Steve Spangler is the Business Keynote Speaker Event Planners Trust… and Audiences Never Forget

With over 6,500 presentations to his credit, Steve Spangler has earned the trust and respect of business leaders, conference organizers, and event planners from around the globe who rely on his ability to create unforgettable experiences that connect and engage with audiences at the highest level.

HALL OF FAME KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Steve Spangler’s keynote presentations entertain, educate and fascinate audiences with insights and wisdom that help people think differently about creating purpose-driven experiences to connect, engage and ultimately affect change. That’s why conference organizers and event planners give Steve Spangler rave reviews as the keynote speaker audiences never forget. You’ll be inspired to connect differently, challenged to think differently and committed to engage differently as you set out to create your own best day ever experiences.

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“Your purpose-driven message was so relevant to the experience you created for our attendees. In facet, the phrase “best day ever” echoed  throughout our entire conference days after your presentation. You changed the way our participants think, and that’s exactly what we wanted.”

Dan Maddux – Executive Director, American Payroll Association

Keynote Presentation

The Engagement Effect: Cultivating Experiences That Ignite Connection, Build Trust, and Inspire Action

How do you break through the noise, capture attention, and create real connection in a world where people are constantly distracted? You don’t shout louder—you design better experiences.

Steve Spangler’s Engagement Effect is more than a keynote. It’s a blueprint for transformational leadership in action. Drawing from the principles in his latest bestselling book of the same name, Steve reveals how leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs can engineer experiences that move people—from passive listeners to active participants, from compliance to commitment.

With over 4.5 billion views on social media, decades of Emmy Award-winning television, and a track record of scaling multimillion-dollar ventures, Steve knows what makes people lean in and stay engaged. His message is simple but powerful: Engagement isn’t a tactic. It’s a skill you can build, a mindset you can adopt, and a strategy you can master.

This keynote experience is high-energy, story-rich, and loaded with memorable demonstrations that illustrate the science of engagement in real time. From surprise moments that trigger curiosity to actionable techniques that deepen connection, audiences walk away equipped to:

  • Build cultures of belonging and loyalty
  • Turn everyday moments into shared experiences that matter
  • Communicate with greater impact by designing for connection
  • Lead in a way that inspires people to take action—not because they have to, but because they want to

Why do meeting planners and audiences keep bringing Steve back? Because his keynotes don’t just deliver ideas—they create moments. Unforgettable, share-worthy, “Did-you-see-that?” moments that model exactly what he teaches: when you create meaningful experiences, you change the way people think, feel, and act. That’s The Engagement Effect.

If you want to lead differently, influence deeply, and transform how your organization connects and performs, it starts here—with the experience people will never forget.

“Your presentation was the perfect way to wrap up our National Sales Conference in Denver. The energy from stage was explosive… literally! Your ability to weave examples from business and education was exceptional. You’re right… Best Day Ever!”

Wells Fargo – Treasury Management

WHAT AUDIENCES SEE

What audiences SEE is a fun, high-energy presentation featuring some of Steve’s coolest experiments and interactive experiences used to build meaningful connections between business engagement strategies and real-world applications.

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WHAT AUDIENCES HEAR

What audiences HEAR is Steve’s masterful storytelling drawn from years of experience as a classroom educator, business leader and science communicator. Steve’s insights help audiences reconnect with both the how and the why behind what we do every day.

HOW AUDIENCES FEEL

What audiences FEEL is a rekindled sense of hope and purpose. Steve will inspire you to connect differently, challenge you to think differently and commit you to engage differently as you set out to create your own unforgettable experiences.

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“What an amazing way to kick off our conference! Your keynote presentation hit the mark with everyone… especially my boss… who wrote, “Steve was fabulous – engaging at the highest level to inspire break though growth with Best Day Ever experiences.”

Cindy Paskett, Lincoln Financial Group

“Steve Spangler absolutely knocked it out of the park at our annual conference. I can honestly say that our members didn’t know what hit them. They laughed, learned and engaged with your message of how to create amazing experiences in every aspect of our lives. How do we follow that?”

Diana Nelson, ProValue Insurance
Steve Spangler was an exceptional speaker! He was motivating, engaging, and left us with a message we will never forget. A great presenter makes you feel a range of emotions—and that’s exactly what Steve did. I laughed, cried, and left feeling inspired to create meaningful experiences that help students truly learn.

Johni McElveen

President-Elect 2026 – South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators

Steve Spangler hit it out of the park once again at our annual Splash conference. Truly a “Best Day Ever” experience for all of our attendees. Absolutely the opposite of your ordinary keynote speaker.

Lee Ramsayer

Chief Executive Office, FrogStreet

The strongest brands don’t just sell products—they create experiences that connect, inspire, and build trust. That’s what we saw when Excelligence acquired Steve Spangler Science. Steve’s work has always gone beyond science, products and speaking; it’s about sparking curiosity and cultivating engagement. The Engagement Effect distills that mission into a powerful playbook for leaders and educators who want to elevate every interaction into something meaningful, memorable, and transformative.

Anupam Martins

Chief Executive Officer, Excelligence Learning Corporation

Meeting Planner Information

He’s a best-selling author, STEM educator and television personality who finds the most creative ways to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

He’s the guy who’s responsible for sharing YouTube’s first viral science video teaching people how to drop those little Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke. Today, his videos on social media have more than 1 billion views (that’s with a “b”).

For the past 25 years, his books and online experiments have been widely used by parents and educators to increase student engagement and inspire young scientists to learn more about STEM-based careers.

With more than 1,600 television appearances and multiple Emmy awards to his credit, he’s also a regular guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where she calls him… the science teacher you always wanted to have in school… because the fire department shows up twice a year.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Steve Spangler.

  • Wireless lavaliere (lapel) microphone
  • Projector and screen
  • Steve will bring his MacBook Pro (2021) laptop and all of the necessary adapters (specific to the Mac) needed to connect the video (HDMI or VGA) and audio outputs to your system
  • Steve would prefer to have his laptop on stage with him so that he can control the content
  • PowerPoint slides are prepared in the 16X9 format
  • Steve will travel with his own clicker (Perfect Cue) to control his slides
  • Because of copyright restrictions, Steve must use his laptop to deliver his presentation. He is not able to send his slides/videos in advance to copy onto a master computer.

There is no one single factor that influences the success of the presentation more than the set-up of the room. Steve and his support team are experts in helping you finalize a room layout that accommodates his high level of audience engagement.

SET-UP TIME – Steve needs to have at least 30 minutes away from the audience to set his materials and demonstrations. Someone from Steve’s team will be on hand to help distribute materials on tables or under chairs if Steve is doing a hands-on activity with the audience. This will be discussed in more detail after the program is booked.

SEATING – The distance from the first row of seats or tables to the stage (performing area) should be as small as possible. Speakers often joke about Death Valley – the greater the valley between the stage and the front row, the greater the likelihood the presentation is going to die. When possible, please keep Steve as close to the audience as possible.

STAGE / RISER – The ideal stage/riser height for audiences of up to 200 people is 6 to 12 inches, and for larger audiences, a riser of 12 to 24 inches is appropriate. A stage or raised platform is only important if you want your audience to see, engage and benefit from Steve’s message!

ROOM SET-UP – A wide room set-up is vastly superior to a long room set-up. In other words, in a rectangular meeting room, place your stage in the middle of the long wall so the audience is evenly divided between left and right.

TABLE ON STAGE – Please have a standard folding table (2×6) or something a little smaller on stage for Steve to set his props and demonstrations. Drape the table to make the stage look great. If a waiter stand and tray are available at the venue, please set it next to the table.

LIGHTS – It’s important to aim as much light on the stage as possible. If the venue is a hotel, check to make sure the lights over the stage area are working… and bright. If the room has theater spotlights or any type of stage lights, please aim them to cover the entire stage.

NO NEED FOR A PODIUM – Steve will not use a podium during any part of the presentation. If other speakers are using a podium, please position it on either the right or left side of the stage.

CHECK STEVE’S AVAILABILITY

Call Carly Reed at (885) 228-8780 or Click Below

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