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The Event Planner’s Guide to Avoiding Speaker Cancellations: How a Speakers Bureau Can Save the Day

Posted May 9, 2024
Event planners live in a constant state of "what if": What if the speaker gets sick? What if they miss their flight? What if they suddenly decide to join a circus instead? These aren't just paranoid fantasies; they're real concerns that can turn your event from a dream into a meme! Discover what you need to know about avoiding speaker cancellations like a pro.
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4 Tips for Hired Speaker Success

Posted October 4, 2019
Picture this: you hire a speaker for an event, and as you watch from the sidelines, you realize the audience is falling asleep. As a conference organizer, it’s your job to hire or recommend speakers for events. Without proper work and research into hiring the perfect speaker, the odds of your audience being bored or completely disinterested increases. The good news is, we’ve got four key tips for you to ensure success with hired speakers at your next event.
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What Adds Value as Speaker? Making Connections.

Posted May 31, 2019
We love working with speakers who are great before, during and after an event!  Speakers who are fully engaged and love really connecting with our clients and our audiences.   They are easy to deal with and passionate about how they approach their audience. They are low maintenance and they deliver high value!   And they have the audience hooked and off their phones during their sessions!  Sound like a speaker you want on your agenda?
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Mindful or Mind Full? Hot Speaker Topic

Posted May 10, 2019
Being mindful. It’s something that has my curiosity these days. The more I read, the more intrigued I become. I have started a practice of 10 minutes of meditation each day. Using "Headspace” as my guide, I have embarked on a journey to create space. And I’m loving it. Being mindful is really about paying attention to what’s happening in the present, allowing things to be as they are, letting go and not passing judgement.
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Speaker Transportation

Posted May 6, 2019
You’ve booked your speaker and your plans are all coming  together.  Only question now is-- how is your speaker getting to the event? Booking a professional driver is almost always preferred. Sometimes a longer drive from an airport to the event destination can provide a great opportunity for meeting planners or company executives to connect with the speaker. But always check ahead with the speaker to ensure they are comfortable with this.
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How to Market Your Event When You are the Marketing Department

Posted April 16, 2019
Let’s face it - one of the biggest measures of success for any event is attendance.Sure, we want amazing speakers, a great social night, on-time catering and fantastic reviews. But, first you’ve got to get bums in seats. Right?Marketing your next event when you have a team of experts is easy - not so much when YOU ARE THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT.
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How to Find a Speaker 101

Posted April 1, 2019
So. You got the memo. The big team meeting is coming up and you are responsible for teeing up the keyonote. What?? You’ve never done this before. You just attend these meetings and marvel at the incredible talent on stage and all the details that are so seamlessly coordinated. Now you are in the drivers seat? Yup. And you are going to be fabulous! Just keep reading!
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Hot Topic: Unconscious Bias… What you don’t know you think. (Huh?)

Posted July 24, 2018
Working with hundreds of organizations from coast to coast each year gives us the inside track on what organizations are thinking.  We know the importance of diversity & inclusion in our workplaces and that it can create a real competitive advantage.  It can also improve a company's talent pool and demonstrate a more progressive culture.  We know it makes sense... but do we have thoughts and reactions to people without even realizing it?
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