People mentioned in this list are experts in motivation and have spent their careers inspiring people at seminars, through online classes and with books.

Watching these top motivational speakers interact with their audience is a great way to improve your own communication skills. One of the best known is Tony Robbins, who uses a range of physical and verbal techniques to captivate thousands of people attending his seminars.

After going through the list, spend some time looking at recordings of their seminars and observe how they use their body language, eye contact, vary the pace of their voice and engage with the audience.

Here are 15 of the most popular motivational speakers from around the world.