Speaking
As always and as
expected, you presented with passion and knowledge.
You provoked thought and inspired the creative parts of our
brains.
Will Montoya
Montoya Brower & Associates Employee
Benefits and Financial Advisors
Ponte Vedra Beach,FL
Good speakers don’t
lecture. They talk to their audiences in the same way
they’d tell something to a friend. They use fact, not
philosophy, to make specific points within a larger
argument that is clear and meaningful. And they’re
energetically entertaining.
My goal when presenting to national audiences is to
provoke, yes, but most importantly, to take them on an
intellectual ride, weaving fact, knowledge and reason about
health care dynamics together in ways that leads them
inescapably to the same conclusions that I have reached. I
work very hard to make my presentations fly, and audiences
continually tell me that it was a very quick and
provocative hour that provided food for thought long
afterward.
I started speaking publicly early in my career, mostly to
explain basic market dynamics. My speaking schedule ramped
up during the years when I was leading the Center for
Practical Health Reform - Reform is a hot topic for
audiences of all types - but now I'm busier than ever.
I continually refine my message based on market dynamics
and my own experience. People who follow my articles and
blog posts find that the themes in my speeches are on-point
with my writings, but an hour-long presentation provides a
lot more latitude to bring together often seemingly
disparate pieces of information that are really part of a
larger picture. Now, the core of my talk goes something
like this:
- Only innocents think that health care reform is going to
happen after the next Presidential election. Structurally,
its VERY unlikely. Congress takes enormous
dollars from special interests, and has historically
shaped policy to satisfy those
interests. We won't have
policy-based health care reform until we fix America.
- There are very real market-based reforms that are already
available and gaining traction. These will converge to
drive enormous amounts of waste out of the system, and
dramatically improve quality. They include:
- The Medical Home
- Health 2.0
- Value-Based Benefit Design
- New Clinical Technologies
- Medical Tourism.
I receive invitations from health care and business groups
of all types, and my message is adapted to each group's
sensibilities, perspectives and interests. Each
presentation concludes with recommendation for concrete
actions I believe are called for by the dynamics to
continue to succeed in the marketplace.
In general, I charge for-profit organizations more and
not-for-profit organizations less. My rates are reasonable
for the value I provide. I consistently get very high
evaluations and reviews. Here are some
testimonials, and
here is my
upcoming and recent speaking
schedule.
Please contact me at 904.425.1698, bklepper@gmail.com if
you'd like to talk about a presentation to your group.
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