of water filters distributed to some of the neediest people in the world, resulting in positive gains for not just your team, but the global community.

The improvisational comedy troupe that was the jumping off point for actors such as Tina Fey, Steve Carell and John Belushi,  The Second City are in the business of being funny, but that doesn’t mean their interactive keynote presentations are just funny business. They offer talks on collaboration, innovation and creativity, storytelling, DE&I and even harassment and workplace conduct.

Magician, mentalist, and top interactive keynote speaker Oz Pearlman is equally as comfortable working a crowd during a cocktail hour as he is giving a formal stage presentation. With over a decade of experience delighting and informing audiences, he’s redefining the nature of magic shows for audiences around the nation.

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