The need for leadership speakers in Dubai have become crucial in this age, especially in UAE at large, and thats why several organisers see the need to have Motivational speakers and keynote speakers for their events, Hence one of the reasons people are asking for what questions to ask before hiring a leadership speaker for their events, trainings.

If you notice it has hosted some of the top world leaders, with leadership summits every now and then.

Organisations regularly have been hosting corporate retreats to train their staff, to assume top roles, and be leaders in their little spheres. They are investing heavily in bringing in voices that can inspire, challenge, and guide their people.

The top 5 in leadership, includes Proven track record, Good character and integrity, ability to tell stories from experience, Ability to influence followers or subordinates, Previous positions held. These attributes show the right leader and those who fit the description you should hire for an event as a speaker.

One of the reasons why we ask questions is that, not everyone is who they are on the internet, their achievements and the papers may say something, and who they are can be something else.

So lets find out, what are some questions to ask.

What questions to ask to Find the Best Leadership Speakers?

1. How did you get to be a speaker in leadership or healthcare?

This is to understand their background, what prompted them to start talking about leadership, it is to understand the problems they found in the field, their experiences.

With this you are digging into the story behind the speaker. A person’s journey says a lot about their values, their resilience, and their connection to the field they’re speaking about.

In healthcare, authenticity is even more crucial because the field is deeply personal and high-stakes. A healthcare speaker who has worked in hospitals, clinics, research, or patient care will bring real-world insight that connects with both professionals and the general public.

2. What inspired you to start this journey?

This question helps you uncover the motivation behind a speaker’s career choice. While their credentials and achievements matter, knowing what drove them into leadership or healthcare speaking reveals their passion, authenticity, and purpose.

You would be able to understand if their challenge or purpose aligns with your mission for the event.

Again you want speakers to speak out of passion and not just the fame

3. What is one problem you are passionate about solving?

This major question is to know if the problem they are passionate about solving is related to yours, or even if you are related.

When a leadership speaker is clear about the problem they’re trying to solve, their message will feel focused, practical, and actionable. It shows they’re not just speaking in general terms but actually targeting real challenges that leaders and organizations face daily.

4. What is your method for engaging the audience?

Different professionals, potential speakers and professional public speakers, have methods they use to engage their audience and keep them awake.

While some find their audience sleeping, others their audience are fully focused and jotting down, while some others have their audience cheerful during their speech.

The major reason you need to know a speaker’s methods of engaging the audience is to know how to arrange your speaker line up.

There is a chronological arrangement which can be serious moment first, then laughters next, A lighter tone next, then serious moment to conclude. Yours can be different.

5. What are the principles and values you abide by during an event?

Imagine a highly religious Islamic organization trying to invite a highly religious Christian speaker, their values and principles might conflict each other.

So ask about their values, their principles and what they would not like to do as speakers.

This would help you avoid conflict too

6. How do you adapt for hybrid listening experience?

Today most of the events in UAE, Dubai and other parts of the world are now both physical and online. Which means we have several people joining from online, and physical participants.

That one skill that every speaker today should have is the ability to manage both physical and online audience, so no one misses out on any part of the event. Make reference to those online, involve them

So as an organiser, ask them this, to help you plan too

 

          7. How do you address potential objections to your message with questions from the audience

No matter how inspiring or well-prepared a speaker is, there might be moments when an audience member disagrees, challenges an idea, or raises a difficult question.

Asking this question helps you understand how the speaker handles pressure, differing opinions, and real-time engagement.

This however helps you prepare ahead

 

Conclusion

With the rise of digital media, companies and organisations are looking to have leaders who are growing alongsides the trends, there comes the need for leadership trainings, summits, and conferences to train the next generation.

And when trying to select the best speakers these questions serve as a guide