Scott Steinberg · Keynote Speaker, Consultant & Business Strategist
Audiences look to top fireside chat speakers, keynote presenters, event hosts and interviewers for engagement. A #1 bestselling author, futurist consultant to 3000 brands, and 21st Century Icon, top fireside chat speaker Scott Steinberg gets interviewed by or conducts on-stage conversations with executives, founders, authors and customers, drawing on his work with hundreds of media outlets and the interviewing habits that come with them.
Hire today's top celebrity fireside chat speaker for conversations and on-stage interviews with executives, founders, authors, customers and industry figures, for conferences, customer events, internal programs and virtual online webinars.
Each global fireside speaker option calls for different preparation and a different posture on stage. The subject matters less than knowing what the conversation is supposed to produce.
Senior executives who book Scott as a fireside chat speaker can expect lively conversations and thought leadership on future trends, generational differences, innovation, change management and other areas of interest.
You can book and hire him to present on myriad topics from the future of work to healthcare, finance, insurance and innovation, so the conversation covers a great deal of ground in an attention-grabbing format.
As a futurist fireside chat speaker, founders invite Scott to help them tell their origin story and share news of their latest ventures and developments.
Conversations cover all manner of topics from entrepreneurship and startups to what it takes to get ahead in a world of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.
Authors on a book tour have all manner of great stories on subjects ranging from leadership to business management to share.
As the #1 bestselling author behind over 30 books on marketing, advertising, trendspotting, technology and innovation, famous fireside chat speaker Scott arrives ready to engage your audience.
Customer conversations at vendor events generally focus on case studies and hands-on experiences... but need to be balanced with personal insight and perspective.
A conversation that acknowledges the difficulties alongside the results is far more persuasive, and customers are usually relieved to be asked honestly.
Analysts, journalists and industry figures often come with strong viewpoints and perspectives, which makes for a better conversation and a harder one to steer.
These work best with some genuine disagreement between interviewer and guest, handled respectfully in front of an audience that benefits from watching it.
Technical guests frequently under-explain for general audiences or over-explain for expert ones, and an interviewer who understands the subject can calibrate that in real time.
Preparation covers the technology well enough to ask a second question, which is where these conversations become interesting.
At all-hands and internal events, an outside interviewer can share their thoughts openly or ask leadership the questions employees are thinking and would not raise themselves.
Done well this builds considerable trust; done as theater it costs more than it gains, so it's important to book international fireside chat speakers who resonate.
Remote conversations don't always feature the physical cues that make a live fireside chat speaker engagement flow, which puts more weight on the interviewer's preparation and pacing.
Delivered from a broadcast setup with a redundant connection, suitable for live virtual events and recorded content series alike, Scott helps create online sessions that resonate.
Preparation is the whole job. A planning call with organizers plus research on the talk and topic is standard, and a short pre-conversation with any other guests is offered where they are willing.
One fireside within your program, based on Scott's published works and public appearances.
Several firesides across a program or season, which gives an event a consistent interviewing voice.
Presenting earlier in the agenda and interviewing later, where having spoken gives the interviewer standing.
Remote conversations delivered from a broadcast setup, for online events and recorded content programs.
Scott Steinberg is a leading fireside chat speaker and keynote presenter, consultant and business trends expert with over 25 years of experience advising more than 3,000 businesses and brands, from startups to government agencies and Fortune 500 firms.
He is the author of over 30 books and has published more than five thousand articles covering technology, marketing, leadership, innovation, advertising and digital transformation. He appears regularly on ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC.
He has led seminars, keynotes and training programs for organizations including Wells Fargo, the PGA Tour, Century 21, Ford, Dell and Procter & Gamble, and has been recognized by the International Association for Scholastic Excellence, Fortune and the 21st Century Icon Awards.
Research on your company, your event, how Scott's expertise can weave in, and if someone else is being interviewed the guest covering their published work, prior interviews, public statements and where their views have shifted, plus a planning call with organizers on what the conversation should surface. A short pre-conversation with the guest is offered where they are willing.
It's certainly helpful. Some event planners prefer to provide us with a topic outline rather than exact questions, which keeps the conversation alive while removing the risk of being blindsided. We're happy to work whichever way you prefer.
Twenty-five to forty minutes for most programs, including audience questions if you are taking them. Shorter works for a teaser conversation; longer works best when utilized as an opening or closing keynote session.
Yes, and calibration is the point. Technical guests generally need to be handled with greater empathy and explanation, and an interviewer who understands the subject can adjust in real time rather than letting the room drift.
Yes, delivered from a dedicated broadcast setup with a redundant connection. Remote conversations demand more from a fireside chat speaker because the physical cues that keep a live conversation moving are absent, so preparation and pacing carry more weight.
Share your event, why you'd like Scott to be your fireside chat speaker and what you want the conversation to surface. Background material is useful but public sources are usually enough to prepare from.
Getting to know the organization, the audience and the event well. The aim is to provided a structured conversation with a dynamic and unstructured, approachable and inviting feel.