The Challenge of Excellence

A legend in the speaking industry, Art Holst's broad background provides the foundation for his messages of inspiration and humor. Art was a salesman with Harlan E. Moore & Company, a building materials business for 10 years. He was a member of the Economic Security Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce. For 12 years, he worked as an Administrator of the Forest Park Foundation on park and recreation development, physical medicine and rehabilitation, housing for the elderly and other creative programs aimed at community betterment.

As an infantry captain in World War II, Art Holst learned how to educate, train and motivate troops to react to challenging times. Art is best known for his humor and as a "Sunday Zebra" officiating for the National Football League for 15 years. He officiated 4 Championship games and 2 Super Bowls. Art currently serves on the supervisory staff as an observer, rating college officials' field performance. He is the author of Sunday Zebras.

What goes into an Art Holst presentation? A highly targeted, motivational message interspersed with NFL football anecdotes and good clean humor. One of his favorite themes is "The Challenge of Excellence," drawn from his personal experiences during his long career in business, sports and civic affairs.

Art Holst's presentations are tailored to your needs, whether kickoff, wind-up or seminar. Versatility is a "trademark" as he talks about handling change, problem solving, discipline, teamwork, communicating effectively and how to laugh at yourself. When Art speaks, people listen, laugh, and leave with new expectations, and with the desire to put their talents to work, both on the job and in their personal lives.

Topics:

Change/Motivation — The Challenge of Excellence
Making changes and problems work FOR you in your business. Creating and developing a TEAM that recognizes and respects the "Dignity of Difference" in the various talents needed in any vibrant organization or business.

Sales — Scoring Touchdowns in Selling
Rapid paced presentation comparing the game of football to the "game" of selling; how to relate product features to benefits, and conscientious customer service; good ideas and lots of humor.

Humor — Funny Thing About Football
A humorous talk comparing football to life with appropriate anecdotes from Art's 15 years as a National Football League official.

Communication Skills —
Effective Communication, The Key to Success
How to communicate better through the spoken or written word. Painting word "pictures" using similes and metaphors. More problems are created by mis-communications than any other one thing and this presentation helps to enable people to get the message intended across to others.

Longer seminar programs include
Effective Use of Language, How to Communicate More Effectively, The 8 Steps to Motivation, Presentation Excellence; Everything You Need to Know About your Memory can be incorporated in each seminar.

What People Are Saying about Art Holst:

"Thank you for contributing to the success of our Personnel Development Seminar! You are a dynamic speaker with an extraordinary ability to relate factual information about our company, football, management theories, stories and humor all into one. I especially appreciated the extra time you spent with me and the class prior to your presentation to get a better understanding of what the audience was looking for. You are indeed a pro. As you can see by the students' comments attached, you were the highlight of the week. Looking forward to working with you again in the near future."

Janet L. Murphy ESD Personnel, Executive Programs
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

"Just a quick note to thank you for your outstanding motivational presentation this past month. We have had the opportunity at Ford Motor Company to hear some of the best speakers in the world and I have to tell you, you are the best!

The time you take to incorporate our message into your presentation makes your comments so very valuable to us. Many speakers are funny, like you, but few can get the message across as you did. You have the ability to capture the hearts and minds of the audience."

G. J. Errion, Regional Operations Manager
Ford Motor Company