With confidence out of the crisis - Award at the 19th International Speaker Slam goes to Burkhard Hanke

Burkhard Hanke has achieved a remarkable success at the 19th International Speaker Slam. After Dubai, Frankfurt, Munich, New York, Stuttgart and Vienna, the International Speaker Slam took place on 19.09.2024 in Mastershausen. The speaker competition was organized by Hermann Scherer together with Germany's Next Speaker Star and the Expertenportal. A new record was set with more than 130 participants. The speakers, who qualified for the final after scouting in a selection process, came from 13 nations. The International Speaker Slam was broadcast online around the world and reached audiences throughout Europe, China, California, Canada and Mongolia.

The Speaker Slam is a speaker competition. Just as the popular poetry slams involve rhyming or rapping, the speaker slam pits speakers against each other with their personal topics. The special challenge: the speaker only has four minutes to captivate and inspire the audience. Shortening a presentation in this way and still saying everything that is important and then connecting with your audience is probably the pinnacle of professional speaking. The actors need nerves of steel anyway, because the microphone is switched off after exactly four minutes. The event, created by top speaker Hermann Scherer, inspires with a wide range of topics. A professional jury selects a winner from all the participants and then gives the speakers feedback.

In his speech, Burkhard Hanke conveyed hope in the face of crises, the courage to get up after defeats and confidence for doubters. Hanke led the audience through highs and lows, generating consternation and hearty laughter. The jury was impressed by his rhetoric, his lively examples and his practical tips for a confident attitude. So it's no wonder that Burkhard Hanke is returning to Hesse, where the young man from Kiel has lived for over 30 years, with the winning prize. The fact that he was booked to speak at an international speaker symposium in New York on June 23, 2025 immediately after his presentation is further recognition for an expert who knows how to be both true-to-life and profound at the same time.

The choice of topic was up to the slammers themselves. They wrote their texts independently and had to decide whether to address general social issues or specific cases. The challenge of the evening was to pick up the audience and the expert jury, which was made up of authors, speakers and entrepreneurs, exactly where they were, convince them and get them excited about the topic - all in just four minutes.

Burkhard Hanke
Mühlstr. 51A
Pfungstadt 64319
Germany

Herr Burkhard Hanke
01743311813

burkhard.hanke@t-online.de

I bring 30 years of experience as a manager in HR, recruiting, employer branding and sustainability management to consulting processes and my presentations. As a Protestant theologian and musician (singing, flute, saxophone), creativity and appreciation are key elements for me. I combine everything with an unshakeable confidence. There is always a way. Let's walk it together.

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