Speech Topics

Terry's speeches and seminars cover the following main topics.

Please note that Terry can also craft unique presentations to suit the needs of any audience. Send inquiries to .

  • For What Will We Remember This Day?

    A motivational and inspirational talk using the changes in the natural world and world cultures of the past and present as analogies for defining our own destiny (30 to 45 minutes).
  • The Five Keys to Success — From Shakespeare to Schwarzenegger

    The secrets to success in life and business, based on real world experiences that Terry learned from performing plays by Shakespeare, serving in the Cabinet of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and living in Nigeria, Australia, and Malibu, California. (30 minute speech or 90 minute interactive seminar)
  • Global Warnings: Solutions for the Climate Change Challenge

    Tamminen offers hope that we can tackle the defining issue of our time and prosper in the 21st Century. Using the experiences from many nations and the “living laboratory” of California, he outlines the steps underway - - and those still needed - - to win the battle over human-caused climate change. As the Secretary of California’s Environmental Protection Agency, Terry was the architect of the Hydrogen Highway Network, the Climate Action Plan, and the $3,2 billion Million Solar Roof Initiative, all of which will play a key role in ending our dependence on fossil fuels and combating global warming. (30 to 60 minutes).
  • Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction

    Tamminen quotes from his new book that bears this insightful title, illuminating the dangers we all face - - to our health, politics, and wallets - - from our addiction to oil. The book offers practical steps to break this harmful dependence - - some that are already causing sharp controversy - - and sets forth a practical roadmap to a brighter, more sustainable energy future. (30 minute speech or 90 minute interactive seminar).

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